Information Security Management Jobs

Information Security Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Information Security Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security Management over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 642 707 564
Rank change year-on-year +65 -143 +307
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 79 202 404
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.19% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.23% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 64 173 202
10th Percentile £54,082 £31,500 £36,375
25th Percentile £57,628 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - +8.70%
75th Percentile £74,258 £73,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £86,776 £97,500 £94,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +13.64% -12.00% +17.92%

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 53,298 89,106 85,068
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 91.19% 82.51% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 27,465 61,429 52,805
10th Percentile £27,336 £29,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £38,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,331
Median % change year-on-year - -8.84% +0.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%

Information Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Information Security Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Management.

Salary trend for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Management over the 6 months to 2 July 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 July 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 +32 64 £65,000 +4.00% 201
UK excluding London +110 41 £62,500 +13.64% 108
Work from Home +89 37 £69,384 +11.01% 85
London +59 35 £65,000 -13.33% 98
South East +60 14 £57,670 -7.73% 33
Midlands +61 8 £57,500 -4.17% 15
North of England +26 6 £75,574 +37.41% 23
Northern Ireland - 6 £76,092 - 4
West Midlands +59 5 £57,500 -1.71% 6
Scotland +97 4 £69,384 +215.38% 4
North West +13 4 £76,092 +52.18% 15
East Midlands +43 3 £55,000 -8.33% 9
North East +47 2 £75,574 +101.53% 2
Wales +43 2 £75,574 +132.53% 2
East of England +32 1 £60,000 -7.69% 10

Information Security Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (5.06%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (16.46%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 9 (11.39%) Azure
2 4 (5.06%) SaaS
3 3 (3.80%) AWS
4 2 (2.53%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (2.53%) Entra ID
4 2 (2.53%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.27%) IaaS
5 1 (1.27%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (25.32%) Network Security
2 4 (5.06%) Firewall
3 2 (2.53%) Internet
3 2 (2.53%) Wireshark
4 1 (1.27%) DNS
4 1 (1.27%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.27%) IPv4
4 1 (1.27%) IPv6
General
1 53 (67.09%) Social Skills
2 21 (26.58%) Finance
3 18 (22.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (16.46%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (13.92%) Influencing Skills
5 11 (13.92%) Legal
6 8 (10.13%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (7.59%) Banking
8 4 (5.06%) Manufacturing
9 3 (3.80%) Marketing
9 3 (3.80%) Military
9 3 (3.80%) Publishing
10 2 (2.53%) Retail
11 1 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (1.27%) Police
11 1 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (1.27%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (21.52%) Architect
1 17 (21.52%) Security Architect
1 17 (21.52%) Security Manager
2 16 (20.25%) Lead
3 13 (16.46%) Information Manager
3 13 (16.46%) Information Security Manager
4 10 (12.66%) Analyst
4 10 (12.66%) Security Analyst
5 9 (11.39%) Lead Architect
5 9 (11.39%) Lead Security Architect
6 8 (10.13%) Information Analyst
6 8 (10.13%) Information Security Analyst
6 8 (10.13%) Principal Architect
6 8 (10.13%) Principal Security Architect
7 5 (6.33%) Information Security Officer
7 5 (6.33%) Operational Security Manager
7 5 (6.33%) Operations Manager
7 5 (6.33%) Security Officer
7 5 (6.33%) Security Operations Manager
8 4 (5.06%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (11.39%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 40 (50.63%) Management Information System
2 13 (16.46%) Security Posture
3 8 (10.13%) Data Protection Act
4 7 (8.86%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (3.80%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (3.80%) Data Centre
5 3 (3.80%) Freedom of Information
5 3 (3.80%) Freedom of Information Act
6 2 (2.53%) CESG
7 1 (1.27%) Cyberattack
7 1 (1.27%) Driving Licence
7 1 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (1.27%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.27%) PKI
7 1 (1.27%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.06%) Linux
2 3 (3.80%) Windows
3 2 (2.53%) CentOS
3 2 (2.53%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (100.00%) Information Security
2 74 (93.67%) Security Management
3 52 (65.82%) Cybersecurity
4 38 (48.10%) ISMS
5 33 (41.77%) Risk Management
6 24 (30.38%) Risk Assessment
7 20 (25.32%) Information Assurance
7 20 (25.32%) Penetration Testing
8 19 (24.05%) Incident Response
9 18 (22.78%) Security Architecture
10 15 (18.99%) Architectural Patterns
10 15 (18.99%) Decision-Making
10 15 (18.99%) SABSA
10 15 (18.99%) TOGAF
11 14 (17.72%) Problem-Solving
12 11 (13.92%) Continuous Improvement
13 10 (12.66%) Data Protection
14 9 (11.39%) Information Security Governance
14 9 (11.39%) Mentoring
14 9 (11.39%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.53%) PowerShell
1 2 (2.53%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 31 (39.24%) CISSP
2 25 (31.65%) Security Cleared
3 21 (26.58%) CISM
4 16 (20.25%) SC Cleared
5 13 (16.46%) Degree
6 11 (13.92%) CESG Certified Professional
7 10 (12.66%) CISMP
8 7 (8.86%) CISA
9 6 (7.59%) DV Cleared
10 4 (5.06%) CCNA
10 4 (5.06%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (5.06%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (5.06%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (3.80%) ISACA
11 3 (3.80%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 3 (3.80%) Master's Degree
12 2 (2.53%) AWS Certification
12 2 (2.53%) CRISC
12 2 (2.53%) MCSE
12 2 (2.53%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (65.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (41.77%) NIST
3 16 (20.25%) GDPR
4 15 (18.99%) NCSC
5 12 (15.19%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (10.13%) QA
7 7 (8.86%) PCI DSS
8 6 (7.59%) SOC 2
9 4 (5.06%) COBIT
9 4 (5.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (5.06%) ISO 14001
9 4 (5.06%) ISO 9001
10 3 (3.80%) HIPAA
11 1 (1.27%) GRC
11 1 (1.27%) NIST 800
11 1 (1.27%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (2.53%) Active Directory
1 2 (2.53%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 20 (25.32%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.33%) Citrix
3 3 (3.80%) Cisco
4 2 (2.53%) Palo Alto
4 2 (2.53%) Proofpoint
4 2 (2.53%) Rapid7
4 2 (2.53%) Red Hat
4 2 (2.53%) Trend Micro
4 2 (2.53%) VMware
4 2 (2.53%) Zscaler
5 1 (1.27%) Carbon Black
5 1 (1.27%) Darktrace
5 1 (1.27%) Qualys