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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 645 537 682
Rank change year-on-year -108 +145 -72
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 58 103 195
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.066% 0.25% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.088% 0.27% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 43 77 175
10th Percentile £45,026 £47,034 £30,000
25th Percentile £54,375 £53,688 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £67,500 £76,875
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,100 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year +4.17% +17.07% -18.00%

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 65,992 38,867 81,094
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 75.24% 92.91% 85.83%
Number of salaries quoted 40,690 22,673 59,246
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.86%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -8.90%

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 21 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
Top 14 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 21 April 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 -104 50 £67,500 +12.50% 10
UK excluding London -96 36 £62,500 +4.17% 8
Work from Home -26 23 £62,500 +4.17% 5
London -28 19 £77,500 +19.23% 3
Midlands -32 9 £62,500 +12.11% 1
South East -73 9 £65,000 +12.71% 5
West Midlands -26 7 £70,000 +25.91%
Scotland -21 6 £45,500 -45.67%
South West -51 6 £58,750 - 1
North of England -58 4 £68,750 +14.58%
North West -29 3 £60,000 -
East of England -35 2 £28,000 -62.16% 1
East Midlands -56 2 £51,058 -12.35% 1
Yorkshire - 1 £77,500 -

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 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.72%) CMS
2 1 (1.72%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.72%) SAP GRC
1 1 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 10 (17.24%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (10.34%) Entra ID
3 5 (8.62%) AWS
4 4 (6.90%) SaaS
5 2 (3.45%) Azure
5 2 (3.45%) Mimecast
5 2 (3.45%) Tessian
6 1 (1.72%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 8 (13.79%) Network Security
2 6 (10.34%) Firewall
3 2 (3.45%) DKIM
3 2 (3.45%) DMARC
3 2 (3.45%) VPN
4 1 (1.72%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 24 (41.38%) Social Skills
2 13 (22.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 11 (18.97%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (15.52%) Legal
5 6 (10.34%) Public Sector
6 5 (8.62%) Finance
6 5 (8.62%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (6.90%) Banking
7 4 (6.90%) Retail
8 2 (3.45%) Aviation
8 2 (3.45%) Back Office
8 2 (3.45%) Law
8 2 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.72%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.72%) Military
9 1 (1.72%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (43.10%) Security Manager
2 14 (24.14%) Information Security Manager
3 12 (20.69%) Information Manager
3 12 (20.69%) IT Manager
4 11 (18.97%) IT Security Manager
5 10 (17.24%) Senior
6 8 (13.79%) Analyst
7 6 (10.34%) Governance Manager
8 5 (8.62%) Consultant
8 5 (8.62%) Information Officer
8 5 (8.62%) Information Security Officer
8 5 (8.62%) Security Officer
9 4 (6.90%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 4 (6.90%) Information Analyst
9 4 (6.90%) Information Security Analyst
9 4 (6.90%) Information Security Specialist
9 4 (6.90%) Information Specialist
9 4 (6.90%) Security Analyst
9 4 (6.90%) Security Specialist
9 4 (6.90%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.45%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.72%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 39 (67.24%) Management Information System
2 12 (20.69%) Security Posture
3 9 (15.52%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (5.17%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (5.17%) PKI
5 2 (3.45%) Cloud Native
5 2 (3.45%) Freedom of Information
5 2 (3.45%) Freedom of Information Act
5 2 (3.45%) NHS
5 2 (3.45%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.72%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.72%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.72%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (1.72%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.72%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.72%) PMI
6 1 (1.72%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.72%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.45%) Windows
2 1 (1.72%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (100.00%) Information Security
1 58 (100.00%) Security Management
2 35 (60.34%) ISMS
3 26 (44.83%) Risk Management
4 23 (39.66%) Cybersecurity
5 18 (31.03%) Incident Response
5 18 (31.03%) Risk Assessment
6 15 (25.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (20.69%) Data Protection
7 12 (20.69%) Decision-Making
7 12 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
7 12 (20.69%) SIEM
8 9 (15.52%) Strategic Thinking
9 8 (13.79%) Business Continuity
9 8 (13.79%) Vulnerability Management
10 6 (10.34%) BCP
10 6 (10.34%) Information Governance
10 6 (10.34%) Security Operations
10 6 (10.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 6 (10.34%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.45%) C
Qualifications
1 34 (58.62%) CISM
2 33 (56.90%) CISSP
3 13 (22.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 12 (20.69%) Degree
5 11 (18.97%) CRISC
6 10 (17.24%) Security Cleared
7 8 (13.79%) SC Cleared
8 7 (12.07%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 6 (10.34%) CISA
9 6 (10.34%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (6.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (6.90%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (5.17%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (3.45%) AWS Certification
12 2 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (3.45%) DBS Check
12 2 (3.45%) ISACA
13 1 (1.72%) DV Cleared
13 1 (1.72%) IISP
13 1 (1.72%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (87.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (51.72%) NIST
3 29 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 18 (31.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 13 (22.41%) GDPR
6 11 (18.97%) GRC
7 10 (17.24%) COBIT
7 10 (17.24%) PCI DSS
8 7 (12.07%) SOC 2
9 4 (6.90%) NIST 800
10 2 (3.45%) ISAE 3402
10 2 (3.45%) NCSC
10 2 (3.45%) SOC 1
11 1 (1.72%) HIPAA
11 1 (1.72%) ISO 22301
11 1 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (1.72%) PSD2
11 1 (1.72%) QA
11 1 (1.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (3.45%) IAG
2 1 (1.72%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.72%) RSA Archer
1 1 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (17.24%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.72%) Carbon Black
2 1 (1.72%) Darktrace
2 1 (1.72%) HubSpot
2 1 (1.72%) OneTrust
2 1 (1.72%) Qualys
2 1 (1.72%) SAP
2 1 (1.72%) VMware
2 1 (1.72%) Xero