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 leading to 11 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 742 793 1016
Rank change year-on-year +51 +223 -182
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 168 142 250
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.17% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 147 122 200
10th Percentile £56,250 £52,500 £51,250
25th Percentile £64,500 £65,313 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.67% +15.38% -5.45%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,125 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,125 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £68,500 £72,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.52% +16.00% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 103,724 84,717 165,173
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.76% 91.22% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 73,308 55,181 85,146
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,605 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%

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 11 June 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 11 June 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 +86 166 £68,500 -8.67% 23
UK excluding London -47 97 £68,500 -5.52% 16
London +108 70 £85,000 +6.25% 9
Work from Home +3 38 £68,500 -5.52% 12
South West -20 33 £68,500 -5.52% 2
Midlands -22 24 £66,750 -13.87% 7
North of England +30 20 £57,500 -16.36% 2
North West -4 19 £57,500 -14.81% 2
West Midlands -18 13 £65,000 -16.13% 3
East Midlands -29 11 £70,000 +7.69% 4
East of England - 10 £73,750 - 2
South East -37 9 £67,500 -3.57% 2
Wales +11 1 £30,000 -54.72%
North East - 1 £30,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 11 June 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.

1 137 (81.55%) Information Security
2 98 (58.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 73 (43.45%) Cybersecurity
4 67 (39.88%) Risk Management
5 65 (38.69%) Security Management
6 63 (37.50%) CISSP
7 55 (32.74%) CISM
8 33 (19.64%) Security Cleared
9 32 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
9 32 (19.05%) NIST
10 31 (18.45%) NCSC
10 31 (18.45%) Cyber Essentials
10 31 (18.45%) Security Posture
10 31 (18.45%) Legal
10 31 (18.45%) SC Cleared
11 30 (17.86%) Information Assurance
11 30 (17.86%) Microsoft
11 30 (17.86%) Cyberattack
11 30 (17.86%) Social Skills
12 27 (16.07%) Incident Response
12 27 (16.07%) Roadmaps
12 27 (16.07%) GDPR
12 27 (16.07%) Information Security Management
13 23 (13.69%) Management Information System
14 22 (13.10%) Degree
15 21 (12.50%) Law
15 21 (12.50%) Security Operations
16 20 (11.90%) Finance
17 19 (11.31%) Security Architecture
17 19 (11.31%) Strategic Thinking

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 17 (10.12%) Azure
2 7 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (1.79%) SaaS
4 2 (1.19%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (1.19%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (1.19%) Mimecast
5 1 (0.60%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.60%) IaaS
5 1 (0.60%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.57%) Firewall
2 5 (2.98%) Network Security
3 1 (0.60%) Intranet
3 1 (0.60%) SAN
General
1 31 (18.45%) Legal
2 30 (17.86%) Social Skills
3 21 (12.50%) Law
4 20 (11.90%) Finance
5 11 (6.55%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.38%) Marketing
9 3 (1.79%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.19%) Automotive
11 1 (0.60%) Advertising
11 1 (0.60%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.60%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.60%) Retail
11 1 (0.60%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.60%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.38%) OAuth
1 4 (2.38%) SAML
2 2 (1.19%) EDI
3 1 (0.60%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 31 (18.45%) Security Posture
2 30 (17.86%) Cyberattack
3 23 (13.69%) Management Information System
4 8 (4.76%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (4.17%) Data Centre
6 5 (2.98%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 5 (2.98%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (1.79%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.79%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.19%) CCTV
8 2 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.60%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 1 (0.60%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (81.55%) Information Security
2 73 (43.45%) Cybersecurity
3 67 (39.88%) Risk Management
4 65 (38.69%) Security Management
5 32 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
6 30 (17.86%) Information Assurance
7 27 (16.07%) Incident Response
7 27 (16.07%) Information Security Management
7 27 (16.07%) Roadmaps
8 21 (12.50%) Security Operations
9 19 (11.31%) Security Architecture
9 19 (11.31%) Strategic Thinking
10 18 (10.71%) Business Continuity
10 18 (10.71%) Data Protection
11 17 (10.12%) ISMS
12 14 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
12 14 (8.33%) Vulnerability Management
13 13 (7.74%) Cloud Security
14 12 (7.14%) Computer Science
15 11 (6.55%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 63 (37.50%) CISSP
2 55 (32.74%) CISM
3 33 (19.64%) Security Cleared
4 31 (18.45%) SC Cleared
5 22 (13.10%) Degree
6 16 (9.52%) CISA
6 16 (9.52%) Master's Degree
7 11 (6.55%) CRISC
8 4 (2.38%) CISMP
8 4 (2.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 4 (2.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 4 (2.38%) ISSMP
9 3 (1.79%) CEH
9 3 (1.79%) CGEIT
9 3 (1.79%) CompTIA CySA+
9 3 (1.79%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (1.19%) CCNP
10 2 (1.19%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.60%) CCIE
11 1 (0.60%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (58.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (19.05%) NIST
3 31 (18.45%) Cyber Essentials
3 31 (18.45%) NCSC
4 27 (16.07%) GDPR
5 17 (10.12%) GRC
6 15 (8.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 13 (7.74%) PCI DSS
8 5 (2.98%) NIST 800
9 3 (1.79%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.60%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.60%) ISO 31000
10 1 (0.60%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 1 (0.60%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 30 (17.86%) Microsoft
2 9 (5.36%) Cisco
3 4 (2.38%) Citrix
3 4 (2.38%) Dell
3 4 (2.38%) Qualys