Information Security Manager Jobs

Information Security Manager
UK

The median Information Security Manager salary in the UK is £68,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 734 795 988
Rank change year-on-year +61 +193 -172
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 167 165 236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.16% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.18% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 150 142 202
10th Percentile £54,300 £51,500 £51,250
25th Percentile £64,500 £61,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.67% +15.38% -1.89%
75th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,500 £88,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £68,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -2.14% +12.00% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,937 92,745 151,578
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.52% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 67,282 58,546 84,308
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,604
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,627 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Information Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Information Security Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Manager in the UK

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Information Security Manager in the UK

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Manager over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Manager in the UK

Information Security Manager
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 Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 12 May 2024. 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 +103 164 £68,500 -8.67% 25
UK excluding London -15 91 £68,500 -2.14% 12
London +147 73 £85,000 +6.25% 13
Work from Home +38 34 £60,000 -14.29% 13
South West -20 32 £68,500 +5.38% 1
Midlands -8 21 £68,250 -11.94% 3
North of England +52 16 £57,500 -9.80% 2
North West +14 15 £57,500 -14.81% 1
East Midlands -2 12 £70,000 +7.69% 3
East of England - 12 £75,000 - 3
West Midlands +12 9 £59,750 -22.90%
South East -1 9 £67,500 -3.57% 3
Wales +15 1 £30,000 -52.00%
North East - 1 £30,000 -

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, Information Security Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 136 (81.44%) Information Security
2 99 (59.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 83 (49.70%) Cybersecurity
4 72 (43.11%) Risk Management
5 68 (40.72%) Security Management
6 63 (37.72%) CISSP
7 51 (30.54%) CISM
8 36 (21.56%) Legal
9 35 (20.96%) Security Cleared
10 34 (20.36%) NIST
11 33 (19.76%) SC Cleared
12 32 (19.16%) Stakeholder Management
12 32 (19.16%) Social Skills
13 31 (18.56%) NCSC
13 31 (18.56%) Incident Response
14 30 (17.96%) Cyberattack
14 30 (17.96%) Information Assurance
15 29 (17.37%) Microsoft
15 29 (17.37%) Cyber Essentials
16 28 (16.77%) Security Posture
17 27 (16.17%) Management Information System
18 25 (14.97%) Information Security Management
18 25 (14.97%) Roadmaps
19 23 (13.77%) Finance
20 21 (12.57%) Security Operations
21 20 (11.98%) GDPR
22 19 (11.38%) GRC
22 19 (11.38%) Strategic Thinking
22 19 (11.38%) Law
22 19 (11.38%) Security Architecture

Information Security Manager Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 19 (11.38%) Azure
2 8 (4.79%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (1.80%) Cloud Computing
3 3 (1.80%) SaaS
4 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (1.20%) Mimecast
5 1 (0.60%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.60%) IaaS
5 1 (0.60%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.19%) Firewall
2 6 (3.59%) Network Security
3 1 (0.60%) Intranet
3 1 (0.60%) SAN
General
1 36 (21.56%) Legal
2 32 (19.16%) Social Skills
3 23 (13.77%) Finance
4 19 (11.38%) Law
5 11 (6.59%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (3.59%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.40%) Marketing
9 3 (1.80%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.20%) Automotive
10 2 (1.20%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.20%) Retail
11 1 (0.60%) Advertising
11 1 (0.60%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.60%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.40%) OAuth
1 4 (2.40%) SAML
2 2 (1.20%) EDI
3 1 (0.60%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 30 (17.96%) Cyberattack
2 28 (16.77%) Security Posture
3 27 (16.17%) Management Information System
4 9 (5.39%) Cyber Threat
5 8 (4.79%) Data Centre
6 6 (3.59%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 5 (2.99%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (2.40%) CESG
8 4 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (2.40%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.80%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.80%) Virtual Team
10 2 (1.20%) CCTV
11 1 (0.60%) Data Protection Act
11 1 (0.60%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (81.44%) Information Security
2 83 (49.70%) Cybersecurity
3 72 (43.11%) Risk Management
4 68 (40.72%) Security Management
5 32 (19.16%) Stakeholder Management
6 31 (18.56%) Incident Response
7 30 (17.96%) Information Assurance
8 25 (14.97%) Information Security Management
8 25 (14.97%) Roadmaps
9 21 (12.57%) Security Operations
10 19 (11.38%) Security Architecture
10 19 (11.38%) Strategic Thinking
11 16 (9.58%) Data Protection
12 15 (8.98%) Business Continuity
12 15 (8.98%) ISMS
13 14 (8.38%) Vulnerability Management
14 13 (7.78%) Cloud Security
15 12 (7.19%) Computer Science
15 12 (7.19%) Problem-Solving
16 11 (6.59%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 63 (37.72%) CISSP
2 51 (30.54%) CISM
3 35 (20.96%) Security Cleared
4 33 (19.76%) SC Cleared
5 18 (10.78%) Degree
6 12 (7.19%) CISA
6 12 (7.19%) Master's Degree
7 10 (5.99%) CRISC
8 5 (2.99%) CESG Certified Professional
9 4 (2.40%) CISMP
9 4 (2.40%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (2.40%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (2.40%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 4 (2.40%) ISSMP
10 3 (1.80%) CEH
10 3 (1.80%) CGEIT
10 3 (1.80%) CompTIA CySA+
11 2 (1.20%) CCIE Security
11 2 (1.20%) CCIE Service Provider
11 2 (1.20%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (59.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (20.36%) NIST
3 31 (18.56%) NCSC
4 29 (17.37%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (11.98%) GDPR
6 19 (11.38%) GRC
7 17 (10.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 14 (8.38%) PCI DSS
9 5 (2.99%) NIST 800
10 4 (2.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 4 (2.40%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.60%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.60%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (1.20%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 29 (17.37%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.99%) Cisco
3 4 (2.40%) Citrix
3 4 (2.40%) Dell
3 4 (2.40%) Qualys