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 18 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 570 534 589
Rank change year-on-year -36 +55 +97
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 80 162 162
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.13% 0.30% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.33% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 75 103 143
10th Percentile £42,464 £45,450 £36,250
25th Percentile £54,375 £55,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £71,875 £76,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £84,375 £110,000 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% +4.35% -4.17%

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 49,245 48,425 53,180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.71% 90.86% 89.54%
Number of salaries quoted 28,981 23,503 40,689
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -7.20%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
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 18 January 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 18 January 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 0 78 £67,500 +8.00% 21
UK excluding London +5 54 £67,500 +12.50% 18
Work from Home +70 46 £67,500 +12.50% 11
London +29 26 £67,500 +3.85% 5
South West +22 19 £67,500 -10.00% 3
Midlands +35 14 £62,500 +13.64% 1
North of England +9 11 £50,250 +18.24% 4
West Midlands +32 10 £81,250 +47.73% 1
North West +18 9 £40,500 - 1
South East -4 6 £60,000 +1.69% 9
East Midlands -7 4 £51,058 -14.90%
East of England +21 2 £67,500 -9.40% 2
Yorkshire -12 2 £77,500 +82.35% 2
Scotland -13 2 £45,500 -54.50%

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 (20.00%) IIS
2 7 (8.75%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 2 (2.50%) SAP GRC
1 2 (2.50%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 13 (16.25%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (13.75%) Entra ID
3 7 (8.75%) IaaS
4 5 (6.25%) Azure
5 3 (3.75%) AWS
6 2 (2.50%) Mimecast
6 2 (2.50%) PaaS
6 2 (2.50%) SaaS
6 2 (2.50%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 15 (18.75%) Firewall
2 9 (11.25%) VPN
3 7 (8.75%) Network Security
4 5 (6.25%) SSL
4 5 (6.25%) TCP/IP
4 5 (6.25%) VLAN
5 2 (2.50%) DKIM
5 2 (2.50%) DMARC
6 1 (1.25%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 32 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 17 (21.25%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 8 (10.00%) Finance
4 8 (10.00%) Legal
5 6 (7.50%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (7.50%) Public Sector
6 4 (5.00%) Banking
6 4 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (3.75%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (3.75%) Retail
8 2 (2.50%) Back Office
9 1 (1.25%) Law
9 1 (1.25%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.25%) Military
9 1 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (31.25%) Security Manager
2 23 (28.75%) Senior
3 19 (23.75%) Consultant
4 18 (22.50%) IT Manager
4 18 (22.50%) Security Consultant
4 18 (22.50%) Senior Consultant
4 18 (22.50%) Senior Security Consultant
5 17 (21.25%) IT Security Manager
6 16 (20.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 16 (20.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
7 12 (15.00%) Information Security Manager
8 10 (12.50%) Information Manager
9 9 (11.25%) Analyst
9 9 (11.25%) Security Analyst
10 7 (8.75%) Head of Security
10 7 (8.75%) Information Analyst
10 7 (8.75%) Information Security Analyst
11 6 (7.50%) Head of Information
11 6 (7.50%) Head of Information Security
11 6 (7.50%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.50%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 62 (77.50%) Management Information System
2 16 (20.00%) CESG
3 11 (13.75%) Security Posture
4 8 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (3.75%) PKI
6 2 (2.50%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (2.50%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.50%) Public Cloud
6 2 (2.50%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (1.25%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (1.25%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.25%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (1.25%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 7 (8.75%) Windows
2 6 (7.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (100.00%) Information Security
2 78 (97.50%) Security Management
3 55 (68.75%) ISMS
4 48 (60.00%) Risk Management
5 41 (51.25%) Cybersecurity
6 23 (28.75%) Incident Response
7 21 (26.25%) Data Protection
8 20 (25.00%) SIEM
9 19 (23.75%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (20.00%) Active Listening
10 16 (20.00%) Creative Thinking
10 16 (20.00%) Information Assurance
10 16 (20.00%) Innovative Thinking
10 16 (20.00%) Matrix Organization
10 16 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
11 15 (18.75%) Risk Assessment
12 13 (16.25%) Business Continuity
12 13 (16.25%) Disaster Recovery
13 12 (15.00%) Identity Management
14 10 (12.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 51 (63.75%) CISM
2 50 (62.50%) CISSP
3 21 (26.25%) Degree
4 18 (22.50%) CISMP
5 16 (20.00%) CESG Certified Professional
5 16 (20.00%) IISP
6 11 (13.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 9 (11.25%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (8.75%) CompTIA Security+
10 6 (7.50%) CCNA
10 6 (7.50%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 6 (7.50%) Security Cleared
11 5 (6.25%) CISA
11 5 (6.25%) CRISC
11 5 (6.25%) DBS Check
11 5 (6.25%) SC Cleared
12 4 (5.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (3.75%) AWS Certification
14 2 (2.50%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (66.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 45 (56.25%) NIST
3 28 (35.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (23.75%) NIST 800
5 17 (21.25%) NCSC
6 16 (20.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 16 (20.00%) JSP 440
6 16 (20.00%) RMADS
7 13 (16.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 13 (16.25%) GDPR
7 13 (16.25%) GRC
8 8 (10.00%) ISAE 3402
9 6 (7.50%) SOC 2
10 4 (5.00%) COBIT
11 3 (3.75%) ISO 22301
11 3 (3.75%) PCI DSS
12 2 (2.50%) ISO 9001
12 2 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (1.25%) QA
13 1 (1.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (6.25%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.75%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (6.25%) Autotask
1 5 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.50%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 16 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.75%) Carbon Black
2 3 (3.75%) Darktrace
2 3 (3.75%) Qualys
2 3 (3.75%) VMware
3 2 (2.50%) Cisco
3 2 (2.50%) Google
3 2 (2.50%) SAP