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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 346 304 334
Rank change year-on-year -42 +30 -71
Contract jobs citing CISM 315 204 205
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.68% 0.73% 0.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.14% 2.33% 2.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 198 122 149
10th Percentile £450 £413 £450
25th Percentile £513 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £606 £600
Median % change year-on-year -1.03% +1.04% -2.04%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £730
90th Percentile £800 £786 £800
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £600
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 5 0
10th Percentile £62.81 £28.32 -
25th Percentile £64.09 £29.51 -
Median hourly rate £82.41 £32.74 -
Median % change year-on-year +151.73% - -
75th Percentile £104.00 £53.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £82.41 £32.74 -
% change year-on-year +151.73% - -

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 14,745 8,745 9,726
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.98% 31.50% 29.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,874 5,557 6,003
10th Percentile £350 £304 £325
25th Percentile £440 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £713 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,192 684 574
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.13 £17.20
25th Percentile £25.77 £18.87 £27.00
Median hourly rate £52.52 £25.15 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year +108.82% -53.43% -0.81%
75th Percentile £74.68 £47.22 £69.94
90th Percentile £89.08 £73.75 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £48.00 £25.15 £49.50
% change year-on-year +90.85% -49.19% -9.08%

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 September 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 September 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 September 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 -39 145 £598 -10.11% 298
North of England -51 54 £647 +20.37% 70
South East -39 52 £600 -15.79% 83
Yorkshire -20 37 £663 +44.02% 20
South West -39 30 £600 -11.11% 52
Midlands -34 22 £516 -1.67% 33
West Midlands -40 17 £500 -37.50% 22
North West -45 16 £511 -12.60% 44
East Midlands -12 5 £533 +25.29% 11
East of England -25 5 £550 +10.00% 22
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 8 (2.54%) Confluence
2 3 (0.95%) IIS
3 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
1 2 (0.63%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.32%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 118 (37.46%) Azure
2 107 (33.97%) AWS
3 59 (18.73%) GCP
4 34 (10.79%) Entra ID
5 14 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (3.81%) Azure Sentinel
7 10 (3.17%) SaaS
8 9 (2.86%) AWS Control Tower
9 7 (2.22%) Amazon EC2
9 7 (2.22%) Amazon S3
9 7 (2.22%) IaaS
9 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Purview
9 7 (2.22%) PaaS
10 3 (0.95%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.95%) Azure Key Vault
10 3 (0.95%) OCI
10 3 (0.95%) Power Platform
11 2 (0.63%) Akamai
11 2 (0.63%) Azure AKS
11 2 (0.63%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 42 (13.33%) Network Security
2 28 (8.89%) Firewall
3 14 (4.44%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (1.90%) Internet
5 5 (1.59%) DNS
5 5 (1.59%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.59%) VPN
6 3 (0.95%) VLAN
7 2 (0.63%) Kerberos
7 2 (0.63%) SSL
8 1 (0.32%) 4G
8 1 (0.32%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.32%) DHCP
8 1 (0.32%) HTTP
8 1 (0.32%) Intranet
8 1 (0.32%) Modbus
8 1 (0.32%) SNMP
8 1 (0.32%) SSH
8 1 (0.32%) VoIP
8 1 (0.32%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.22%) Amazon RDS
1 7 (2.22%) DynamoDB
2 2 (0.63%) Metadata
2 2 (0.63%) Power BI
2 2 (0.63%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.32%) Db2
3 1 (0.32%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 11 (3.49%) JIRA
2 2 (0.63%) Burp Suite
2 2 (0.63%) Claude Code
2 2 (0.63%) Git
2 2 (0.63%) Snyk
3 1 (0.32%) GitLab
3 1 (0.32%) Jenkins
General
1 136 (43.17%) Social Skills
2 70 (22.22%) Finance
3 38 (12.06%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (10.16%) Public Sector
5 23 (7.30%) Influencing Skills
6 16 (5.08%) Banking
6 16 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
6 16 (5.08%) Manufacturing
7 13 (4.13%) Legal
8 10 (3.17%) Aerospace
9 8 (2.54%) Police
9 8 (2.54%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.90%) Financial Institution
11 6 (1.90%) Law
12 5 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.59%) Retail
13 4 (1.27%) Italian Language
13 4 (1.27%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 60 (19.05%) Architect
2 55 (17.46%) Consultant
3 44 (13.97%) Security Architect
4 42 (13.33%) Lead
5 35 (11.11%) Security Manager
6 26 (8.25%) Security Consultant
7 25 (7.94%) Security Engineer
8 19 (6.03%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 19 (6.03%) Project Manager
9 18 (5.71%) Analyst
10 17 (5.40%) DevSecOps Consultant
11 16 (5.08%) Senior
12 15 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 14 (4.44%) SOC Manager
14 12 (3.81%) Security Project Manager
15 11 (3.49%) Cybersecurity Architect
16 10 (3.17%) Operational Security Manager
16 10 (3.17%) Security Operations Manager
16 10 (3.17%) Security Specialist
17 9 (2.86%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.40%) LDAP
1 17 (5.40%) Terraform
2 11 (3.49%) OAuth
2 11 (3.49%) SAML
3 10 (3.17%) REST
4 9 (2.86%) OpenID
5 7 (2.22%) JSON
6 6 (1.90%) JDBC
6 6 (1.90%) RESTful
6 6 (1.90%) SOAP
7 5 (1.59%) Jakarta EE
7 5 (1.59%) SailPoint
7 5 (1.59%) SLSA
8 4 (1.27%) OAuth2
9 2 (0.63%) .NET
9 2 (0.63%) Azure Blueprints
9 2 (0.63%) Leaflet
9 2 (0.63%) ModSecurity
10 1 (0.32%) ARM Templates
10 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 38 (12.06%) Security Posture
2 34 (10.79%) Management Information System
3 31 (9.84%) Operational Technology
4 25 (7.94%) Security Operations Centre
5 24 (7.62%) Cyber Threat
6 16 (5.08%) Onboarding
7 15 (4.76%) Cloud Native
8 13 (4.13%) SCADA
9 12 (3.81%) Cyber Defence
10 9 (2.86%) PKI
10 9 (2.86%) Private Cloud
11 7 (2.22%) Data Centre
12 6 (1.90%) Public Cloud
13 5 (1.59%) AI Agents
13 5 (1.59%) CMDB
13 5 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
13 5 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (1.59%) Virtual Team
14 4 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
14 4 (1.27%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 30 (9.52%) Windows
2 24 (7.62%) Linux
3 10 (3.17%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.86%) Unix
5 6 (1.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.27%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.63%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (0.63%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (69.84%) Cybersecurity
2 121 (38.41%) Stakeholder Management
3 101 (32.06%) Cloud Security
4 92 (29.21%) Risk Management
5 90 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
6 86 (27.30%) SIEM
7 79 (25.08%) Information Security
8 66 (20.95%) Security Architecture
9 65 (20.63%) Incident Response
10 63 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 60 (19.05%) Threat Modelling
12 58 (18.41%) Roadmaps
12 58 (18.41%) Security Operations
13 52 (16.51%) DevSecOps
14 48 (15.24%) Identity Access Management
14 48 (15.24%) SABSA
15 47 (14.92%) Continuous Improvement
16 45 (14.29%) CI/CD
17 44 (13.97%) Data Protection
17 44 (13.97%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 31 (9.84%) Python
2 28 (8.89%) PowerShell
3 11 (3.49%) Java
4 8 (2.54%) SQL
5 4 (1.27%) Bash
5 4 (1.27%) Bicep
6 2 (0.63%) C#
6 2 (0.63%) Korn
7 1 (0.32%) Go
7 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 305 (96.83%) CISSP
2 115 (36.51%) Security Cleared
3 77 (24.44%) Cisco Certification
3 77 (24.44%) SC Cleared
4 75 (23.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 66 (20.95%) CRISC
6 48 (15.24%) CEH
7 47 (14.92%) Degree
8 42 (13.33%) CCSP
9 39 (12.38%) DV Cleared
10 33 (10.48%) CISA
11 30 (9.52%) GIAC
12 25 (7.94%) AWS Certification
12 25 (7.94%) PMI Certification
12 25 (7.94%) PMP
13 23 (7.30%) CompTIA Security+
14 20 (6.35%) OSCP
15 18 (5.71%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 16 (5.08%) Azure Certification
17 15 (4.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 147 (46.67%) NIST
2 139 (44.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 56 (17.78%) GDPR
4 42 (13.33%) GRC
5 39 (12.38%) NCSC
6 26 (8.25%) PCI DSS
7 23 (7.30%) COBIT
8 22 (6.98%) Cyber Essentials
9 21 (6.67%) NIST 800
10 14 (4.44%) HIPAA
11 13 (4.13%) SOC 2
12 12 (3.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 11 (3.49%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 10 (3.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 10 (3.17%) Government Security Classifications
15 9 (2.86%) ISO 31000
16 7 (2.22%) Def Stans
16 7 (2.22%) JSP 440
17 6 (1.90%) EU AI Act
18 5 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 29 (9.21%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.95%) Docker
2 3 (0.95%) ISA Server
2 3 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
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%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 27 (8.57%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.17%) CASB
3 6 (1.90%) Ansible
3 6 (1.90%) Istio
3 6 (1.90%) QRadar
4 5 (1.59%) linkerd
4 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.63%) CA Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.63%) PingFederate
7 1 (0.32%) Argo
7 1 (0.32%) Grafana
7 1 (0.32%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.32%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 73 (23.17%) Microsoft
2 21 (6.67%) Splunk
3 16 (5.08%) ServiceNow
4 14 (4.44%) Qualys
5 13 (4.13%) CyberArk
6 12 (3.81%) Google
7 11 (3.49%) CrowdStrike
8 10 (3.17%) Tenable
9 9 (2.86%) Zscaler
10 8 (2.54%) SAP
11 7 (2.22%) BeyondTrust
12 6 (1.90%) Oracle
12 6 (1.90%) Rapid7
12 6 (1.90%) Workday
13 4 (1.27%) Okta
13 4 (1.27%) Ping Identity
13 4 (1.27%) VMware
14 3 (0.95%) Centrify
14 3 (0.95%) Cisco
14 3 (0.95%) Tripwire