Information Security Manager
UK
The median Information Security Manager salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 643 | 728 | 819 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +85 | +91 | +176 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager | 68 | 167 | 160 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.17% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 41 | 150 | 138 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,750 | £54,300 | £51,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £64,500 | £61,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £68,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.19% | -8.67% | +15.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £90,000 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £97,500 | £88,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £66,250 | £68,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.28% | -2.14% | +12.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 50,303 | 93,916 | 91,216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.69% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,096 | 67,168 | 57,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,250 | £80,559 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
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.
Information Security Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Manager.
Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Manager over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
Information Security Manager
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 Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 |
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| England | +48 | 59 | £70,000 | +2.19% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | +135 | 37 | £66,250 | -3.28% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +117 | 29 | £68,750 | +14.58% | 9 |
| London | +59 | 27 | £72,500 | -14.71% | 12 |
| North of England | +47 | 12 | £68,750 | +19.57% | 6 |
| South East | +101 | 10 | £71,250 | +5.56% | 2 |
| North West | -3 | 6 | £71,250 | +23.91% | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | £77,500 | - | |
| South West | +81 | 4 | £62,500 | -8.76% | 3 |
| Midlands | +48 | 4 | £63,750 | -8.93% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 4 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +52 | 3 | £65,000 | +19.27% | |
| East of England | +34 | 3 | £75,000 | - | |
| North East | +46 | 2 | £75,000 | +150.00% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +21 | 1 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 2 |
Information Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, 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.
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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: