Information Security Manager Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Information Security Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Information Security Manager salary for remote or hybrid work is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 380 552 591
Rank change year-on-year +172 +39 +111
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 37 32 86
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.24% 0.095% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.099% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 25 30 66
10th Percentile £61,250 £50,000 £51,500
25th Percentile £62,500 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.83% -14.29% +12.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £121,000 £97,125 £85,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £68,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +5.84% -8.67% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,761 32,474 40,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 96.00% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,932 24,947 29,049
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,008 £36,711
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

Information Security Manager
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Information Security Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Information Security Manager trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Information Security Manager.

Information Security Manager salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Information Security Manager over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Information Security Manager salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 3 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 35 (94.59%) Information Security
2 30 (81.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (62.16%) Risk Management
4 18 (48.65%) Cybersecurity
5 15 (40.54%) CISSP
5 15 (40.54%) NIST
5 15 (40.54%) GRC
6 13 (35.14%) Information Security Governance
7 12 (32.43%) Social Skills
8 11 (29.73%) Security Posture
8 11 (29.73%) CISM
9 9 (24.32%) Finance
10 8 (21.62%) Penetration Testing
10 8 (21.62%) GDPR
11 7 (18.92%) Management Information System
11 7 (18.92%) Azure
12 6 (16.22%) Degree
12 6 (16.22%) PCI DSS
12 6 (16.22%) Cyber Essentials
13 5 (13.51%) CRISC
13 5 (13.51%) Cyber Threat
13 5 (13.51%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 5 (13.51%) Cloud Security
13 5 (13.51%) Data Protection
13 5 (13.51%) OWASP
13 5 (13.51%) Legal
13 5 (13.51%) Microsoft
14 4 (10.81%) Stakeholder Management
14 4 (10.81%) Agile
14 4 (10.81%) Security Cleared

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 7 (18.92%) Azure
2 1 (2.70%) AWS
2 1 (2.70%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (2.70%) SaaS
2 1 (2.70%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.41%) Network Security
General
1 12 (32.43%) Social Skills
2 9 (24.32%) Finance
3 5 (13.51%) Legal
4 4 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (8.11%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Financial Institution
6 1 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 11 (29.73%) Security Posture
2 7 (18.92%) Management Information System
3 5 (13.51%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (8.11%) Operational Technology
5 2 (5.41%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (5.41%) Smart Energy
6 1 (2.70%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (94.59%) Information Security
2 23 (62.16%) Risk Management
3 18 (48.65%) Cybersecurity
4 13 (35.14%) Information Security Governance
5 8 (21.62%) Penetration Testing
6 5 (13.51%) Cloud Security
6 5 (13.51%) Data Protection
6 5 (13.51%) OWASP
7 4 (10.81%) Agile
7 4 (10.81%) Computer Science
7 4 (10.81%) Incident Management
7 4 (10.81%) Incident Response
7 4 (10.81%) ISMS
7 4 (10.81%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (10.81%) Security Operations
7 4 (10.81%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (10.81%) Vulnerability Management
8 3 (8.11%) Business Continuity
8 3 (8.11%) ITIL
8 3 (8.11%) Scrum
Qualifications
1 15 (40.54%) CISSP
2 11 (29.73%) CISM
3 6 (16.22%) Degree
4 5 (13.51%) CRISC
5 4 (10.81%) Security Cleared
6 2 (5.41%) CCNA
6 2 (5.41%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (5.41%) Master's Degree
6 2 (5.41%) SANS
7 1 (2.70%) AWS Certification
7 1 (2.70%) CEH
7 1 (2.70%) CISA
7 1 (2.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (2.70%) OSCP
7 1 (2.70%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (81.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (40.54%) GRC
2 15 (40.54%) NIST
3 8 (21.62%) GDPR
4 6 (16.22%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (16.22%) PCI DSS
5 5 (13.51%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (5.41%) COBIT
6 2 (5.41%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 2 (5.41%) SOC 2
7 1 (2.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (2.70%) HIPAA
Vendors
1 5 (13.51%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.70%) Cisco
2 1 (2.70%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (2.70%) Dell