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 1 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 749 802 1010
Rank change year-on-year +53 +208 -195
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 159 145 253
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% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 141 125 205
10th Percentile £56,250 £52,500 £51,250
25th Percentile £64,500 £63,750 £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 £90,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,750 £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

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 99,552 86,380 162,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.27% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,786 55,655 84,889
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
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 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

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 1 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 1 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 +64 157 £68,500 -8.67% 28
UK excluding London -32 91 £68,500 -5.52% 15
London +133 67 £85,000 +6.25% 15
Work from Home +9 33 £66,500 -8.28% 11
South West -18 32 £68,500 -5.52% 2
Midlands -15 20 £70,000 -9.68% 6
North of England +38 18 £57,500 -14.81% 1
North West +9 17 £57,500 -14.81% 1
East Midlands -11 11 £70,000 +7.69% 2
East of England - 11 £75,000 - 2
South East -18 9 £67,500 -3.57% 2
West Midlands -23 9 £60,750 -21.61% 4
Wales +8 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 1 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.

1 128 (80.50%) Information Security
2 95 (59.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 74 (46.54%) Cybersecurity
4 68 (42.77%) Risk Management
5 64 (40.25%) Security Management
6 59 (37.11%) CISSP
7 50 (31.45%) CISM
8 33 (20.75%) Security Cleared
8 33 (20.75%) NIST
9 31 (19.50%) SC Cleared
9 31 (19.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 31 (19.50%) NCSC
10 30 (18.87%) Social Skills
10 30 (18.87%) Cyberattack
10 30 (18.87%) Information Assurance
11 29 (18.24%) Legal
11 29 (18.24%) Microsoft
11 29 (18.24%) Cyber Essentials
11 29 (18.24%) Security Posture
12 27 (16.98%) Incident Response
13 25 (15.72%) Roadmaps
13 25 (15.72%) Information Security Management
14 24 (15.09%) GDPR
15 23 (14.47%) Management Information System
16 21 (13.21%) Degree
17 20 (12.58%) Security Operations
18 19 (11.95%) Strategic Thinking
18 19 (11.95%) Finance
18 19 (11.95%) Law
19 18 (11.32%) Security Architecture

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 16 (10.06%) Azure
2 6 (3.77%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (1.89%) SaaS
4 2 (1.26%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (1.26%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (1.26%) Mimecast
5 1 (0.63%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.63%) IaaS
5 1 (0.63%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.77%) Firewall
2 5 (3.14%) Network Security
3 1 (0.63%) Intranet
3 1 (0.63%) SAN
General
1 30 (18.87%) Social Skills
2 29 (18.24%) Legal
3 19 (11.95%) Finance
3 19 (11.95%) Law
4 11 (6.92%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (3.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.52%) Marketing
8 3 (1.89%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.26%) Automotive
9 2 (1.26%) Retail
10 1 (0.63%) Advertising
10 1 (0.63%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.63%) Social Housing
10 1 (0.63%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.52%) OAuth
1 4 (2.52%) SAML
2 2 (1.26%) EDI
3 1 (0.63%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 30 (18.87%) Cyberattack
2 29 (18.24%) Security Posture
3 23 (14.47%) Management Information System
4 8 (5.03%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (4.40%) Data Centre
6 6 (3.77%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 5 (3.14%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (1.89%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.89%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.26%) CCTV
9 2 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.63%) CESG
10 1 (0.63%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.63%) NHS
10 1 (0.63%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (80.50%) Information Security
2 74 (46.54%) Cybersecurity
3 68 (42.77%) Risk Management
4 64 (40.25%) Security Management
5 31 (19.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 30 (18.87%) Information Assurance
7 27 (16.98%) Incident Response
8 25 (15.72%) Information Security Management
8 25 (15.72%) Roadmaps
9 20 (12.58%) Security Operations
10 19 (11.95%) Strategic Thinking
11 18 (11.32%) Security Architecture
12 17 (10.69%) Business Continuity
13 16 (10.06%) ISMS
14 15 (9.43%) Data Protection
15 14 (8.81%) Vulnerability Management
16 13 (8.18%) Cloud Security
16 13 (8.18%) Problem-Solving
17 12 (7.55%) Computer Science
18 11 (6.92%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 59 (37.11%) CISSP
2 50 (31.45%) CISM
3 33 (20.75%) Security Cleared
4 31 (19.50%) SC Cleared
5 21 (13.21%) Degree
6 15 (9.43%) Master's Degree
7 14 (8.81%) CISA
8 10 (6.29%) CRISC
9 4 (2.52%) CISMP
9 4 (2.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (2.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 4 (2.52%) ISSMP
10 3 (1.89%) CEH
10 3 (1.89%) CGEIT
10 3 (1.89%) CompTIA CySA+
10 3 (1.89%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (1.26%) CESG Certified Professional
12 1 (0.63%) CCIE Security
12 1 (0.63%) CCIE Service Provider
12 1 (0.63%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (59.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (20.75%) NIST
3 31 (19.50%) NCSC
4 29 (18.24%) Cyber Essentials
5 24 (15.09%) GDPR
6 16 (10.06%) GRC
7 15 (9.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 12 (7.55%) PCI DSS
9 5 (3.14%) NIST 800
10 2 (1.26%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.63%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.63%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.63%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.63%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 1 (0.63%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 29 (18.24%) Microsoft
2 9 (5.66%) Cisco
3 4 (2.52%) Citrix
3 4 (2.52%) Dell
3 4 (2.52%) Qualys