CISM Contracts in Scotland

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for CISM qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 116 154 156
Rank change year-on-year +38 +2 -5
Contract jobs citing CISM 15 10 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.68% 0.35% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.48% 1.71% 1.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 7 7
10th Percentile £481 - £421
25th Percentile - £413 £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £430 £625
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -31.20% -3.85%
75th Percentile - £474 £670
90th Percentile £533 £493 £724
UK median daily rate £600 £650 £613
% change year-on-year -7.69% +6.12% +11.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

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

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 606 586 600
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 27.46% 20.53% 17.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 325 407 366
10th Percentile £188 £162 £174
25th Percentile £363 £375 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £600 £538 £550
90th Percentile £668 £628 £625
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 15 19
10th Percentile £12.95 £13.95 £19.50
25th Percentile £16.50 £16.00 £21.75
Median hourly rate £40.94 £21.67 £39.99
Median % change year-on-year +88.92% -45.81% +8.82%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.02 £53.75
90th Percentile £64.70 £66.50 £56.17
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +5.06%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for CISM in Scotland

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISM in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for CISM in Scotland

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISM in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for CISM in Scotland

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Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow +10 10 £500 +2.56% 7
South Lanarkshire - 3 - -
Edinburgh +36 1 £550 +29.41% 1
Aberdeen - 1 - -
CISM
UK

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Applications
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (26.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (13.33%) Cisco IPT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (26.67%) Power BI
General
1 5 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (20.00%) Finance
4 2 (13.33%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 8 (53.33%) Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Vulnerability Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management Analyst
3 3 (20.00%) Lead
4 2 (13.33%) Security Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Chief Information Security Officer
5 1 (6.67%) Chief Security Officer
5 1 (6.67%) Information Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Information Security Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Information Security Officer
5 1 (6.67%) Security Advisor
5 1 (6.67%) Security Officer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.67%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (73.33%) Information Security
2 8 (53.33%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (40.00%) Information Security Management
3 6 (40.00%) Security Management
3 6 (40.00%) Vulnerability Management
4 5 (33.33%) Risk Management
5 4 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (26.67%) ISMS
5 4 (26.67%) Risk Assessment
5 4 (26.67%) Security Monitoring
5 4 (26.67%) Security Operations
6 3 (20.00%) Decision-Making
6 3 (20.00%) Incident Response
6 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (20.00%) Service Delivery
7 2 (13.33%) Impact Assessments
7 2 (13.33%) Programme Management
8 1 (6.67%) Business Case
8 1 (6.67%) IT Audit
8 1 (6.67%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 14 (93.33%) CISSP
2 9 (60.00%) CISA
3 5 (33.33%) CRISC
4 4 (26.67%) CGEIT
4 4 (26.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 4 (26.67%) Security Cleared
5 3 (20.00%) SC Cleared
6 2 (13.33%) DV Cleared
7 1 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (6.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (33.33%) NIST
3 4 (26.67%) GDPR
4 1 (6.67%) COBIT
4 1 (6.67%) GRC
Vendors
1 6 (40.00%) Qualys
2 1 (6.67%) OneTrust