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

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 311 292 310
Rank change year-on-year -19 +18 +45
Contract jobs citing CISM 296 188 240
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.73% 0.77% 0.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.25% 2.46% 2.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 209 108 173
10th Percentile £450 £459 £425
25th Percentile £500 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -6.40% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £675 £680 £750
90th Percentile £738 £741 £825
UK median daily rate £588 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -6.00% +4.17% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 8 1
10th Percentile - £51.25 -
25th Percentile - £58.37 -
Median hourly rate £41.94 £61.50 £83.41
Median % change year-on-year -31.80% -26.27% +14.29%
75th Percentile £44.89 £79.60 -
90th Percentile £50.21 £86.74 -
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £61.50 £83.41
% change year-on-year -31.80% -26.27% +14.29%

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 13,128 7,638 11,518
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.35% 31.33% 31.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,813 4,846 7,100
10th Percentile £340 £289 £307
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £624 £627 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -0.95% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 972 440 984
10th Percentile £17.09 £18.13 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.25 £22.29 £18.10
Median hourly rate £47.50 £44.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.95% +10.00% -23.81%
75th Percentile £72.50 £67.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £85.49 £81.42 £76.47
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £40.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +18.75% - -25.93%

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 May 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
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 May 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 -30 123 £585 -9.30% 51
South East -42 59 £591 -5.78% 28
North of England -27 45 £600 -2.04% 31
Yorkshire -21 30 £625 -2.34% 9
South West -24 25 £570 -6.94% 19
Midlands -64 21 £550 -6.42% 22
West Midlands -48 20 £550 -6.42% 11
North West -27 14 £555 -18.38% 16
East of England -40 6 £525 +3.04% 16
North East -20 1 £545 +2.06% 6
East Midlands -37 1 - - 11
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 18 (6.08%) Confluence
2 2 (0.68%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.34%) nginx
Applications
1 5 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.03%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 98 (33.11%) Azure
2 88 (29.73%) AWS
3 52 (17.57%) GCP
4 27 (9.12%) Entra ID
5 16 (5.41%) OpenShift
6 15 (5.07%) Azure Sentinel
7 13 (4.39%) Microsoft 365
8 7 (2.36%) Azure AKS
8 7 (2.36%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 6 (2.03%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (2.03%) Azure Monitor
9 6 (2.03%) IaaS
9 6 (2.03%) Microsoft Purview
9 6 (2.03%) PaaS
10 5 (1.69%) SaaS
11 2 (0.68%) GitHub
12 1 (0.34%) Azure Data Factory
12 1 (0.34%) Azure Key Vault
12 1 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.34%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 43 (14.53%) Network Security
2 23 (7.77%) Firewall
3 13 (4.39%) VPN
4 8 (2.70%) SSL
5 6 (2.03%) HTTP
6 5 (1.69%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.35%) S/MIME
8 2 (0.68%) Intrusion Detection
8 2 (0.68%) SSH
8 2 (0.68%) VLAN
9 1 (0.34%) BGP
9 1 (0.34%) DHCP
9 1 (0.34%) DNS
9 1 (0.34%) InfiniBand
9 1 (0.34%) MPLS
9 1 (0.34%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.68%) Data Lake
2 2 (0.68%) Metadata
2 2 (0.68%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.34%) DB2
3 1 (0.34%) EDRMS
3 1 (0.34%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 22 (7.43%) JIRA
2 4 (1.35%) Snyk
3 2 (0.68%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.34%) Git
General
1 118 (39.86%) Social Skills
2 73 (24.66%) Finance
3 35 (11.82%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (7.77%) Public Sector
5 22 (7.43%) Documentation Skills
6 16 (5.41%) Banking
7 12 (4.05%) Legal
8 9 (3.04%) Financial Institution
9 7 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.35%) Law
10 4 (1.35%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.35%) Marketing
11 3 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.01%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.01%) Retail
12 2 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.68%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.34%) Electronics
13 1 (0.34%) Front Office
13 1 (0.34%) Military
Job Titles
1 46 (15.54%) Architect
2 45 (15.20%) Consultant
3 34 (11.49%) Security Architect
3 34 (11.49%) Security Consultant
4 31 (10.47%) Security Manager
5 28 (9.46%) Project Manager
6 25 (8.45%) Security Engineer
7 24 (8.11%) Analyst
8 22 (7.43%) Lead
9 19 (6.42%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 18 (6.08%) Security Specialist
11 17 (5.74%) Security Project Manager
12 12 (4.05%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 12 (4.05%) Security Analyst
12 12 (4.05%) Senior
13 10 (3.38%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 9 (3.04%) Cybersecurity Specialist
15 8 (2.70%) Solutions Architect
16 7 (2.36%) Azure Engineer
16 7 (2.36%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (10.14%) LDAP
2 10 (3.38%) REST
2 10 (3.38%) SOAP
3 9 (3.04%) SailPoint
4 8 (2.70%) OAuth
5 7 (2.36%) JDBC
5 7 (2.36%) OpenID
5 7 (2.36%) SAML
6 6 (2.03%) ARM Templates
6 6 (2.03%) JSON
6 6 (2.03%) Leaflet
7 5 (1.69%) J2EE
7 5 (1.69%) RESTful
8 3 (1.01%) OAuth2
9 2 (0.68%) ModSecurity
9 2 (0.68%) SLSA
10 1 (0.34%) FastAPI
10 1 (0.34%) JWT
10 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Graph
10 1 (0.34%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 29 (9.80%) Management Information System
1 29 (9.80%) Operational Technology
2 28 (9.46%) Security Posture
3 15 (5.07%) PKI
4 14 (4.73%) Cloud Native
5 10 (3.38%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (3.04%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (3.04%) Onboarding
6 9 (3.04%) Private Cloud
7 8 (2.70%) SCADA
8 7 (2.36%) Public Cloud
9 6 (2.03%) BYOD
9 6 (2.03%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (2.03%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (2.03%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.69%) Robotics
10 5 (1.69%) Security Operations Centre
11 4 (1.35%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.35%) Smartcard
12 3 (1.01%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.41%) Windows
2 12 (4.05%) Linux
3 7 (2.36%) Unix
4 5 (1.69%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.34%) Rocky
6 1 (0.34%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (64.53%) Cybersecurity
2 81 (27.36%) SIEM
3 80 (27.03%) Risk Management
4 79 (26.69%) Information Security
5 73 (24.66%) Cloud Security
6 62 (20.95%) Problem-Solving
7 56 (18.92%) Incident Response
7 56 (18.92%) Vulnerability Management
8 52 (17.57%) Agile
8 52 (17.57%) Stakeholder Management
9 48 (16.22%) DevOps
9 48 (16.22%) Security Operations
10 47 (15.88%) CI/CD
11 46 (15.54%) DevSecOps
11 46 (15.54%) Security Architecture
12 44 (14.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 43 (14.53%) Threat Modelling
14 42 (14.19%) Identity Access Management
14 42 (14.19%) Risk Assessment
15 41 (13.85%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 49 (16.55%) Python
2 46 (15.54%) PowerShell
3 11 (3.72%) Java
4 9 (3.04%) SQL
5 6 (2.03%) Bicep
6 5 (1.69%) Bash
7 4 (1.35%) BeanShell
8 1 (0.34%) Go
8 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 290 (97.97%) CISSP
2 100 (33.78%) Security Cleared
3 65 (21.96%) SC Cleared
4 55 (18.58%) Degree
5 50 (16.89%) Cisco Certification
6 49 (16.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 48 (16.22%) CRISC
8 40 (13.51%) CEH
9 34 (11.49%) DV Cleared
10 28 (9.46%) CISA
10 28 (9.46%) GIAC
11 27 (9.12%) CompTIA Security+
11 27 (9.12%) PMI Certification
11 27 (9.12%) PMP
12 23 (7.77%) CCSP
13 18 (6.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 17 (5.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 15 (5.07%) Computer Science Degree
15 15 (5.07%) Master's Degree
16 14 (4.73%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 145 (48.99%) NIST
2 131 (44.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 77 (26.01%) GDPR
4 33 (11.15%) GRC
5 29 (9.80%) PCI DSS
6 23 (7.77%) NCSC
7 22 (7.43%) COBIT
8 16 (5.41%) NIST 800
8 16 (5.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 14 (4.73%) SOC 2
10 13 (4.39%) Cyber Essentials
11 10 (3.38%) JSP 440
12 9 (3.04%) HIPAA
13 5 (1.69%) EU AI Act
14 4 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (1.35%) Government Security Classifications
14 4 (1.35%) ISA99
14 4 (1.35%) ISO 31000
15 3 (1.01%) RMADS
16 2 (0.68%) GMP
System Software
1 41 (13.85%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.68%) GPFS
2 2 (0.68%) Lustre
2 2 (0.68%) Slurm Workload Manager
2 2 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.34%) Docker
3 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.34%) RACF
Systems Management
1 28 (9.46%) Kubernetes
2 13 (4.39%) Terraform
3 8 (2.70%) Ansible
4 7 (2.36%) CASB
5 4 (1.35%) QRadar
5 4 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.68%) CA Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.68%) Grafana
6 2 (0.68%) PingFederate
6 2 (0.68%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.68%) SELinux
7 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 53 (17.91%) Microsoft
2 33 (11.15%) CyberArk
3 23 (7.77%) BeyondTrust
3 23 (7.77%) ServiceNow
4 22 (7.43%) Splunk
5 11 (3.72%) Tenable
6 10 (3.38%) IBM
7 8 (2.70%) BiZZdesign
8 7 (2.36%) Red Hat
8 7 (2.36%) SAP
9 6 (2.03%) Qualys
9 6 (2.03%) Workday
10 5 (1.69%) Cribl.io
10 5 (1.69%) Okta
11 4 (1.35%) Centrify
11 4 (1.35%) Thales
12 2 (0.68%) Fortinet
12 2 (0.68%) Google
12 2 (0.68%) NVIDIA
12 2 (0.68%) Palo Alto