ISMS Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Information Security Management System (ISMS)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring ISMS 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 410 472 505
Rank change year-on-year +62 +33 +104
Permanent jobs citing ISMS 99 94 68
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.23% 0.26% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.29% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 72 57 61
10th Percentile £38,750 £50,200 £32,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £55,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £71,250 £78,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,874 £110,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

ISMS 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 33,283 31,985 30,588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 78.49% 89.04% 88.64%
Number of salaries quoted 19,187 14,363 22,780
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

ISMS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ISMS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

ISMS job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

ISMS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing ISMS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing ISMS

ISMS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISMS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for ISMS in the UK excluding London

ISMS
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 ISMS within the UK excluding London 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
South West +53 50 £60,000 -11.11% 3
South East +17 15 £60,000 - 20
North of England +5 14 £40,500 -42.14% 6
East of England +24 8 £67,500 -8.78% 12
Midlands +23 7 £53,750 -4.02% 4
North West +21 7 £40,500 - 4
Yorkshire -15 7 £43,000 -38.57% 1
East Midlands -5 6 £53,750 -4.02% 1
Wales - 4 £73,925 - 2
West Midlands +20 1 - - 3
Scotland -9 1 £75,000 -25.00% 1
ISMS
UK

ISMS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (16.16%) IIS
2 5 (5.05%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 12 (12.12%) Azure
2 7 (7.07%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (7.07%) SaaS
3 6 (6.06%) AWS
3 6 (6.06%) Entra ID
4 5 (5.05%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (22.22%) Firewall
2 8 (8.08%) Network Security
3 6 (6.06%) DMZ
3 6 (6.06%) LAN
4 5 (5.05%) SSL
4 5 (5.05%) TCP/IP
4 5 (5.05%) VLAN
4 5 (5.05%) VPN
5 3 (3.03%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 48 (48.48%) Social Skills
2 40 (40.40%) Finance
2 40 (40.40%) Public Sector
3 27 (27.27%) Telecoms
4 26 (26.26%) Electronics
4 26 (26.26%) Manufacturing
4 26 (26.26%) Marketing
5 8 (8.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.02%) Legal
9 1 (1.01%) Automotive
9 1 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.01%) Military
9 1 (1.01%) Retail
Job Titles
1 52 (52.53%) Consultant
2 50 (50.51%) Security Consultant
3 20 (20.20%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 18 (18.18%) Senior
5 16 (16.16%) Senior Consultant
5 16 (16.16%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
5 16 (16.16%) Senior Security Consultant
6 12 (12.12%) Support Technician
7 11 (11.11%) Analyst
8 10 (10.10%) Security Manager
9 6 (6.06%) Customer Support Technician
9 6 (6.06%) Junior
9 6 (6.06%) Junior Analyst
9 6 (6.06%) SOC Analyst
10 5 (5.05%) 3rd Line Support
10 5 (5.05%) 3rd Line Support Technician
10 5 (5.05%) IT Manager
10 5 (5.05%) IT Security Manager
10 5 (5.05%) Security Analyst
11 3 (3.03%) IT Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (26.26%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 37 (37.37%) Management Information System
2 16 (16.16%) CESG
3 12 (12.12%) Security Posture
4 8 (8.08%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 7 (7.07%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (6.06%) Cloud Native
6 6 (6.06%) Cloud Security Posture
6 6 (6.06%) PKI
7 5 (5.05%) Blog
8 4 (4.04%) Operational Technology
9 3 (3.03%) Life Science
10 2 (2.02%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (2.02%) SCADA
10 2 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
11 1 (1.01%) Data Protection Act
11 1 (1.01%) Driving Licence
11 1 (1.01%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 7 (7.07%) Windows
2 6 (6.06%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (69.70%) Cybersecurity
2 68 (68.69%) Risk Management
3 54 (54.55%) Information Security
4 40 (40.40%) Security Management
5 38 (38.38%) Information Security Management
6 26 (26.26%) Business Intelligence
6 26 (26.26%) Collaborative Culture
6 26 (26.26%) Digital Marketing
6 26 (26.26%) Programme Management
7 20 (20.20%) Information Assurance
8 16 (16.16%) Active Listening
8 16 (16.16%) Creative Thinking
8 16 (16.16%) Innovative Thinking
8 16 (16.16%) Matrix Organization
9 15 (15.15%) Data Protection
9 15 (15.15%) ITIL
10 14 (14.14%) Continuous Improvement
11 13 (13.13%) Customer Service
12 12 (12.12%) Cloud Security
12 12 (12.12%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 54 (54.55%) CISM
1 54 (54.55%) CISSP
2 39 (39.39%) Security Cleared
3 35 (35.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 33 (33.33%) SC Cleared
5 28 (28.28%) CISMP
6 16 (16.16%) CESG Certified Professional
6 16 (16.16%) IISP
7 9 (9.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 8 (8.08%) Degree
9 7 (7.07%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (7.07%) CRISC
10 6 (6.06%) DV Cleared
10 6 (6.06%) GSEC
11 5 (5.05%) CCNA
11 5 (5.05%) DBS Check
12 3 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (2.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (2.02%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (2.02%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (69.70%) NIST
2 61 (61.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 41 (41.41%) GRC
4 26 (26.26%) JSP 440
5 23 (23.23%) NIST 800
6 22 (22.22%) NCSC
7 21 (21.21%) GDPR
8 16 (16.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 16 (16.16%) RMADS
9 10 (10.10%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (9.09%) PCI DSS
11 6 (6.06%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 6 (6.06%) SLA
12 3 (3.03%) ISO 22301
12 3 (3.03%) SOC 2
13 2 (2.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 6 (6.06%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (5.05%) Autotask
1 5 (5.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.02%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 26 (26.26%) SAP
2 15 (15.15%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.01%) Freshdesk