Information Security Governance Job Trends in the South East

Information Security Governance
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Information Security Governance skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 268 - 292
Rank change year-on-year - - +122
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Governance 2 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.019% - 0.034%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.024% - 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.00%
75th Percentile - - £70,625
90th Percentile - - £80,750
England median annual salary £75,000 £68,910 £80,000
% change year-on-year +8.84% -13.86% +10.34%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Information Security Governance falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,324 7,915 7,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.21% 88.16% 88.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,975 3,773 5,421
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Information Security Governance
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Information Security Governance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Information Security Governance job vacancy trend in the South East

Information Security Governance
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Information Security Governance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Information Security Governance

Information Security Governance
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Governance within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Oxfordshire - 2 £70,000 -
Thames Valley - 2 £70,000 -
Information Security Governance
England

Information Security Governance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Head of Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Head of Cybersecurity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 2 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 2 (100.00%) ISMS
1 2 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Security Management
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NIST