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 2 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 573 581 545
Rank change year-on-year +8 -36 +243
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 97 154 196
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.19% 0.23% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.27% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 90 96 169
10th Percentile £48,165 £48,195 £36,250
25th Percentile £62,813 £59,375 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £74,258 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £86,776 £110,000 £97,650
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £63,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +5.00% +11.63%

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 43,892 56,113 50,704
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 87.48% 82.56% 93.95%
Number of salaries quoted 25,743 29,547 38,931
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,717 £45,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,500 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.89% +2.86% -

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 2 November 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 2 November 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 +39 86 £67,500 +5.47% 36
UK excluding London +42 62 £67,500 +7.14% 22
Work from Home +62 55 £67,500 +5.47% 20
London +63 35 £67,500 +0.75% 16
South West +51 16 £67,500 +5.47% 1
Midlands +41 14 £55,000 -8.33% 7
North of England +17 13 £69,384 +26.15% 3
North West +12 9 £40,500 -40.00% 1
West Midlands +40 8 £81,250 +38.89% 2
Northern Ireland - 7 £76,092 -
East Midlands +27 6 £51,779 -13.70% 5
South East +10 5 £60,000 -4.00% 10
East of England +17 3 £67,500 -8.78% 1
Wales +14 2 £75,574 +52.67%
Yorkshire +12 2 £77,500 +82.35% 2
North East +7 2 £75,574 -
Scotland -5 2 £75,574 -24.43%

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 (16.49%) IIS
2 5 (5.15%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (10.31%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (2.06%) SAP GRC
1 2 (2.06%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (7.22%) IaaS
2 6 (6.19%) Azure
3 5 (5.15%) Entra ID
3 5 (5.15%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (5.15%) SaaS
4 4 (4.12%) AWS
5 2 (2.06%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (16.49%) Network Security
2 12 (12.37%) Firewall
3 7 (7.22%) VPN
4 5 (5.15%) SSL
4 5 (5.15%) TCP/IP
4 5 (5.15%) VLAN
5 1 (1.03%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 51 (52.58%) Social Skills
2 24 (24.74%) Analytical Skills
2 24 (24.74%) Finance
3 19 (19.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (13.40%) Legal
5 11 (11.34%) Influencing Skills
6 10 (10.31%) Banking
7 6 (6.19%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (6.19%) Public Sector
8 5 (5.15%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (5.15%) Manufacturing
9 4 (4.12%) Retail
10 2 (2.06%) Back Office
10 2 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (22.68%) Senior
2 18 (18.56%) Consultant
2 18 (18.56%) Security Consultant
2 18 (18.56%) Senior Consultant
2 18 (18.56%) Senior Security Consultant
3 16 (16.49%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 16 (16.49%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
4 15 (15.46%) Architect
4 15 (15.46%) Security Architect
5 14 (14.43%) Security Manager
6 13 (13.40%) Analyst
7 12 (12.37%) Security Analyst
8 11 (11.34%) Lead
9 9 (9.28%) Information Analyst
9 9 (9.28%) Information Security Analyst
10 8 (8.25%) IT Manager
10 8 (8.25%) Principal Architect
10 8 (8.25%) Principal Security Architect
11 7 (7.22%) Head of Security
11 7 (7.22%) Lead Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.06%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 58 (59.79%) Management Information System
2 18 (18.56%) CESG
3 14 (14.43%) Security Posture
4 4 (4.12%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (2.06%) Data Centre
5 2 (2.06%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (2.06%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.03%) Cyberattack
6 1 (1.03%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.03%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.03%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 8 (8.25%) Windows
2 6 (6.19%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.03%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (100.00%) Information Security
2 91 (93.81%) Security Management
3 62 (63.92%) ISMS
4 61 (62.89%) Cybersecurity
5 57 (58.76%) Risk Management
6 37 (38.14%) Information Assurance
7 28 (28.87%) Incident Response
8 21 (21.65%) Problem-Solving
9 20 (20.62%) Risk Assessment
10 17 (17.53%) Penetration Testing
10 17 (17.53%) Risk Analysis
10 17 (17.53%) SIEM
11 16 (16.49%) Active Listening
11 16 (16.49%) Continuous Improvement
11 16 (16.49%) Creative Thinking
11 16 (16.49%) Data Protection
11 16 (16.49%) Innovative Thinking
11 16 (16.49%) Matrix Organization
12 15 (15.46%) Decision-Making
12 15 (15.46%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 48 (49.48%) CISSP
2 46 (47.42%) CISM
3 28 (28.87%) Degree
4 19 (19.59%) Security Cleared
5 18 (18.56%) CESG Certified Professional
5 18 (18.56%) CISMP
5 18 (18.56%) SC Cleared
6 16 (16.49%) IISP
7 9 (9.28%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (8.25%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (7.22%) CISA
9 7 (7.22%) CompTIA Security+
10 6 (6.19%) CCNA
11 5 (5.15%) DBS Check
12 4 (4.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (4.12%) CEH
13 3 (3.09%) AWS Certification
13 3 (3.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 2 (2.06%) CRISC
14 2 (2.06%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (65.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 60 (61.86%) NIST
3 31 (31.96%) NCSC
4 17 (17.53%) GDPR
5 16 (16.49%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 16 (16.49%) JSP 440
5 16 (16.49%) NIST 800
5 16 (16.49%) RMADS
6 12 (12.37%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (10.31%) SOC 2
8 9 (9.28%) GRC
8 9 (9.28%) PCI DSS
9 8 (8.25%) QA
10 7 (7.22%) COBIT
10 7 (7.22%) ISAE 3402
10 7 (7.22%) ISO 9001
11 5 (5.15%) ISO 14001
12 2 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (2.06%) ISO 22301
12 2 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 5 (5.15%) Active Directory
1 5 (5.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (5.15%) Autotask
1 5 (5.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.09%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 19 (19.59%) Microsoft
2 5 (5.15%) Carbon Black
2 5 (5.15%) Darktrace
2 5 (5.15%) Qualys
3 3 (3.09%) VMware
4 2 (2.06%) Cisco
4 2 (2.06%) Google
4 2 (2.06%) Proofpoint
4 2 (2.06%) Rapid7
4 2 (2.06%) SAP
4 2 (2.06%) Trend Micro
4 2 (2.06%) Zscaler
5 1 (1.03%) Citrix