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 28 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 683 607 705
Rank change year-on-year -76 +98 -140
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 56 79 202
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.059% 0.17% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.080% 0.19% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 33 64 173
10th Percentile £36,200 £52,681 £31,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £57,628 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £74,258 £73,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £86,776 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

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 70,129 42,382 86,929
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.45% 91.66% 82.23%
Number of salaries quoted 48,378 23,044 61,478
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.12%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.00% - -9.09%

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 28 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
Top 10 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 28 June 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 -82 50 £65,000 - 22
UK excluding London -87 28 £62,500 +4.17% 21
Work from Home -5 27 £58,589 -14.60% 17
London -34 25 £70,000 +7.69% 4
South East -24 13 £80,000 +38.72% 6
East Midlands -16 5 £58,589 +6.53% 1
Midlands -35 5 £58,589 +1.89% 1
Scotland +19 4 - - 5
South West - 4 £65,000 - 4
East of England -9 2 £28,000 -53.33% 6

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 3 (5.36%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.79%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 15 (26.79%) SaaS
2 12 (21.43%) Azure
3 11 (19.64%) AWS
4 7 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (8.93%) Google Workspace
6 4 (7.14%) GCP
7 2 (3.57%) Entra ID
7 2 (3.57%) Power Automate
8 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.71%) Network Security
2 4 (7.14%) Firewall
3 3 (5.36%) VPN
4 2 (3.57%) DHCP
4 2 (3.57%) DNS
4 2 (3.57%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (1.79%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (1.79%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 23 (41.07%) Social Skills
2 15 (26.79%) Legal
3 13 (23.21%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (23.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 11 (19.64%) Retail
5 10 (17.86%) Finance
6 8 (14.29%) Banking
7 7 (12.50%) Back Office
8 5 (8.93%) Advertising
9 4 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (7.14%) Public Sector
10 2 (3.57%) Aviation
10 2 (3.57%) Law
Job Titles
1 16 (28.57%) Security Specialist
2 13 (23.21%) Information Officer
2 13 (23.21%) Information Security Officer
2 13 (23.21%) Security Officer
3 9 (16.07%) Security Manager
4 6 (10.71%) Senior
5 5 (8.93%) Information Manager
5 5 (8.93%) Information Security Manager
5 5 (8.93%) Information Security Specialist
5 5 (8.93%) Information Specialist
5 5 (8.93%) Support Specialist
6 4 (7.14%) Analyst
6 4 (7.14%) Consultant
6 4 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 4 (7.14%) Governance Manager
6 4 (7.14%) Senior Manager
6 4 (7.14%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
7 3 (5.36%) Account Manager
7 3 (5.36%) IT Manager
8 2 (3.57%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.57%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 47 (83.93%) Management Information System
2 13 (23.21%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (17.86%) Security Posture
4 8 (14.29%) Onboarding
5 7 (12.50%) Cloud Native
5 7 (12.50%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (12.50%) Freedom of Information
5 7 (12.50%) Freedom of Information Act
6 5 (8.93%) Virtual Team
7 3 (5.36%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (5.36%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (3.57%) NHS
8 2 (3.57%) Operational Technology
8 2 (3.57%) PMI
9 1 (1.79%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (1.79%) Data Centre
9 1 (1.79%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 8 (14.29%) Windows
2 3 (5.36%) Windows Server
3 2 (3.57%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (100.00%) Information Security
1 56 (100.00%) Security Management
2 52 (92.86%) ISMS
3 36 (64.29%) Risk Management
4 28 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
5 26 (46.43%) Problem-Solving
6 19 (33.93%) Incident Response
7 17 (30.36%) Data Protection
8 16 (28.57%) Information Security Governance
9 15 (26.79%) Continuous Improvement
10 13 (23.21%) Business Continuity
10 13 (23.21%) Decision-Making
10 13 (23.21%) Disaster Recovery
11 12 (21.43%) Security Operations
12 11 (19.64%) Regulatory Compliance
13 10 (17.86%) Commercial Awareness
14 9 (16.07%) Risk Assessment
14 9 (16.07%) Risk Register
14 9 (16.07%) SIEM
15 8 (14.29%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.93%) C
2 2 (3.57%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 32 (57.14%) CISSP
2 28 (50.00%) CISM
3 18 (32.14%) Degree
4 16 (28.57%) CRISC
5 11 (19.64%) Security Cleared
6 10 (17.86%) CISA
7 8 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 8 (14.29%) SC Cleared
8 7 (12.50%) ISACA
9 6 (10.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (10.71%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (10.71%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 5 (8.93%) CCSP
10 5 (8.93%) DBS Check
11 2 (3.57%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (3.57%) PMI Certification
12 1 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (1.79%) DV Cleared
12 1 (1.79%) IISP
12 1 (1.79%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (83.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (48.21%) Cyber Essentials
3 21 (37.50%) NIST
4 17 (30.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 16 (28.57%) GDPR
5 16 (28.57%) PCI DSS
6 15 (26.79%) GRC
7 14 (25.00%) COBIT
8 10 (17.86%) SOC 2
9 7 (12.50%) SOC 1
10 3 (5.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (5.36%) NCSC
11 2 (3.57%) Accessibility
11 2 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (1.79%) HIPAA
12 1 (1.79%) NIST 800
12 1 (1.79%) PSD2
12 1 (1.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (3.57%) Active Directory
1 2 (3.57%) IAG
2 1 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (8.93%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.79%) CASB
3 1 (1.79%) Nessus
3 1 (1.79%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 8 (14.29%) Google
1 8 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.79%) Cisco
2 1 (1.79%) Fortinet
2 1 (1.79%) HubSpot
2 1 (1.79%) OneTrust
2 1 (1.79%) Palo Alto
2 1 (1.79%) Qualys
2 1 (1.79%) Rapid7
2 1 (1.79%) Tenable
2 1 (1.79%) VMware
2 1 (1.79%) Xero