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 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 651 518 678
Rank change year-on-year -133 +160 -42
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 57 105 197
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.066% 0.25% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.088% 0.27% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 44 79 177
10th Percentile £45,418 £47,711 £30,000
25th Percentile £54,688 £54,969 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £81,875 £67,820 £76,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +14.29% -12.50%

All Process & 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 64,999 38,652 81,347
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 75.50% 92.94% 86.02%
Number of salaries quoted 40,056 22,591 59,648
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,757
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -8.26%

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 17 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
Top 14 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 17 April 2026. 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 -120 50 £68,750 +14.58% 11
UK excluding London -104 36 £62,500 +4.17% 10
Work from Home -30 21 £62,500 +4.17% 6
London -22 19 £76,250 +17.31% 2
Midlands -51 9 £62,500 +8.70% 1
South East -65 9 £65,000 +12.71% 5
West Midlands -23 7 £70,000 +25.91%
Scotland -25 6 £45,500 -54.50%
South West -40 6 £58,750 - 3
North of England -51 4 £68,750 +14.58%
North West -16 3 £60,000 -
East of England -25 2 £28,000 -62.16% 1
East Midlands -47 2 £51,058 -18.31% 1
Yorkshire - 1 £77,500 -

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 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.75%) CMS
2 1 (1.75%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.75%) SAP GRC
1 1 (1.75%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 10 (17.54%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (10.53%) Entra ID
3 5 (8.77%) AWS
4 3 (5.26%) SaaS
5 2 (3.51%) Azure
5 2 (3.51%) Mimecast
5 2 (3.51%) Tessian
6 1 (1.75%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 8 (14.04%) Network Security
2 6 (10.53%) Firewall
3 2 (3.51%) DKIM
3 2 (3.51%) DMARC
3 2 (3.51%) VPN
4 1 (1.75%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 24 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 12 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (21.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (15.79%) Legal
4 6 (10.53%) Influencing Skills
4 6 (10.53%) Public Sector
5 4 (7.02%) Finance
6 3 (5.26%) Banking
6 3 (5.26%) Retail
7 2 (3.51%) Aviation
7 2 (3.51%) Law
7 2 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.75%) Back Office
8 1 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.75%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.75%) Military
8 1 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 24 (42.11%) Security Manager
2 13 (22.81%) Information Security Manager
3 12 (21.05%) IT Manager
4 11 (19.30%) Information Manager
4 11 (19.30%) IT Security Manager
5 10 (17.54%) Senior
6 8 (14.04%) Analyst
7 6 (10.53%) Governance Manager
8 5 (8.77%) Consultant
9 4 (7.02%) Head of Security
9 4 (7.02%) Information Analyst
9 4 (7.02%) Information Officer
9 4 (7.02%) Information Security Analyst
9 4 (7.02%) Information Security Officer
9 4 (7.02%) Information Security Specialist
9 4 (7.02%) Information Specialist
9 4 (7.02%) Security Analyst
9 4 (7.02%) Security Officer
9 4 (7.02%) Security Specialist
9 4 (7.02%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.51%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.75%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 38 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 12 (21.05%) Security Posture
3 9 (15.79%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (5.26%) PKI
5 2 (3.51%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (3.51%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.75%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.75%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.75%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.75%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (1.75%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.75%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (1.75%) Freedom of Information Act
6 1 (1.75%) NHS
6 1 (1.75%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.75%) PMI
6 1 (1.75%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.75%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.51%) Windows
2 1 (1.75%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (100.00%) Information Security
1 57 (100.00%) Security Management
2 34 (59.65%) ISMS
3 25 (43.86%) Risk Management
4 22 (38.60%) Cybersecurity
5 18 (31.58%) Risk Assessment
6 17 (29.82%) Incident Response
7 15 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
8 12 (21.05%) Decision-Making
8 12 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (19.30%) Data Protection
9 11 (19.30%) SIEM
10 8 (14.04%) Strategic Thinking
10 8 (14.04%) Vulnerability Management
11 7 (12.28%) Business Continuity
12 6 (10.53%) Security Operations
12 6 (10.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 6 (10.53%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 5 (8.77%) Document Management
13 5 (8.77%) Information Governance
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.51%) C
Qualifications
1 32 (56.14%) CISM
2 31 (54.39%) CISSP
3 13 (22.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 12 (21.05%) Degree
5 10 (17.54%) CRISC
5 10 (17.54%) Security Cleared
6 8 (14.04%) SC Cleared
7 7 (12.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 5 (8.77%) CISA
8 5 (8.77%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (7.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (7.02%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (3.51%) AWS Certification
11 2 (3.51%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (1.75%) DBS Check
12 1 (1.75%) DV Cleared
12 1 (1.75%) IISP
12 1 (1.75%) ISACA
12 1 (1.75%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (87.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (52.63%) NIST
3 28 (49.12%) Cyber Essentials
4 18 (31.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (21.05%) GDPR
6 10 (17.54%) GRC
7 9 (15.79%) COBIT
7 9 (15.79%) PCI DSS
8 6 (10.53%) SOC 2
9 4 (7.02%) NIST 800
10 2 (3.51%) ISAE 3402
10 2 (3.51%) NCSC
11 1 (1.75%) HIPAA
11 1 (1.75%) ISO 22301
11 1 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (1.75%) PSD2
11 1 (1.75%) QA
11 1 (1.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (1.75%) SOC 1
System Software
1 2 (3.51%) IAG
2 1 (1.75%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.75%) RSA Archer
1 1 (1.75%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (17.54%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.75%) Carbon Black
2 1 (1.75%) Darktrace
2 1 (1.75%) HubSpot
2 1 (1.75%) OneTrust
2 1 (1.75%) Qualys
2 1 (1.75%) SAP
2 1 (1.75%) VMware
2 1 (1.75%) Xero