CISM Contract Job Trends in England

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 328 311 343
Rank change year-on-year -17 +32 -13
Contract jobs citing CISM 292 180 216
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.68% 0.73% 0.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.16% 2.34% 1.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 203 99 161
10th Percentile £450 £425 £425
25th Percentile £507 £513 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £688 £700 £770
90th Percentile £748 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £625
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 7 0
10th Percentile - £28.72 -
25th Percentile - £40.38 -
Median hourly rate £41.94 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -20.11% - -
75th Percentile £53.75 £62.24 -
90th Percentile £73.17 £68.71 -
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £57.00 -
% change year-on-year -26.42% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,532 7,701 11,490
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.65% 31.23% 30.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,088 4,836 7,097
10th Percentile £350 £278 £313
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year - -1.87% -2.73%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £650
90th Percentile £721 £713 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £525
% change year-on-year +0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,034 482 1,009
10th Percentile £17.87 £17.87 £14.00
25th Percentile £22.63 £21.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate £51.22 £31.57 £41.27
Median % change year-on-year +62.27% -23.51% -24.97%
75th Percentile £73.46 £65.00 £64.25
90th Percentile £85.33 £80.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £30.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +66.67% -25.00% -27.27%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

CISM job vacancy trend in England

CISM
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CISM

CISM
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISM in England over the 6 months to 14 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for CISM in England

CISM
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CISM

CISM
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CISM in England over the 6 months to 14 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for CISM in England

CISM
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -41 131 £588 -9.62% 44
South East -53 52 £600 -4.00% 33
North of England -31 47 £656 +9.38% 19
Yorkshire -23 29 £673 +19.56% 7
South West -5 28 £570 +12.87% 14
North West -30 18 £524 -25.09% 10
Midlands -54 17 £600 +14.29% 20
West Midlands -46 15 £600 +2.08% 10
East of England -27 5 £525 +36.72% 7
East Midlands -28 2 £533 +33.13% 10
CISM
UK

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 18 (6.16%) Confluence
2 2 (0.68%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.34%) nginx
Applications
1 5 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.71%) Maximo
2 2 (0.68%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 109 (37.33%) Azure
2 98 (33.56%) AWS
3 57 (19.52%) GCP
4 34 (11.64%) Entra ID
5 18 (6.16%) Azure Sentinel
6 16 (5.48%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (2.40%) Azure AKS
7 7 (2.40%) IaaS
7 7 (2.40%) Microsoft Purview
7 7 (2.40%) OpenShift
7 7 (2.40%) PaaS
7 7 (2.40%) SaaS
8 6 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (2.05%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 5 (1.71%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (0.68%) AWS Control Tower
10 2 (0.68%) GitHub
10 2 (0.68%) Power Platform
11 1 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.34%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 48 (16.44%) Network Security
2 23 (7.88%) Firewall
3 10 (3.42%) VPN
4 6 (2.05%) HTTP
4 6 (2.05%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (1.71%) TCP/IP
6 3 (1.03%) SSH
6 3 (1.03%) SSL
7 2 (0.68%) Internet
7 2 (0.68%) S/MIME
7 2 (0.68%) VLAN
8 1 (0.34%) BGP
8 1 (0.34%) Calico
8 1 (0.34%) DHCP
8 1 (0.34%) DNS
8 1 (0.34%) MPLS
8 1 (0.34%) NGFW
8 1 (0.34%) OSPF
8 1 (0.34%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.68%) Data Lake
2 2 (0.68%) Metadata
2 2 (0.68%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.34%) Db2
3 1 (0.34%) EDRMS
3 1 (0.34%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.34%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 22 (7.53%) JIRA
2 4 (1.37%) Snyk
3 1 (0.34%) Git
3 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
General
1 118 (40.41%) Social Skills
2 79 (27.05%) Finance
3 44 (15.07%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (9.25%) Public Sector
5 18 (6.16%) Banking
6 17 (5.82%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (3.42%) Legal
8 9 (3.08%) Financial Institution
9 8 (2.74%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (1.71%) Retail
11 4 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.03%) Local Government
12 3 (1.03%) Marketing
12 3 (1.03%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.68%) Law
13 2 (0.68%) Military
13 2 (0.68%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 50 (17.12%) Architect
1 50 (17.12%) Consultant
2 38 (13.01%) Security Architect
3 33 (11.30%) Security Consultant
3 33 (11.30%) Security Manager
4 29 (9.93%) Project Manager
5 23 (7.88%) Lead
6 22 (7.53%) Analyst
7 19 (6.51%) Security Engineer
8 18 (6.16%) Security Specialist
9 17 (5.82%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 16 (5.48%) Security Project Manager
11 15 (5.14%) Senior
12 14 (4.79%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 12 (4.11%) DevSecOps Consultant
14 10 (3.42%) Cybersecurity Specialist
15 9 (3.08%) Security Analyst
16 8 (2.74%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 8 (2.74%) Cybersecurity Architect
17 7 (2.40%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (7.19%) LDAP
2 10 (3.42%) OAuth
2 10 (3.42%) SAML
3 9 (3.08%) OpenID
3 9 (3.08%) REST
4 8 (2.74%) RESTful
4 8 (2.74%) SailPoint
5 7 (2.40%) JDBC
5 7 (2.40%) JSON
5 7 (2.40%) SOAP
6 6 (2.05%) Leaflet
7 5 (1.71%) ARM Templates
7 5 (1.71%) J2EE
8 4 (1.37%) OAuth2
9 3 (1.03%) SLSA
10 2 (0.68%) .NET
10 2 (0.68%) Azure Blueprints
10 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Graph
11 1 (0.34%) STL
11 1 (0.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (13.36%) Security Posture
2 32 (10.96%) Management Information System
2 32 (10.96%) Operational Technology
3 14 (4.79%) Cloud Native
4 13 (4.45%) Security Operations Centre
5 12 (4.11%) Cyber Threat
5 12 (4.11%) Onboarding
5 12 (4.11%) Private Cloud
6 10 (3.42%) PKI
6 10 (3.42%) SCADA
7 9 (3.08%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.40%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (2.40%) Public Cloud
9 6 (2.05%) BYOD
9 6 (2.05%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (2.05%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.71%) CMDB
10 5 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.37%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 27 (9.25%) Windows
2 21 (7.19%) Linux
3 10 (3.42%) Windows Server
4 9 (3.08%) Unix
5 6 (2.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.03%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.68%) Alpine Linux
8 1 (0.34%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (67.81%) Cybersecurity
2 86 (29.45%) Risk Management
3 83 (28.42%) Information Security
4 81 (27.74%) Cloud Security
4 81 (27.74%) SIEM
5 73 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 67 (22.95%) Vulnerability Management
7 62 (21.23%) Problem-Solving
8 61 (20.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 59 (20.21%) Security Operations
10 58 (19.86%) Incident Response
11 57 (19.52%) Threat Modelling
12 52 (17.81%) Agile
12 52 (17.81%) Security Architecture
13 47 (16.10%) DevSecOps
14 46 (15.75%) CI/CD
15 45 (15.41%) Continuous Improvement
16 44 (15.07%) Application Security
16 44 (15.07%) Risk Assessment
17 43 (14.73%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 37 (12.67%) Python
2 34 (11.64%) PowerShell
3 10 (3.42%) Java
4 9 (3.08%) SQL
5 7 (2.40%) Bicep
6 2 (0.68%) Bash
7 1 (0.34%) BeanShell
7 1 (0.34%) Go
7 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 286 (97.95%) CISSP
2 101 (34.59%) Security Cleared
3 70 (23.97%) SC Cleared
4 63 (21.58%) Cisco Certification
5 62 (21.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 57 (19.52%) Degree
7 54 (18.49%) CRISC
8 44 (15.07%) CEH
9 34 (11.64%) CCSP
10 33 (11.30%) GIAC
11 30 (10.27%) DV Cleared
12 27 (9.25%) CISA
12 27 (9.25%) PMI Certification
12 27 (9.25%) PMP
13 24 (8.22%) CompTIA Security+
14 16 (5.48%) Computer Science Degree
14 16 (5.48%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 15 (5.14%) Azure Certification
15 15 (5.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 14 (4.79%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 142 (48.63%) NIST
2 128 (43.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 67 (22.95%) GDPR
4 31 (10.62%) PCI DSS
5 30 (10.27%) GRC
6 27 (9.25%) NCSC
7 25 (8.56%) COBIT
8 18 (6.16%) SOC 2
9 15 (5.14%) Cyber Essentials
9 15 (5.14%) NIST 800
10 13 (4.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 10 (3.42%) HIPAA
12 9 (3.08%) JSP 440
13 6 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (1.71%) EU AI Act
14 5 (1.71%) Government Security Classifications
14 5 (1.71%) ISO 31000
15 4 (1.37%) ISA99
15 4 (1.37%) RMADS
16 3 (1.03%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 34 (11.64%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.03%) Docker
2 3 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.68%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.34%) KVM
4 1 (0.34%) RACF
4 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.34%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (8.22%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.08%) Terraform
3 7 (2.40%) CASB
4 5 (1.71%) Ansible
4 5 (1.71%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.37%) QRadar
6 3 (1.03%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.68%) CA Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.68%) PingFederate
8 1 (0.34%) Istio
8 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 59 (20.21%) Microsoft
2 24 (8.22%) ServiceNow
2 24 (8.22%) Splunk
3 18 (6.16%) CyberArk
4 14 (4.79%) Tenable
5 13 (4.45%) BeyondTrust
6 10 (3.42%) Qualys
7 8 (2.74%) IBM
7 8 (2.74%) Okta
8 6 (2.05%) Google
8 6 (2.05%) Red Hat
8 6 (2.05%) SAP
8 6 (2.05%) Workday
9 5 (1.71%) BiZZdesign
9 5 (1.71%) Cribl.io
9 5 (1.71%) CrowdStrike
9 5 (1.71%) Oracle
10 4 (1.37%) Rapid7
10 4 (1.37%) Zscaler
11 3 (1.03%) Palo Alto