ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CISA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 552 494 594
Rank change year-on-year -58 +100 -48
Permanent jobs citing CISA 182 192 325
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.20% 0.43% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.00% 1.12% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 136 68 239
10th Percentile £56,750 £47,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £65,000 £50,670 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £68,750 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.64% -1.79% +7.69%
75th Percentile £115,000 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £123,125 £81,125 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £63,857 £59,750 £58,250
% change year-on-year +6.87% +2.58% +0.76%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CISA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 18,253 17,090 27,184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 19.76% 38.65% 25.53%
Number of salaries quoted 9,478 7,282 17,249
10th Percentile £30,250 £29,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £38,603
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £71,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £51,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.80% +3.00% -4.76%

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

CISA job vacancy trend in the UK

CISA
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CISA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CISA

CISA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISA over the 6 months to 11 June 2026.

Salary histogram for CISA in the UK

CISA
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISA within the UK over the 6 months to 11 June 2026. 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 -46 179 £85,000 +28.30% 47
London +43 145 £90,000 +18.03% 27
Work from Home +20 65 £87,500 +34.62% 24
UK excluding London -120 38 £63,857 +6.87% 31
Midlands -41 13 £48,110 -5.67% 5
West Midlands -42 12 £44,720 -11.45% 4
South East -41 11 £75,000 +39.53% 14
North of England -50 6 £60,000 -18.64% 3
South West -48 4 £62,500 +31.58% 4
North West -7 3 £60,000 -20.00% 2
East of England -14 3 £65,000 +26.41% 5
Yorkshire -42 2 £53,500 -27.46% 1
Scotland +3 1 £90,000 - 3
East Midlands -23 1 £51,500 -6.36% 1
North East -48 1 £46,500 -34.74%

CISA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.65%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (2.75%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.75%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 26 (14.29%) Azure
2 21 (11.54%) AWS
3 19 (10.44%) SaaS
4 13 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
5 11 (6.04%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (5.49%) GCP
7 6 (3.30%) Nutanix
8 4 (2.20%) Cloud Computing
8 4 (2.20%) IaaS
8 4 (2.20%) PaaS
9 3 (1.65%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (1.10%) Alation
10 2 (1.10%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 2 (1.10%) AWS CloudTrail
10 2 (1.10%) AWS KMS
10 2 (1.10%) Collibra
10 2 (1.10%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.55%) Entra ID
11 1 (0.55%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 22 (12.09%) CHAP
2 13 (7.14%) Firewall
3 6 (3.30%) Network Security
3 6 (3.30%) SD-WAN
3 6 (3.30%) WAN
4 2 (1.10%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.55%) Internet
5 1 (0.55%) LAN
5 1 (0.55%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.85%) Tableau
2 5 (2.75%) Metadata
3 3 (1.65%) Db2
General
1 116 (63.74%) Finance
2 77 (42.31%) Social Skills
3 49 (26.92%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (24.18%) Banking
5 28 (15.38%) Financial Institution
6 23 (12.64%) Legal
7 15 (8.24%) Retail
8 14 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (6.59%) Law
10 9 (4.95%) Back Office
10 9 (4.95%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (2.20%) Advertising
11 4 (2.20%) Aviation
11 4 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.65%) Telecoms
13 2 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.55%) Investment Banking
14 1 (0.55%) Public Sector
14 1 (0.55%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 37 (20.33%) Auditor
2 27 (14.84%) IT Manager
2 27 (14.84%) Senior
3 23 (12.64%) Analyst
4 22 (12.09%) Security Auditor
5 20 (10.99%) Risk Manager
6 19 (10.44%) Internal Auditor
7 16 (8.79%) Lead
8 14 (7.69%) Security Analyst
9 13 (7.14%) Consultant
9 13 (7.14%) IT Auditor
10 11 (6.04%) Audit Manager
11 10 (5.49%) IT Audit Manager
11 10 (5.49%) Security Consultant
11 10 (5.49%) Security Engineer
12 8 (4.40%) Senior Manager
13 7 (3.85%) Information Analyst
13 7 (3.85%) Information Manager
13 7 (3.85%) Senior Analyst
13 7 (3.85%) Senior IT Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.20%) Middleware
2 1 (0.55%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 60 (32.97%) Management Information System
2 11 (6.04%) Blockchain
2 11 (6.04%) Cyber Defence
3 9 (4.95%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (4.40%) Operational Technology
5 7 (3.85%) Hedge funds
6 6 (3.30%) Cloud Native
7 4 (2.20%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (2.20%) Linked Data
7 4 (2.20%) Public Cloud
7 4 (2.20%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.65%) CSOC
8 3 (1.65%) Freedom of Information
8 3 (1.65%) Freedom of Information Act
8 3 (1.65%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.65%) PKI
8 3 (1.65%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (1.10%) NHS
9 2 (1.10%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 14 (7.69%) Windows
2 8 (4.40%) Linux
3 7 (3.85%) Mac OS
4 6 (3.30%) Unix
5 3 (1.65%) AIX
6 2 (1.10%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (56.59%) Cybersecurity
2 91 (50.00%) Information Security
3 88 (48.35%) Risk Management
4 65 (35.71%) Internal Audit
5 53 (29.12%) Risk Assessment
6 47 (25.82%) Incident Response
6 47 (25.82%) IT Audit
6 47 (25.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 46 (25.27%) Vulnerability Management
8 42 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
9 39 (21.43%) Data Protection
10 38 (20.88%) Analytics
11 37 (20.33%) Agile
12 36 (19.78%) Problem-Solving
13 32 (17.58%) Data Analytics
13 32 (17.58%) Validation
14 30 (16.48%) Coaching
14 30 (16.48%) Project Management
15 27 (14.84%) PRINCE2
16 26 (14.29%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.49%) PowerShell
2 9 (4.95%) Python
3 8 (4.40%) SQL
4 1 (0.55%) Perl
4 1 (0.55%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 142 (78.02%) CISSP
2 120 (65.93%) CISM
3 54 (29.67%) CRISC
4 36 (19.78%) Degree
5 34 (18.68%) SANS
6 24 (13.19%) FFIEC
7 23 (12.64%) CGEIT
8 19 (10.44%) CompTIA Security+
9 15 (8.24%) ISACA
10 13 (7.14%) Security Cleared
11 9 (4.95%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 9 (4.95%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (4.95%) CompTIA CySA+
11 9 (4.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 9 (4.95%) SC Cleared
12 8 (4.40%) SSCP
13 6 (3.30%) CEH
13 6 (3.30%) Computer Science Degree
14 5 (2.75%) Master's Degree
14 5 (2.75%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (58.79%) NIST
2 81 (44.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 53 (29.12%) COBIT
4 48 (26.37%) GDPR
5 42 (23.08%) GRC
6 24 (13.19%) PCI DSS
7 23 (12.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 22 (12.09%) ITGC
9 18 (9.89%) SOC 2
10 16 (8.79%) Cyber Essentials
11 13 (7.14%) NIST 800
12 12 (6.59%) NCSC
13 9 (4.95%) Actionable Recommendations
14 8 (4.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 8 (4.40%) SOC 1
15 7 (3.85%) Data Quality
16 6 (3.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
17 4 (2.20%) QA
18 2 (1.10%) Accessibility
18 2 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 1 (0.55%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.55%) NLBS
1 1 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (7.14%) RSA Archer
2 11 (6.04%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 6 (3.30%) CASB
4 4 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (2.20%) SCCM
5 1 (0.55%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.55%) Terraform
Vendors
1 16 (8.79%) Microsoft
1 16 (8.79%) Oracle
1 16 (8.79%) SAP
2 13 (7.14%) IFS
3 12 (6.59%) Google
4 3 (1.65%) Cisco
4 3 (1.65%) Citrix
4 3 (1.65%) OneTrust
5 2 (1.10%) CrowdStrike
5 2 (1.10%) iManage
5 2 (1.10%) Informatica
5 2 (1.10%) Palo Alto
5 2 (1.10%) Talend
5 2 (1.10%) Zscaler
6 1 (0.55%) Ariba
6 1 (0.55%) CheckPoint
6 1 (0.55%) Proofpoint
6 1 (0.55%) Sage
6 1 (0.55%) Splunk
6 1 (0.55%) VMware