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

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 666 530 687
Rank change year-on-year -136 +157 -77
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 58 105 199
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.068% 0.25% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.090% 0.27% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 45 79 178
10th Percentile £45,811 £47,711 £30,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £54,969 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £81,250 £67,820 £75,938
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +14.29% -12.50%

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 64,759 38,558 80,920
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 75.53% 92.98% 86.03%
Number of salaries quoted 39,875 22,521 59,469
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.54%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -8.26%

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 16 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 16 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 -120 51 £67,500 +12.50% 11
UK excluding London -95 36 £62,500 +4.17% 10
Work from Home -35 21 £62,500 +4.17% 5
London -18 20 £75,000 +15.38% 3
Midlands -42 9 £62,500 +8.70% 1
South East -71 9 £65,000 +12.71% 6
West Midlands -13 7 £70,000 +25.91%
Scotland -25 6 £45,500 -54.50%
South West -53 6 £58,750 - 2
North of England -55 4 £68,750 +14.58%
North West -26 3 £60,000 -
East of England -30 2 £28,000 -62.16% 1
East Midlands -52 2 £51,058 -18.31% 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 3 (5.17%) 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 25 (43.10%) Social Skills
2 13 (22.41%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (20.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (15.52%) Legal
5 6 (10.34%) Influencing Skills
5 6 (10.34%) Public Sector
6 4 (6.90%) Finance
7 3 (5.17%) Banking
7 3 (5.17%) Retail
8 2 (3.45%) Aviation
8 2 (3.45%) Law
8 2 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.72%) Back Office
9 1 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.72%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.72%) Military
9 1 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.72%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (43.10%) Security Manager
2 13 (22.41%) Information Security Manager
2 13 (22.41%) IT Manager
3 12 (20.69%) IT Security Manager
4 11 (18.97%) Information Manager
5 10 (17.24%) Senior
6 8 (13.79%) Analyst
7 6 (10.34%) Governance Manager
8 5 (8.62%) Consultant
9 4 (6.90%) Head of Security
9 4 (6.90%) Information Analyst
9 4 (6.90%) Information Officer
9 4 (6.90%) Information Security Analyst
9 4 (6.90%) Information Security Officer
9 4 (6.90%) Information Security Specialist
9 4 (6.90%) Information Specialist
9 4 (6.90%) Security Analyst
9 4 (6.90%) Security Officer
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%) PKI
5 2 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (3.45%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.72%) Cloud Native
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%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (1.72%) Freedom of Information Act
6 1 (1.72%) NHS
6 1 (1.72%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.72%) PMI
6 1 (1.72%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.72%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
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 22 (37.93%) Cybersecurity
5 18 (31.03%) Incident Response
5 18 (31.03%) Risk Assessment
6 15 (25.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 13 (22.41%) Problem-Solving
8 12 (20.69%) Data Protection
8 12 (20.69%) Decision-Making
8 12 (20.69%) SIEM
9 8 (13.79%) Business Continuity
9 8 (13.79%) Strategic Thinking
9 8 (13.79%) Vulnerability Management
10 6 (10.34%) Identity Management
10 6 (10.34%) Security Operations
10 6 (10.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 6 (10.34%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 5 (8.62%) Information Governance
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.45%) C
Qualifications
1 33 (56.90%) CISM
2 32 (55.17%) CISSP
3 13 (22.41%) Degree
3 13 (22.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 10 (17.24%) CRISC
4 10 (17.24%) Security Cleared
5 8 (13.79%) SC Cleared
6 7 (12.07%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 5 (8.62%) CISA
7 5 (8.62%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (6.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (6.90%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (5.17%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (5.17%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (3.45%) AWS Certification
11 1 (1.72%) DBS Check
11 1 (1.72%) DV Cleared
11 1 (1.72%) IISP
11 1 (1.72%) ISACA
11 1 (1.72%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (87.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (51.72%) NIST
3 28 (48.28%) Cyber Essentials
4 18 (31.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (20.69%) GDPR
6 10 (17.24%) GRC
7 9 (15.52%) COBIT
7 9 (15.52%) PCI DSS
8 6 (10.34%) SOC 2
9 4 (6.90%) NIST 800
10 3 (5.17%) ISAE 3402
11 2 (3.45%) NCSC
12 1 (1.72%) HIPAA
12 1 (1.72%) ISO 22301
12 1 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (1.72%) PSD2
12 1 (1.72%) QA
12 1 (1.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (1.72%) SOC 1
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