Information Security Management Job Trends

Information Security Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Information Security Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 580 594 562
Rank change year-on-year +14 -32 +233
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 91 154 198
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.19% 0.22% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.27% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 83 96 168
10th Percentile £50,078 £47,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £63,750 £57,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £74,258 £76,125 £77,500
90th Percentile £86,776 £105,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% +14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Information Security Management 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 43,423 57,271 53,298
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.70% 82.20% 94.05%
Number of salaries quoted 24,627 30,673 40,835
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,854 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,500 £53,928 £53,500
% change year-on-year -13.77% +0.80% +1.90%

Information Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Information Security Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Information Security Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Information Security Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Information Security Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Information Security Management

Information Security Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Management over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Management within the UK over the 6 months to 18 October 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 +57 80 £67,500 +8.00% 39
UK excluding London +31 57 £67,500 +8.00% 32
Work from Home +58 52 £67,500 +8.00% 12
London +44 34 £67,500 +1.50% 12
South West +59 16 £67,500 +5.47% 4
North of England +14 12 £69,384 +26.15% 5
Midlands +32 10 £55,000 -8.33% 10
North West +21 9 £40,500 -40.00% 2
Northern Ireland - 7 £76,092 -
West Midlands +50 6 £81,250 +38.89% 3
South East +4 5 £60,000 -4.00% 11
East Midlands +4 4 £53,750 -10.42% 7
East of England +8 3 £67,500 -8.78% 5
Wales +11 2 £75,574 +12.38%
North East +9 2 £75,574 -
Scotland -4 2 £75,574 -24.43% 1
Yorkshire +7 1 £77,500 +82.35% 3

Information Security Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (17.58%) IIS
2 5 (5.49%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (10.99%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.10%) SAP GRC
1 1 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (7.69%) IaaS
2 6 (6.59%) Azure
3 5 (5.49%) Entra ID
3 5 (5.49%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (5.49%) SaaS
4 2 (2.20%) AWS
4 2 (2.20%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (17.58%) Network Security
2 12 (13.19%) Firewall
3 7 (7.69%) VPN
4 5 (5.49%) SSL
4 5 (5.49%) TCP/IP
4 5 (5.49%) VLAN
5 1 (1.10%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 49 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 23 (25.27%) Finance
3 21 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (18.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (14.29%) Legal
6 11 (12.09%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (9.89%) Banking
8 5 (5.49%) Manufacturing
9 4 (4.40%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (4.40%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (4.40%) Public Sector
10 2 (2.20%) Back Office
10 2 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (2.20%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (20.88%) Senior
2 17 (18.68%) Consultant
2 17 (18.68%) Security Consultant
2 17 (18.68%) Senior Consultant
2 17 (18.68%) Senior Security Consultant
3 16 (17.58%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 16 (17.58%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
4 15 (16.48%) Architect
4 15 (16.48%) Security Architect
5 14 (15.38%) Security Manager
6 11 (12.09%) Lead
7 10 (10.99%) Analyst
8 9 (9.89%) Security Analyst
9 8 (8.79%) Information Manager
9 8 (8.79%) Information Security Manager
9 8 (8.79%) Principal Architect
9 8 (8.79%) Principal Security Architect
10 7 (7.69%) IT Manager
10 7 (7.69%) Lead Architect
10 7 (7.69%) Lead Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.10%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 55 (60.44%) Management Information System
2 18 (19.78%) CESG
3 10 (10.99%) Security Posture
4 5 (5.49%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (2.20%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.10%) Cyberattack
6 1 (1.10%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (1.10%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.10%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.10%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.10%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 8 (8.79%) Windows
2 6 (6.59%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.10%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (100.00%) Information Security
2 84 (92.31%) Security Management
3 60 (65.93%) ISMS
4 58 (63.74%) Cybersecurity
5 54 (59.34%) Risk Management
6 37 (40.66%) Information Assurance
7 26 (28.57%) Incident Response
8 18 (19.78%) Problem-Solving
8 18 (19.78%) Risk Assessment
9 17 (18.68%) Penetration Testing
10 16 (17.58%) Active Listening
10 16 (17.58%) Creative Thinking
10 16 (17.58%) Innovative Thinking
10 16 (17.58%) Matrix Organization
11 15 (16.48%) Architectural Patterns
11 15 (16.48%) Data Protection
11 15 (16.48%) Risk Analysis
11 15 (16.48%) SABSA
11 15 (16.48%) Security Architecture
11 15 (16.48%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 44 (48.35%) CISSP
2 42 (46.15%) CISM
3 24 (26.37%) Degree
4 18 (19.78%) CESG Certified Professional
4 18 (19.78%) CISMP
5 17 (18.68%) Security Cleared
6 16 (17.58%) IISP
6 16 (17.58%) SC Cleared
7 7 (7.69%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (6.59%) CCNA
8 6 (6.59%) CISA
9 5 (5.49%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (5.49%) DBS Check
10 4 (4.40%) CEH
11 3 (3.30%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 2 (2.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 2 (2.20%) CRISC
12 2 (2.20%) ISACA
12 2 (2.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (63.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 55 (60.44%) NIST
3 31 (34.07%) NCSC
4 16 (17.58%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 16 (17.58%) JSP 440
4 16 (17.58%) NIST 800
4 16 (17.58%) RMADS
5 15 (16.48%) GDPR
6 10 (10.99%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (9.89%) PCI DSS
7 9 (9.89%) SOC 2
8 8 (8.79%) QA
9 7 (7.69%) GRC
9 7 (7.69%) ISO 9001
10 6 (6.59%) ISAE 3402
11 5 (5.49%) COBIT
11 5 (5.49%) ISO 14001
12 2 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (2.20%) ISO 22301
12 2 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 5 (5.49%) Active Directory
2 4 (4.40%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (5.49%) Autotask
1 5 (5.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 19 (20.88%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.40%) Carbon Black
2 4 (4.40%) Darktrace
2 4 (4.40%) Qualys
3 3 (3.30%) VMware
4 2 (2.20%) Cisco
4 2 (2.20%) Google
4 2 (2.20%) Proofpoint
4 2 (2.20%) Rapid7
4 2 (2.20%) Trend Micro
4 2 (2.20%) Zscaler
5 1 (1.10%) Citrix
5 1 (1.10%) SAP