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 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 589 542 631
Rank change year-on-year -47 +89 +37
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 68 162 168
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.31% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% 0.34% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 63 103 151
10th Percentile £38,750 £45,450 £36,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £54,344 £47,847
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £74,500 £74,375
90th Percentile £84,375 £110,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +6.19% -3.83%

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 51,122 47,498 63,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.11% 91.58% 88.88%
Number of salaries quoted 30,201 22,816 49,001
10th Percentile £28,697 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,628 £41,024
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,751
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +7.62% -10.80%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 1 February 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 1 February 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 -17 66 £67,500 +12.50% 22
UK excluding London -45 45 £62,500 +4.17% 17
Work from Home +34 35 £62,500 +4.17% 11
London +19 23 £68,118 +4.80% 6
Midlands +22 14 £62,500 +15.01% 2
South West +12 11 £67,500 +12.50% 2
North of England -8 11 £50,250 +18.24% 3
West Midlands +36 10 £81,250 +51.34% 1
North West +30 9 £40,500 - 1
South East -15 6 £60,000 +2.85% 8
East Midlands -4 4 £51,058 -21.45% 1
Scotland -14 2 £45,500 -54.50% 1
Yorkshire -19 2 £77,500 +82.35% 1
East of England +14 1 £28,000 -62.42% 2

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 (10.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (8.82%) IIS
3 1 (1.47%) CMS
3 1 (1.47%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.94%) SAP GRC
1 2 (2.94%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 14 (20.59%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (16.18%) Entra ID
3 6 (8.82%) Azure
4 5 (7.35%) IaaS
5 4 (5.88%) AWS
6 2 (2.94%) Mimecast
6 2 (2.94%) Tessian
7 1 (1.47%) GCP
7 1 (1.47%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (16.18%) Firewall
2 7 (10.29%) Network Security
2 7 (10.29%) VPN
3 5 (7.35%) SSL
3 5 (7.35%) TCP/IP
3 5 (7.35%) VLAN
4 2 (2.94%) DKIM
4 2 (2.94%) DMARC
5 1 (1.47%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 30 (44.12%) Social Skills
2 14 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (14.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 8 (11.76%) Legal
5 6 (8.82%) Public Sector
6 5 (7.35%) Finance
6 5 (7.35%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (5.88%) Banking
8 3 (4.41%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (4.41%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (4.41%) Retail
9 1 (1.47%) Back Office
9 1 (1.47%) Law
9 1 (1.47%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.47%) Military
9 1 (1.47%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 24 (35.29%) Security Manager
2 18 (26.47%) IT Manager
3 17 (25.00%) IT Security Manager
4 14 (20.59%) Senior
5 11 (16.18%) Information Security Manager
6 10 (14.71%) Consultant
7 9 (13.24%) Information Manager
7 9 (13.24%) Security Consultant
7 9 (13.24%) Senior Consultant
7 9 (13.24%) Senior Security Consultant
8 7 (10.29%) Analyst
8 7 (10.29%) Head of Security
8 7 (10.29%) Information Analyst
8 7 (10.29%) Information Security Analyst
8 7 (10.29%) Security Analyst
9 6 (8.82%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 6 (8.82%) Head of Information
9 6 (8.82%) Head of Information Security
9 6 (8.82%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
9 6 (8.82%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.94%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 49 (72.06%) Management Information System
2 11 (16.18%) Security Posture
3 8 (11.76%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (8.82%) CESG
5 3 (4.41%) PKI
6 2 (2.94%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (2.94%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.94%) Public Cloud
6 2 (2.94%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (1.47%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (1.47%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.47%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (1.47%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 7 (10.29%) Windows
2 6 (8.82%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (100.00%) Information Security
2 66 (97.06%) Security Management
3 43 (63.24%) ISMS
4 36 (52.94%) Risk Management
5 30 (44.12%) Cybersecurity
6 22 (32.35%) Data Protection
6 22 (32.35%) Incident Response
7 18 (26.47%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (26.47%) SIEM
8 15 (22.06%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (22.06%) Risk Assessment
9 12 (17.65%) Business Continuity
9 12 (17.65%) Identity Management
10 10 (14.71%) Disaster Recovery
10 10 (14.71%) Risk Analysis
10 10 (14.71%) Vulnerability Management
11 9 (13.24%) Computer Science
11 9 (13.24%) Decision-Making
12 8 (11.76%) Security Operations
12 8 (11.76%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 40 (58.82%) CISM
2 39 (57.35%) CISSP
3 21 (30.88%) Degree
4 11 (16.18%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 9 (13.24%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (11.76%) CISMP
6 8 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (10.29%) Security Cleared
8 6 (8.82%) CCNA
8 6 (8.82%) CESG Certified Professional
8 6 (8.82%) IISP
8 6 (8.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 6 (8.82%) SC Cleared
9 5 (7.35%) CISA
9 5 (7.35%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (7.35%) CRISC
9 5 (7.35%) DBS Check
10 4 (5.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (4.41%) AWS Certification
12 2 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (76.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (50.00%) NIST
3 28 (41.18%) Cyber Essentials
4 14 (20.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 13 (19.12%) GRC
6 12 (17.65%) GDPR
7 9 (13.24%) NIST 800
8 8 (11.76%) ISAE 3402
9 7 (10.29%) NCSC
10 6 (8.82%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 6 (8.82%) JSP 440
10 6 (8.82%) RMADS
10 6 (8.82%) SOC 2
11 4 (5.88%) COBIT
12 3 (4.41%) ISO 22301
12 3 (4.41%) PCI DSS
13 1 (1.47%) HIPAA
13 1 (1.47%) ISO 9001
13 1 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (1.47%) QA
System Software
1 5 (7.35%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.41%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (7.35%) Autotask
1 5 (7.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.94%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 16 (23.53%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.41%) Carbon Black
2 3 (4.41%) Darktrace
2 3 (4.41%) Qualys
3 2 (2.94%) SAP
4 1 (1.47%) Google
4 1 (1.47%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.47%) VMware
4 1 (1.47%) Xero