ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CISA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 623 554 783
Rank change year-on-year -69 +229 -169
Permanent jobs citing CISA 302 483 484
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.31% 0.47% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.10% 1.43% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 234 361 312
10th Percentile £37,500 £45,250 £45,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,970 £55,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.75% +3.08% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,000 £57,810 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.33% -3.65% -4.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CISA 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 27,363 33,755 42,232
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.77% 32.63% 26.96%
Number of salaries quoted 17,288 15,182 19,046
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,776 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £59,526 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.28% +8.23% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,350 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.63% +2.70% +0.20%

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CISA in the UK

CISA
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CISA in the UK

CISA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISA over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CISA in the UK

CISA
Top 16 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 5 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 +8 273 £66,250 +0.38% 70
UK excluding London -60 156 £58,000 +0.33% 37
London +57 141 £75,000 +3.45% 33
Work from Home -54 101 £62,500 -10.00% 69
North of England +19 54 £40,000 -30.81% 13
North West +24 36 £40,000 -19.19% 10
South West -18 34 £82,500 +42.71% 5
Scotland -67 24 £75,000 +29.74% 3
Midlands +8 21 £62,500 +4.17% 10
West Midlands +6 16 £65,000 +8.33% 8
South East +19 13 £67,500 +22.73% 5
Yorkshire +45 10 £52,500 -22.79% 3
East of England +15 9 £50,000 -9.09%
North East -4 8 £40,000 -42.86%
East Midlands - 5 £60,000 - 2
Northern Ireland +20 1 £57,500 +61.40%

CISA
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 2 (0.66%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.33%) Apache
2 1 (0.33%) IIS
2 1 (0.33%) WebSphere
Applications
1 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.66%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 18 (5.96%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 44 (14.57%) Azure
2 22 (7.28%) AWS
3 10 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (2.32%) Entra ID
4 7 (2.32%) Power Platform
5 6 (1.99%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (0.99%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.66%) Azure AKS
7 2 (0.66%) GCP
7 2 (0.66%) SaaS
7 2 (0.66%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.33%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.33%) Dropbox
8 1 (0.33%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 58 (19.21%) Firewall
2 15 (4.97%) Network Security
3 11 (3.64%) Intrusion Detection
4 9 (2.98%) Cisco IPT
5 8 (2.65%) LAN
5 8 (2.65%) WAN
6 6 (1.99%) TCP/IP
6 6 (1.99%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.99%) VPN
7 3 (0.99%) X.509
8 2 (0.66%) 5G
8 2 (0.66%) Broadband
8 2 (0.66%) VoIP
9 1 (0.33%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.96%) DB2
2 7 (2.32%) Power BI
3 2 (0.66%) Big Data
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (0.33%) AppScan
1 1 (0.33%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.33%) JIRA
1 1 (0.33%) Metasploit
General
1 113 (37.42%) Finance
2 99 (32.78%) Social Skills
3 47 (15.56%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (12.25%) Law
5 31 (10.26%) Legal
6 23 (7.62%) Public Sector
7 17 (5.63%) Banking
8 16 (5.30%) Manufacturing
9 15 (4.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 14 (4.64%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (3.97%) Marketing
12 11 (3.64%) Retail
13 6 (1.99%) Military
14 5 (1.66%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (1.32%) Advertising
15 4 (1.32%) Financial Institution
15 4 (1.32%) Telecoms
16 3 (0.99%) German Language
16 3 (0.99%) Investment Banking
16 3 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 73 (24.17%) Analyst
2 60 (19.87%) Security Analyst
3 54 (17.88%) Senior
4 33 (10.93%) Lead
5 28 (9.27%) IT Manager
5 28 (9.27%) Security Manager
6 27 (8.94%) Audit Manager
7 25 (8.28%) Architect
7 25 (8.28%) Information Analyst
7 25 (8.28%) Information Security Analyst
8 21 (6.95%) Auditor
8 21 (6.95%) IT Audit Manager
8 21 (6.95%) Risk Analyst
9 20 (6.62%) Security Officer
10 19 (6.29%) IT Auditor
11 18 (5.96%) Security Architect
12 17 (5.63%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 15 (4.97%) Consultant
14 12 (3.97%) Senior Analyst
14 12 (3.97%) Senior IT Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.65%) ModSecurity
2 5 (1.66%) SailPoint
3 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.66%) OAuth
3 2 (0.66%) OpenID
3 2 (0.66%) REST
3 2 (0.66%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 78 (25.83%) Management Information System
2 27 (8.94%) Security Posture
3 21 (6.95%) Cyber Threat
4 14 (4.64%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.98%) Onboarding
6 8 (2.65%) IoT
7 7 (2.32%) Security Operations Centre
8 6 (1.99%) Data Centre
8 6 (1.99%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 5 (1.66%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.66%) Operational Technology
9 5 (1.66%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.66%) Reinsurance
9 5 (1.66%) Replication
10 4 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
10 4 (1.32%) Cyberattack
10 4 (1.32%) PKI
10 4 (1.32%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.99%) Greenfield Project
11 3 (0.99%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 27 (8.94%) Linux
2 23 (7.62%) Windows
3 20 (6.62%) Windows Server
4 19 (6.29%) Unix
5 1 (0.33%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (59.27%) Information Security
2 142 (47.02%) Cybersecurity
3 93 (30.79%) Risk Management
4 70 (23.18%) IT Audit
5 57 (18.87%) Internal Audit
6 55 (18.21%) Problem-Solving
7 53 (17.55%) Project Management
8 45 (14.90%) Computer Science
9 42 (13.91%) Data Protection
10 41 (13.58%) SIEM
11 40 (13.25%) Incident Response
12 36 (11.92%) Incident Management
13 35 (11.59%) Security Management
14 33 (10.93%) Disaster Recovery
15 29 (9.60%) Security Architecture
16 27 (8.94%) Penetration Testing
17 25 (8.28%) Data Security
17 25 (8.28%) Information Security Management
18 24 (7.95%) Data Privacy
18 24 (7.95%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 32 (10.60%) SQL
2 23 (7.62%) Python
3 8 (2.65%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.99%) Bash
5 5 (1.66%) C
5 5 (1.66%) Java
5 5 (1.66%) R
5 5 (1.66%) Scala
6 2 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 211 (69.87%) CISSP
2 196 (64.90%) CISM
3 96 (31.79%) Degree
4 81 (26.82%) CRISC
5 52 (17.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 33 (10.93%) Security Cleared
7 27 (8.94%) SC Cleared
8 26 (8.61%) CompTIA Security+
9 23 (7.62%) Computer Science Degree
10 21 (6.95%) SANS
11 20 (6.62%) GIAC
11 20 (6.62%) ISACA
12 17 (5.63%) PCI QSA
13 15 (4.97%) ACCA
14 14 (4.64%) Cisco Certification
14 14 (4.64%) CompTIA CySA+
14 14 (4.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 12 (3.97%) CEH
16 10 (3.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 10 (3.31%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 177 (58.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 99 (32.78%) NIST
3 49 (16.23%) GRC
4 47 (15.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 37 (12.25%) PCI DSS
6 36 (11.92%) GDPR
7 30 (9.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 23 (7.62%) COBIT
8 23 (7.62%) ITGC
9 18 (5.96%) PMO
10 15 (4.97%) NCSC
11 10 (3.31%) HIPAA
12 7 (2.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 7 (2.32%) SOC 2
13 5 (1.66%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 5 (1.66%) Solvency II
14 4 (1.32%) COSO
14 4 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 4 (1.32%) JSP 440
14 4 (1.32%) RMADS
System Software
1 10 (3.31%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (2.32%) Nessus
2 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.99%) CASB
3 3 (0.99%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.66%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 2 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.33%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 52 (17.22%) Microsoft
2 28 (9.27%) Oracle
3 27 (8.94%) SAP
4 18 (5.96%) Sage
5 8 (2.65%) CA
6 5 (1.66%) Juniper
6 5 (1.66%) Splunk
7 2 (0.66%) Cisco
7 2 (0.66%) ForgeRock
7 2 (0.66%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.66%) Rapid7
7 2 (0.66%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.66%) Sophos
7 2 (0.66%) Virgin Media
8 1 (0.33%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.33%) F5
8 1 (0.33%) OneTrust
8 1 (0.33%) Peregrine
8 1 (0.33%) Trustwave