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

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 686 571 702
Rank change year-on-year -115 +131 -105
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 51 88 196
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.055% 0.20% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.075% 0.21% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 33 71 178
10th Percentile £51,300 £52,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £56,250 £57,585 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £74,258 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £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 67,776 41,096 86,534
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.14% 92.88% 82.94%
Number of salaries quoted 45,490 21,754 61,656
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £29,375
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.01% +1.93% -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 7 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
Top 13 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 7 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 -91 44 £62,500 - 33
UK excluding London -70 28 £62,500 +4.17% 21
Work from Home -17 20 £58,589 -13.61% 23
London -33 20 £68,750 +5.77% 13
South East -35 10 £80,000 +35.97% 4
Scotland +6 5 £75,000 +8.09% 3
South West - 5 £62,500 - 5
Midlands -40 4 £60,545 +5.29% 4
East of England -18 2 £28,000 -53.33% 2
North West -19 2 £60,000 -21.15% 3
East Midlands -26 2 £58,589 +0.58% 3
West Midlands -27 2 £62,500 +8.70% 1
North of England -38 2 £60,000 -20.61% 7

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 1 (1.96%) CMS
1 1 (1.96%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 10 (19.61%) SaaS
2 9 (17.65%) AWS
3 8 (15.69%) Azure
3 8 (15.69%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (9.80%) Google Workspace
5 4 (7.84%) GCP
6 2 (3.92%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 8 (15.69%) Network Security
2 2 (3.92%) Firewall
3 1 (1.96%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (1.96%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (1.96%) VPN
General
1 20 (39.22%) Social Skills
2 12 (23.53%) Legal
3 11 (21.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (9.80%) Advertising
5 5 (9.80%) Finance
5 5 (9.80%) Retail
6 4 (7.84%) Banking
6 4 (7.84%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (7.84%) Public Sector
7 3 (5.88%) Back Office
8 2 (3.92%) Aviation
9 1 (1.96%) Law
9 1 (1.96%) Military
Job Titles
1 13 (25.49%) Security Manager
2 10 (19.61%) Security Specialist
3 8 (15.69%) Information Manager
3 8 (15.69%) Information Officer
3 8 (15.69%) Information Security Manager
3 8 (15.69%) Information Security Officer
3 8 (15.69%) Security Officer
4 6 (11.76%) IT Manager
4 6 (11.76%) Senior
5 5 (9.80%) Governance Manager
5 5 (9.80%) Support Specialist
6 4 (7.84%) Analyst
6 4 (7.84%) Consultant
6 4 (7.84%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 4 (7.84%) Senior Manager
7 3 (5.88%) Account Manager
7 3 (5.88%) Information Security Specialist
7 3 (5.88%) Information Specialist
8 2 (3.92%) Compliance Analyst
8 2 (3.92%) IT Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.92%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 40 (78.43%) Management Information System
2 7 (13.73%) Onboarding
2 7 (13.73%) Security Posture
3 5 (9.80%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (9.80%) Virtual Team
4 4 (7.84%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (7.84%) Data Protection Act
5 3 (5.88%) Cloud Native
5 3 (5.88%) Freedom of Information
5 3 (5.88%) Freedom of Information Act
5 3 (5.88%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (3.92%) NHS
6 2 (3.92%) Operational Technology
7 1 (1.96%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (1.96%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.96%) PKI
7 1 (1.96%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 7 (13.73%) Windows
2 1 (1.96%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (100.00%) Information Security
1 51 (100.00%) Security Management
2 41 (80.39%) ISMS
3 27 (52.94%) Risk Management
4 25 (49.02%) Cybersecurity
5 18 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (31.37%) Incident Response
7 13 (25.49%) Data Protection
8 12 (23.53%) Security Operations
9 11 (21.57%) Decision-Making
10 10 (19.61%) Continuous Improvement
11 9 (17.65%) Business Continuity
11 9 (17.65%) Disaster Recovery
11 9 (17.65%) Information Security Governance
11 9 (17.65%) Risk Assessment
12 7 (13.73%) Data Loss Prevention
12 7 (13.73%) Regulatory Compliance
12 7 (13.73%) SIEM
13 6 (11.76%) Commercial Awareness
13 6 (11.76%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.84%) C
Qualifications
1 27 (52.94%) CISSP
2 26 (50.98%) CISM
3 15 (29.41%) Degree
4 12 (23.53%) CRISC
5 9 (17.65%) Security Cleared
6 8 (15.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 6 (11.76%) CISA
7 6 (11.76%) SC Cleared
8 5 (9.80%) DBS Check
9 4 (7.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (7.84%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (7.84%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (7.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 3 (5.88%) CCSP
10 3 (5.88%) ISACA
11 1 (1.96%) CEH
11 1 (1.96%) DV Cleared
11 1 (1.96%) MCITP
11 1 (1.96%) OSCP
11 1 (1.96%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (84.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (43.14%) NIST
3 21 (41.18%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (31.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (23.53%) GRC
6 11 (21.57%) PCI DSS
7 10 (19.61%) GDPR
8 9 (17.65%) COBIT
9 4 (7.84%) SOC 2
10 3 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (5.88%) NCSC
10 3 (5.88%) SOC 1
11 2 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (3.92%) NIST 800
12 1 (1.96%) HIPAA
12 1 (1.96%) PSD2
12 1 (1.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (3.92%) IAG
2 1 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (9.80%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.96%) CASB
2 1 (1.96%) Nessus
2 1 (1.96%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 9 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 8 (15.69%) Google
3 1 (1.96%) Cisco
3 1 (1.96%) Fortinet
3 1 (1.96%) HubSpot
3 1 (1.96%) OneTrust
3 1 (1.96%) Palo Alto
3 1 (1.96%) Qualys
3 1 (1.96%) Rapid7
3 1 (1.96%) Tenable
3 1 (1.96%) VMware
3 1 (1.96%) Xero