Information Manager Jobs

Information Manager
UK

The median Information Manager salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 632 585 796
Rank change year-on-year -47 +211 +163
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Manager 70 342 172
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.13% 0.33% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.35% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 45 246 151
10th Percentile £52,536 £35,000 £50,049
25th Percentile £61,250 £50,376 £59,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,222 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.93% -16.94% +12.91%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £84,500 £97,500 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% -17.86% +12.00%

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 50,444 98,297 87,491
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.33% 94.81% 91.34%
Number of salaries quoted 26,384 69,991 55,965
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,748 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.49%

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 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Manager in the UK

Information Manager
Top 15 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 31 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 -60 61 £65,000 - 109
UK excluding London +9 33 £65,000 +13.04% 76
Work from Home +72 30 £65,000 +30.00% 54
London +22 28 £65,000 -5.11% 47
North of England -4 12 £66,250 +20.45% 14
South East +61 10 £77,500 +40.91% 10
Yorkshire +44 5 £65,000 +48.60% 3
Midlands +30 5 £62,500 +4.17% 18
North West -29 5 £67,500 +22.73% 10
Scotland +118 4 - - 11
West Midlands +32 4 £63,750 +13.38% 9
South West +56 2 £62,500 -8.76% 13
North East +51 2 £75,000 +150.00% 2
East Midlands +32 1 £62,500 -10.71% 9
East of England +32 1 £75,000 +1.69% 8

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

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, 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 58 (82.86%) Information Security
2 40 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (45.71%) Social Skills
4 29 (41.43%) Cybersecurity
5 28 (40.00%) CISSP
5 28 (40.00%) Cyber Essentials
6 27 (38.57%) NIST
7 25 (35.71%) CISM
8 23 (32.86%) Management Information System
9 21 (30.00%) GDPR
10 20 (28.57%) Data Protection
11 19 (27.14%) Risk Management
12 16 (22.86%) Information Security Management
13 14 (20.00%) Freedom of Information
13 14 (20.00%) Freedom of Information Act
13 14 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
13 14 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 14 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
14 13 (18.57%) PCI DSS
14 13 (18.57%) ISMS
14 13 (18.57%) Security Management
15 12 (17.14%) Legal
15 12 (17.14%) CISA
15 12 (17.14%) Data Protection Act
15 12 (17.14%) Data Privacy
15 12 (17.14%) GRC
16 11 (15.71%) Security Posture
17 10 (14.29%) Cloud Security
17 10 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 10 (14.29%) CRISC

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 1 (1.43%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 1 (1.43%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 2 (2.86%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 9 (12.86%) Azure
2 2 (2.86%) GCP
3 1 (1.43%) AWS
3 1 (1.43%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.43%) SaaS
3 1 (1.43%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.71%) Network Security
2 3 (4.29%) Internet
2 3 (4.29%) Intranet
3 2 (2.86%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.43%) GIS
General
1 32 (45.71%) Social Skills
2 14 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (17.14%) Legal
4 9 (12.86%) Finance
5 6 (8.57%) Publishing
6 4 (5.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (5.71%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (5.71%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (4.29%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (2.86%) Retail
9 1 (1.43%) Aviation
9 1 (1.43%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.43%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.71%) EDI
2 2 (2.86%) MIDP
Miscellaneous
1 23 (32.86%) Management Information System
2 14 (20.00%) Freedom of Information
2 14 (20.00%) Freedom of Information Act
3 12 (17.14%) Data Protection Act
4 11 (15.71%) Security Posture
5 7 (10.00%) Renewable Energy
6 5 (7.14%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (5.71%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (5.71%) Operational Technology
8 2 (2.86%) Smart Energy
9 1 (1.43%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (1.43%) Cybercrime
9 1 (1.43%) NHS
9 1 (1.43%) Product Ownership
9 1 (1.43%) SCADA
9 1 (1.43%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (82.86%) Information Security
2 29 (41.43%) Cybersecurity
3 20 (28.57%) Data Protection
4 19 (27.14%) Risk Management
5 16 (22.86%) Information Security Management
6 14 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (18.57%) ISMS
7 13 (18.57%) Security Management
8 12 (17.14%) Data Privacy
9 10 (14.29%) Cloud Security
9 10 (14.29%) Incident Management
9 10 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
10 8 (11.43%) Data Security
10 8 (11.43%) Incident Response
10 8 (11.43%) Information Governance
10 8 (11.43%) Roadmaps
10 8 (11.43%) Security Operations
11 7 (10.00%) Agile
11 7 (10.00%) Information Security Governance
12 6 (8.57%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 28 (40.00%) CISSP
2 25 (35.71%) CISM
3 12 (17.14%) CISA
4 10 (14.29%) CRISC
4 10 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 9 (12.86%) Degree
6 6 (8.57%) Security Cleared
7 4 (5.71%) ISEB
7 4 (5.71%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (4.29%) DBS Check
8 3 (4.29%) DV Cleared
8 3 (4.29%) Master's Degree
8 3 (4.29%) SC Cleared
9 2 (2.86%) CCNA
9 2 (2.86%) CEH
9 2 (2.86%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (2.86%) CISMP
9 2 (2.86%) SANS
10 1 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (40.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 27 (38.57%) NIST
4 21 (30.00%) GDPR
5 14 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 13 (18.57%) PCI DSS
7 12 (17.14%) GRC
8 7 (10.00%) HIPAA
8 7 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (5.71%) COBIT
10 2 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 2 (2.86%) SOC 2
11 1 (1.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (1.43%) Data Quality
11 1 (1.43%) PMO
11 1 (1.43%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (10.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.86%) Workday
3 1 (1.43%) Cisco
3 1 (1.43%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (1.43%) Dell