ISACA Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CRISC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 706 753 945
Rank change year-on-year +47 +192 -142
Permanent jobs citing CRISC 209 199 297
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.20% 0.20% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.75% 0.61% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 166 172 188
10th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £56,250 £54,688 £52,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.14% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,563 £86,250
90th Percentile £105,000 £102,000 £103,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £56,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +16.07% -6.67% +14.29%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CRISC is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,701 32,451 45,338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.99% 33.33% 27.16%
Number of salaries quoted 17,227 14,614 19,248
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,555 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.74% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

CRISC
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CRISC in the UK

CRISC
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CRISC in the UK

CRISC
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CRISC over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CRISC in the UK

CRISC
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CRISC within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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 +107 205 £68,500 -2.14% 28
UK excluding London +20 139 £65,000 +16.07% 13
Work from Home +31 68 £47,500 -32.14% 9
London +129 64 £80,000 +6.67% 16
South West +15 54 £68,500 -10.46% 1
North of England +67 31 £40,000 -19.19% 3
North West +20 24 £40,000 -19.19% 1
South East +3 24 £47,500 -5.00% 3
Midlands -19 15 £61,500 +11.82% 2
East of England -1 13 £65,000 -7.14% 1
West Midlands -6 13 £58,000 +5.45% 1
Yorkshire +84 6 £60,000 -4.00% 2
North East -6 1 - -
Scotland -59 1 - - 1
East Midlands - 1 £77,500 - 1
Channel Islands - 1 £100,000 -

CRISC
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 1 (0.48%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (9.57%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (8.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.48%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 26 (12.44%) AWS
2 24 (11.48%) Azure
3 18 (8.61%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (7.66%) GCP
5 11 (5.26%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.91%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.48%) IaaS
7 1 (0.48%) PaaS
7 1 (0.48%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (13.88%) Firewall
2 19 (9.09%) TCP/IP
3 16 (7.66%) DNS
3 16 (7.66%) Network Security
4 6 (2.87%) VPN
5 5 (2.39%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (1.91%) NetScaler
7 2 (0.96%) Intranet
7 2 (0.96%) LAN
7 2 (0.96%) WAN
8 1 (0.48%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.48%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.26%) Power BI
2 2 (0.96%) Big Data
3 1 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 17 (8.13%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.48%) JIRA
General
1 94 (44.98%) Finance
2 47 (22.49%) Social Skills
3 23 (11.00%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (6.70%) Telecoms
6 13 (6.22%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (5.74%) Law
7 12 (5.74%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (5.26%) Legal
9 8 (3.83%) Marketing
10 6 (2.87%) Retail
11 5 (2.39%) Banking
12 4 (1.91%) Financial Institution
12 4 (1.91%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.44%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.96%) Electronics
14 2 (0.96%) Investment Banking
15 1 (0.48%) Advertising
15 1 (0.48%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 59 (28.23%) Consultant
2 56 (26.79%) Security Consultant
3 31 (14.83%) Analyst
4 29 (13.88%) Senior
5 26 (12.44%) Lead
6 24 (11.48%) Architect
7 22 (10.53%) Risk Analyst
8 21 (10.05%) Security Manager
9 19 (9.09%) Security Architect
10 17 (8.13%) Security Analyst
11 12 (5.74%) Enterprise Architect
11 12 (5.74%) Enterprise Security Architect
12 11 (5.26%) Managing Consultant
12 11 (5.26%) Risk Manager
13 10 (4.78%) Information Manager
13 10 (4.78%) Information Security Manager
14 9 (4.31%) Senior Architect
15 8 (3.83%) IT Risk Analyst
15 8 (3.83%) Risk Officer
15 8 (3.83%) Security Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.96%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 53 (25.36%) Management Information System
2 22 (10.53%) Operational Technology
3 21 (10.05%) Security Posture
4 16 (7.66%) PKI
5 14 (6.70%) Cyber Threat
6 8 (3.83%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (2.39%) Cloud Native
7 5 (2.39%) Cyber Security Posture
7 5 (2.39%) Data Centre
7 5 (2.39%) Public Cloud
7 5 (2.39%) Replication
8 3 (1.44%) Client/Server
8 3 (1.44%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.96%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (0.96%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.96%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.96%) Social Media
10 1 (0.48%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 1 (0.48%) SCADA
10 1 (0.48%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 24 (11.48%) Windows
2 5 (2.39%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (71.77%) Cybersecurity
2 136 (65.07%) Risk Management
3 93 (44.50%) Information Security
4 41 (19.62%) Problem-Solving
5 38 (18.18%) Information Assurance
6 37 (17.70%) Security Architecture
7 32 (15.31%) Data Protection
8 28 (13.40%) Decision-Making
9 25 (11.96%) ITIL
10 24 (11.48%) Incident Management
11 23 (11.00%) Vulnerability Management
12 21 (10.05%) Risk Assessment
12 21 (10.05%) Threat Modelling
13 20 (9.57%) Roadmaps
13 20 (9.57%) Security Management
14 19 (9.09%) Architectural Patterns
14 19 (9.09%) Business Continuity
14 19 (9.09%) Incident Response
15 18 (8.61%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 18 (8.61%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 22 (10.53%) Python
2 5 (2.39%) C
2 5 (2.39%) Java
2 5 (2.39%) R
2 5 (2.39%) Scala
2 5 (2.39%) SQL
Qualifications
1 170 (81.34%) CISM
2 161 (77.03%) CISSP
3 82 (39.23%) CISA
4 68 (32.54%) Security Cleared
5 63 (30.14%) SC Cleared
6 51 (24.40%) Degree
7 37 (17.70%) CESG Certified Professional
8 29 (13.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 26 (12.44%) GIAC
10 21 (10.05%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 20 (9.57%) ISSMP
12 17 (8.13%) CEH
13 15 (7.18%) CASP
14 13 (6.22%) Cisco Certification
15 12 (5.74%) ISACA
15 12 (5.74%) SANS
16 9 (4.31%) CompTIA Security+
17 8 (3.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 8 (3.83%) Computer Science Degree
18 6 (2.87%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (36.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 57 (27.27%) NIST
3 41 (19.62%) GRC
4 37 (17.70%) GDPR
5 31 (14.83%) COBIT
6 21 (10.05%) NCSC
7 19 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
8 17 (8.13%) PCI DSS
9 9 (4.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (2.39%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 5 (2.39%) NIST 800
11 4 (1.91%) COSO
11 4 (1.91%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 4 (1.91%) ISO 31000
12 3 (1.44%) ITGC
12 3 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.96%) GLBA
13 2 (0.96%) ISO 22301
13 2 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.96%) SOC 2
System Software
1 5 (2.39%) VMware NSX
2 2 (0.96%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (8.13%) Ansible
2 1 (0.48%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (0.48%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 26 (12.44%) Microsoft
2 16 (7.66%) Alibaba
3 12 (5.74%) Google
4 9 (4.31%) Cisco
4 9 (4.31%) Dell
5 8 (3.83%) Citrix
6 5 (2.39%) Meraki
6 5 (2.39%) ServiceNow
6 5 (2.39%) VMware
7 3 (1.44%) OneTrust
8 2 (0.96%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.96%) Rapid7