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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 585 632 561
Rank change year-on-year +47 -71 +246
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 88 161 217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.18% 0.21% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% 0.26% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 78 111 170
10th Percentile £51,100 £42,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £62,813 £55,625 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £74,258 £75,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £86,776 £105,000 £97,126
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.00% -3.85% +23.81%

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 43,694 63,053 58,074
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.68% 81.08% 94.39%
Number of salaries quoted 24,544 35,778 43,624
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.78% +2.86%

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

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 16 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
Top 17 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 16 September 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 +37 75 £67,500 +8.00% 31
Work from Home +69 56 £67,500 +8.00% 18
UK excluding London +55 55 £67,500 +8.00% 30
London +33 31 £68,736 -5.84% 14
South West +73 16 £67,500 +14.89% 5
North of England +45 10 £69,384 +18.10% 4
South East +13 8 £62,500 - 10
Midlands +57 7 £54,500 -9.17% 1
North West +4 7 £54,942 -10.30% 3
Northern Ireland - 7 £76,092 -
West Midlands +49 4 £69,384 +17.10%
East Midlands +19 3 £54,000 -10.00% 1
East of England -5 3 £67,500 +8.87% 4
Scotland +55 2 £75,574 -24.43% 6
Wales +22 2 £75,574 -11.09% 1
North East +18 2 £75,574 - 1
Yorkshire +10 1 £77,500 +40.91%

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 16 (18.18%) IIS
2 3 (3.41%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (11.36%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.14%) SAP GRC
1 1 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (6.82%) SaaS
2 5 (5.68%) IaaS
3 4 (4.55%) Azure
3 4 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (3.41%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.27%) AWS
5 2 (2.27%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (20.45%) Network Security
2 12 (13.64%) Firewall
3 5 (5.68%) VPN
4 3 (3.41%) SSL
4 3 (3.41%) TCP/IP
4 3 (3.41%) VLAN
5 2 (2.27%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.14%) DNS
6 1 (1.14%) IPv4
6 1 (1.14%) IPv6
General
1 44 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 24 (27.27%) Finance
3 16 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (18.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (14.77%) Influencing Skills
5 12 (13.64%) Legal
6 9 (10.23%) Banking
7 5 (5.68%) Manufacturing
8 4 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (3.41%) Marketing
9 3 (3.41%) Military
9 3 (3.41%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (2.27%) Back Office
10 2 (2.27%) Public Sector
10 2 (2.27%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (20.45%) Senior
2 17 (19.32%) Consultant
2 17 (19.32%) Security Consultant
2 17 (19.32%) Senior Consultant
2 17 (19.32%) Senior Security Consultant
3 16 (18.18%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 16 (18.18%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
4 15 (17.05%) Architect
4 15 (17.05%) Security Architect
5 13 (14.77%) Security Manager
6 11 (12.50%) Lead
7 10 (11.36%) Analyst
7 10 (11.36%) Information Manager
7 10 (11.36%) Information Security Manager
8 9 (10.23%) Security Analyst
9 8 (9.09%) Principal Architect
9 8 (9.09%) Principal Security Architect
10 7 (7.95%) Lead Architect
10 7 (7.95%) Lead Security Architect
11 6 (6.82%) Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.14%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 56 (63.64%) Management Information System
2 18 (20.45%) CESG
3 7 (7.95%) Security Posture
4 5 (5.68%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (2.27%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.14%) Cyberattack
6 1 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.14%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (1.14%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (1.14%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.14%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.14%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.14%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 7 (7.95%) Windows
2 4 (4.55%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.14%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (100.00%) Information Security
2 81 (92.05%) Security Management
3 58 (65.91%) Cybersecurity
3 58 (65.91%) ISMS
4 48 (54.55%) Risk Management
5 37 (42.05%) Information Assurance
6 20 (22.73%) Incident Response
7 18 (20.45%) Penetration Testing
7 18 (20.45%) Risk Assessment
8 16 (18.18%) Active Listening
8 16 (18.18%) Creative Thinking
8 16 (18.18%) Innovative Thinking
8 16 (18.18%) Matrix Organization
8 16 (18.18%) Security Architecture
9 15 (17.05%) Architectural Patterns
9 15 (17.05%) SABSA
9 15 (17.05%) TOGAF
10 14 (15.91%) Problem-Solving
11 13 (14.77%) SIEM
12 12 (13.64%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 42 (47.73%) CISSP
2 41 (46.59%) CISM
3 20 (22.73%) Degree
4 19 (21.59%) CISMP
5 18 (20.45%) CESG Certified Professional
6 16 (18.18%) IISP
6 16 (18.18%) Security Cleared
7 15 (17.05%) SC Cleared
8 8 (9.09%) CISA
9 6 (6.82%) CCNA
9 6 (6.82%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (5.68%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (5.68%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (4.55%) CEH
12 3 (3.41%) DBS Check
12 3 (3.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 3 (3.41%) Master's Degree
13 2 (2.27%) CRISC
13 2 (2.27%) ISACA
13 2 (2.27%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (59.09%) NIST
2 51 (57.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 31 (35.23%) NCSC
4 18 (20.45%) GDPR
5 17 (19.32%) NIST 800
6 16 (18.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 16 (18.18%) JSP 440
6 16 (18.18%) RMADS
7 9 (10.23%) PCI DSS
7 9 (10.23%) SOC 2
8 8 (9.09%) QA
9 7 (7.95%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (7.95%) GRC
9 7 (7.95%) ISO 9001
10 5 (5.68%) ISO 14001
11 4 (4.55%) COBIT
12 2 (2.27%) ISAE 3402
12 2 (2.27%) ISO 22301
12 2 (2.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 4 (4.55%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (3.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (3.41%) Autotask
1 3 (3.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.27%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 18 (20.45%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.55%) Carbon Black
2 4 (4.55%) Darktrace
2 4 (4.55%) Qualys
3 3 (3.41%) Cisco
3 3 (3.41%) VMware
4 2 (2.27%) Google
4 2 (2.27%) Proofpoint
4 2 (2.27%) Rapid7
4 2 (2.27%) Trend Micro
4 2 (2.27%) Zscaler
5 1 (1.14%) Citrix
5 1 (1.14%) SAP