Information Manager Jobs

Information Manager
UK

The median Information Manager salary in the UK is £67,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

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

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 544 727 904
Rank change year-on-year +183 +177 -67
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Manager 321 160 375
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.36% 0.20% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.22% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 211 148 287
10th Percentile £35,000 £47,245 £43,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,063 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,000 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.59% +11.54% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £89,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.62% +8.33% -

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 85,709 74,085 167,386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 91.81% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 58,134 51,472 87,435
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,800 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +1.92% +9.47%

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 26 July 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 26 July 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 +147 275 £68,500 -5.52% 28
UK excluding London +75 197 £62,000 -4.62% 24
London +119 96 £75,000 -6.25% 8
Work from Home +47 75 £55,000 -15.38% 18
South West +24 56 £68,500 -5.52% 5
North of England +47 51 £55,000 -15.38% 6
Midlands -5 39 £66,500 -14.19% 4
North West +24 36 £56,250 -13.46% 3
West Midlands 0 25 £60,000 -22.58% 3
East of England - 17 £72,500 - 3
South East +1 16 £37,500 -37.50% 5
Yorkshire +65 14 £32,000 -55.09% 2
East Midlands -17 12 £70,000 +7.69% 1
Scotland -35 10 £45,190 -30.48% 2
Wales +34 8 £53,500 +33.75%
North East -12 1 £30,000 -42.31% 1

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

For the 6 months to 26 July 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.

1 130 (40.50%) Information Security
2 111 (34.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 77 (23.99%) Risk Management
4 72 (22.43%) Cybersecurity
5 66 (20.56%) CISSP
6 63 (19.63%) Security Management
7 61 (19.00%) CISM
8 53 (16.51%) Information Management
9 48 (14.95%) Information Assurance
10 47 (14.64%) Security Cleared
11 46 (14.33%) SC Cleared
11 46 (14.33%) Data Protection
12 44 (13.71%) Management Information System
13 43 (13.40%) Social Skills
14 39 (12.15%) Legal
15 36 (11.21%) Degree
15 36 (11.21%) GDPR
16 33 (10.28%) Cyber Essentials
16 33 (10.28%) Stakeholder Management
17 32 (9.97%) Microsoft
17 32 (9.97%) Strategic Thinking
18 31 (9.66%) NCSC
18 31 (9.66%) Matrix Organization
18 31 (9.66%) Information Security Management
19 30 (9.35%) Business Continuity
19 30 (9.35%) Cyberattack
19 30 (9.35%) NIST
20 28 (8.72%) Digital Strategy
21 27 (8.41%) Finance
22 26 (8.10%) Roadmaps

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 6 (1.87%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (0.93%) AutoCAD
1 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 18 (5.61%) Azure
2 9 (2.80%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (1.56%) SaaS
4 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (0.62%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (0.62%) Mimecast
5 2 (0.62%) WhatsApp
6 1 (0.31%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.31%) IaaS
6 1 (0.31%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.18%) Firewall
2 5 (1.56%) Network Security
3 1 (0.31%) Intranet
3 1 (0.31%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.31%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.93%) Crystal Reports
2 2 (0.62%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.31%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (0.31%) JIRA
General
1 43 (13.40%) Social Skills
2 39 (12.15%) Legal
3 27 (8.41%) Finance
4 21 (6.54%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (6.23%) Law
6 16 (4.98%) Public Sector
7 9 (2.80%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (1.56%) Marketing
8 5 (1.56%) Retail
9 4 (1.25%) Games
9 4 (1.25%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.62%) Advertising
10 2 (0.62%) Automotive
10 2 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.62%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.31%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.31%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.31%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.31%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.25%) OAuth
1 4 (1.25%) SAML
2 2 (0.62%) EDI
3 1 (0.31%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 44 (13.71%) Management Information System
2 30 (9.35%) Cyberattack
3 23 (7.17%) Security Posture
4 7 (2.18%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (2.18%) Data Centre
5 6 (1.87%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.56%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 3 (0.93%) Fat Client
7 3 (0.93%) NHS
7 3 (0.93%) Thin Client
8 2 (0.62%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.62%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.62%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.62%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.31%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.31%) CSOC
9 1 (0.31%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (0.31%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.31%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (40.50%) Information Security
2 77 (23.99%) Risk Management
3 72 (22.43%) Cybersecurity
4 63 (19.63%) Security Management
5 53 (16.51%) Information Management
6 48 (14.95%) Information Assurance
7 46 (14.33%) Data Protection
8 33 (10.28%) Stakeholder Management
9 32 (9.97%) Strategic Thinking
10 31 (9.66%) Information Security Management
10 31 (9.66%) Matrix Organization
11 30 (9.35%) Business Continuity
12 28 (8.72%) Digital Strategy
13 26 (8.10%) Roadmaps
14 25 (7.79%) Incident Response
15 23 (7.17%) ISMS
16 22 (6.85%) Project Delivery
17 21 (6.54%) Information Governance
17 21 (6.54%) Problem-Solving
18 19 (5.92%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 6 (1.87%) SQL
Qualifications
1 66 (20.56%) CISSP
2 61 (19.00%) CISM
3 47 (14.64%) Security Cleared
4 46 (14.33%) SC Cleared
5 36 (11.21%) Degree
6 17 (5.30%) CESG Certified Professional
6 17 (5.30%) CISA
6 17 (5.30%) Master's Degree
7 14 (4.36%) CRISC
8 5 (1.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 5 (1.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 4 (1.25%) CEH
9 4 (1.25%) CISMP
9 4 (1.25%) ISSMP
9 4 (1.25%) Postgraduate
10 3 (0.93%) CCNP
10 3 (0.93%) CGEIT
10 3 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.93%) CompTIA CySA+
10 3 (0.93%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (34.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (11.21%) GDPR
3 33 (10.28%) Cyber Essentials
4 31 (9.66%) NCSC
5 30 (9.35%) NIST
6 17 (5.30%) GRC
7 16 (4.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 13 (4.05%) PCI DSS
9 5 (1.56%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.93%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.62%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.31%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.31%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.31%) Government Security Classifications
12 1 (0.31%) GxP
12 1 (0.31%) ISO 31000
12 1 (0.31%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (0.31%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.31%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.31%) CSIRT
1 1 (0.31%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 32 (9.97%) Microsoft
2 4 (1.25%) Cisco
2 4 (1.25%) Citrix
2 4 (1.25%) Dell
2 4 (1.25%) Qualys
3 1 (0.31%) Autodesk
3 1 (0.31%) Datix
3 1 (0.31%) ServiceNow