Information Manager Jobs

Information Manager
UK

The median Information Manager salary in the UK is £63,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 582 780 973
Rank change year-on-year +198 +193 -180
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Manager 362 165 315
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.33% 0.18% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.19% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 254 145 253
10th Percentile £35,000 £50,049 £46,250
25th Percentile £50,376 £60,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.07% +11.54% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -17.86% +12.00% +13.64%

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 102,753 84,908 164,946
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 91.21% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 72,538 55,143 85,388
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,524 £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 Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Manager in the UK

Information Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Information Manager in the UK

Information Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Manager over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Manager in the UK

Information Manager
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 +182 322 £65,000 -10.34% 64
UK excluding London +42 218 £57,500 -17.86% 47
London +133 119 £69,250 -13.44% 24
Work from Home +58 82 £50,001 -28.57% 25
South West -2 59 £68,500 -5.52% 6
North of England +65 56 £55,000 -20.00% 8
Midlands -14 42 £60,000 -22.58% 16
North West +26 38 £55,000 -18.52% 4
West Midlands 0 31 £58,900 -24.00% 9
South East -2 27 £55,000 -21.43% 7
East of England - 19 £73,750 - 5
Yorkshire +71 17 £43,742 -39.67% 2
East Midlands -26 11 £70,000 +7.69% 7
Scotland -61 10 £45,190 -30.48% 5
Wales +14 5 £50,001 -12.33% 2
North East -16 1 £30,000 -42.31% 2

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

For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Information 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 Manager in the job title.

1 138 (38.12%) Information Security
2 123 (33.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 87 (24.03%) Cybersecurity
4 78 (21.55%) Risk Management
5 66 (18.23%) Security Management
6 63 (17.40%) CISSP
7 60 (16.57%) Information Assurance
8 55 (15.19%) CISM
8 55 (15.19%) Security Cleared
9 54 (14.92%) Information Management
10 53 (14.64%) SC Cleared
11 52 (14.36%) Management Information System
12 47 (12.98%) Social Skills
13 44 (12.15%) Legal
14 41 (11.33%) Data Protection
15 38 (10.50%) Degree
16 37 (10.22%) Stakeholder Management
16 37 (10.22%) Microsoft
17 34 (9.39%) Finance
17 34 (9.39%) NIST
18 33 (9.12%) GDPR
19 31 (8.56%) NCSC
19 31 (8.56%) Security Posture
20 30 (8.29%) Cyberattack
20 30 (8.29%) Business Continuity
21 29 (8.01%) Strategic Thinking
22 28 (7.73%) Cyber Essentials
22 28 (7.73%) Information Security Management
23 27 (7.46%) Matrix Organization
23 27 (7.46%) Incident Response

Information 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (1.66%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.28%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (1.93%) AutoCAD
2 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 17 (4.70%) Azure
2 7 (1.93%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (0.83%) SaaS
4 2 (0.55%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (0.55%) Mimecast
5 1 (0.28%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.28%) IaaS
5 1 (0.28%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.66%) Firewall
2 5 (1.38%) Network Security
3 1 (0.28%) Intranet
3 1 (0.28%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (0.83%) Crystal Reports
3 2 (0.55%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.28%) Metadata
4 1 (0.28%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 1 (0.28%) JIRA
General
1 47 (12.98%) Social Skills
2 44 (12.15%) Legal
3 34 (9.39%) Finance
4 26 (7.18%) Law
5 21 (5.80%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (3.59%) Public Sector
7 9 (2.49%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.38%) Retail
10 4 (1.10%) Advertising
10 4 (1.10%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.10%) Marketing
11 2 (0.55%) Automotive
11 2 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.28%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.28%) Billing
12 1 (0.28%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.28%) Games
12 1 (0.28%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.28%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.10%) OAuth
1 4 (1.10%) SAML
2 2 (0.55%) EDI
3 1 (0.28%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 52 (14.36%) Management Information System
2 31 (8.56%) Security Posture
3 30 (8.29%) Cyberattack
4 8 (2.21%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (1.93%) Data Centre
6 6 (1.66%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 6 (1.66%) NHS
6 6 (1.66%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.38%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.10%) Freedom of Information
8 4 (1.10%) Taxonomies
9 3 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.83%) Fat Client
9 3 (0.83%) Thin Client
9 3 (0.83%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.55%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.55%) CCTV
10 2 (0.55%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.28%) CESG
11 1 (0.28%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (38.12%) Information Security
2 87 (24.03%) Cybersecurity
3 78 (21.55%) Risk Management
4 66 (18.23%) Security Management
5 60 (16.57%) Information Assurance
6 54 (14.92%) Information Management
7 41 (11.33%) Data Protection
8 37 (10.22%) Stakeholder Management
9 30 (8.29%) Business Continuity
10 29 (8.01%) Strategic Thinking
11 28 (7.73%) Information Security Management
12 27 (7.46%) Incident Response
12 27 (7.46%) Matrix Organization
13 26 (7.18%) Roadmaps
14 24 (6.63%) Digital Strategy
15 23 (6.35%) Information Governance
16 20 (5.52%) Asset Management
17 19 (5.25%) Project Delivery
18 18 (4.97%) Problem-Solving
18 18 (4.97%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 6 (1.66%) SQL
Qualifications
1 63 (17.40%) CISSP
2 55 (15.19%) CISM
2 55 (15.19%) Security Cleared
3 53 (14.64%) SC Cleared
4 38 (10.50%) Degree
5 23 (6.35%) CESG Certified Professional
6 16 (4.42%) CISA
6 16 (4.42%) Master's Degree
7 11 (3.04%) CRISC
8 5 (1.38%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.38%) Postgraduate
9 4 (1.10%) CISMP
9 4 (1.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (1.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 4 (1.10%) ISSMP
10 3 (0.83%) CEH
10 3 (0.83%) CGEIT
10 3 (0.83%) CompTIA CySA+
10 3 (0.83%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.55%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (33.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (9.39%) NIST
3 33 (9.12%) GDPR
4 31 (8.56%) NCSC
5 28 (7.73%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (4.97%) GRC
7 15 (4.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 13 (3.59%) PCI DSS
9 5 (1.38%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.83%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.28%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.28%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.28%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.28%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 1 (0.28%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 37 (10.22%) Microsoft
2 5 (1.38%) Cisco
2 5 (1.38%) Kenna
3 4 (1.10%) Citrix
3 4 (1.10%) Datix
3 4 (1.10%) Dell
3 4 (1.10%) Qualys
4 1 (0.28%) Autodesk