Information Security Manager Job Trends in the West Midlands

Information Security Manager
England > West Midlands

The median Information Security Manager salary in the West Midlands is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 192 162
Rank change year-on-year +19 -30 +116
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 7 6 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.13% 0.14% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.15% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 5 4 12
10th Percentile - £47,750 £57,050
25th Percentile £60,000 £66,875 £59,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £80,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% +30.08% -18.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £79,250 - £74,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £68,250
% change year-on-year -3.45% +6.23% -9.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,705 4,048 3,130
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.45% 93.34% 93.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,705 1,962 2,659
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £75,154
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Information Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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 in the West Midlands.

Information Security Manager job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary distribution trend for Information Security Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Manager in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Security Manager in the West Midlands

Information Security Manager
Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Herefordshire - 4 £66,250 -
Birmingham - 3 £60,000 - 2
Information Security Manager
England

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 January 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Information Security
2 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (71.43%) NIST
4 4 (57.14%) CISM
4 4 (57.14%) CISSP
4 4 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (57.14%) Document Management
4 4 (57.14%) Information Security Management
4 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
4 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (57.14%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (57.14%) Security Management
5 1 (14.29%) AWS
5 1 (14.29%) Azure
5 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (14.29%) Data Loss Prevention
5 1 (14.29%) DevSecOps
5 1 (14.29%) GCP
5 1 (14.29%) Google
5 1 (14.29%) GRC
5 1 (14.29%) Incident Response
5 1 (14.29%) PCI DSS
5 1 (14.29%) Remediation Plan
5 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
5 1 (14.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
5 1 (14.29%) SDLC
5 1 (14.29%) Security Architecture

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (14.29%) AWS
2 1 (14.29%) Azure
2 1 (14.29%) GCP
General
1 4 (57.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (42.86%) Finance
2 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Management Information System
2 4 (57.14%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
3 1 (14.29%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Information Security
2 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (57.14%) Document Management
3 4 (57.14%) Information Security Management
3 4 (57.14%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (57.14%) Security Management
4 1 (14.29%) Data Loss Prevention
4 1 (14.29%) DevSecOps
4 1 (14.29%) Incident Response
4 1 (14.29%) Remediation Plan
4 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
4 1 (14.29%) SDLC
4 1 (14.29%) Security Architecture
4 1 (14.29%) Security Monitoring
4 1 (14.29%) SIEM
4 1 (14.29%) Threat Intelligence
4 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (14.29%) Wealth Management
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) CISM
1 4 (57.14%) CISSP
2 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (71.43%) NIST
2 4 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (14.29%) GRC
3 1 (14.29%) PCI DSS
3 1 (14.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Google