Information Security Management Jobs in the UK excluding London

Information Security Management
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Information Security Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security Management over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 529 643 593
Rank change year-on-year +114 -50 +26
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 57 116 159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.14% 0.16% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.19% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 48 97 103
10th Percentile £42,750 £28,000 £46,820
25th Percentile £53,329 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.15% -14.40% +14.00%
75th Percentile £74,258 £63,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £86,776 £68,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £61,250 £62,500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% +7.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Information Security Management 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,826 59,821 56,535
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.93% 83.51% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 17,888 41,261 29,198
10th Percentile £26,750 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,000 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

Information Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Information Security Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Management in the UK excluding London

Information Security Management
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Management in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Information Security Management in the UK excluding London

Information Security Management
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Management in the UK excluding London

Information Security Management
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 May 2025. 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
South East +82 32 £58,835 -5.86% 37
Midlands +62 10 £57,500 -4.17% 5
West Midlands +60 8 £57,500 +6.48% 2
North of England +4 5 £69,384 +22.80% 30
Scotland +122 4 £69,384 +215.38% 3
North West -19 3 £69,384 +38.77% 14
Northern Ireland - 3 £76,092 - 2
Wales +43 2 £75,574 +132.53% 4
North East +40 2 £75,574 +101.53% 9
East Midlands +35 2 £58,250 -2.92% 3
East of England +41 1 £60,000 -7.69% 6
Information Security Management
UK

Information Security Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (21.05%) IIS
2 3 (5.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (28.07%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 17 (29.82%) Azure
2 16 (28.07%) SaaS
3 14 (24.56%) AWS
3 14 (24.56%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (5.26%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (3.51%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.75%) IaaS
6 1 (1.75%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (26.32%) Network Security
2 6 (10.53%) Wireshark
3 4 (7.02%) Firewall
4 3 (5.26%) Internet
5 1 (1.75%) Cisco IPT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (21.05%) SQL Server
General
1 37 (64.91%) Social Skills
2 13 (22.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 10 (17.54%) Legal
4 9 (15.79%) Influencing Skills
5 6 (10.53%) Finance
5 6 (10.53%) Publishing
6 3 (5.26%) Marketing
6 3 (5.26%) Military
6 3 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (3.51%) Police
8 1 (1.75%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.75%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 16 (28.07%) Lead
2 14 (24.56%) Architect
2 14 (24.56%) Security Architect
3 8 (14.04%) Information Manager
3 8 (14.04%) Information Security Manager
3 8 (14.04%) Lead Architect
3 8 (14.04%) Lead Security Architect
3 8 (14.04%) Security Manager
3 8 (14.04%) Service Desk Manager
3 8 (14.04%) Service Manager
4 6 (10.53%) Governance Manager
4 6 (10.53%) Information Governance Manager
4 6 (10.53%) NOC Engineer
4 6 (10.53%) Principal Architect
4 6 (10.53%) Principal Security Architect
5 3 (5.26%) Business Manager
6 2 (3.51%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 2 (3.51%) Cybersecurity Practitioner
6 2 (3.51%) Identity Management Engineer
6 2 (3.51%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (21.05%) .NET
2 2 (3.51%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 27 (47.37%) Management Information System
2 12 (21.05%) Client/Server
2 12 (21.05%) Private Cloud
3 9 (15.79%) Data Protection Act
4 6 (10.53%) Data Centre
4 6 (10.53%) Freedom of Information
4 6 (10.53%) Freedom of Information Act
5 2 (3.51%) PKI
5 2 (3.51%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.75%) CESG
6 1 (1.75%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 8 (14.04%) Linux
2 6 (10.53%) CentOS
2 6 (10.53%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (100.00%) Information Security
1 57 (100.00%) Security Management
2 28 (49.12%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (49.12%) ISMS
3 18 (31.58%) Penetration Testing
4 17 (29.82%) Risk Assessment
5 15 (26.32%) Risk Management
6 13 (22.81%) Information Assurance
6 13 (22.81%) ITIL
7 12 (21.05%) Asset Management
7 12 (21.05%) Change Management
7 12 (21.05%) Configuration Management
7 12 (21.05%) ITSM
7 12 (21.05%) People Management
7 12 (21.05%) Problem Management
7 12 (21.05%) Process Improvement
7 12 (21.05%) SABSA
7 12 (21.05%) Security Architecture
7 12 (21.05%) Service Management
7 12 (21.05%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.51%) PowerShell
1 2 (3.51%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 15 (26.32%) Security Cleared
2 12 (21.05%) CISM
2 12 (21.05%) CISSP
2 12 (21.05%) ITIL Certification
2 12 (21.05%) SC Cleared
3 6 (10.53%) CCNA
3 6 (10.53%) CCNP
3 6 (10.53%) CISA
3 6 (10.53%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (10.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 6 (10.53%) MCSA
3 6 (10.53%) MCSE
3 6 (10.53%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (10.53%) Network+ Certification
3 6 (10.53%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 3 (5.26%) CESG Certified Professional
4 3 (5.26%) Degree
5 2 (3.51%) CISMP
5 2 (3.51%) DV Cleared
5 2 (3.51%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (54.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (28.07%) NIST
3 13 (22.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 12 (21.05%) NCSC
4 12 (21.05%) SLA
5 10 (17.54%) GDPR
6 6 (10.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (10.53%) HIPAA
6 6 (10.53%) QA
7 1 (1.75%) GRC
7 1 (1.75%) ISO 14001
7 1 (1.75%) ISO 9001
7 1 (1.75%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (10.53%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (3.51%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (3.51%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 23 (40.35%) Microsoft
2 12 (21.05%) Oracle
3 6 (10.53%) Cisco
3 6 (10.53%) Palo Alto
3 6 (10.53%) Red Hat
3 6 (10.53%) VMware