Information Security Manager Jobs in England

Information Security Manager
UK > England

The median Information Security Manager salary in England is £68,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 679 775 946
Rank change year-on-year +96 +171 -155
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 162 140 211
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.19% 0.16% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.17% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 144 127 177
10th Percentile £55,025 £51,500 £50,950
25th Percentile £64,500 £61,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £75,000 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.67% +19.05% -10.00%
75th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £68,500 £73,750 £63,425
% change year-on-year -7.12% +16.28% -6.04%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 81,789 81,044 130,352
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.55% 91.54% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 60,868 51,693 74,746
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,525 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Information Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Manager in England

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Information Security Manager in England

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Manager in England over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Manager in England

Information Security Manager
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 19 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
London +119 72 £85,000 +6.25% 14
South West -4 32 £68,500 -2.14% 2
Midlands -3 20 £70,000 -9.68% 4
North of England +48 17 £57,500 -9.80% 2
North West +14 16 £57,500 -14.81% 1
East Midlands -3 12 £70,000 +7.69% 2
East of England - 11 £75,000 - 5
South East -14 9 £67,500 -3.57% 6
West Midlands +2 8 £54,500 -29.68% 2
North East - 1 £30,000 -
Information Security Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 19 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 across the England region featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 131 (80.86%) Information Security
2 99 (61.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 78 (48.15%) Cybersecurity
4 73 (45.06%) Risk Management
5 65 (40.12%) Security Management
6 62 (38.27%) CISSP
7 53 (32.72%) CISM
8 35 (21.60%) Security Cleared
8 35 (21.60%) NIST
9 34 (20.99%) Legal
10 33 (20.37%) SC Cleared
11 32 (19.75%) Stakeholder Management
11 32 (19.75%) Social Skills
12 31 (19.14%) NCSC
13 30 (18.52%) Cyberattack
13 30 (18.52%) Cyber Essentials
13 30 (18.52%) Microsoft
13 30 (18.52%) Information Assurance
14 28 (17.28%) Incident Response
15 27 (16.67%) Security Posture
15 27 (16.67%) Management Information System
16 25 (15.43%) Roadmaps
17 24 (14.81%) Information Security Management
18 21 (12.96%) GDPR
18 21 (12.96%) Security Operations
19 20 (12.35%) Finance
19 20 (12.35%) Degree
20 19 (11.73%) Azure
20 19 (11.73%) Strategic Thinking
21 18 (11.11%) Security Architecture

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (11.73%) Azure
2 8 (4.94%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (1.85%) Cloud Computing
3 3 (1.85%) SaaS
4 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (1.23%) Mimecast
5 1 (0.62%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.62%) IaaS
5 1 (0.62%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.32%) Firewall
2 5 (3.09%) Network Security
3 1 (0.62%) Intranet
3 1 (0.62%) SAN
General
1 34 (20.99%) Legal
2 32 (19.75%) Social Skills
3 20 (12.35%) Finance
4 18 (11.11%) Law
5 11 (6.79%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (3.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.47%) Marketing
9 3 (1.85%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.23%) Automotive
10 2 (1.23%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.23%) Retail
11 1 (0.62%) Advertising
11 1 (0.62%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.62%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.47%) OAuth
1 4 (2.47%) SAML
2 2 (1.23%) EDI
3 1 (0.62%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 30 (18.52%) Cyberattack
2 27 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 27 (16.67%) Security Posture
3 9 (5.56%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (4.32%) Data Centre
5 6 (3.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 5 (3.09%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (2.47%) CESG
7 4 (2.47%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.85%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.85%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.23%) CCTV
10 1 (0.62%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (80.86%) Information Security
2 78 (48.15%) Cybersecurity
3 73 (45.06%) Risk Management
4 65 (40.12%) Security Management
5 32 (19.75%) Stakeholder Management
6 30 (18.52%) Information Assurance
7 28 (17.28%) Incident Response
8 25 (15.43%) Roadmaps
9 24 (14.81%) Information Security Management
10 21 (12.96%) Security Operations
11 19 (11.73%) Strategic Thinking
12 18 (11.11%) Security Architecture
13 16 (9.88%) Business Continuity
13 16 (9.88%) ISMS
14 14 (8.64%) Data Protection
14 14 (8.64%) Vulnerability Management
15 13 (8.02%) Cloud Security
16 12 (7.41%) Computer Science
16 12 (7.41%) Problem-Solving
17 11 (6.79%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 62 (38.27%) CISSP
2 53 (32.72%) CISM
3 35 (21.60%) Security Cleared
4 33 (20.37%) SC Cleared
5 20 (12.35%) Degree
6 13 (8.02%) CISA
6 13 (8.02%) Master's Degree
7 10 (6.17%) CRISC
8 5 (3.09%) CESG Certified Professional
9 4 (2.47%) CISMP
9 4 (2.47%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (2.47%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 4 (2.47%) ISSMP
10 3 (1.85%) CEH
10 3 (1.85%) CGEIT
10 3 (1.85%) CompTIA CySA+
10 3 (1.85%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (1.23%) CCIE Security
11 2 (1.23%) CCIE Service Provider
11 2 (1.23%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (61.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (21.60%) NIST
3 31 (19.14%) NCSC
4 30 (18.52%) Cyber Essentials
5 21 (12.96%) GDPR
6 17 (10.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 17 (10.49%) GRC
7 12 (7.41%) PCI DSS
8 5 (3.09%) NIST 800
9 4 (2.47%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (1.23%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.62%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.62%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.62%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 1 (0.62%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 30 (18.52%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.17%) Cisco
3 4 (2.47%) Citrix
3 4 (2.47%) Dell
3 4 (2.47%) Qualys