Information Security Management Jobs

Information Security Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Information Security Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security Management over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 617 721 628
Rank change year-on-year +104 -93 +193
Permanent jobs citing Information Security Management 94 191 361
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.19% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.22% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 74 173 203
10th Percentile £52,000 £31,250 £43,477
25th Percentile £57,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.76%
75th Percentile £70,938 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,993 £97,500 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £54,750 £62,500
% change year-on-year +9.59% -12.40% +17.92%

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 51,242 86,144 93,565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.71% 84.33% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 25,211 60,433 55,406
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -9.09% +4.76%

Information Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Information Security Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Management.

Salary trend for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Management over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Management in the UK

Information Security Management
Top 15 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 28 May 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 +68 81 £60,000 -4.00% 123
UK excluding London +136 55 £60,000 +9.59% 87
Work from Home +103 49 £62,500 - 77
London +88 35 £65,000 -10.34% 48
South East +86 30 £57,670 -7.73% 34
Midlands +59 9 £57,500 -4.17% 7
West Midlands +65 7 £57,500 +5.50% 4
North of England +5 6 £75,574 +35.56% 30
Scotland +124 4 £69,384 +215.38% 2
North West -14 4 £76,092 +52.18% 17
Northern Ireland - 3 £76,092 - 3
North East +49 2 £75,574 +101.53% 8
Wales +45 2 £75,574 +132.53% 2
East Midlands +37 2 £58,250 -2.92% 3
East of England +42 1 £60,000 -7.69% 2

Information Security Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (10.64%) IIS
2 4 (4.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 17 (18.09%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.06%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 23 (24.47%) Azure
2 14 (14.89%) AWS
2 14 (14.89%) SaaS
3 13 (13.83%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (3.19%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (2.13%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.06%) IaaS
6 1 (1.06%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (21.28%) Network Security
2 6 (6.38%) Firewall
2 6 (6.38%) Wireshark
3 3 (3.19%) Internet
4 1 (1.06%) DNS
4 1 (1.06%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.06%) IPv4
4 1 (1.06%) IPv6
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (10.64%) SQL Server
General
1 71 (75.53%) Social Skills
2 19 (20.21%) Finance
3 18 (19.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 15 (15.96%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (11.70%) Influencing Skills
5 11 (11.70%) Legal
5 11 (11.70%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (6.38%) Publishing
7 3 (3.19%) Marketing
7 3 (3.19%) Military
8 2 (2.13%) Banking
8 2 (2.13%) Police
8 2 (2.13%) Retail
9 1 (1.06%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.06%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 20 (21.28%) Security Manager
2 18 (19.15%) Lead
3 17 (18.09%) Architect
3 17 (18.09%) Security Architect
4 16 (17.02%) Information Manager
4 16 (17.02%) Information Security Manager
5 14 (14.89%) Analyst
5 14 (14.89%) Security Analyst
6 12 (12.77%) Information Analyst
6 12 (12.77%) Information Security Analyst
7 9 (9.57%) Lead Architect
7 9 (9.57%) Lead Security Architect
8 8 (8.51%) Principal Architect
8 8 (8.51%) Principal Security Architect
9 7 (7.45%) Service Desk Manager
9 7 (7.45%) Service Manager
10 6 (6.38%) Governance Manager
10 6 (6.38%) Information Governance Manager
10 6 (6.38%) NOC Engineer
11 5 (5.32%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (10.64%) .NET
2 9 (9.57%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 51 (54.26%) Management Information System
2 12 (12.77%) Security Posture
3 11 (11.70%) Data Protection Act
4 10 (10.64%) Client/Server
4 10 (10.64%) Private Cloud
5 7 (7.45%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (6.38%) Data Centre
6 6 (6.38%) Freedom of Information
6 6 (6.38%) Freedom of Information Act
7 4 (4.26%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (3.19%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (2.13%) PKI
10 1 (1.06%) CESG
10 1 (1.06%) Cyberattack
10 1 (1.06%) Driving Licence
10 1 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (1.06%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 8 (8.51%) Linux
2 6 (6.38%) CentOS
2 6 (6.38%) Ubuntu
3 1 (1.06%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (100.00%) Information Security
2 89 (94.68%) Security Management
3 53 (56.38%) Cybersecurity
4 46 (48.94%) ISMS
5 37 (39.36%) Risk Management
6 24 (25.53%) Penetration Testing
6 24 (25.53%) Risk Assessment
7 18 (19.15%) Information Assurance
7 18 (19.15%) Security Architecture
8 17 (18.09%) Incident Response
9 15 (15.96%) Architectural Patterns
9 15 (15.96%) Decision-Making
9 15 (15.96%) SABSA
9 15 (15.96%) TOGAF
10 14 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (14.89%) Data Protection
10 14 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
11 11 (11.70%) ITIL
11 11 (11.70%) Problem Management
11 11 (11.70%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.13%) PowerShell
1 2 (2.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 30 (31.91%) CISSP
2 25 (26.60%) Security Cleared
3 21 (22.34%) CISM
4 16 (17.02%) SC Cleared
5 10 (10.64%) CESG Certified Professional
5 10 (10.64%) CISMP
5 10 (10.64%) ITIL Certification
6 9 (9.57%) CISA
6 9 (9.57%) Degree
6 9 (9.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 8 (8.51%) CCNA
7 8 (8.51%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (6.38%) CCNP
8 6 (6.38%) DV Cleared
8 6 (6.38%) MCSA
8 6 (6.38%) MCSE
8 6 (6.38%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (6.38%) Network+ Certification
8 6 (6.38%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 5 (5.32%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (56.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (35.11%) NIST
3 16 (17.02%) GDPR
4 15 (15.96%) NCSC
5 14 (14.89%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (10.64%) SLA
7 8 (8.51%) QA
8 6 (6.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (6.38%) HIPAA
8 6 (6.38%) PCI DSS
9 4 (4.26%) GRC
10 2 (2.13%) SOC 2
11 1 (1.06%) COBIT
11 1 (1.06%) ISO 14001
11 1 (1.06%) ISO 9001
11 1 (1.06%) NIST 800
System Software
1 6 (6.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (2.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (2.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 32 (34.04%) Microsoft
2 10 (10.64%) Oracle
3 7 (7.45%) Cisco
3 7 (7.45%) Citrix
4 6 (6.38%) Palo Alto
4 6 (6.38%) Red Hat
4 6 (6.38%) VMware
5 1 (1.06%) Salesforce