Information Security Manager Job Trends

Information Security Manager
UK

The median Information Security Manager salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 632 630 722
Rank change year-on-year -2 +92 +18
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 147 48 167
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.15% 0.098% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.11% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 104 32 141
10th Percentile £60,000 £59,900 £56,250
25th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £64,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £68,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -5.11% -5.52%
75th Percentile £90,000 £75,313 £85,000
90th Percentile £93,500 £78,750 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £65,000 £68,500
% change year-on-year +15.38% -5.11% -5.52%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 93,088 44,174 95,628
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.23% 89.90% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 63,779 26,115 68,243
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.12%

Information Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Information Security Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Information Security Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Information Security Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Information Security Manager job vacancies in the UK

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Manager over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Security Manager in the UK

Information Security Manager
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 16 July 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 +21 141 £75,000 +15.38% 10
UK excluding London -21 87 £75,000 +15.38% 11
London +1 57 £75,000 +11.11% 5
Work from Home +14 46 £82,500 +22.22% 5
North of England -5 36 £87,500 +27.27%
South East +15 31 £75,000 -3.23% 7
Yorkshire -12 24 £90,000 +38.46%
North West +6 12 £70,000 -6.67%
South West -47 10 £70,000 -
Midlands -17 6 £75,000 +17.65%
East Midlands -31 5 - -
Wales -50 4 - - 4
West Midlands -31 1 £75,000 +15.38%

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 July 2026, Information Security Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 136 (92.52%) Information Security
2 59 (40.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 44 (29.93%) Cybersecurity
4 41 (27.89%) GDPR
5 37 (25.17%) Incident Response
6 36 (24.49%) Risk Management
7 27 (18.37%) NIST
8 25 (17.01%) Vulnerability Management
9 23 (15.65%) Cyber Essentials
10 20 (13.61%) Data Protection
10 20 (13.61%) Risk Register
11 19 (12.93%) SIEM
12 18 (12.24%) Azure
12 18 (12.24%) Continuous Improvement
13 17 (11.56%) CISM
13 17 (11.56%) CISSP
13 17 (11.56%) Microsoft 365
14 14 (9.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 13 (8.84%) Business Continuity
15 13 (8.84%) Microsoft
15 13 (8.84%) Security Operations
16 12 (8.16%) Cloud Security
16 12 (8.16%) Incident Management
16 12 (8.16%) Stakeholder Management
17 11 (7.48%) Disaster Recovery
17 11 (7.48%) Information Security Governance
17 11 (7.48%) PCI DSS
18 10 (6.80%) Actionable Insight
18 10 (6.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 10 (6.80%) Fintech

Information Security Manager Skill Set
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 1 (0.68%) CMS
1 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (0.68%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 18 (12.24%) Azure
2 17 (11.56%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (6.80%) SaaS
4 4 (2.72%) AWS
5 3 (2.04%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (1.36%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.68%) IaaS
7 1 (0.68%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.12%) Network Security
2 7 (4.76%) Firewall
3 1 (0.68%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (0.68%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.36%) Power BI
General
1 23 (15.65%) Social Skills
2 19 (12.93%) Finance
3 14 (9.52%) Law
4 12 (8.16%) Legal
5 8 (5.44%) Aviation
6 6 (4.08%) Influencing Skills
7 5 (3.40%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (2.72%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.36%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.36%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.36%) Retail
10 1 (0.68%) Banking
10 1 (0.68%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.68%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 21 (14.29%) Security Posture
2 13 (8.84%) Management Information System
3 8 (5.44%) Data Protection Act
4 7 (4.76%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (4.76%) Mobile Payment
5 6 (4.08%) Cyber Security Posture
6 2 (1.36%) Robotics
7 1 (0.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (0.68%) NHS
7 1 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.68%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.36%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (92.52%) Information Security
2 44 (29.93%) Cybersecurity
3 37 (25.17%) Incident Response
4 36 (24.49%) Risk Management
5 25 (17.01%) Vulnerability Management
6 20 (13.61%) Data Protection
6 20 (13.61%) Risk Register
7 19 (12.93%) SIEM
8 18 (12.24%) Continuous Improvement
9 14 (9.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 13 (8.84%) Business Continuity
10 13 (8.84%) Security Operations
11 12 (8.16%) Cloud Security
11 12 (8.16%) Incident Management
11 12 (8.16%) Stakeholder Management
12 11 (7.48%) Disaster Recovery
12 11 (7.48%) Information Security Governance
13 10 (6.80%) Actionable Insight
13 10 (6.80%) Fintech
14 9 (6.12%) ISMS
Qualifications
1 17 (11.56%) CISM
1 17 (11.56%) CISSP
2 8 (5.44%) CISA
3 5 (3.40%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 4 (2.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 3 (2.04%) Degree
5 3 (2.04%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.04%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.04%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.36%) CEH
6 2 (1.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.68%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.68%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (0.68%) CRISC
7 1 (0.68%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.68%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (40.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (27.89%) GDPR
3 27 (18.37%) NIST
4 23 (15.65%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (7.48%) PCI DSS
6 10 (6.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (6.80%) GRC
7 7 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 6 (4.08%) NIST 800
8 6 (4.08%) SOC 2
9 5 (3.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (2.04%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (1.36%) ISO 22301
11 2 (1.36%) ISO 9001
11 2 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (1.36%) NCSC
12 1 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.68%) ITGC
System Software
1 1 (0.68%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.68%) CASB
1 1 (0.68%) Host Intrusion Detection System
1 1 (0.68%) Nessus
Vendors
1 13 (8.84%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.08%) iManage
3 2 (1.36%) Varonis
4 1 (0.68%) Cisco
4 1 (0.68%) Fortinet
4 1 (0.68%) HubSpot
4 1 (0.68%) Palo Alto
4 1 (0.68%) Qualys
4 1 (0.68%) Rapid7
4 1 (0.68%) Tenable
4 1 (0.68%) Xero