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 5 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 289 284 250
Rank change year-on-year -5 -34 +169
Contract jobs citing CISM 280 228 341
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.89% 0.83% 0.94%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.60% 2.73% 3.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 182 144 253
10th Percentile £425 £475 £459
25th Percentile £463 £538 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £625 £613
Median % change year-on-year -14.08% +2.04% -5.77%
75th Percentile £648 £675 £700
90th Percentile £725 £775 £820
UK median daily rate £545 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -12.80% +4.17% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 4
10th Percentile - £64.77 -
25th Percentile £41.94 £68.80 £68.26
Median hourly rate £43.70 £78.40 £78.36
Median % change year-on-year -44.26% +0.05% +7.37%
75th Percentile £77.81 £83.20 £84.31
90th Percentile £94.13 £89.10 £85.92
UK median hourly rate £55.23 £83.20 £78.36
% change year-on-year -33.62% +6.18% +15.24%

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 10,779 8,350 11,144
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.24% 30.57% 30.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,107 5,106 7,027
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £419 £419 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 877 411 684
10th Percentile £16.30 £18.51 £16.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £24.50 £24.99
Median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year -45.54% -11.00% +15.31%
75th Percentile £58.25 £68.00 £68.16
90th Percentile £76.58 £80.59 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £51.89
% change year-on-year -37.13% -22.91% +15.31%

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 5 January 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 5 January 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 5 January 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 -25 104 £565 -11.37% 48
North of England -9 59 £525 -17.97% 10
South East -9 46 £484 -22.50% 35
Yorkshire -11 37 £527 -22.46% 4
South West +4 25 £675 +3.85% 9
North West -21 21 £525 -12.50% 6
Midlands -31 20 £490 -2.00% 9
West Midlands -32 15 £660 +32.00% 5
East of England -20 5 £550 -4.35% 9
East Midlands -26 5 £425 -29.17% 4
North East - 1 £545 -
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 26 (9.29%) Confluence
2 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.71%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.14%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.43%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.36%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (2.86%) Maximo
2 2 (0.71%) SAP CO
2 2 (0.71%) SAP FI
2 2 (0.71%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.36%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 88 (31.43%) Azure
2 68 (24.29%) AWS
3 42 (15.00%) GCP
4 25 (8.93%) OpenShift
5 21 (7.50%) Entra ID
6 20 (7.14%) Azure Sentinel
7 13 (4.64%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (2.86%) Azure AKS
8 8 (2.86%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 8 (2.86%) Azure Monitor
9 7 (2.50%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.50%) Microsoft Purview
10 6 (2.14%) SaaS
11 4 (1.43%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.71%) Azure Key Vault
12 2 (0.71%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.71%) IaaS
12 2 (0.71%) PaaS
13 1 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.36%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 43 (15.36%) Firewall
2 29 (10.36%) Network Security
3 23 (8.21%) VPN
4 7 (2.50%) Intrusion Detection
5 6 (2.14%) SSL
6 5 (1.79%) Kerberos
7 4 (1.43%) SSH
7 4 (1.43%) TCP/IP
8 3 (1.07%) HTTP
8 3 (1.07%) S/MIME
9 1 (0.36%) DNS
9 1 (0.36%) InfiniBand
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.71%) Power BI
1 2 (0.71%) Tableau
2 1 (0.36%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 32 (11.43%) JIRA
2 8 (2.86%) GitLab
3 2 (0.71%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.36%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.36%) Git
4 1 (0.36%) Postman
4 1 (0.36%) SoapUI
4 1 (0.36%) TestDirector
General
1 107 (38.21%) Social Skills
2 63 (22.50%) Finance
3 37 (13.21%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (8.93%) Public Sector
5 19 (6.79%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (4.64%) Banking
7 11 (3.93%) Legal
8 6 (2.14%) Marketing
8 6 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (1.79%) Local Government
10 4 (1.43%) Law
11 3 (1.07%) Electronics
11 3 (1.07%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.07%) Military
11 3 (1.07%) Police
11 3 (1.07%) Retail
11 3 (1.07%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.71%) Automotive
12 2 (0.71%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 43 (15.36%) Consultant
2 37 (13.21%) Architect
3 36 (12.86%) Analyst
4 32 (11.43%) Security Consultant
5 28 (10.00%) Security Architect
5 28 (10.00%) Security Engineer
6 24 (8.57%) Lead
6 24 (8.57%) Security Manager
7 18 (6.43%) Solutions Architect
8 17 (6.07%) Security Analyst
9 16 (5.71%) Senior
10 15 (5.36%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 15 (5.36%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 14 (5.00%) Security Solutions Architect
12 10 (3.57%) Azure Engineer
12 10 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 10 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 10 (3.57%) Project Manager
12 10 (3.57%) Security Specialist
13 9 (3.21%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (7.86%) LDAP
2 15 (5.36%) SailPoint
3 10 (3.57%) OAuth
4 9 (3.21%) ARM Templates
4 9 (3.21%) SAML
5 5 (1.79%) REST
5 5 (1.79%) SOAP
6 4 (1.43%) OAuth2
7 3 (1.07%) Microsoft Graph
7 3 (1.07%) OpenID
8 2 (0.71%) Flash
8 2 (0.71%) JWT
8 2 (0.71%) ModSecurity
8 2 (0.71%) Smart Contracts
9 1 (0.36%) EJB
9 1 (0.36%) JCE
9 1 (0.36%) JSON Web Signature
9 1 (0.36%) OpenMP
9 1 (0.36%) TensorFlow
9 1 (0.36%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 34 (12.14%) Management Information System
2 20 (7.14%) Security Posture
3 18 (6.43%) Cyber Threat
4 15 (5.36%) PKI
5 14 (5.00%) Cloud Native
5 14 (5.00%) Onboarding
6 13 (4.64%) Security Operations Centre
7 11 (3.93%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (3.21%) Hybrid Cloud
9 7 (2.50%) Operational Technology
10 6 (2.14%) CSOC
11 4 (1.43%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.43%) NHS
12 3 (1.07%) BYOD
12 3 (1.07%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (1.07%) Data Centre
12 3 (1.07%) IoT
12 3 (1.07%) Robotics
12 3 (1.07%) Smartcard
13 2 (0.71%) CUDA
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.57%) Windows
2 9 (3.21%) Linux
3 4 (1.43%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.07%) Unix
5 2 (0.71%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.36%) Rocky
6 1 (0.36%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (57.86%) Cybersecurity
2 86 (30.71%) Incident Response
3 78 (27.86%) Information Security
4 74 (26.43%) Risk Management
5 72 (25.71%) Identity Access Management
6 71 (25.36%) SIEM
7 70 (25.00%) Cloud Security
8 50 (17.86%) DevOps
8 50 (17.86%) Security Operations
9 47 (16.79%) Problem-Solving
10 43 (15.36%) Vulnerability Management
11 41 (14.64%) CI/CD
12 39 (13.93%) Computer Science
13 38 (13.57%) Threat Modelling
14 37 (13.21%) DevSecOps
15 36 (12.86%) Agile
15 36 (12.86%) Stakeholder Management
16 33 (11.79%) Zero Trust
17 31 (11.07%) Privileged Access Management
17 31 (11.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 40 (14.29%) PowerShell
2 34 (12.14%) Python
3 9 (3.21%) Bicep
4 5 (1.79%) Bash
4 5 (1.79%) BeanShell
4 5 (1.79%) Java
5 2 (0.71%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.71%) Rust
5 2 (0.71%) Solidity
6 1 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 270 (96.43%) CISSP
2 80 (28.57%) Security Cleared
3 73 (26.07%) Degree
4 55 (19.64%) SC Cleared
5 48 (17.14%) CISA
6 33 (11.79%) DV Cleared
7 31 (11.07%) CRISC
8 30 (10.71%) CEH
9 27 (9.64%) CompTIA Security+
10 23 (8.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 23 (8.21%) Master's Degree
11 21 (7.50%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 19 (6.79%) GIAC
13 15 (5.36%) Azure Certification
14 14 (5.00%) Cisco Certification
14 14 (5.00%) TOGAF Certification
15 13 (4.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 13 (4.64%) Microsoft Certification
16 11 (3.93%) PMI Certification
16 11 (3.93%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 154 (55.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 139 (49.64%) NIST
3 78 (27.86%) GDPR
4 29 (10.36%) PCI DSS
5 25 (8.93%) GRC
5 25 (8.93%) NCSC
6 20 (7.14%) COBIT
7 18 (6.43%) Cyber Essentials
7 18 (6.43%) NIST 800
8 14 (5.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 11 (3.93%) JSP 440
10 7 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 7 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 7 (2.50%) SOC 2
11 5 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (1.79%) HIPAA
12 4 (1.43%) PMO
13 3 (1.07%) Actionable Recommendations
13 3 (1.07%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 3 (1.07%) QA
System Software
1 37 (13.21%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.07%) Firmware
3 2 (0.71%) GPFS
3 2 (0.71%) Lustre
3 2 (0.71%) Slurm Workload Manager
4 1 (0.36%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 30 (10.71%) Kubernetes
2 18 (6.43%) Terraform
3 15 (5.36%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (3.57%) QRadar
5 8 (2.86%) Ansible
5 8 (2.86%) Fluentd
6 5 (1.79%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.79%) RSA Archer
7 4 (1.43%) CSIRT
8 3 (1.07%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.71%) EnCase
9 2 (0.71%) FTK
9 2 (0.71%) Grafana
9 2 (0.71%) Nessus
9 2 (0.71%) PingFederate
9 2 (0.71%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.71%) SELinux
10 1 (0.36%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.36%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 62 (22.14%) Microsoft
2 45 (16.07%) CyberArk
3 29 (10.36%) Splunk
4 20 (7.14%) BeyondTrust
5 19 (6.79%) BiZZdesign
6 14 (5.00%) Centrify
7 11 (3.93%) IBM
8 10 (3.57%) ServiceNow
8 10 (3.57%) Tenable
9 8 (2.86%) Cribl.io
9 8 (2.86%) Red Hat
9 8 (2.86%) Thycotic
10 7 (2.50%) SAP
11 6 (2.14%) Fortinet
12 5 (1.79%) Okta
12 5 (1.79%) Qualys
12 5 (1.79%) Rapid7
13 4 (1.43%) CrowdStrike
13 4 (1.43%) Palo Alto
13 4 (1.43%) Thales