CISM Contracts with Work from Home Options

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for CISM qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 244 269 373
Rank change year-on-year +25 +104 -2
Contract jobs citing CISM 103 202 266
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.68% 0.80% 0.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.51% 3.16% 3.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 83 165 217
10th Percentile £463 £468 £461
25th Percentile £500 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £706 £775 £688
90th Percentile £750 £838 £763
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £613
% change year-on-year -4.00% +2.04% +11.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
Median hourly rate - £72.65 £100.00
Median % change year-on-year - -27.36% +78.57%
UK median hourly rate £83.41 £72.98 £69.83
% change year-on-year +14.29% +4.51% +9.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,106 6,392 8,786
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 27.20% 25.44% 19.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,588 4,298 6,173
10th Percentile £325 £380 £369
25th Percentile £438 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £725 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 280 222
10th Percentile £15.85 £19.25 £19.37
25th Percentile £25.25 £42.50 £35.63
Median hourly rate £43.00 £65.00 £48.79
Median % change year-on-year -33.85% +33.22% +21.98%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.81 £65.44
90th Percentile £82.84 £85.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +12.00%

CISM
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CISM trend for jobs with a WFH option

CISM
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISM.

CISM daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

CISM
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing CISM over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

CISM daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

CISM
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISM.

CISM hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 6 (5.83%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.97%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 10 (9.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (5.83%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (4.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.97%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 16 (15.53%) AWS
2 15 (14.56%) Azure
3 6 (5.83%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (4.85%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.88%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (3.88%) SaaS
6 3 (2.91%) IaaS
7 2 (1.94%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.94%) GitHub
7 2 (1.94%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (1.94%) PaaS
8 1 (0.97%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.97%) GCP
8 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.97%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 28 (27.18%) Network Security
2 9 (8.74%) Firewall
3 4 (3.88%) DHCP
3 4 (3.88%) DNS
3 4 (3.88%) TCP/IP
3 4 (3.88%) VLAN
3 4 (3.88%) VPN
4 2 (1.94%) Cisco ASA
4 2 (1.94%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (1.94%) Cisco ISE
4 2 (1.94%) Internet
5 1 (0.97%) Cisco IPT
5 1 (0.97%) DMZ
5 1 (0.97%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.97%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.97%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.85%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (1.94%) Jenkins
General
1 28 (27.18%) Analytical Skills
2 26 (25.24%) Finance
3 24 (23.30%) Social Skills
4 14 (13.59%) Public Sector
5 7 (6.80%) Banking
6 3 (2.91%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (2.91%) Legal
6 3 (2.91%) Police
6 3 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (2.91%) Retail Banking
7 2 (1.94%) Financial Institution
7 2 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.94%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.94%) Multimedia
7 2 (1.94%) Retail
8 1 (0.97%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.97%) French Language
8 1 (0.97%) International Banking
8 1 (0.97%) Local Government
8 1 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (26.21%) Architect
1 27 (26.21%) Security Architect
2 24 (23.30%) Analyst
3 19 (18.45%) Consultant
4 16 (15.53%) Security Analyst
5 15 (14.56%) Security Consultant
6 11 (10.68%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 10 (9.71%) Security Engineer
8 7 (6.80%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 7 (6.80%) Lead
9 6 (5.83%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 6 (5.83%) Information Security Consultant
9 6 (5.83%) Security Manager
10 4 (3.88%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 4 (3.88%) Information Manager
10 4 (3.88%) Information Security Manager
10 4 (3.88%) Information Security Project Manager
10 4 (3.88%) Project Manager
10 4 (3.88%) Risk Consultant
10 4 (3.88%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.94%) Regular Expression
2 1 (0.97%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 14 (13.59%) Management Information System
1 14 (13.59%) Security Posture
2 5 (4.85%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (3.88%) Cyberattack
3 4 (3.88%) PMI
4 2 (1.94%) Cloud Security Posture
4 2 (1.94%) Insider Threat
4 2 (1.94%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.97%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (0.97%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.97%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.97%) Private Cloud
5 1 (0.97%) SCADA
5 1 (0.97%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (0.97%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.94%) Linux
2 1 (0.97%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (61.17%) Information Security
2 59 (57.28%) Cybersecurity
3 30 (29.13%) Risk Management
4 28 (27.18%) Security Management
5 26 (25.24%) Information Security Management
6 24 (23.30%) Problem-Solving
7 21 (20.39%) Security Architecture
8 18 (17.48%) TOGAF
9 17 (16.50%) Risk Assessment
9 17 (16.50%) SABSA
10 12 (11.65%) Computer Science
10 12 (11.65%) ISMS
10 12 (11.65%) Vulnerability Management
11 11 (10.68%) Decision-Making
11 11 (10.68%) Information Assurance
11 11 (10.68%) SIEM
12 10 (9.71%) Architectural Patterns
12 10 (9.71%) Cloud Security
12 10 (9.71%) Data Protection
12 10 (9.71%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.91%) Python
1 3 (2.91%) SQL
2 2 (1.94%) Bash
2 2 (1.94%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (0.97%) C++
3 1 (0.97%) Java
3 1 (0.97%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 99 (96.12%) CISSP
2 33 (32.04%) Security Cleared
3 32 (31.07%) CISA
4 26 (25.24%) SC Cleared
5 21 (20.39%) Degree
6 13 (12.62%) CRISC
7 11 (10.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (10.68%) CREST Certified
8 10 (9.71%) CEH
9 9 (8.74%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (8.74%) CompTIA Security+
9 9 (8.74%) TOGAF Certification
10 8 (7.77%) Master's Degree
11 6 (5.83%) CCNA
11 6 (5.83%) DV Cleared
12 5 (4.85%) CSSLP
13 4 (3.88%) APMP
13 4 (3.88%) CGEIT
13 4 (3.88%) PMI Certification
13 4 (3.88%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (46.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 42 (40.78%) NIST
3 19 (18.45%) NCSC
4 9 (8.74%) GDPR
5 6 (5.83%) COBIT
5 6 (5.83%) Government Security Classifications
5 6 (5.83%) NIST 800
6 4 (3.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 4 (3.88%) PCI DSS
7 3 (2.91%) JSP 440
8 2 (1.94%) GRC
8 2 (1.94%) ISO 22301
8 2 (1.94%) RMADS
9 1 (0.97%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.97%) GLBA
9 1 (0.97%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.97%) ISAE 3402
9 1 (0.97%) ISO 31000
9 1 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 3 (2.91%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.97%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (4.85%) Nessus
2 4 (3.88%) QRadar
3 2 (1.94%) CASB
3 2 (1.94%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.97%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 19 (18.45%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.77%) Qualys
3 7 (6.80%) Cisco
4 2 (1.94%) AlienVault
4 2 (1.94%) ArcSight
4 2 (1.94%) Carbon Black
4 2 (1.94%) Juniper
4 2 (1.94%) LogRhythm
4 2 (1.94%) Palo Alto
4 2 (1.94%) Symantec
5 1 (0.97%) CyberArk
5 1 (0.97%) ForeScout
5 1 (0.97%) McAfee
5 1 (0.97%) Netskope
5 1 (0.97%) Okta
5 1 (0.97%) OneTrust
5 1 (0.97%) ScienceLogic
5 1 (0.97%) Sparx
5 1 (0.97%) Trend Micro
5 1 (0.97%) VMware