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 23 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 567 594 530
Rank change year-on-year +27 -64 +235
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 82 164 183
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.15% 0.24% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.28% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 75 103 158
10th Percentile £48,165 £48,078 £36,250
25th Percentile £54,375 £56,875 £46,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +8.33% -4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £83,125 £110,000 £98,400
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% +8.33% +4.35%

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 45,242 57,727 48,781
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.14% 83.98% 93.81%
Number of salaries quoted 27,567 30,431 37,438
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.04% +2.86% -

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 23 November 2025.

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 23 November 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 +50 78 £67,500 +3.85% 43
UK excluding London +62 54 £67,500 +3.85% 29
Work from Home +83 46 £67,500 +3.85% 23
London +32 28 £67,500 -3.57% 18
South West +42 16 £67,500 +5.47% 4
Midlands +63 14 £55,000 -5.98% 5
North of England +28 9 £40,500 -26.36% 2
West Midlands +55 8 £81,250 +38.89% 4
South East +23 8 £60,000 - 18
North West +51 7 £40,500 -40.00% 2
East Midlands +34 6 £51,779 -13.70% 1
Northern Ireland +9 4 - -
East of England +26 3 £67,500 -8.78%
Yorkshire +7 2 £77,500 +82.35%

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 16 (19.51%) IIS
2 5 (6.10%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (9.76%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (2.44%) SAP GRC
1 2 (2.44%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (8.54%) IaaS
1 7 (8.54%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (7.32%) Azure
3 5 (6.10%) Entra ID
4 4 (4.88%) SaaS
5 3 (3.66%) AWS
6 2 (2.44%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (18.29%) Firewall
2 7 (8.54%) VPN
3 5 (6.10%) SSL
3 5 (6.10%) TCP/IP
3 5 (6.10%) VLAN
4 1 (1.22%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.22%) Network Security
General
1 36 (43.90%) Social Skills
2 24 (29.27%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (20.73%) Finance
4 9 (10.98%) Banking
5 6 (7.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (7.32%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (7.32%) Public Sector
6 5 (6.10%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (6.10%) Legal
7 4 (4.88%) Manufacturing
7 4 (4.88%) Retail
8 3 (3.66%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.44%) Back Office
9 2 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (26.83%) Senior
2 18 (21.95%) Consultant
2 18 (21.95%) Security Consultant
2 18 (21.95%) Senior Consultant
2 18 (21.95%) Senior Security Consultant
3 17 (20.73%) Security Manager
4 16 (19.51%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 16 (19.51%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
5 14 (17.07%) IT Manager
6 13 (15.85%) Analyst
6 13 (15.85%) IT Security Manager
7 12 (14.63%) Security Analyst
8 9 (10.98%) Information Analyst
8 9 (10.98%) Information Security Analyst
9 7 (8.54%) Head of Security
10 6 (7.32%) Head of Information
10 6 (7.32%) Head of Information Security
10 6 (7.32%) Information Security Manager
11 5 (6.10%) 3rd Line Support Technician
11 5 (6.10%) Information Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.44%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 63 (76.83%) Management Information System
2 18 (21.95%) CESG
3 15 (18.29%) Security Posture
4 5 (6.10%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (2.44%) Data Centre
5 2 (2.44%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (2.44%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.22%) Cyberattack
6 1 (1.22%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.22%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.22%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 8 (9.76%) Windows
2 6 (7.32%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.22%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (100.00%) Information Security
2 80 (97.56%) Security Management
3 64 (78.05%) ISMS
4 47 (57.32%) Cybersecurity
5 46 (56.10%) Risk Management
6 27 (32.93%) Incident Response
7 21 (25.61%) Information Assurance
7 21 (25.61%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (23.17%) Continuous Improvement
8 19 (23.17%) Data Protection
9 18 (21.95%) SIEM
10 16 (19.51%) Active Listening
10 16 (19.51%) Creative Thinking
10 16 (19.51%) Innovative Thinking
10 16 (19.51%) Matrix Organization
11 13 (15.85%) Business Continuity
11 13 (15.85%) Disaster Recovery
11 13 (15.85%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 10 (12.20%) Identity Management
12 10 (12.20%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 51 (62.20%) CISSP
2 49 (59.76%) CISM
3 28 (34.15%) Degree
4 18 (21.95%) CESG Certified Professional
4 18 (21.95%) CISMP
5 16 (19.51%) IISP
6 9 (10.98%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (10.98%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (9.76%) CISA
8 7 (8.54%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (7.32%) CCNA
9 6 (7.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 5 (6.10%) DBS Check
10 5 (6.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 5 (6.10%) Security Cleared
11 4 (4.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (4.88%) CEH
11 4 (4.88%) SC Cleared
12 3 (3.66%) AWS Certification
12 3 (3.66%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (64.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 47 (57.32%) NIST
3 18 (21.95%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (19.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 16 (19.51%) JSP 440
4 16 (19.51%) NCSC
4 16 (19.51%) NIST 800
4 16 (19.51%) RMADS
5 15 (18.29%) GDPR
6 12 (14.63%) SOC 2
7 10 (12.20%) GRC
8 9 (10.98%) PCI DSS
9 8 (9.76%) ISAE 3402
10 7 (8.54%) COBIT
11 6 (7.32%) ISO 9001
12 4 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (4.88%) ISO 14001
13 3 (3.66%) ISO 22301
14 2 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (1.22%) HIPAA
System Software
1 5 (6.10%) Active Directory
1 5 (6.10%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (6.10%) Autotask
1 5 (6.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.44%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 19 (23.17%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.10%) Carbon Black
2 5 (6.10%) Darktrace
2 5 (6.10%) Qualys
3 3 (3.66%) VMware
4 2 (2.44%) Cisco
4 2 (2.44%) Google
4 2 (2.44%) Proofpoint
4 2 (2.44%) Rapid7
4 2 (2.44%) SAP
4 2 (2.44%) Trend Micro
4 2 (2.44%) Zscaler
5 1 (1.22%) Citrix