CISM Jobs in Scotland

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK > Scotland

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

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 238 191 217
Rank change year-on-year -47 +26 -49
Permanent jobs citing CISM 44 31 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.66% 0.66% 0.35%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.53% 2.28% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 16 20 4
10th Percentile £44,674 £48,548 £58,014
25th Percentile £51,875 £53,970 £58,784
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £64,862 £63,713
Median % change year-on-year -11.35% +1.80% -1.98%
75th Percentile £66,513 £77,813 £73,228
90th Percentile £85,625 £80,000 £83,291
UK median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year - +3.57% +7.69%

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 permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,247 1,358 1,489
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 18.56% 28.84% 26.03%
Number of salaries quoted 557 412 508
10th Percentile £26,700 £29,000 £25,888
25th Percentile £34,000 £39,283 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,882 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.90% +21.96% -
75th Percentile £62,880 £69,649 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,000 £77,715 £81,625
UK median annual salary £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -

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

CISM
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for CISM in Scotland

CISM
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CISM in Scotland

CISM
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow -87 23 £60,000 -7.66% 7
Edinburgh +36 16 £70,000 +8.11% 1
Aberdeen -8 4 £55,000 -
Highlands - 1 £60,000 -
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:

Cloud Services
1 18 (40.91%) SaaS
2 14 (31.82%) Azure
3 13 (29.55%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (13.64%) AWS
5 4 (9.09%) Entra ID
5 4 (9.09%) IaaS
5 4 (9.09%) Microsoft Purview
5 4 (9.09%) PaaS
6 3 (6.82%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.82%) Firewall
2 1 (2.27%) Network Security
General
1 20 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 15 (34.09%) Military
3 7 (15.91%) Finance
3 7 (15.91%) Law
4 6 (13.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (13.64%) Marketing
5 3 (6.82%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (4.55%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.27%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.27%) Legal
7 1 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.27%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 20 (45.45%) Analyst
2 14 (31.82%) Support Analyst
2 14 (31.82%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
3 10 (22.73%) Lead
4 8 (18.18%) Senior
5 6 (13.64%) Architect
5 6 (13.64%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 6 (13.64%) Lead Architect
5 6 (13.64%) Senior Architect
6 5 (11.36%) Information Officer
6 5 (11.36%) Information Security Officer
6 5 (11.36%) Security Analyst
6 5 (11.36%) Security Officer
7 4 (9.09%) Cloud Engineer
7 4 (9.09%) Cloud Security Engineer
7 4 (9.09%) Security Engineer
8 2 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 2 (4.55%) Senior Analyst
8 2 (4.55%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
8 2 (4.55%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (13.64%) OAuth
1 6 (13.64%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.64%) Cyber Threat
1 6 (13.64%) Public Cloud
2 3 (6.82%) Security Posture
3 2 (4.55%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.27%) CESG
4 1 (2.27%) Cyberattack
4 1 (2.27%) Industrial Internet of Things
4 1 (2.27%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 18 (40.91%) Windows
2 14 (31.82%) Linux
2 14 (31.82%) Mac OS X
2 14 (31.82%) Unix
3 4 (9.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (77.27%) Cybersecurity
2 25 (56.82%) Information Security
3 21 (47.73%) Security Operations
4 20 (45.45%) Incident Response
5 16 (36.36%) Incident Management
6 15 (34.09%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 15 (34.09%) Threat Intelligence
7 14 (31.82%) Actionable Insight
7 14 (31.82%) Customer Service
7 14 (31.82%) DevOps
7 14 (31.82%) ITIL
7 14 (31.82%) Malware Analysis
7 14 (31.82%) Open Source
7 14 (31.82%) Resource Management
7 14 (31.82%) Service Delivery
7 14 (31.82%) Situational Awareness
8 7 (15.91%) Artificial Intelligence
8 7 (15.91%) Decision-Making
8 7 (15.91%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (15.91%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.09%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 40 (90.91%) CISSP
2 20 (45.45%) Degree
3 14 (31.82%) GCIA
3 14 (31.82%) GCIH
3 14 (31.82%) GREM
4 8 (18.18%) CISA
5 6 (13.64%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 4 (9.09%) Azure Certification
7 2 (4.55%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (4.55%) Master's Degree
7 2 (4.55%) SSCP
8 1 (2.27%) CESG Certified Professional
8 1 (2.27%) CRISC
8 1 (2.27%) DV Cleared
8 1 (2.27%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (36.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 16 (36.36%) NIST
2 7 (15.91%) GDPR
3 2 (4.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 2 (4.55%) HIPAA
3 2 (4.55%) ISO 22301
4 1 (2.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 1 (2.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 1 (2.27%) NCSC
System Software
1 4 (9.09%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (13.64%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 14 (31.82%) Dell
2 7 (15.91%) Microsoft