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 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 608 527 619
Rank change year-on-year -81 +92 +52
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 59 158 174
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.088% 0.32% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.35% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 55 101 157
10th Percentile £38,750 £47,250 £33,100
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £74,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £84,375 £110,000 £96,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year - +6.19% -5.83%

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 53,402 45,552 66,177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 79.39% 92.32% 88.33%
Number of salaries quoted 31,913 22,134 51,281
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,934 £29,490
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,350 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.86% +9.73% -12.00%
75th Percentile £76,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £102,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -8.90%

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 16 February 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 16 February 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 -51 56 £67,500 +12.50% 22
UK excluding London -31 38 £60,000 - 18
Work from Home +20 27 £60,000 - 11
London -2 20 £67,500 +3.85% 5
Midlands +11 13 £62,500 +13.64% 1
North of England -21 10 £50,250 +18.24% 5
West Midlands +20 9 £81,250 +49.51% 1
North West +16 8 £40,500 - 1
South East -32 6 £60,000 +4.04% 8
South West -1 5 £55,000 -8.33% 3
East Midlands -10 4 £51,058 -21.45%
East of England +14 2 £28,000 -62.42% 2
Scotland -25 2 £45,500 -54.50%
Yorkshire -36 2 £77,500 +82.35% 2

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 7 (11.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.69%) CMS
2 1 (1.69%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (3.39%) SAP GRC
1 2 (3.39%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 14 (23.73%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (18.64%) Entra ID
3 6 (10.17%) Azure
4 5 (8.47%) IaaS
5 4 (6.78%) AWS
6 2 (3.39%) Mimecast
6 2 (3.39%) Tessian
7 1 (1.69%) GCP
7 1 (1.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (18.64%) Firewall
2 8 (13.56%) Network Security
3 7 (11.86%) VPN
4 5 (8.47%) SSL
4 5 (8.47%) TCP/IP
4 5 (8.47%) VLAN
5 2 (3.39%) DKIM
5 2 (3.39%) DMARC
6 1 (1.69%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 29 (49.15%) Social Skills
2 13 (22.03%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (18.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (11.86%) Legal
5 6 (10.17%) Public Sector
6 4 (6.78%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (5.08%) Banking
7 3 (5.08%) Finance
7 3 (5.08%) Retail
8 2 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.69%) Law
9 1 (1.69%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.69%) Military
9 1 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 24 (40.68%) Security Manager
2 18 (30.51%) IT Manager
3 17 (28.81%) IT Security Manager
4 11 (18.64%) Information Security Manager
5 9 (15.25%) Information Manager
6 8 (13.56%) Senior
7 7 (11.86%) Head of Security
8 6 (10.17%) Analyst
8 6 (10.17%) Information Analyst
8 6 (10.17%) Information Security Analyst
8 6 (10.17%) Security Analyst
8 6 (10.17%) Support Technician
9 5 (8.47%) 3rd Line Support
9 5 (8.47%) 3rd Line Support Technician
9 5 (8.47%) Head of Information
9 5 (8.47%) Head of Information Security
10 4 (6.78%) Consultant
10 4 (6.78%) Senior Information Analyst
10 4 (6.78%) Senior Information Security Analyst
10 4 (6.78%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.39%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 41 (69.49%) Management Information System
2 11 (18.64%) Security Posture
3 8 (13.56%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (5.08%) PKI
5 2 (3.39%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (3.39%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.39%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.69%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.69%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.69%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.69%) NHS
6 1 (1.69%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 7 (11.86%) Windows
2 6 (10.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (100.00%) Information Security
1 59 (100.00%) Security Management
2 34 (57.63%) ISMS
3 27 (45.76%) Risk Management
4 22 (37.29%) Cybersecurity
5 21 (35.59%) Incident Response
6 20 (33.90%) Data Protection
7 18 (30.51%) Continuous Improvement
8 17 (28.81%) SIEM
9 14 (23.73%) Problem-Solving
9 14 (23.73%) Risk Assessment
10 12 (20.34%) Identity Management
11 11 (18.64%) Business Continuity
12 10 (16.95%) Disaster Recovery
12 10 (16.95%) Risk Analysis
13 9 (15.25%) Computer Science
13 9 (15.25%) Decision-Making
13 9 (15.25%) Strategic Thinking
13 9 (15.25%) Vulnerability Management
14 8 (13.56%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 30 (50.85%) CISM
2 29 (49.15%) CISSP
3 20 (33.90%) Degree
4 11 (18.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 9 (15.25%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (13.56%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (11.86%) Security Cleared
8 6 (10.17%) CCNA
8 6 (10.17%) DBS Check
8 6 (10.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 6 (10.17%) SC Cleared
9 5 (8.47%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (6.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (6.78%) CISA
11 3 (5.08%) AWS Certification
11 3 (5.08%) CRISC
12 2 (3.39%) BPSS Clearance
13 1 (1.69%) DV Cleared
13 1 (1.69%) MCITP
13 1 (1.69%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (81.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (45.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 26 (44.07%) NIST
4 14 (23.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (20.34%) GDPR
6 10 (16.95%) GRC
7 8 (13.56%) ISAE 3402
8 5 (8.47%) SOC 2
9 4 (6.78%) COBIT
9 4 (6.78%) PCI DSS
10 3 (5.08%) NIST 800
11 1 (1.69%) HIPAA
11 1 (1.69%) ISO 22301
11 1 (1.69%) NCSC
11 1 (1.69%) QA
11 1 (1.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (8.47%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.39%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (8.47%) Autotask
1 5 (8.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.39%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 15 (25.42%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.39%) Carbon Black
2 2 (3.39%) Darktrace
2 2 (3.39%) Qualys
2 2 (3.39%) SAP
3 1 (1.69%) HubSpot
3 1 (1.69%) VMware
3 1 (1.69%) Xero