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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 344 305 339
Rank change year-on-year -39 +34 -48
Contract jobs citing CISM 308 214 202
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.68% 0.77% 0.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.13% 2.46% 1.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 208 131 148
10th Percentile £450 £413 £425
25th Percentile £503 £500 £509
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £741
90th Percentile £763 £775 £807
UK median daily rate £586 £588 £600
% change year-on-year -0.21% -2.08% -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 14,439 8,712 10,137
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.70% 31.30% 30.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,726 5,478 6,479
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 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,121 661 761
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.13 £15.10
25th Percentile £25.77 £18.87 £21.37
Median hourly rate £54.00 £25.15 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +114.71% -47.05% -13.64%
75th Percentile £75.00 £56.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.79 £78.75
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +98.81% -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 10 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 10 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 10 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 -40 145 £592 -9.00% 155
South East -45 58 £600 -4.00% 50
North of England -42 47 £638 +19.38% 29
Yorkshire -21 31 £669 +42.29% 6
South West -35 25 £570 -15.56% 45
Midlands -45 20 £500 -4.76% 8
North West -41 15 £511 -7.04% 18
West Midlands -45 15 £475 -46.49% 6
East of England -16 8 £525 +5.00% 12
East Midlands -10 5 £533 +25.29% 2
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 14 (4.55%) Confluence
2 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 4 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.65%) Oracle ERP
1 2 (0.65%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 109 (35.39%) Azure
2 99 (32.14%) AWS
3 57 (18.51%) GCP
4 42 (13.64%) Entra ID
5 15 (4.87%) Azure Sentinel
6 12 (3.90%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (3.25%) SaaS
8 7 (2.27%) IaaS
8 7 (2.27%) PaaS
9 6 (1.95%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (1.30%) AWS Control Tower
11 3 (0.97%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.65%) Akamai
12 2 (0.65%) Amazon EC2
12 2 (0.65%) Amazon S3
12 2 (0.65%) Azure AKS
12 2 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.65%) Azure Key Vault
12 2 (0.65%) OCI
12 2 (0.65%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 50 (16.23%) Network Security
2 24 (7.79%) Firewall
3 9 (2.92%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (1.95%) HTTP
4 6 (1.95%) Internet
5 5 (1.62%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.62%) VPN
6 4 (1.30%) DNS
7 3 (0.97%) VLAN
8 2 (0.65%) SSL
9 1 (0.32%) 4G
9 1 (0.32%) 5G
9 1 (0.32%) Cisco IPT
9 1 (0.32%) Intranet
9 1 (0.32%) IPFIX
9 1 (0.32%) Modbus
9 1 (0.32%) SNMP
9 1 (0.32%) SSH
9 1 (0.32%) VoIP
9 1 (0.32%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
1 2 (0.65%) Data Lake
1 2 (0.65%) DynamoDB
1 2 (0.65%) Metadata
1 2 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (0.65%) Power BI
1 2 (0.65%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.32%) Db2
2 1 (0.32%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 16 (5.19%) JIRA
2 6 (1.95%) Snyk
3 2 (0.65%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.32%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.32%) Git
General
1 131 (42.53%) Social Skills
2 78 (25.32%) Finance
3 39 (12.66%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (10.39%) Public Sector
5 18 (5.84%) Influencing Skills
6 17 (5.52%) Banking
7 15 (4.87%) Documentation Skills
8 12 (3.90%) Manufacturing
9 9 (2.92%) Financial Institution
9 9 (2.92%) Legal
10 7 (2.27%) Aerospace
10 7 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (2.27%) Police
11 6 (1.95%) Law
11 6 (1.95%) Retail
11 6 (1.95%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.30%) Italian Language
13 4 (1.30%) Local Government
14 3 (0.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 57 (18.51%) Architect
2 56 (18.18%) Consultant
3 47 (15.26%) Security Architect
4 39 (12.66%) Lead
5 36 (11.69%) Security Consultant
6 32 (10.39%) Security Manager
7 25 (8.12%) Security Engineer
8 24 (7.79%) Project Manager
9 18 (5.84%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 17 (5.52%) Senior
11 14 (4.55%) Analyst
11 14 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 14 (4.55%) Security Project Manager
12 13 (4.22%) DevSecOps Consultant
12 13 (4.22%) Security Specialist
13 9 (2.92%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 7 (2.27%) Operational Security Manager
14 7 (2.27%) Security Analyst
14 7 (2.27%) Security Operations Manager
14 7 (2.27%) SOC Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.19%) LDAP
2 10 (3.25%) OAuth
2 10 (3.25%) REST
2 10 (3.25%) SAML
3 9 (2.92%) OpenID
3 9 (2.92%) SailPoint
4 8 (2.60%) RESTful
5 7 (2.27%) JDBC
5 7 (2.27%) JSON
5 7 (2.27%) SOAP
6 6 (1.95%) Leaflet
7 5 (1.62%) Jakarta EE
8 4 (1.30%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.97%) SLSA
10 2 (0.65%) .NET
10 2 (0.65%) Azure Blueprints
10 2 (0.65%) ModSecurity
11 1 (0.32%) ARM Templates
11 1 (0.32%) FIDO
11 1 (0.32%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (14.61%) Security Posture
2 33 (10.71%) Operational Technology
3 31 (10.06%) Management Information System
4 17 (5.52%) Onboarding
5 16 (5.19%) Security Operations Centre
6 13 (4.22%) Cloud Native
6 13 (4.22%) Cyber Threat
6 13 (4.22%) SCADA
7 12 (3.90%) Cyber Defence
7 12 (3.90%) Private Cloud
8 8 (2.60%) CMDB
8 8 (2.60%) Public Cloud
8 8 (2.60%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.95%) BYOD
10 5 (1.62%) AI Agents
10 5 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.62%) PKI
10 5 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.30%) CESG
11 4 (1.30%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 22 (7.14%) Windows
2 17 (5.52%) Linux
3 9 (2.92%) Unix
4 5 (1.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.62%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.97%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.65%) Alpine Linux
7 1 (0.32%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (70.13%) Cybersecurity
2 103 (33.44%) Stakeholder Management
3 94 (30.52%) Risk Management
4 91 (29.55%) Cloud Security
5 86 (27.92%) Information Security
6 77 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
7 74 (24.03%) SIEM
8 63 (20.45%) Threat Modelling
9 62 (20.13%) Security Architecture
10 60 (19.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 57 (18.51%) Security Operations
12 53 (17.21%) Incident Response
13 51 (16.56%) DevSecOps
13 51 (16.56%) SABSA
14 50 (16.23%) Roadmaps
15 48 (15.58%) Problem-Solving
16 47 (15.26%) Continuous Improvement
16 47 (15.26%) Identity Access Management
17 44 (14.29%) Agile
17 44 (14.29%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 30 (9.74%) PowerShell
2 28 (9.09%) Python
3 10 (3.25%) Java
4 8 (2.60%) SQL
5 4 (1.30%) Bicep
6 2 (0.65%) Bash
7 1 (0.32%) BeanShell
7 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 301 (97.73%) CISSP
2 104 (33.77%) Security Cleared
3 80 (25.97%) Cisco Certification
4 78 (25.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 74 (24.03%) SC Cleared
6 61 (19.81%) CRISC
7 54 (17.53%) CEH
8 53 (17.21%) Degree
9 39 (12.66%) CCSP
10 30 (9.74%) DV Cleared
11 29 (9.42%) GIAC
12 28 (9.09%) PMI Certification
12 28 (9.09%) PMP
13 27 (8.77%) CISA
14 24 (7.79%) CompTIA Security+
14 24 (7.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 18 (5.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 17 (5.52%) OSCP
17 16 (5.19%) AWS Certification
18 15 (4.87%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 148 (48.05%) NIST
2 138 (44.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 65 (21.10%) GDPR
4 37 (12.01%) GRC
5 32 (10.39%) NCSC
6 29 (9.42%) PCI DSS
7 23 (7.47%) COBIT
8 20 (6.49%) Cyber Essentials
9 18 (5.84%) NIST 800
10 17 (5.52%) SOC 2
11 15 (4.87%) HIPAA
12 14 (4.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 13 (4.22%) Government Security Classifications
14 11 (3.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 11 (3.57%) JSP 440
15 10 (3.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 7 (2.27%) Def Stans
16 7 (2.27%) EU AI Act
17 6 (1.95%) ISO 31000
18 4 (1.30%) ISA99
System Software
1 28 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.97%) Docker
2 3 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.32%) KVM
3 1 (0.32%) RACF
3 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.32%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (6.17%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.92%) Terraform
3 7 (2.27%) CASB
4 5 (1.62%) Ansible
4 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.62%) QRadar
4 5 (1.62%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.97%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.65%) CA Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.65%) PingFederate
7 1 (0.32%) Istio
7 1 (0.32%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 65 (21.10%) Microsoft
2 26 (8.44%) ServiceNow
3 21 (6.82%) Splunk
4 15 (4.87%) CyberArk
5 14 (4.55%) Qualys
5 14 (4.55%) Tenable
6 9 (2.92%) Okta
6 9 (2.92%) Zscaler
7 8 (2.60%) BeyondTrust
8 7 (2.27%) CrowdStrike
8 7 (2.27%) Google
9 6 (1.95%) Oracle
9 6 (1.95%) SAP
9 6 (1.95%) Workday
10 4 (1.30%) IBM
10 4 (1.30%) Ping Identity
10 4 (1.30%) Rapid7
11 3 (0.97%) Palo Alto
12 2 (0.65%) Databricks
12 2 (0.65%) Veracode