Information Manager
UK

The median Information Manager salary in the UK is £64,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 584 771 952
Rank change year-on-year +187 +181 -173
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Manager 328 200 280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.33% 0.19% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.21% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 252 174 248
10th Percentile £35,000 £51,413 £46,313
25th Percentile £51,750 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,500 £72,500 £62,817
Median % change year-on-year -11.03% +15.41% -3.36%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £85,700 £87,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -17.86% +12.00% +6.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 92,756 95,826 148,057
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.56% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,592 60,202 85,221
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Information Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Manager in the UK

Information Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Information Manager in the UK

Information Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Manager over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Manager in the UK

Information Manager
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 +228 306 £65,000 -10.34% 80
UK excluding London +90 203 £57,500 -17.86% 50
London +183 111 £68,500 -8.67% 32
Work from Home +68 77 £50,001 -25.93% 24
South West +19 59 £68,500 +26.25% 10
North of England +78 50 £55,000 -12.00% 12
Midlands +20 40 £60,000 -21.31% 11
North West +35 32 £55,000 -15.38% 8
West Midlands +31 29 £57,800 -25.42% 5
South East +39 27 £55,000 -26.67% 9
Yorkshire +98 17 £43,742 -37.51% 4
East of England +29 17 £73,750 +40.48% 8
East Midlands -7 11 £70,000 +7.69% 6
Scotland -69 6 £45,190 -35.44% 2
Wales +13 4 £41,001 -28.12%
North East -3 1 £30,000 -42.31%

Information Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Information Manager 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 Manager in the job title.

1 139 (42.38%) Information Security
2 122 (37.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 102 (31.10%) Cybersecurity
4 82 (25.00%) Risk Management
5 69 (21.04%) Security Management
6 66 (20.12%) CISSP
7 61 (18.60%) Information Assurance
8 58 (17.68%) Security Cleared
9 56 (17.07%) SC Cleared
9 56 (17.07%) Management Information System
10 52 (15.85%) CISM
11 51 (15.55%) Social Skills
12 48 (14.63%) Legal
13 40 (12.20%) Stakeholder Management
13 40 (12.20%) Information Management
14 37 (11.28%) Microsoft
15 36 (10.98%) Finance
16 34 (10.37%) NIST
17 32 (9.76%) Data Protection
17 32 (9.76%) Incident Response
18 31 (9.45%) Degree
18 31 (9.45%) NCSC
19 30 (9.15%) Cyberattack
20 29 (8.84%) Security Posture
21 28 (8.54%) Strategic Thinking
22 26 (7.93%) Cyber Essentials
22 26 (7.93%) CESG Certified Professional
22 26 (7.93%) Business Continuity
22 26 (7.93%) Roadmaps
23 25 (7.62%) Information Security Management

Information Manager 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.61%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.30%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (2.13%) AutoCAD
2 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 21 (6.40%) Azure
2 8 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (0.91%) Cloud Computing
3 3 (0.91%) SaaS
4 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (0.61%) Mimecast
5 1 (0.30%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.30%) IaaS
5 1 (0.30%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.13%) Firewall
1 7 (2.13%) Network Security
2 1 (0.30%) Intranet
2 1 (0.30%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (0.91%) Crystal Reports
3 2 (0.61%) Electronic Patient Records
3 2 (0.61%) RDBMS
3 2 (0.61%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.61%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.30%) Metadata
4 1 (0.30%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 2 (0.61%) JIRA
General
1 51 (15.55%) Social Skills
2 48 (14.63%) Legal
3 36 (10.98%) Finance
4 24 (7.32%) Law
5 22 (6.71%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (3.66%) Public Sector
7 9 (2.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (2.74%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (1.52%) Advertising
8 5 (1.52%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.52%) Retail
9 4 (1.22%) Marketing
10 2 (0.61%) Automotive
10 2 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.30%) Billing
11 1 (0.30%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.30%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.22%) OAuth
1 4 (1.22%) SAML
2 3 (0.91%) EDI
3 1 (0.30%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 56 (17.07%) Management Information System
2 30 (9.15%) Cyberattack
3 29 (8.84%) Security Posture
4 9 (2.74%) Cyber Threat
5 8 (2.44%) Data Centre
6 6 (1.83%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 6 (1.83%) NHS
6 6 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.22%) CESG
8 4 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.22%) Freedom of Information
8 4 (1.22%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.22%) Taxonomies
9 3 (0.91%) Fat Client
9 3 (0.91%) Thin Client
9 3 (0.91%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.61%) CCTV
10 2 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.61%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (42.38%) Information Security
2 102 (31.10%) Cybersecurity
3 82 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 69 (21.04%) Security Management
5 61 (18.60%) Information Assurance
6 40 (12.20%) Information Management
6 40 (12.20%) Stakeholder Management
7 32 (9.76%) Data Protection
7 32 (9.76%) Incident Response
8 28 (8.54%) Strategic Thinking
9 26 (7.93%) Business Continuity
9 26 (7.93%) Roadmaps
10 25 (7.62%) Information Security Management
11 20 (6.10%) Asset Management
12 19 (5.79%) Security Architecture
12 19 (5.79%) Security Operations
13 18 (5.49%) Information Governance
14 16 (4.88%) Continuous Improvement
14 16 (4.88%) Problem-Solving
15 15 (4.57%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 6 (1.83%) SQL
2 2 (0.61%) C#
Qualifications
1 66 (20.12%) CISSP
2 58 (17.68%) Security Cleared
3 56 (17.07%) SC Cleared
4 52 (15.85%) CISM
5 31 (9.45%) Degree
6 26 (7.93%) CESG Certified Professional
7 13 (3.96%) CISA
8 12 (3.66%) Master's Degree
9 10 (3.05%) CRISC
10 7 (2.13%) CISMP
11 5 (1.52%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.52%) Postgraduate
12 4 (1.22%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (1.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (1.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (1.22%) ISSMP
13 3 (0.91%) CEH
13 3 (0.91%) CGEIT
13 3 (0.91%) CompTIA CySA+
14 2 (0.61%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 122 (37.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (10.37%) NIST
3 31 (9.45%) NCSC
4 26 (7.93%) Cyber Essentials
5 24 (7.32%) GDPR
6 22 (6.71%) GRC
7 17 (5.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 15 (4.57%) PCI DSS
9 5 (1.52%) NIST 800
9 5 (1.52%) SOC 2
10 4 (1.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.30%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.30%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.30%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.30%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.30%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (0.30%) PMO
11 1 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (0.61%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 37 (11.28%) Microsoft
2 6 (1.83%) Cisco
3 5 (1.52%) Kenna
4 4 (1.22%) Citrix
4 4 (1.22%) Datix
4 4 (1.22%) Dell
4 4 (1.22%) Qualys
5 1 (0.30%) Autodesk