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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 343 320 317
Rank change year-on-year -23 -3 -62
Contract jobs citing CISM 321 203 214
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.69% 0.73% 0.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.15% 2.32% 2.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 203 120 154
10th Percentile £450 £416 £450
25th Percentile £513 £500 £520
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £616 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.64% +2.71% -2.04%
75th Percentile £700 £703 £738
90th Percentile £800 £788 £817
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £600
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 £37.34 -
Median % change year-on-year +120.70% - -
75th Percentile £104.00 £50.80 -
90th Percentile - £53.75 -
UK median hourly rate £82.41 £37.34 -
% change year-on-year +120.70% - -

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 14,931 8,759 9,798
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.08% 31.49% 29.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,006 5,575 6,037
10th Percentile £350 £301 £325
25th Percentile £443 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year +0.57% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £715 £738
UK median daily rate £527 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +0.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,220 691 572
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.13 £17.51
25th Percentile £25.77 £18.87 £27.00
Median hourly rate £52.60 £25.15 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year +109.15% -53.43% -
75th Percentile £74.32 £47.31 £70.00
90th Percentile £89.08 £73.75 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £47.77 £25.15 £49.00
% change year-on-year +89.94% -48.67% -9.26%

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 19 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 19 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 19 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 -25 147 £596 -11.12% 223
South East -26 56 £600 -15.79% 64
North of England -49 53 £647 +20.37% 52
Yorkshire -13 37 £663 +44.02% 14
South West -27 30 £600 -11.11% 40
Midlands -40 22 £516 -1.67% 25
West Midlands -38 17 £500 -37.50% 19
North West -58 15 £511 -12.60% 31
East Midlands -16 5 £533 +25.29% 6
East of England -28 5 £550 +10.00% 18
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 (2.49%) Confluence
2 4 (1.25%) IIS
3 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 5 (1.56%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.62%) Oracle ERP
1 2 (0.62%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.31%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 123 (38.32%) Azure
2 114 (35.51%) AWS
3 63 (19.63%) GCP
4 35 (10.90%) Entra ID
5 14 (4.36%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (3.74%) Azure Sentinel
7 10 (3.12%) SaaS
8 9 (2.80%) Amazon EC2
8 9 (2.80%) Amazon S3
8 9 (2.80%) AWS Control Tower
9 7 (2.18%) IaaS
9 7 (2.18%) Microsoft Purview
9 7 (2.18%) PaaS
10 4 (1.25%) Azure Key Vault
11 3 (0.93%) AWS CloudFormation
11 3 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.93%) OCI
11 3 (0.93%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.62%) Azure AKS
12 2 (0.62%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 42 (13.08%) Network Security
2 28 (8.72%) Firewall
3 14 (4.36%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (1.87%) Internet
5 5 (1.56%) DNS
5 5 (1.56%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.56%) VPN
6 3 (0.93%) VLAN
7 2 (0.62%) Kerberos
7 2 (0.62%) SSL
8 1 (0.31%) 4G
8 1 (0.31%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.31%) DHCP
8 1 (0.31%) HTTP
8 1 (0.31%) Intranet
8 1 (0.31%) Modbus
8 1 (0.31%) SNMP
8 1 (0.31%) SSH
8 1 (0.31%) VoIP
8 1 (0.31%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.18%) Amazon RDS
1 7 (2.18%) DynamoDB
2 2 (0.62%) Metadata
2 2 (0.62%) Power BI
2 2 (0.62%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.31%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.31%) Db2
3 1 (0.31%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 11 (3.43%) JIRA
2 2 (0.62%) Burp Suite
2 2 (0.62%) Claude Code
2 2 (0.62%) Git
2 2 (0.62%) Snyk
3 1 (0.31%) GitLab
3 1 (0.31%) Jenkins
General
1 143 (44.55%) Social Skills
2 68 (21.18%) Finance
3 41 (12.77%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (10.90%) Public Sector
5 25 (7.79%) Influencing Skills
6 18 (5.61%) Banking
7 16 (4.98%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (4.98%) Manufacturing
8 13 (4.05%) Legal
9 10 (3.12%) Aerospace
10 8 (2.49%) Police
10 8 (2.49%) Telecoms
11 7 (2.18%) Law
11 7 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.87%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.56%) Retail
14 4 (1.25%) Italian Language
14 4 (1.25%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 63 (19.63%) Architect
2 53 (16.51%) Consultant
3 47 (14.64%) Security Architect
4 41 (12.77%) Lead
5 35 (10.90%) Security Manager
6 26 (8.10%) Security Engineer
7 24 (7.48%) Security Consultant
8 20 (6.23%) Analyst
9 19 (5.92%) Project Manager
9 19 (5.92%) Senior
10 18 (5.61%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 17 (5.30%) DevSecOps Consultant
12 14 (4.36%) SOC Manager
13 13 (4.05%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 12 (3.74%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 12 (3.74%) Security Project Manager
15 10 (3.12%) Security Analyst
15 10 (3.12%) Security Specialist
16 9 (2.80%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 9 (2.80%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (6.23%) Terraform
2 17 (5.30%) LDAP
3 11 (3.43%) OAuth
3 11 (3.43%) SAML
4 10 (3.12%) REST
5 9 (2.80%) OpenID
6 7 (2.18%) JSON
7 6 (1.87%) JDBC
7 6 (1.87%) SOAP
8 5 (1.56%) Jakarta EE
8 5 (1.56%) RESTful
8 5 (1.56%) SailPoint
8 5 (1.56%) SLSA
9 4 (1.25%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.62%) .NET
10 2 (0.62%) Azure Blueprints
10 2 (0.62%) Leaflet
10 2 (0.62%) ModSecurity
11 1 (0.31%) ARM Templates
11 1 (0.31%) FIDO
Miscellaneous
1 40 (12.46%) Security Posture
2 38 (11.84%) Management Information System
3 31 (9.66%) Operational Technology
4 27 (8.41%) Cyber Threat
5 25 (7.79%) Security Operations Centre
6 17 (5.30%) Cloud Native
6 17 (5.30%) Onboarding
7 13 (4.05%) Cyber Defence
7 13 (4.05%) SCADA
8 10 (3.12%) PKI
9 9 (2.80%) Public Cloud
10 8 (2.49%) Data Centre
10 8 (2.49%) Private Cloud
11 5 (1.56%) AI Agents
11 5 (1.56%) CMDB
11 5 (1.56%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.56%) Virtual Team
12 4 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (1.25%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 33 (10.28%) Windows
2 27 (8.41%) Linux
3 11 (3.43%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.80%) Unix
5 6 (1.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.25%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.62%) Alpine Linux
7 2 (0.62%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (70.09%) Cybersecurity
2 124 (38.63%) Stakeholder Management
3 106 (33.02%) Cloud Security
4 98 (30.53%) Risk Management
5 93 (28.97%) Vulnerability Management
6 86 (26.79%) Information Security
7 83 (25.86%) SIEM
8 73 (22.74%) Security Architecture
9 64 (19.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 62 (19.31%) Incident Response
11 60 (18.69%) Threat Modelling
12 57 (17.76%) Security Operations
13 55 (17.13%) Roadmaps
14 54 (16.82%) DevSecOps
15 51 (15.89%) Identity Access Management
16 50 (15.58%) Continuous Improvement
17 49 (15.26%) SABSA
18 46 (14.33%) Threat Intelligence
18 46 (14.33%) TOGAF
19 45 (14.02%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 31 (9.66%) Python
2 28 (8.72%) PowerShell
3 11 (3.43%) Java
4 8 (2.49%) SQL
5 4 (1.25%) Bash
5 4 (1.25%) Bicep
6 3 (0.93%) Korn
7 2 (0.62%) C#
8 1 (0.31%) Go
8 1 (0.31%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.31%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 310 (96.57%) CISSP
2 119 (37.07%) Security Cleared
3 82 (25.55%) SC Cleared
4 76 (23.68%) Cisco Certification
5 74 (23.05%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 69 (21.50%) CRISC
7 51 (15.89%) Degree
8 46 (14.33%) CEH
9 43 (13.40%) CCSP
10 39 (12.15%) DV Cleared
11 34 (10.59%) CISA
12 32 (9.97%) GIAC
13 28 (8.72%) AWS Certification
14 25 (7.79%) PMI Certification
14 25 (7.79%) PMP
15 22 (6.85%) CompTIA Security+
16 21 (6.54%) OSCP
17 18 (5.61%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
18 17 (5.30%) Azure Certification
19 15 (4.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 154 (47.98%) NIST
2 147 (45.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 57 (17.76%) GDPR
4 45 (14.02%) GRC
5 39 (12.15%) NCSC
6 26 (8.10%) PCI DSS
7 25 (7.79%) Cyber Essentials
8 21 (6.54%) COBIT
8 21 (6.54%) NIST 800
9 14 (4.36%) HIPAA
10 13 (4.05%) SOC 2
11 12 (3.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 11 (3.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 11 (3.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 10 (3.12%) Government Security Classifications
13 10 (3.12%) ISO 31000
14 7 (2.18%) Def Stans
14 7 (2.18%) JSP 440
15 6 (1.87%) EU AI Act
15 6 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 29 (9.03%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.25%) ISA Server
3 3 (0.93%) Docker
3 3 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.31%) KVM
4 1 (0.31%) RACF
4 1 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.31%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (9.03%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.18%) CASB
3 6 (1.87%) Ansible
3 6 (1.87%) Istio
3 6 (1.87%) QRadar
4 5 (1.56%) linkerd
4 5 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (1.25%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.62%) CA Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.62%) PingFederate
7 1 (0.31%) Argo
7 1 (0.31%) Grafana
7 1 (0.31%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.31%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 72 (22.43%) Microsoft
2 21 (6.54%) Splunk
3 17 (5.30%) Qualys
4 16 (4.98%) Google
4 16 (4.98%) ServiceNow
5 13 (4.05%) CyberArk
6 12 (3.74%) CrowdStrike
7 11 (3.43%) Tenable
8 9 (2.80%) Zscaler
9 8 (2.49%) Rapid7
9 8 (2.49%) SAP
10 7 (2.18%) BeyondTrust
11 6 (1.87%) Oracle
11 6 (1.87%) Workday
12 4 (1.25%) Centrify
12 4 (1.25%) Cisco
12 4 (1.25%) F5
12 4 (1.25%) Ping Identity
12 4 (1.25%) Tripwire
12 4 (1.25%) VMware