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 16 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 333 304 325
Rank change year-on-year -29 +21 -48
Contract jobs citing CISM 323 210 200
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.70% 0.76% 0.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.22% 2.40% 1.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 129 149
10th Percentile £450 £412 £425
25th Percentile £513 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £738
90th Percentile £775 £788 £806
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £600
% change year-on-year - - -2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 0
10th Percentile £62.81 £28.52 -
25th Percentile £64.09 £29.79 -
Median hourly rate £82.41 £42.62 -
Median % change year-on-year +93.36% - -
75th Percentile £104.00 £53.75 -
90th Percentile - £58.00 -
UK median hourly rate £82.41 £42.62 -
% change year-on-year +93.36% - -

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 14,556 8,744 10,132
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.74% 31.46% 30.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,821 5,471 6,463
10th Percentile £350 £300 £325
25th Percentile £431 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £715 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £526
% change year-on-year - -0.24% -4.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,125 677 751
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.13 £15.10
25th Percentile £25.77 £18.87 £21.37
Median hourly rate £55.00 £25.15 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +118.69% -47.05% -13.64%
75th Percentile £75.00 £56.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.32 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £51.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +102.78% -41.51% -21.82%

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 16 August 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 16 August 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 16 August 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 -24 147 £600 -7.69% 55
South East -42 61 £600 -5.88% 42
North of England -53 50 £653 +22.33% 21
Yorkshire -22 32 £669 +42.29% 3
South West -36 32 £570 -15.56% 31
Midlands -44 20 £500 -4.76% 7
North West -38 17 £538 -2.27% 12
West Midlands -47 15 £475 -40.63% 3
East of England -23 6 £550 +10.00% 5
East Midlands -19 5 £533 +25.29% 4
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 11 (3.41%) Confluence
2 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.62%) Oracle ERP
1 2 (0.62%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 118 (36.53%) Azure
2 108 (33.44%) AWS
3 59 (18.27%) GCP
4 42 (13.00%) Entra ID
5 16 (4.95%) Azure Sentinel
6 12 (3.72%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (3.10%) SaaS
8 7 (2.17%) IaaS
8 7 (2.17%) PaaS
9 6 (1.86%) AWS Control Tower
9 6 (1.86%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (1.24%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (1.24%) Amazon S3
11 3 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.93%) Azure Key Vault
11 3 (0.93%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.62%) Akamai
12 2 (0.62%) Azure AKS
12 2 (0.62%) Datadog
12 2 (0.62%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 52 (16.10%) Network Security
2 24 (7.43%) Firewall
3 14 (4.33%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (1.86%) HTTP
4 6 (1.86%) Internet
5 5 (1.55%) DNS
5 5 (1.55%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.55%) VPN
6 3 (0.93%) VLAN
7 2 (0.62%) SSL
8 1 (0.31%) 4G
8 1 (0.31%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.31%) DHCP
8 1 (0.31%) Intranet
8 1 (0.31%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.31%) Modbus
8 1 (0.31%) SNMP
8 1 (0.31%) SSH
8 1 (0.31%) VoIP
8 1 (0.31%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.24%) Amazon RDS
1 4 (1.24%) DynamoDB
2 2 (0.62%) Data Lake
2 2 (0.62%) Metadata
2 2 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.62%) Power BI
2 2 (0.62%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.31%) Db2
3 1 (0.31%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 14 (4.33%) JIRA
2 6 (1.86%) Snyk
3 2 (0.62%) Burp Suite
3 2 (0.62%) Git
4 1 (0.31%) Claude Code
General
1 134 (41.49%) Social Skills
2 82 (25.39%) Finance
3 40 (12.38%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (10.22%) Public Sector
5 19 (5.88%) Banking
5 19 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
6 16 (4.95%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (3.72%) Manufacturing
8 10 (3.10%) Aerospace
9 9 (2.79%) Financial Institution
9 9 (2.79%) Legal
10 8 (2.48%) Police
11 7 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (2.17%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.86%) Law
12 6 (1.86%) Retail
13 5 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.24%) Italian Language
14 4 (1.24%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 61 (18.89%) Architect
2 59 (18.27%) Consultant
3 48 (14.86%) Security Architect
4 40 (12.38%) Lead
5 37 (11.46%) Security Consultant
6 34 (10.53%) Security Manager
7 25 (7.74%) Security Engineer
8 24 (7.43%) Project Manager
9 19 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 16 (4.95%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 16 (4.95%) Senior
11 15 (4.64%) Analyst
12 14 (4.33%) DevSecOps Consultant
12 14 (4.33%) Security Project Manager
13 13 (4.02%) Security Specialist
13 13 (4.02%) SOC Manager
14 9 (2.79%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 9 (2.79%) Operational Security Manager
14 9 (2.79%) Security Operations Manager
15 8 (2.48%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.88%) LDAP
2 11 (3.41%) OAuth
2 11 (3.41%) REST
2 11 (3.41%) SAML
3 9 (2.79%) OpenID
3 9 (2.79%) SailPoint
4 8 (2.48%) RESTful
5 7 (2.17%) JDBC
5 7 (2.17%) JSON
5 7 (2.17%) SOAP
6 6 (1.86%) Leaflet
7 5 (1.55%) Jakarta EE
8 4 (1.24%) OAuth2
8 4 (1.24%) SLSA
9 2 (0.62%) .NET
9 2 (0.62%) Azure Blueprints
9 2 (0.62%) ModSecurity
10 1 (0.31%) Kafka
10 1 (0.31%) XML
10 1 (0.31%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (13.62%) Security Posture
2 33 (10.22%) Management Information System
2 33 (10.22%) Operational Technology
3 23 (7.12%) Security Operations Centre
4 18 (5.57%) Cyber Threat
5 17 (5.26%) Cloud Native
5 17 (5.26%) Onboarding
6 13 (4.02%) SCADA
7 12 (3.72%) Cyber Defence
7 12 (3.72%) Private Cloud
8 8 (2.48%) CMDB
9 7 (2.17%) PKI
9 7 (2.17%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.86%) BYOD
11 5 (1.55%) AI Agents
11 5 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.55%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (7.74%) Windows
2 19 (5.88%) Linux
3 10 (3.10%) Unix
4 7 (2.17%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.24%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.62%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (0.62%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (69.97%) Cybersecurity
2 112 (34.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 101 (31.27%) Cloud Security
4 93 (28.79%) Risk Management
5 88 (27.24%) SIEM
6 83 (25.70%) Information Security
7 79 (24.46%) Vulnerability Management
8 67 (20.74%) Security Architecture
9 64 (19.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 61 (18.89%) Security Operations
11 60 (18.58%) Threat Modelling
12 59 (18.27%) Incident Response
13 57 (17.65%) DevSecOps
14 52 (16.10%) Roadmaps
14 52 (16.10%) SABSA
15 50 (15.48%) Identity Access Management
16 47 (14.55%) Continuous Improvement
16 47 (14.55%) Problem-Solving
17 46 (14.24%) Data Protection
18 45 (13.93%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 32 (9.91%) PowerShell
2 30 (9.29%) Python
3 10 (3.10%) Java
4 9 (2.79%) SQL
5 4 (1.24%) Bash
5 4 (1.24%) Bicep
6 2 (0.62%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.31%) BeanShell
7 1 (0.31%) Go
7 1 (0.31%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 315 (97.52%) CISSP
2 117 (36.22%) Security Cleared
3 79 (24.46%) Cisco Certification
4 78 (24.15%) SC Cleared
5 77 (23.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 59 (18.27%) CRISC
7 54 (16.72%) CEH
8 53 (16.41%) Degree
9 40 (12.38%) CCSP
10 38 (11.76%) DV Cleared
11 31 (9.60%) GIAC
12 28 (8.67%) PMI Certification
12 28 (8.67%) PMP
13 26 (8.05%) CISA
14 24 (7.43%) CompTIA Security+
15 21 (6.50%) OSCP
16 20 (6.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 19 (5.88%) AWS Certification
18 15 (4.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
18 15 (4.64%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 150 (46.44%) NIST
2 135 (41.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 65 (20.12%) GDPR
4 37 (11.46%) NCSC
5 33 (10.22%) GRC
6 28 (8.67%) PCI DSS
7 23 (7.12%) COBIT
8 20 (6.19%) Cyber Essentials
9 18 (5.57%) NIST 800
10 16 (4.95%) SOC 2
11 15 (4.64%) HIPAA
11 15 (4.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 12 (3.72%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 11 (3.41%) Government Security Classifications
13 11 (3.41%) JSP 440
14 10 (3.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 7 (2.17%) Def Stans
15 7 (2.17%) EU AI Act
16 6 (1.86%) ISO 31000
17 4 (1.24%) ISA99
System Software
1 32 (9.91%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.93%) Docker
2 3 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.31%) KVM
3 1 (0.31%) RACF
3 1 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.31%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (7.43%) Kubernetes
2 13 (4.02%) Terraform
3 7 (2.17%) CASB
4 6 (1.86%) Ansible
4 6 (1.86%) QRadar
5 5 (1.55%) Istio
5 5 (1.55%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.24%) linkerd
7 2 (0.62%) CA Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.62%) PingFederate
8 1 (0.31%) Argo
8 1 (0.31%) Grafana
8 1 (0.31%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.31%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 68 (21.05%) Microsoft
2 23 (7.12%) Splunk
3 21 (6.50%) ServiceNow
4 17 (5.26%) CyberArk
5 14 (4.33%) Qualys
5 14 (4.33%) Tenable
6 9 (2.79%) Okta
6 9 (2.79%) Zscaler
7 8 (2.48%) BeyondTrust
7 8 (2.48%) Google
8 7 (2.17%) CrowdStrike
9 6 (1.86%) Oracle
9 6 (1.86%) SAP
9 6 (1.86%) Workday
10 4 (1.24%) IBM
10 4 (1.24%) Ping Identity
10 4 (1.24%) Rapid7
11 3 (0.93%) Palo Alto
12 2 (0.62%) Databricks
12 2 (0.62%) Veracode