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

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 692 588 627
Rank change year-on-year -104 +39 -68
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 90 86 172
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.082% 0.17% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.19% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 42 76 138
10th Percentile £45,000 £53,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,188 £61,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,795 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.45% +3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £74,258 £75,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £86,776 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,589 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.20% +12.50% -7.69%

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 80,399 44,438 65,626
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.12% 88.74% 80.77%
Number of salaries quoted 55,793 25,365 40,468
10th Percentile £31,055 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,465
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -0.84% -7.56%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,803
% change year-on-year +15.79% -6.50% -6.94%

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 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
Top 11 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 August 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 -83 81 £58,589 -13.20% 38
UK excluding London -104 55 £58,589 -13.20% 30
Work from Home -51 38 £58,589 -13.20% 15
London -43 33 £65,000 -5.88% 14
South East -32 21 £77,500 +26.53% 12
Midlands -30 14 £58,589 +6.53% 2
East of England -12 8 £50,000 -24.53% 5
West Midlands -24 8 - - 2
Scotland +6 7 - - 2
East Midlands -26 6 £58,589 +7.50%
South West -84 5 £52,500 -22.22% 3

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 (7.78%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (7.78%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (3.33%) Chatbot
2 1 (1.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.11%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 22 (24.44%) Azure
2 17 (18.89%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (17.78%) AWS
3 16 (17.78%) SaaS
4 7 (7.78%) Google Workspace
5 4 (4.44%) Entra ID
6 3 (3.33%) GCP
6 3 (3.33%) Power Automate
7 1 (1.11%) Canva
7 1 (1.11%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (1.11%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.11%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 12 (13.33%) Network Security
2 7 (7.78%) Firewall
3 6 (6.67%) VPN
4 3 (3.33%) DHCP
4 3 (3.33%) DNS
4 3 (3.33%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (1.11%) Cisco ASA
Development Applications
1 2 (2.22%) JIRA
General
1 39 (43.33%) Social Skills
2 20 (22.22%) Legal
3 19 (21.11%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (21.11%) Finance
4 16 (17.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (12.22%) Retail
6 7 (7.78%) Aerospace
6 7 (7.78%) Back Office
6 7 (7.78%) Banking
7 5 (5.56%) Advertising
7 5 (5.56%) Law
8 4 (4.44%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (3.33%) Military
10 2 (2.22%) Aviation
10 2 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (2.22%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 20 (22.22%) Security Specialist
2 13 (14.44%) Information Officer
2 13 (14.44%) Information Security Officer
2 13 (14.44%) Security Officer
3 11 (12.22%) Security Manager
4 10 (11.11%) IT Manager
4 10 (11.11%) Senior
5 8 (8.89%) Information Security Specialist
5 8 (8.89%) Information Specialist
6 7 (7.78%) Analyst
7 6 (6.67%) Head of Compliance
8 5 (5.56%) Coordinator
8 5 (5.56%) Governance Manager
8 5 (5.56%) Senior Manager
8 5 (5.56%) Support Specialist
9 4 (4.44%) Architect
9 4 (4.44%) Information Security Manager
9 4 (4.44%) Security Analyst
9 4 (4.44%) Security Architect
9 4 (4.44%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.33%) ModSecurity
2 2 (2.22%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 74 (82.22%) Management Information System
2 20 (22.22%) Security Posture
3 18 (20.00%) Onboarding
3 18 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (8.89%) BYOD
4 8 (8.89%) Cloud Native
5 7 (7.78%) Cyber Defence
5 7 (7.78%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (7.78%) Freedom of Information
5 7 (7.78%) Freedom of Information Act
5 7 (7.78%) Security Operations Centre
6 5 (5.56%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (5.56%) Virtual Team
7 4 (4.44%) Culture of Ownership
8 3 (3.33%) Cyber Security Posture
8 3 (3.33%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (3.33%) IVR
8 3 (3.33%) Operational Technology
8 3 (3.33%) Social Media
9 2 (2.22%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 8 (8.89%) Windows
2 3 (3.33%) Linux
2 3 (3.33%) Windows 10
2 3 (3.33%) Windows Server
3 2 (2.22%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (100.00%) Information Security
1 90 (100.00%) Security Management
2 82 (91.11%) ISMS
3 57 (63.33%) Risk Management
4 40 (44.44%) Cybersecurity
5 38 (42.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 38 (42.22%) Incident Response
6 32 (35.56%) Problem-Solving
7 27 (30.00%) Data Protection
8 25 (27.78%) Security Operations
9 23 (25.56%) Business Continuity
10 19 (21.11%) Disaster Recovery
10 19 (21.11%) Information Security Governance
11 18 (20.00%) ITIL
12 17 (18.89%) Vulnerability Management
13 16 (17.78%) AI
13 16 (17.78%) Decision-Making
14 15 (16.67%) Incident Management
15 14 (15.56%) Risk Register
15 14 (15.56%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.67%) C
2 3 (3.33%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.11%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.11%) Python
3 1 (1.11%) Ruby
3 1 (1.11%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 47 (52.22%) CISSP
2 35 (38.89%) CISM
3 19 (21.11%) Degree
3 19 (21.11%) Security Cleared
4 18 (20.00%) CRISC
5 11 (12.22%) CISA
6 10 (11.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 10 (11.11%) SC Cleared
7 7 (7.78%) ISACA
8 6 (6.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 6 (6.67%) CCSP
8 6 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (6.67%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (6.67%) DV Cleared
8 6 (6.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (4.44%) DBS Check
10 3 (3.33%) AWS Certification
10 3 (3.33%) Azure Certification
10 3 (3.33%) CCSK
10 3 (3.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (87.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 39 (43.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 28 (31.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 24 (26.67%) GDPR
4 24 (26.67%) NIST
5 22 (24.44%) GRC
6 15 (16.67%) COBIT
6 15 (16.67%) PCI DSS
7 14 (15.56%) SOC 2
8 9 (10.00%) ISO 9001
9 7 (7.78%) SOC 1
10 4 (4.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (3.33%) NCSC
11 3 (3.33%) QA
11 3 (3.33%) SLA
12 2 (2.22%) Accessibility
13 1 (1.11%) NIST 800
13 1 (1.11%) PSD2
System Software
1 3 (3.33%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.22%) IAG
Systems Management
1 10 (11.11%) Single Sign-On
2 7 (7.78%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.11%) CASB
3 1 (1.11%) Nessus
3 1 (1.11%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 17 (18.89%) Microsoft
2 10 (11.11%) Google
3 3 (3.33%) Meraki
4 2 (2.22%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.11%) Cisco
5 1 (1.11%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.11%) OneTrust
5 1 (1.11%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.11%) Qualys
5 1 (1.11%) Rapid7
5 1 (1.11%) Tenable