Information Assurance Leader Jobs

Information Assurance Lead
UK

The median Information Assurance Lead salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 709 875 971
Rank change year-on-year +166 +96 +260
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Assurance Leader 3 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.005% 0.003% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.003% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £46,250 -
25th Percentile £75,000 £48,125 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £52,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +52.38% - -
75th Percentile £85,000 £53,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £48,750 -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 49,912 93,707 92,673
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 94.63% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 27,050 67,086 58,518
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £80,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +5.64%

Information Assurance Leader
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Information Assurance Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Assurance Leader in the UK

Information Assurance Leader
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Assurance Leader.

Salary trend for Information Assurance Leader in the UK

Information Assurance Leader
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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
England +142 3 £80,000 +52.38% 1
London +116 3 £80,000 +52.38% 1

Information Assurance Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Information Assurance Leader job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Information Assurance Leader in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 2 (66.67%) Red Team
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Assurance
2 2 (66.67%) NIST 800
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Resilience
2 2 (66.67%) OWASP
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 2 (66.67%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Information Management
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Information Assurance
3 1 (33.33%) SaaS
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365

Information Assurance Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (33.33%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Assurance
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Resilience
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 2 (66.67%) OWASP
2 2 (66.67%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Red Team
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) Attestation
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) Information Assurance
3 1 (33.33%) Information Management
3 1 (33.33%) Internal Audit
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) NIST 800
3 1 (33.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft