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

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 561 581 539
Rank change year-on-year +20 -42 +212
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 82 163 174
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.15% 0.26% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.30% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 74 101 146
10th Percentile £42,997 £48,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £56,750 £46,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £66,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.50% +10.83% -4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £78,250 £78,438
90th Percentile £81,250 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% +8.33% +2.13%

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 45,523 54,873 47,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.89% 85.86% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 27,788 28,510 36,562
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,905 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -0.94%

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 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
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 Security Management within the UK over the 6 months to 2 December 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 +47 77 £67,500 +3.85% 45
UK excluding London +45 56 £67,500 +3.85% 39
Work from Home +76 46 £67,500 +3.85% 23
London +42 26 £67,500 -3.57% 21
South West +33 17 £67,500 +5.47% 4
Midlands +50 15 £55,000 -5.98% 6
West Midlands +49 9 £81,250 +38.89% 6
North of England +33 9 £40,500 -26.36% 6
North West +49 7 £40,500 -40.00% 4
South East +7 7 £60,000 - 20
East Midlands +27 6 £51,779 -13.70%
Northern Ireland +1 4 - -
East of England +24 3 £67,500 -8.78% 3
Yorkshire -4 2 £77,500 +82.35% 2
Scotland -3 1 £16,000 -84.00% 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 16 (19.51%) IIS
2 6 (7.32%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (8.54%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (2.44%) SAP GRC
1 2 (2.44%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 9 (10.98%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (8.54%) Entra ID
2 7 (8.54%) IaaS
3 5 (6.10%) Azure
4 4 (4.88%) SaaS
5 3 (3.66%) AWS
6 2 (2.44%) PaaS
7 1 (1.22%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.22%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 15 (18.29%) Firewall
2 8 (9.76%) VPN
3 5 (6.10%) SSL
3 5 (6.10%) TCP/IP
3 5 (6.10%) VLAN
4 3 (3.66%) Network Security
5 1 (1.22%) DKIM
5 1 (1.22%) DMARC
5 1 (1.22%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 34 (41.46%) Social Skills
2 21 (25.61%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (18.29%) Finance
4 8 (9.76%) Banking
4 8 (9.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (7.32%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (7.32%) Public Sector
6 5 (6.10%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (6.10%) Legal
6 5 (6.10%) Manufacturing
7 4 (4.88%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (3.66%) Retail
9 2 (2.44%) Back Office
10 1 (1.22%) Law
10 1 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (26.83%) Senior
2 21 (25.61%) Security Manager
3 18 (21.95%) Consultant
3 18 (21.95%) Security Consultant
3 18 (21.95%) Senior Consultant
3 18 (21.95%) Senior Security Consultant
4 16 (19.51%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 16 (19.51%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
5 15 (18.29%) IT Manager
5 15 (18.29%) IT Security Manager
6 11 (13.41%) Analyst
7 10 (12.20%) Security Analyst
8 9 (10.98%) Information Security Manager
9 8 (9.76%) Information Analyst
9 8 (9.76%) Information Security Analyst
10 7 (8.54%) Head of Security
10 7 (8.54%) Information Manager
11 6 (7.32%) Head of Information
11 6 (7.32%) Head of Information Security
12 5 (6.10%) 3rd Line Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.44%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 64 (78.05%) Management Information System
2 16 (19.51%) CESG
3 13 (15.85%) Security Posture
4 6 (7.32%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (2.44%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (2.44%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.22%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.22%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.22%) PKI
6 1 (1.22%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.32%) Windows
1 6 (7.32%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.22%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (100.00%) Information Security
2 80 (97.56%) Security Management
3 64 (78.05%) ISMS
4 48 (58.54%) Risk Management
5 43 (52.44%) Cybersecurity
6 26 (31.71%) Incident Response
7 20 (24.39%) Data Protection
7 20 (24.39%) Information Assurance
8 19 (23.17%) Continuous Improvement
8 19 (23.17%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (23.17%) SIEM
9 16 (19.51%) Active Listening
9 16 (19.51%) Creative Thinking
9 16 (19.51%) Innovative Thinking
9 16 (19.51%) Matrix Organization
10 13 (15.85%) Business Continuity
10 13 (15.85%) Disaster Recovery
11 12 (14.63%) Risk Assessment
12 11 (13.41%) Identity Management
12 11 (13.41%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 50 (60.98%) CISSP
2 49 (59.76%) CISM
3 26 (31.71%) Degree
4 18 (21.95%) CISMP
5 16 (19.51%) CESG Certified Professional
5 16 (19.51%) IISP
6 9 (10.98%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (9.76%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (8.54%) CISA
8 7 (8.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 6 (7.32%) CCNA
9 6 (7.32%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (7.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 5 (6.10%) DBS Check
10 5 (6.10%) SC Cleared
10 5 (6.10%) Security Cleared
11 4 (4.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (3.66%) AWS Certification
12 3 (3.66%) CEH
12 3 (3.66%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (67.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (56.10%) NIST
3 22 (26.83%) Cyber Essentials
4 18 (21.95%) NIST 800
5 16 (19.51%) GDPR
5 16 (19.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 16 (19.51%) JSP 440
5 16 (19.51%) NCSC
5 16 (19.51%) RMADS
6 11 (13.41%) SOC 2
7 10 (12.20%) GRC
8 8 (9.76%) ISAE 3402
8 8 (9.76%) PCI DSS
9 7 (8.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (7.32%) ISO 9001
11 5 (6.10%) COBIT
12 4 (4.88%) ISO 14001
13 3 (3.66%) ISO 22301
14 2 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (1.22%) HIPAA
System Software
1 5 (6.10%) Active Directory
1 5 (6.10%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (6.10%) Autotask
1 5 (6.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.44%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 19 (23.17%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.10%) Carbon Black
2 5 (6.10%) Darktrace
2 5 (6.10%) Qualys
3 3 (3.66%) VMware
4 2 (2.44%) Cisco
4 2 (2.44%) Google
4 2 (2.44%) SAP