Information Security Manager Jobs in England

Information Security Manager
UK > England

The median Information Security Manager salary in England is £68,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 696 768 969
Rank change year-on-year +72 +201 -167
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 168 126 217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.18% 0.15% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.17% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 145 111 175
10th Percentile £56,250 £52,500 £51,250
25th Percentile £64,750 £65,625 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.67% +15.38% -7.14%
75th Percentile £90,000 £84,375 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £68,500 £75,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.67% +15.38% -5.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Information Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Manager in England

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Information Security Manager in England

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Manager in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Manager in England

Information Security Manager
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 12 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
London +118 71 £85,000 +6.25% 9
South West -30 33 £68,500 -5.52% 2
Midlands -34 25 £66,750 -13.87% 7
North of England +19 20 £57,500 -16.36% 2
North West -8 19 £57,500 -14.81% 2
West Midlands -14 14 £65,000 -16.13% 3
East Midlands -22 11 £70,000 +7.69% 4
East of England - 10 £73,750 - 2
South East -39 9 £67,500 -3.57% 2
North East - 1 £30,000 -
Information Security Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 across the England region featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 137 (81.55%) Information Security
2 100 (59.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 72 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
4 68 (40.48%) Risk Management
5 65 (38.69%) Security Management
5 65 (38.69%) CISSP
6 57 (33.93%) CISM
7 33 (19.64%) Security Cleared
8 32 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
8 32 (19.05%) Cyber Essentials
8 32 (19.05%) NIST
9 31 (18.45%) NCSC
9 31 (18.45%) Social Skills
9 31 (18.45%) Security Posture
9 31 (18.45%) Legal
9 31 (18.45%) SC Cleared
10 30 (17.86%) Information Assurance
10 30 (17.86%) Microsoft
10 30 (17.86%) Cyberattack
11 28 (16.67%) GDPR
11 28 (16.67%) Information Security Management
12 27 (16.07%) Incident Response
12 27 (16.07%) Roadmaps
13 23 (13.69%) Management Information System
14 22 (13.10%) Law
14 22 (13.10%) Degree
15 21 (12.50%) Security Operations
16 20 (11.90%) Finance
17 19 (11.31%) Data Protection
17 19 (11.31%) Security Architecture

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 31 (18.45%) Social Skills
2 22 (13.10%) Law
3 20 (11.90%) Finance
4 11 (6.55%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.38%) Marketing
8 3 (1.79%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.19%) Automotive
10 1 (0.60%) Advertising
10 1 (0.60%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.60%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.60%) Retail
10 1 (0.60%) Social Housing
10 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%) Data Protection Act
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%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.60%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (81.55%) Information Security
2 72 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
3 68 (40.48%) Risk Management
4 65 (38.69%) Security Management
5 32 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
6 30 (17.86%) Information Assurance
7 28 (16.67%) Information Security Management
8 27 (16.07%) Incident Response
8 27 (16.07%) Roadmaps
9 21 (12.50%) Security Operations
10 19 (11.31%) Data Protection
10 19 (11.31%) Security Architecture
10 19 (11.31%) Strategic Thinking
11 18 (10.71%) Business Continuity
11 18 (10.71%) ISMS
12 15 (8.93%) Problem-Solving
13 14 (8.33%) Vulnerability Management
14 13 (7.74%) Cloud Security
15 12 (7.14%) Computer Science
16 11 (6.55%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 65 (38.69%) CISSP
2 57 (33.93%) 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 12 (7.14%) 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
1 100 (59.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (19.05%) Cyber Essentials
2 32 (19.05%) NIST
3 31 (18.45%) NCSC
4 28 (16.67%) GDPR
5 18 (10.71%) 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