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

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 701 591 609
Rank change year-on-year -110 +18 -56
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 112 86 159
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.095% 0.17% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% 0.19% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 61 77 99
10th Percentile £32,500 £50,234 £43,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £63,750 £56,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +5.47% +2.40%
75th Percentile £76,250 £74,258 £76,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £86,776 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,589 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -13.20% +8.00% -

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 86,353 44,239 60,788
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.12% 89.09% 81.92%
Number of salaries quoted 59,227 24,477 32,914
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £59,430
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -7.45% -0.95%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

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 5 October 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 5 October 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 -85 103 £58,589 -13.20% 97
UK excluding London -119 67 £58,589 -13.20% 59
Work from Home -45 48 £57,500 -14.81% 49
London -61 43 £65,000 -3.70% 41
South East -30 24 £77,500 +29.17% 22
East of England -23 14 £29,000 -57.04% 7
Midlands -43 14 £58,589 +6.53% 1
West Midlands -32 8 - - 1
Scotland +7 7 £60,000 -20.61% 3
East Midlands -36 6 £58,589 +9.00%
South West -84 5 £52,500 -22.22% 6
North of England -62 3 £72,500 +4.49% 17
North East -62 2 £75,000 -0.76% 2
Yorkshire -42 1 £30,000 -61.29% 9

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 (6.25%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (6.25%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.79%) Confluence
3 1 (0.89%) IIS
Applications
1 3 (2.68%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 23 (20.54%) Azure
1 23 (20.54%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (15.18%) SaaS
3 15 (13.39%) AWS
4 8 (7.14%) Google Workspace
5 4 (3.57%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.68%) GCP
6 3 (2.68%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.89%) Canva
7 1 (0.89%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.89%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (11.61%) Network Security
2 10 (8.93%) Firewall
3 7 (6.25%) VPN
4 4 (3.57%) DHCP
4 4 (3.57%) DNS
4 4 (3.57%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.89%) Broadband
5 1 (0.89%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.89%) DSL
5 1 (0.89%) LAN
5 1 (0.89%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.89%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (1.79%) JIRA
General
1 49 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 27 (24.11%) Legal
3 19 (16.96%) Finance
4 16 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (13.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (12.50%) Retail
7 8 (7.14%) Aerospace
8 7 (6.25%) Back Office
8 7 (6.25%) Banking
9 5 (4.46%) Advertising
10 4 (3.57%) Cantonese Language
10 4 (3.57%) Law
10 4 (3.57%) Mandarin Language
10 4 (3.57%) Military
11 3 (2.68%) Manufacturing
12 2 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.89%) Local Government
13 1 (0.89%) Marketing
13 1 (0.89%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 22 (19.64%) Security Specialist
2 16 (14.29%) Information Officer
2 16 (14.29%) Information Security Officer
2 16 (14.29%) Security Officer
3 15 (13.39%) Senior
4 10 (8.93%) Coordinator
4 10 (8.93%) Information Security Specialist
4 10 (8.93%) Information Specialist
4 10 (8.93%) IT Manager
5 9 (8.04%) Security Manager
6 8 (7.14%) Consultant
7 7 (6.25%) Head of Compliance
8 6 (5.36%) Analyst
8 6 (5.36%) Information Manager
8 6 (5.36%) Information Security Manager
8 6 (5.36%) Security Analyst
8 6 (5.36%) Senior Manager
9 5 (4.46%) Architect
9 5 (4.46%) Security Architect
9 5 (4.46%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.57%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 83 (74.11%) Management Information System
2 23 (20.54%) Onboarding
3 20 (17.86%) Security Posture
4 18 (16.07%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (8.93%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (7.14%) BYOD
6 8 (7.14%) Cloud Native
6 8 (7.14%) Cyber Defence
6 8 (7.14%) Driving Licence
6 8 (7.14%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (6.25%) Freedom of Information
7 7 (6.25%) Freedom of Information Act
8 6 (5.36%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (4.46%) Virtual Team
10 4 (3.57%) Culture of Ownership
10 4 (3.57%) Operational Technology
11 3 (2.68%) Cyber Security Posture
11 3 (2.68%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (2.68%) IVR
11 3 (2.68%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.04%) Windows
2 4 (3.57%) Windows 10
3 3 (2.68%) Linux
3 3 (2.68%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.79%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.89%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (100.00%) Information Security
1 112 (100.00%) Security Management
2 101 (90.18%) ISMS
3 60 (53.57%) Risk Management
4 50 (44.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 47 (41.96%) Cybersecurity
6 40 (35.71%) Incident Response
7 36 (32.14%) Business Continuity
7 36 (32.14%) Data Protection
8 30 (26.79%) Problem-Solving
9 28 (25.00%) Security Operations
10 25 (22.32%) Risk Register
11 23 (20.54%) Stakeholder Management
12 22 (19.64%) Vulnerability Management
13 20 (17.86%) Disaster Recovery
13 20 (17.86%) ITIL
13 20 (17.86%) Quality Management
14 18 (16.07%) AI
14 18 (16.07%) Information Security Governance
15 16 (14.29%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.46%) C
2 3 (2.68%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.89%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.89%) Python
3 1 (0.89%) R
3 1 (0.89%) Ruby
3 1 (0.89%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 47 (41.96%) CISSP
2 34 (30.36%) CISM
3 24 (21.43%) Security Cleared
4 18 (16.07%) Degree
5 16 (14.29%) CISA
6 15 (13.39%) CRISC
7 9 (8.04%) SC Cleared
8 8 (7.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 7 (6.25%) DV Cleared
9 7 (6.25%) ISACA
10 6 (5.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (5.36%) CCSP
10 6 (5.36%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (4.46%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (4.46%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (4.46%) DBS Check
12 4 (3.57%) AWS Certification
12 4 (3.57%) Azure Certification
12 4 (3.57%) CCSK
12 4 (3.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (91.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 43 (38.39%) Cyber Essentials
3 32 (28.57%) GDPR
4 31 (27.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 31 (27.68%) GRC
5 24 (21.43%) NIST
6 21 (18.75%) ISO 9001
7 18 (16.07%) PCI DSS
8 13 (11.61%) SOC 2
9 11 (9.82%) COBIT
10 9 (8.04%) QA
11 7 (6.25%) SOC 1
12 6 (5.36%) ISO 22301
12 6 (5.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 4 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (3.57%) NCSC
14 3 (2.68%) Accessibility
14 3 (2.68%) ISO 14001
14 3 (2.68%) SLA
15 1 (0.89%) Good Clinical Practice
System Software
1 3 (2.68%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (8.93%) Single Sign-On
2 7 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.89%) CASB
3 1 (0.89%) Nessus
Vendors
1 23 (20.54%) Microsoft
2 11 (9.82%) Google
3 3 (2.68%) Meraki
4 2 (1.79%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.89%) Cisco
5 1 (0.89%) Fortinet
5 1 (0.89%) OneTrust
5 1 (0.89%) Palo Alto
5 1 (0.89%) Qualys
5 1 (0.89%) Rapid7
5 1 (0.89%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.89%) Tenable
5 1 (0.89%) Zoho