Information Security Management System (ISMS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ISMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited ISMS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 750 649 749
Rank change year-on-year -101 +100 -66
Permanent jobs citing ISMS 158 308 569
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.33% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.34% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 137 174 327
10th Percentile £29,200 £37,800 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,250 £45,552 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £77,188 £75,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £85,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £61,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.12% +16.67% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

ISMS is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

ISMS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ISMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ISMS in the UK

ISMS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ISMS.

Salary trend for ISMS in the UK

ISMS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISMS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for ISMS in the UK

ISMS
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISMS 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 -88 154 £57,500 -8.00% 46
UK excluding London -13 120 £57,500 -6.12% 35
North of England +90 64 £62,500 -5.66% 11
Work from Home -55 53 £65,000 - 21
London -36 36 £58,750 -2.08% 10
North West +24 32 £50,000 -28.57% 4
Yorkshire +90 30 £70,000 +12.00% 3
South West -21 21 £28,000 -56.92% 7
South East -10 20 £66,250 +10.42% 10
East of England -14 7 £41,250 -31.25% 1
Midlands -27 6 £40,000 -40.74% 6
East Midlands -19 5 £40,000 -46.67% 2
Wales +6 2 £87,500 +124.36%
North East - 2 £63,750 - 4
West Midlands -26 1 - - 4

ISMS
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 3 (1.90%) IIS
1 3 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.27%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.27%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.63%) Apache
3 1 (0.63%) WebSphere
Applications
1 5 (3.16%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (3.16%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.90%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (6.96%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.63%) Carpe Diem
2 1 (0.63%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 40 (25.32%) Azure
2 14 (8.86%) AWS
3 7 (4.43%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (4.43%) SaaS
4 4 (2.53%) Cloud Computing
4 4 (2.53%) IaaS
4 4 (2.53%) PaaS
5 3 (1.90%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.90%) GCP
6 1 (0.63%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 36 (22.78%) Firewall
2 23 (14.56%) Intrusion Detection
3 11 (6.96%) Network Security
4 5 (3.16%) DHCP
4 5 (3.16%) DNS
4 5 (3.16%) TCP/IP
4 5 (3.16%) VPN
5 4 (2.53%) Internet
5 4 (2.53%) VLAN
6 3 (1.90%) 802.11
6 3 (1.90%) Wireshark
7 2 (1.27%) Skype
7 2 (1.27%) WebEx
8 1 (0.63%) Cisco ISE
8 1 (0.63%) LAN
8 1 (0.63%) SAN
8 1 (0.63%) WAN
8 1 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.80%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.90%) MS Access
3 2 (1.27%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (0.63%) Visual Studio
General
1 26 (16.46%) Social Skills
2 22 (13.92%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (12.03%) Law
4 14 (8.86%) Legal
5 10 (6.33%) Retail
6 8 (5.06%) Finance
7 4 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.53%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.90%) Marketing
8 3 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.27%) Advertising
9 2 (1.27%) Billing
9 2 (1.27%) Games
9 2 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.27%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.63%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (31.01%) Analyst
2 41 (25.95%) Security Analyst
3 29 (18.35%) Information Analyst
3 29 (18.35%) Information Security Analyst
4 25 (15.82%) Security Manager
5 19 (12.03%) Senior
6 18 (11.39%) Lead
6 18 (11.39%) Team Leader
7 17 (10.76%) Information Manager
8 16 (10.13%) Information Security Manager
9 12 (7.59%) Compliance Analyst
10 11 (6.96%) Security Compliance Analyst
11 9 (5.70%) Consultant
11 9 (5.70%) Senior Analyst
12 7 (4.43%) Head of Security
12 7 (4.43%) IT Analyst
12 7 (4.43%) IT Manager
12 7 (4.43%) Systems Manager
13 6 (3.80%) IT Security Analyst
13 6 (3.80%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.53%) Web Services
2 3 (1.90%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.63%) .NET
3 1 (0.63%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.63%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.63%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.63%) CSS
3 1 (0.63%) HTML
3 1 (0.63%) HTML5
3 1 (0.63%) jQuery
3 1 (0.63%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 63 (39.87%) Management Information System
2 14 (8.86%) Security Posture
3 13 (8.23%) Cyber Threat
4 11 (6.96%) Onboarding
5 10 (6.33%) Cyberattack
6 9 (5.70%) Data Centre
7 6 (3.80%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 5 (3.16%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (2.53%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.27%) Digital Media
11 1 (0.63%) Insider Threat
11 1 (0.63%) Life Science
11 1 (0.63%) Renewable Energy
11 1 (0.63%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 15 (9.49%) Windows
2 11 (6.96%) Linux
3 4 (2.53%) Kali Linux
4 2 (1.27%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (80.38%) Information Security
2 89 (56.33%) Information Security Management
2 89 (56.33%) Security Management
3 75 (47.47%) Cybersecurity
4 44 (27.85%) Risk Management
5 33 (20.89%) Risk Assessment
6 30 (18.99%) Data Protection
7 27 (17.09%) SIEM
8 25 (15.82%) Business Continuity
8 25 (15.82%) Incident Response
9 22 (13.92%) Cloud Security
9 22 (13.92%) Cryptography
9 22 (13.92%) Kalman Filter
10 21 (13.29%) Continuous Improvement
11 20 (12.66%) Risk Analysis
12 19 (12.03%) Project Management
12 19 (12.03%) Social Engineering
13 18 (11.39%) Migration
14 16 (10.13%) Internal Audit
14 16 (10.13%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 8 (5.06%) PowerShell
2 4 (2.53%) Python
3 3 (1.90%) SQL
4 1 (0.63%) C#
4 1 (0.63%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.63%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 43 (27.22%) CISSP
2 24 (15.19%) CISM
3 19 (12.03%) CISA
4 18 (11.39%) Degree
5 12 (7.59%) CRISC
5 12 (7.59%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 7 (4.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 7 (4.43%) PCI QSA
7 6 (3.80%) CCSK
7 6 (3.80%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (3.80%) Security Cleared
8 5 (3.16%) CCNA
8 5 (3.16%) CESG Certified Professional
8 5 (3.16%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (2.53%) AWS Certification
9 4 (2.53%) Azure Certification
9 4 (2.53%) ISSMP
9 4 (2.53%) SC Cleared
10 3 (1.90%) CCNP
10 3 (1.90%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (69.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 56 (35.44%) NIST
3 43 (27.22%) Cyber Essentials
4 29 (18.35%) GRC
5 26 (16.46%) PCI DSS
6 21 (13.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 15 (9.49%) GDPR
8 10 (6.33%) NCSC
9 7 (4.43%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 6 (3.80%) RMADS
11 5 (3.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (2.53%) ISO 9001
12 4 (2.53%) JSP 440
12 4 (2.53%) TickIT
13 3 (1.90%) ISO 22301
13 3 (1.90%) ISO 31000
13 3 (1.90%) NIST 800
13 3 (1.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (1.90%) SLA
14 2 (1.27%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (2.53%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.27%) Firmware
3 2 (1.27%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 4 (2.53%) QRadar
1 4 (2.53%) Suricata
2 3 (1.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.27%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.63%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.63%) DatAdvantage
4 1 (0.63%) SCCM
4 1 (0.63%) Stealthwatch
4 1 (0.63%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (0.63%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.63%) WSUS
Vendors
1 18 (11.39%) Cisco
2 17 (10.76%) Microsoft
3 7 (4.43%) Citrix
3 7 (4.43%) Splunk
4 5 (3.16%) Dell
5 4 (2.53%) Juniper
5 4 (2.53%) Palo Alto
6 3 (1.90%) LogRhythm
6 3 (1.90%) Quadient
6 3 (1.90%) Veeam
6 3 (1.90%) VMware
7 2 (1.27%) Qualys
8 1 (0.63%) iManage
8 1 (0.63%) Polycom
8 1 (0.63%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.63%) Symantec
8 1 (0.63%) Varonis