Information Security Management System (ISMS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ISMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited ISMS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 749 647 766
Rank change year-on-year -102 +119 -76
Permanent jobs citing ISMS 147 346 500
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.33% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.35% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 134 181 316
10th Percentile £28,600 £38,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,250 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £85,000 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% +14.29% +11.91%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

ISMS is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

ISMS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ISMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ISMS in the UK

ISMS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ISMS.

Salary trend for ISMS in the UK

ISMS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISMS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for ISMS in the UK

ISMS
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISMS within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 -55 144 £55,000 -12.00% 34
UK excluding London +16 114 £57,500 -4.17% 25
North of England +103 60 £62,500 +4.17% 7
Work from Home -19 52 £65,000 - 16
Yorkshire +120 30 £70,000 +21.74% 2
London -43 30 £55,000 -8.33% 14
North West +37 29 £50,000 -20.00% 3
South West +5 24 £43,500 -31.76% 3
South East +18 16 £67,500 +1.89% 5
Midlands -2 7 £40,000 -36.00% 3
East of England -6 6 £30,000 -50.00% 2
East Midlands -14 5 £40,000 -46.67% 1
West Midlands +17 2 £85,000 +41.67% 2
Wales +9 1 £90,000 +130.77% 2
North East -2 1 £37,500 - 2

ISMS
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 4 (2.72%) IIS
1 4 (2.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.36%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.68%) Apache
3 1 (0.68%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.68%) WebSphere
Applications
1 5 (3.40%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (3.40%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.04%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (7.48%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.68%) Carpe Diem
2 1 (0.68%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 37 (25.17%) Azure
2 12 (8.16%) AWS
3 8 (5.44%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (3.40%) SaaS
5 4 (2.72%) IaaS
5 4 (2.72%) PaaS
6 3 (2.04%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.04%) GCP
7 2 (1.36%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.68%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.68%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 32 (21.77%) Firewall
2 20 (13.61%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (6.12%) Network Security
4 5 (3.40%) DHCP
4 5 (3.40%) DNS
4 5 (3.40%) TCP/IP
5 4 (2.72%) VLAN
6 3 (2.04%) 802.11
6 3 (2.04%) VPN
6 3 (2.04%) Wireshark
7 2 (1.36%) Internet
7 2 (1.36%) Skype
7 2 (1.36%) WebEx
8 1 (0.68%) Cisco ISE
8 1 (0.68%) LAN
8 1 (0.68%) SAN
8 1 (0.68%) WAN
8 1 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.76%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.04%) MS Access
3 2 (1.36%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Visual Studio
General
1 23 (15.65%) Social Skills
2 22 (14.97%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (12.24%) Law
4 10 (6.80%) Legal
4 10 (6.80%) Retail
5 6 (4.08%) Finance
6 4 (2.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (2.72%) Telecoms
7 3 (2.04%) Marketing
8 2 (1.36%) Advertising
8 2 (1.36%) Billing
8 2 (1.36%) Games
8 2 (1.36%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.36%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.36%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.36%) Public Speaking
9 1 (0.68%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.68%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 41 (27.89%) Analyst
2 34 (23.13%) Security Analyst
3 25 (17.01%) Security Manager
4 22 (14.97%) Information Analyst
4 22 (14.97%) Information Security Analyst
5 18 (12.24%) Senior
6 17 (11.56%) Lead
6 17 (11.56%) Team Leader
7 14 (9.52%) Information Manager
8 13 (8.84%) Information Security Manager
9 12 (8.16%) Compliance Analyst
10 11 (7.48%) Consultant
10 11 (7.48%) Security Compliance Analyst
11 9 (6.12%) IT Manager
12 8 (5.44%) Security Consultant
12 8 (5.44%) Senior Analyst
13 7 (4.76%) IT Analyst
13 7 (4.76%) Systems Manager
14 6 (4.08%) IT Security Analyst
15 5 (3.40%) Compliance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.04%) 802.1X
2 2 (1.36%) Web Services
3 1 (0.68%) .NET
3 1 (0.68%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.68%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.68%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.68%) CSS
3 1 (0.68%) HTML
3 1 (0.68%) HTML5
3 1 (0.68%) jQuery
3 1 (0.68%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 61 (41.50%) Management Information System
2 14 (9.52%) Cyber Threat
3 13 (8.84%) Security Posture
4 11 (7.48%) Cyberattack
5 7 (4.76%) Data Centre
6 6 (4.08%) Onboarding
6 6 (4.08%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 4 (2.72%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.36%) Digital Media
8 2 (1.36%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.68%) Insider Threat
9 1 (0.68%) Life Science
9 1 (0.68%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.68%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.68%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 18 (12.24%) Windows
2 14 (9.52%) Linux
3 3 (2.04%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.36%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.68%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (78.23%) Information Security
2 90 (61.22%) Information Security Management
2 90 (61.22%) Security Management
3 72 (48.98%) Cybersecurity
4 46 (31.29%) Risk Management
5 25 (17.01%) Risk Assessment
6 24 (16.33%) SIEM
7 23 (15.65%) Data Protection
8 21 (14.29%) Incident Response
8 21 (14.29%) Kalman Filter
9 20 (13.61%) Continuous Improvement
10 19 (12.93%) Cryptography
10 19 (12.93%) Project Management
11 18 (12.24%) Business Continuity
11 18 (12.24%) Risk Analysis
11 18 (12.24%) Social Engineering
12 17 (11.56%) Migration
13 16 (10.88%) Cloud Security
14 15 (10.20%) Disaster Recovery
14 15 (10.20%) Internal Audit
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.08%) PowerShell
2 4 (2.72%) SQL
3 2 (1.36%) Python
4 1 (0.68%) C#
4 1 (0.68%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.68%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (27.89%) CISSP
2 24 (16.33%) CISM
3 20 (13.61%) CISA
4 17 (11.56%) Degree
5 12 (8.16%) CRISC
5 12 (8.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 9 (6.12%) PCI QSA
7 7 (4.76%) Security Cleared
8 6 (4.08%) CCSK
9 5 (3.40%) CCNA
9 5 (3.40%) CESG Certified Professional
9 5 (3.40%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (3.40%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (3.40%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 5 (3.40%) SC Cleared
10 4 (2.72%) ISSMP
11 3 (2.04%) CCNP
11 3 (2.04%) ISACA
11 3 (2.04%) Master's Degree
11 3 (2.04%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (68.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 51 (34.69%) NIST
3 39 (26.53%) Cyber Essentials
4 27 (18.37%) PCI DSS
5 26 (17.69%) GRC
6 19 (12.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 13 (8.84%) GDPR
8 11 (7.48%) NCSC
9 7 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 6 (4.08%) ISO 9001
10 6 (4.08%) RMADS
11 5 (3.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (3.40%) NIST 800
12 4 (2.72%) JSP 440
12 4 (2.72%) TickIT
13 3 (2.04%) SLA
14 2 (1.36%) COBIT
14 2 (1.36%) Data Quality
14 2 (1.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 1 (0.68%) FISMA
System Software
1 4 (2.72%) Active Directory
1 4 (2.72%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (2.04%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (1.36%) Firmware
4 1 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 4 (2.72%) QRadar
2 3 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.36%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.36%) Suricata
4 1 (0.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.68%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.68%) DatAdvantage
4 1 (0.68%) SCCM
4 1 (0.68%) Stealthwatch
4 1 (0.68%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (0.68%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.68%) WSUS
Vendors
1 17 (11.56%) Cisco
2 16 (10.88%) Microsoft
3 8 (5.44%) Citrix
4 5 (3.40%) Dell
4 5 (3.40%) Splunk
5 4 (2.72%) VMware
6 3 (2.04%) LogRhythm
6 3 (2.04%) Quadient
6 3 (2.04%) Veeam
7 2 (1.36%) Juniper
7 2 (1.36%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.36%) Qualys
8 1 (0.68%) iManage
8 1 (0.68%) Polycom
8 1 (0.68%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.68%) Symantec
8 1 (0.68%) Varonis