Information Security Manager Jobs

Information Security Manager
UK

The median Information Security Manager salary in the UK is £68,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 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
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 729 813 999
Rank change year-on-year +84 +186 -168
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 167 162 239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.16% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.18% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 150 140 202
10th Percentile £54,300 £51,500 £51,250
25th Percentile £64,500 £61,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.67% +15.38% -1.89%
75th Percentile £88,750 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,750 £88,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £68,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -2.14% +12.00% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,739 91,836 153,630
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 91.52% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 67,104 57,926 84,939
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,604
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Manager in the UK

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Information Security Manager in the UK

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Manager over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Manager in the UK

Information Security Manager
Top 14 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 14 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
England +100 164 £68,500 -8.67% 23
UK excluding London -20 91 £68,500 -2.14% 11
London +146 73 £85,000 +6.25% 12
Work from Home +31 35 £60,000 -14.29% 11
South West -20 32 £68,500 +1.48% 1
Midlands +2 21 £68,250 -11.94% 2
North of England +35 16 £57,500 -9.80% 2
North West +14 15 £57,500 -14.81% 1
East Midlands -9 12 £70,000 +7.69% 2
East of England - 12 £75,000 - 3
South East -3 9 £67,500 -3.57% 3
West Midlands -5 9 £59,750 -22.90%
Wales +13 1 £30,000 -52.00%
North East - 1 £30,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 136 (81.44%) Information Security
2 99 (59.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 82 (49.10%) Cybersecurity
4 72 (43.11%) Risk Management
5 67 (40.12%) Security Management
6 63 (37.72%) CISSP
7 51 (30.54%) CISM
8 35 (20.96%) Legal
8 35 (20.96%) Security Cleared
9 34 (20.36%) NIST
10 33 (19.76%) SC Cleared
11 32 (19.16%) Stakeholder Management
11 32 (19.16%) Social Skills
12 31 (18.56%) NCSC
12 31 (18.56%) Incident Response
13 30 (17.96%) Cyberattack
13 30 (17.96%) Information Assurance
14 29 (17.37%) Microsoft
14 29 (17.37%) Cyber Essentials
15 27 (16.17%) Security Posture
15 27 (16.17%) Management Information System
16 25 (14.97%) Information Security Management
16 25 (14.97%) Roadmaps
17 22 (13.17%) Finance
18 21 (12.57%) Security Operations
19 20 (11.98%) GDPR
20 19 (11.38%) Strategic Thinking
20 19 (11.38%) Security Architecture
20 19 (11.38%) Azure
21 18 (10.78%) Degree

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:

Cloud Services
1 19 (11.38%) Azure
2 8 (4.79%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (1.80%) Cloud Computing
3 3 (1.80%) SaaS
4 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (1.20%) Mimecast
5 1 (0.60%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.60%) IaaS
5 1 (0.60%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.19%) Firewall
2 6 (3.59%) Network Security
3 1 (0.60%) Intranet
3 1 (0.60%) SAN
General
1 35 (20.96%) Legal
2 32 (19.16%) Social Skills
3 22 (13.17%) Finance
4 18 (10.78%) Law
5 11 (6.59%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (3.59%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.40%) Marketing
9 3 (1.80%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.20%) Automotive
10 2 (1.20%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.20%) Retail
11 1 (0.60%) Advertising
11 1 (0.60%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.60%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.40%) OAuth
1 4 (2.40%) SAML
2 2 (1.20%) EDI
3 1 (0.60%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 30 (17.96%) Cyberattack
2 27 (16.17%) Management Information System
2 27 (16.17%) Security Posture
3 9 (5.39%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (4.79%) Data Centre
5 6 (3.59%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 5 (2.99%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (2.40%) CESG
7 4 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (2.40%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.80%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.80%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.20%) CCTV
10 1 (0.60%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.60%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (81.44%) Information Security
2 82 (49.10%) Cybersecurity
3 72 (43.11%) Risk Management
4 67 (40.12%) Security Management
5 32 (19.16%) Stakeholder Management
6 31 (18.56%) Incident Response
7 30 (17.96%) Information Assurance
8 25 (14.97%) Information Security Management
8 25 (14.97%) Roadmaps
9 21 (12.57%) Security Operations
10 19 (11.38%) Security Architecture
10 19 (11.38%) Strategic Thinking
11 16 (9.58%) Data Protection
12 15 (8.98%) Business Continuity
12 15 (8.98%) ISMS
13 14 (8.38%) Vulnerability Management
14 13 (7.78%) Cloud Security
15 12 (7.19%) Computer Science
15 12 (7.19%) Problem-Solving
16 11 (6.59%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 63 (37.72%) CISSP
2 51 (30.54%) CISM
3 35 (20.96%) Security Cleared
4 33 (19.76%) SC Cleared
5 18 (10.78%) Degree
6 12 (7.19%) CISA
6 12 (7.19%) Master's Degree
7 10 (5.99%) CRISC
8 5 (2.99%) CESG Certified Professional
9 4 (2.40%) CISMP
9 4 (2.40%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (2.40%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (2.40%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 4 (2.40%) ISSMP
10 3 (1.80%) CEH
10 3 (1.80%) CGEIT
10 3 (1.80%) CompTIA CySA+
11 2 (1.20%) CCIE Security
11 2 (1.20%) CCIE Service Provider
11 2 (1.20%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (59.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (20.36%) NIST
3 31 (18.56%) NCSC
4 29 (17.37%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (11.98%) GDPR
6 18 (10.78%) GRC
7 17 (10.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 14 (8.38%) PCI DSS
9 5 (2.99%) NIST 800
10 4 (2.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (1.80%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.60%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.60%) ISO 31000
12 1 (0.60%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (1.20%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 29 (17.37%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.99%) Cisco
3 4 (2.40%) Citrix
3 4 (2.40%) Dell
3 4 (2.40%) Qualys