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 7 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 307 282 280
Rank change year-on-year -25 -2 +128
Contract jobs citing CISM 269 215 304
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.81% 0.82% 0.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.38% 2.72% 2.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 173 128 230
10th Percentile £425 £475 £474
25th Percentile £463 £538 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £638 £614
Median % change year-on-year -15.76% +3.87% -5.58%
75th Percentile £631 £676 £700
90th Percentile £708 £754 £825
UK median daily rate £550 £633 £600
% change year-on-year -13.04% +5.42% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 3
10th Percentile - £60.75 £71.29
25th Percentile £41.94 £64.77 £75.84
Median hourly rate £43.70 £73.60 £83.41
Median % change year-on-year -40.63% -11.76% +14.29%
75th Percentile £77.81 £83.20 £85.21
90th Percentile £94.13 £87.92 £86.28
UK median hourly rate £55.23 £78.40 £83.41
% change year-on-year -29.55% -6.01% +22.66%

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 11,320 7,915 11,944
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.99% 30.22% 31.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,519 4,795 7,438
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £418 £414 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 889 381 879
10th Percentile £15.75 £19.97 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.87 £25.26 £21.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £50.00 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year -49.70% +8.27% +2.62%
75th Percentile £63.75 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £82.25 £77.60
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -37.13% -13.38% +2.62%

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 7 February 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 7 February 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 7 February 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 -43 95 £530 -18.46% 43
North of England -19 57 £537 -17.38% 12
South East -10 50 £492 -24.31% 23
Yorkshire -18 39 £537 -19.25% 6
Midlands -41 24 £600 +9.09% 14
South West -11 19 £500 -23.08% 13
West Midlands -31 19 £600 +20.00% 9
North West -23 17 £555 -13.95% 4
East Midlands -31 5 £437 -27.17% 5
East of England -30 3 £600 +4.35% 8
North East - 1 £545 - 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 27 (10.04%) Confluence
2 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.74%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.86%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.37%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (2.97%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 91 (33.83%) Azure
2 73 (27.14%) AWS
3 46 (17.10%) GCP
4 25 (9.29%) OpenShift
5 20 (7.43%) Entra ID
6 18 (6.69%) Azure Sentinel
7 14 (5.20%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (2.97%) Azure AKS
8 8 (2.97%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 8 (2.97%) Azure Monitor
8 8 (2.97%) Microsoft Purview
9 7 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.86%) SaaS
11 4 (1.49%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.74%) Azure Key Vault
12 2 (0.74%) Google Workspace
13 1 (0.37%) Akamai
13 1 (0.37%) GitHub
13 1 (0.37%) IaaS
13 1 (0.37%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 39 (14.50%) Firewall
2 30 (11.15%) Network Security
3 23 (8.55%) VPN
4 6 (2.23%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (2.23%) SSL
5 5 (1.86%) Kerberos
5 5 (1.86%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.49%) S/MIME
7 3 (1.12%) HTTP
7 3 (1.12%) SSH
8 2 (0.74%) DNS
9 1 (0.37%) BGP
9 1 (0.37%) DHCP
9 1 (0.37%) InfiniBand
9 1 (0.37%) MPLS
9 1 (0.37%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.74%) Power BI
1 2 (0.74%) Tableau
2 1 (0.37%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 34 (12.64%) JIRA
2 8 (2.97%) GitLab
3 2 (0.74%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.37%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.37%) Git
4 1 (0.37%) TestDirector
General
1 107 (39.78%) Social Skills
2 51 (18.96%) Finance
3 37 (13.75%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (8.92%) Documentation Skills
5 21 (7.81%) Public Sector
6 13 (4.83%) Banking
7 11 (4.09%) Legal
8 7 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.86%) Marketing
10 4 (1.49%) Retail
11 3 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.12%) Local Government
12 2 (0.74%) Automotive
12 2 (0.74%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.74%) Law
12 2 (0.74%) Police
13 1 (0.37%) Electronics
13 1 (0.37%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.37%) Military
13 1 (0.37%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 39 (14.50%) Architect
2 33 (12.27%) Analyst
3 30 (11.15%) Consultant
3 30 (11.15%) Security Architect
4 26 (9.67%) Security Engineer
5 23 (8.55%) Lead
6 22 (8.18%) Security Manager
7 21 (7.81%) Security Consultant
8 19 (7.06%) Solutions Architect
9 18 (6.69%) Security Analyst
10 16 (5.95%) Cybersecurity Consultant
11 15 (5.58%) Security Solutions Architect
11 15 (5.58%) Senior
12 14 (5.20%) Security Specialist
13 12 (4.46%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 11 (4.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
15 10 (3.72%) Azure Engineer
15 10 (3.72%) Project Manager
16 8 (2.97%) Cybersecurity Specialist
16 8 (2.97%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (10.04%) LDAP
2 15 (5.58%) SailPoint
3 9 (3.35%) OAuth
4 8 (2.97%) ARM Templates
4 8 (2.97%) SAML
5 5 (1.86%) REST
5 5 (1.86%) SOAP
6 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Graph
6 3 (1.12%) OAuth2
7 2 (0.74%) Flash
7 2 (0.74%) ModSecurity
7 2 (0.74%) OpenID
7 2 (0.74%) Smart Contracts
8 1 (0.37%) JWT
8 1 (0.37%) OpenMP
8 1 (0.37%) PyTorch
8 1 (0.37%) SLSA
8 1 (0.37%) TensorFlow
8 1 (0.37%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.90%) Management Information System
2 21 (7.81%) Security Posture
3 18 (6.69%) Cyber Threat
4 16 (5.95%) PKI
5 14 (5.20%) Cloud Native
6 13 (4.83%) Onboarding
7 11 (4.09%) Operational Technology
7 11 (4.09%) Security Operations Centre
8 10 (3.72%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (3.35%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.86%) CSOC
11 4 (1.49%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.49%) NHS
11 4 (1.49%) Robotics
11 4 (1.49%) Smartcard
12 3 (1.12%) BYOD
12 3 (1.12%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (1.12%) Data Centre
12 3 (1.12%) IoT
13 2 (0.74%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.46%) Windows
2 9 (3.35%) Linux
3 6 (2.23%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.12%) Unix
5 2 (0.74%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.37%) Rocky
6 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (62.45%) Cybersecurity
2 82 (30.48%) Incident Response
3 73 (27.14%) SIEM
4 71 (26.39%) Risk Management
5 67 (24.91%) Information Security
6 66 (24.54%) Cloud Security
7 63 (23.42%) Identity Access Management
8 54 (20.07%) DevOps
9 50 (18.59%) Problem-Solving
10 49 (18.22%) Security Operations
11 44 (16.36%) CI/CD
11 44 (16.36%) Vulnerability Management
12 40 (14.87%) Computer Science
12 40 (14.87%) DevSecOps
13 39 (14.50%) Agile
14 36 (13.38%) Stakeholder Management
15 34 (12.64%) Threat Modelling
15 34 (12.64%) TOGAF
15 34 (12.64%) Zero Trust
16 33 (12.27%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 43 (15.99%) PowerShell
2 40 (14.87%) Python
3 8 (2.97%) Bicep
4 5 (1.86%) BeanShell
4 5 (1.86%) Java
5 3 (1.12%) Bash
6 2 (0.74%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.74%) Rust
6 2 (0.74%) Solidity
7 1 (0.37%) Go
7 1 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.37%) SQL
Qualifications
1 259 (96.28%) CISSP
2 89 (33.09%) Security Cleared
3 68 (25.28%) Degree
4 61 (22.68%) SC Cleared
5 35 (13.01%) CISA
6 34 (12.64%) DV Cleared
7 31 (11.52%) CRISC
8 26 (9.67%) CEH
9 25 (9.29%) CompTIA Security+
10 24 (8.92%) Master's Degree
11 23 (8.55%) GIAC
12 20 (7.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 17 (6.32%) Azure Certification
14 16 (5.95%) TOGAF Certification
15 15 (5.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 13 (4.83%) Cisco Certification
16 13 (4.83%) Computer Science Degree
16 13 (4.83%) Microsoft Certification
17 11 (4.09%) PMI Certification
17 11 (4.09%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 141 (52.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 126 (46.84%) NIST
3 69 (25.65%) GDPR
4 27 (10.04%) GRC
5 25 (9.29%) NCSC
6 24 (8.92%) PCI DSS
7 15 (5.58%) NIST 800
8 14 (5.20%) COBIT
8 14 (5.20%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (3.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 8 (2.97%) JSP 440
10 8 (2.97%) SOC 2
11 6 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (1.49%) PMO
14 3 (1.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 2 (0.74%) HIPAA
15 2 (0.74%) RMADS
System Software
1 42 (15.61%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.74%) GPFS
2 2 (0.74%) Lustre
2 2 (0.74%) Slurm Workload Manager
3 1 (0.37%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 31 (11.52%) Kubernetes
2 17 (6.32%) Terraform
3 15 (5.58%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (3.35%) Ansible
5 8 (2.97%) Fluentd
6 5 (1.86%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.86%) RSA Archer
7 4 (1.49%) QRadar
8 3 (1.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.74%) CSIRT
9 2 (0.74%) EnCase
9 2 (0.74%) FTK
9 2 (0.74%) Grafana
9 2 (0.74%) PingFederate
9 2 (0.74%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.74%) SELinux
10 1 (0.37%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 61 (22.68%) Microsoft
2 47 (17.47%) CyberArk
3 27 (10.04%) Splunk
4 24 (8.92%) BeyondTrust
5 20 (7.43%) BiZZdesign
6 14 (5.20%) Centrify
7 13 (4.83%) Cribl.io
8 11 (4.09%) IBM
9 10 (3.72%) Tenable
10 9 (3.35%) ServiceNow
11 8 (2.97%) Red Hat
12 7 (2.60%) Thycotic
13 6 (2.23%) CrowdStrike
14 5 (1.86%) Fortinet
14 5 (1.86%) Okta
14 5 (1.86%) Palo Alto
14 5 (1.86%) Rapid7
15 4 (1.49%) Cisco
15 4 (1.49%) Thales
16 3 (1.12%) SAP