Information Security Manager Jobs in London

Information Security Manager
England > London

The median Information Security Manager salary in London is £85,000 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 438 556 820
Rank change year-on-year +118 +264 -218
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 71 47 106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.29% 0.15% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.16% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 66 42 79
10th Percentile £62,750 £53,250 £52,500
25th Percentile £65,313 £72,500 £57,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £80,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% +6.67% -
75th Percentile £97,500 £90,313 £85,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £104,250 £90,500
England median annual salary £68,500 £75,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.67% +15.38% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 23,403 29,645 71,541
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 94.97% 96.13%
Number of salaries quoted 17,198 22,316 34,853
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £54,988 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%

Information Security Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Manager in London

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Information Security Manager in London

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram in London

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

Salary histogram for Information Security Manager in London

Information Security Manager
Job Locations in London

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 London 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
Central London +49 21 £85,000 +6.25%
East London - 1 £70,000 -
North London - 1 £65,000 -
Information Security Manager
England

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

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 London region featuring Information Security Manager in the job title.

1 71 (100.00%) Information Security
2 39 (54.93%) CISSP
3 35 (49.30%) CISM
4 33 (46.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 31 (43.66%) Security Posture
6 27 (38.03%) Risk Management
6 27 (38.03%) Social Skills
7 24 (33.80%) Security Management
8 21 (29.58%) Microsoft
8 21 (29.58%) Incident Response
8 21 (29.58%) Cybersecurity
9 20 (28.17%) Law
10 19 (26.76%) Legal
11 18 (25.35%) Roadmaps
12 17 (23.94%) Security Operations
13 16 (22.54%) Azure
13 16 (22.54%) Master's Degree
13 16 (22.54%) Degree
14 15 (21.13%) Information Security Management
14 15 (21.13%) GDPR
14 15 (21.13%) Strategic Thinking
15 13 (18.31%) Cyber Essentials
15 13 (18.31%) CISA
16 12 (16.90%) Computer Science
16 12 (16.90%) Security Architecture
17 10 (14.08%) Identity Access Management
17 10 (14.08%) DevSecOps
18 9 (12.68%) NIST
18 9 (12.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
18 9 (12.68%) Management Information System

Information Security Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 (22.54%) Azure
2 6 (8.45%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (2.82%) Microsoft Purview
3 2 (2.82%) Mimecast
3 2 (2.82%) SaaS
4 1 (1.41%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.41%) IaaS
4 1 (1.41%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.63%) Firewall
2 1 (1.41%) Intranet
General
1 27 (38.03%) Social Skills
2 20 (28.17%) Law
3 19 (26.76%) Legal
4 7 (9.86%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (9.86%) Finance
5 5 (7.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (7.04%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (4.23%) Marketing
7 1 (1.41%) Advertising
7 1 (1.41%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.41%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.41%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.63%) OAuth
1 4 (5.63%) SAML
2 2 (2.82%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 31 (43.66%) Security Posture
2 9 (12.68%) Management Information System
3 4 (5.63%) Security Operations Centre
4 3 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.82%) CCTV
5 2 (2.82%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (100.00%) Information Security
2 27 (38.03%) Risk Management
3 24 (33.80%) Security Management
4 21 (29.58%) Cybersecurity
4 21 (29.58%) Incident Response
5 18 (25.35%) Roadmaps
6 17 (23.94%) Security Operations
7 15 (21.13%) Information Security Management
7 15 (21.13%) Strategic Thinking
8 12 (16.90%) Computer Science
8 12 (16.90%) Security Architecture
9 10 (14.08%) DevSecOps
9 10 (14.08%) Identity Access Management
10 8 (11.27%) Problem-Solving
11 7 (9.86%) OWASP
12 6 (8.45%) Line Management
13 5 (7.04%) Business Strategy
13 5 (7.04%) Decision-Making
13 5 (7.04%) Key Management
13 5 (7.04%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 39 (54.93%) CISSP
2 35 (49.30%) CISM
3 16 (22.54%) Degree
3 16 (22.54%) Master's Degree
4 13 (18.31%) CISA
5 5 (7.04%) CRISC
6 3 (4.23%) CEH
6 3 (4.23%) CompTIA CySA+
6 3 (4.23%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (2.82%) CCNP
7 2 (2.82%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.41%) CCIE
8 1 (1.41%) CCIE Security
8 1 (1.41%) CCIE Service Provider
8 1 (1.41%) CCNA
8 1 (1.41%) CCSP
8 1 (1.41%) CSSLP
8 1 (1.41%) GIAC
8 1 (1.41%) SC Cleared
8 1 (1.41%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (46.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (21.13%) GDPR
3 13 (18.31%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (12.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 9 (12.68%) NIST
5 7 (9.86%) GRC
6 5 (7.04%) PCI DSS
7 3 (4.23%) SOC 2
8 1 (1.41%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 1 (1.41%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 21 (29.58%) Microsoft
2 5 (7.04%) Cisco
3 4 (5.63%) Qualys