CISM Contract Job Trends in Dorset

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 21 26
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 +6
Contract jobs citing CISM 2 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 1.46% 1.09% 1.72%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.67% 4.35% 4.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £450 - £68
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £73
75th Percentile £550 - £78
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £535 £650 £540
% change year-on-year -17.69% +20.37% -10.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset

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

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 30 23 74
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 21.90% 25.00% 42.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 17 39
10th Percentile £355 £181 £186
25th Percentile £450 £480 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -15.38% +23.81%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £825
90th Percentile £623 £688 -
South West median daily rate £540 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 21
10th Percentile £23.61 - £13.69
25th Percentile £59.16 £62.50 £46.39
Median hourly rate £73.61 £65.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +13.25% +15.06% -8.89%
75th Percentile £74.68 £67.50 £57.33
90th Percentile - - £57.50
South West median hourly rate £33.50 £65.00 £56.89
% change year-on-year -48.46% +14.26% -12.48%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CISM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

CISM job vacancy trend in Dorset

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Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing CISM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing CISM

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Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing CISM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing CISM

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Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 4 March 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth - 2 £500 - 1
CISM
South West

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) IT Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) IT Risk Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Register
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISA
1 2 (100.00%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) COBIT
1 2 (100.00%) GRC