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

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 549 576 541
Rank change year-on-year +27 -35 +219
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 83 166 177
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.15% 0.25% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.30% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 75 104 148
10th Percentile £43,175 £48,117 £36,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £56,750 £46,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.66% +9.58% -4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £78,313 £77,813
90th Percentile £83,125 £110,000 £99,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £64,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.65% +7.50% +4.35%

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 45,531 55,918 47,797
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.16% 85.44% 93.76%
Number of salaries quoted 27,749 29,151 36,831
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,500 £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 £97,500 £99,125
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 30 November 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 30 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 +42 78 £67,500 +3.85% 35
UK excluding London +41 56 £67,500 +4.65% 30
Work from Home +82 46 £67,500 +3.85% 13
London +37 27 £67,500 -3.57% 18
South West +43 17 £67,500 +5.47% 2
Midlands +54 15 £55,000 -5.98% 4
West Midlands +51 9 £81,250 +38.89% 4
North of England +40 9 £40,500 -26.36% 2
North West +50 7 £40,500 -40.00% 2
South East +17 7 £60,000 - 19
East Midlands +29 6 £51,779 -13.70%
Northern Ireland +3 4 - -
East of England +28 3 £67,500 -8.78% 3
Yorkshire +5 2 £77,500 +82.35%
Scotland -5 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 (19.28%) IIS
2 6 (7.23%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (8.43%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (2.41%) SAP GRC
1 2 (2.41%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 9 (10.84%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (8.43%) Entra ID
2 7 (8.43%) IaaS
3 5 (6.02%) Azure
4 4 (4.82%) SaaS
5 3 (3.61%) AWS
6 2 (2.41%) PaaS
7 1 (1.20%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.20%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 15 (18.07%) Firewall
2 8 (9.64%) VPN
3 5 (6.02%) SSL
3 5 (6.02%) TCP/IP
3 5 (6.02%) VLAN
4 3 (3.61%) Network Security
5 1 (1.20%) DKIM
5 1 (1.20%) DMARC
5 1 (1.20%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 34 (40.96%) Social Skills
2 21 (25.30%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (18.07%) Finance
4 8 (9.64%) Banking
4 8 (9.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (7.23%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (7.23%) Public Sector
6 5 (6.02%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (6.02%) Legal
6 5 (6.02%) Manufacturing
7 4 (4.82%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (3.61%) Retail
9 2 (2.41%) Back Office
10 1 (1.20%) Law
10 1 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.20%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (26.51%) Senior
2 21 (25.30%) Security Manager
3 18 (21.69%) Consultant
3 18 (21.69%) Security Consultant
3 18 (21.69%) Senior Consultant
3 18 (21.69%) Senior Security Consultant
4 16 (19.28%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 16 (19.28%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
5 15 (18.07%) IT Manager
5 15 (18.07%) IT Security Manager
6 11 (13.25%) Analyst
7 10 (12.05%) Security Analyst
8 9 (10.84%) Information Security Manager
9 8 (9.64%) Information Analyst
9 8 (9.64%) Information Security Analyst
10 7 (8.43%) Head of Security
10 7 (8.43%) Information Manager
11 6 (7.23%) Head of Information
11 6 (7.23%) Head of Information Security
12 5 (6.02%) 3rd Line Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.41%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 64 (77.11%) Management Information System
2 17 (20.48%) CESG
3 13 (15.66%) Security Posture
4 6 (7.23%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (2.41%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (2.41%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.20%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.20%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.20%) PKI
6 1 (1.20%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 7 (8.43%) Windows
2 6 (7.23%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.20%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (100.00%) Information Security
2 81 (97.59%) Security Management
3 64 (77.11%) ISMS
4 48 (57.83%) Risk Management
5 44 (53.01%) Cybersecurity
6 26 (31.33%) Incident Response
7 20 (24.10%) Data Protection
7 20 (24.10%) Information Assurance
8 19 (22.89%) Continuous Improvement
8 19 (22.89%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (22.89%) SIEM
9 16 (19.28%) Active Listening
9 16 (19.28%) Creative Thinking
9 16 (19.28%) Innovative Thinking
9 16 (19.28%) Matrix Organization
10 13 (15.66%) Business Continuity
10 13 (15.66%) Disaster Recovery
11 12 (14.46%) Risk Assessment
11 12 (14.46%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 11 (13.25%) Identity Management
Qualifications
1 51 (61.45%) CISSP
2 50 (60.24%) CISM
3 26 (31.33%) Degree
4 18 (21.69%) CISMP
5 17 (20.48%) CESG Certified Professional
6 16 (19.28%) IISP
7 9 (10.84%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (9.64%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (8.43%) CISA
9 7 (8.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 6 (7.23%) CCNA
10 6 (7.23%) CompTIA Security+
10 6 (7.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 5 (6.02%) DBS Check
11 5 (6.02%) SC Cleared
11 5 (6.02%) Security Cleared
12 4 (4.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (3.61%) AWS Certification
13 3 (3.61%) CEH
13 3 (3.61%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (66.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 47 (56.63%) NIST
3 22 (26.51%) Cyber Essentials
4 18 (21.69%) NIST 800
5 16 (19.28%) GDPR
5 16 (19.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 16 (19.28%) JSP 440
5 16 (19.28%) NCSC
5 16 (19.28%) RMADS
6 11 (13.25%) SOC 2
7 10 (12.05%) GRC
8 8 (9.64%) ISAE 3402
8 8 (9.64%) PCI DSS
9 7 (8.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (7.23%) COBIT
10 6 (7.23%) ISO 9001
11 4 (4.82%) ISO 14001
12 3 (3.61%) ISO 22301
13 2 (2.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (1.20%) HIPAA
System Software
1 5 (6.02%) Active Directory
1 5 (6.02%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (6.02%) Autotask
1 5 (6.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 19 (22.89%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.02%) Carbon Black
2 5 (6.02%) Darktrace
2 5 (6.02%) Qualys
3 3 (3.61%) VMware
4 2 (2.41%) Cisco
4 2 (2.41%) Google
4 2 (2.41%) SAP
5 1 (1.20%) Proofpoint
5 1 (1.20%) Rapid7
5 1 (1.20%) Trend Micro
5 1 (1.20%) Zscaler