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

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 342 308 340
Rank change year-on-year -34 +32 -13
Contract jobs citing CISM 290 184 213
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.67% 0.73% 0.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.12% 2.35% 1.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 199 105 158
10th Percentile £450 £416 £425
25th Percentile £503 £508 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £638
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% -1.92%
75th Percentile £688 £700 £765
90th Percentile £750 £750 £823
UK median daily rate £600 £610 £625
% change year-on-year -1.64% -2.40% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 0
10th Percentile £45.66 £28.52 -
25th Percentile £51.25 £34.95 -
Median hourly rate £64.09 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +22.08% - -
75th Percentile - £60.12 -
90th Percentile £77.30 £62.24 -
UK median hourly rate £64.09 £52.50 -
% change year-on-year +22.08% - -

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 13,710 7,833 11,375
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.59% 31.07% 30.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,256 4,929 7,011
10th Percentile £350 £280 £313
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £537
Median % change year-on-year - -2.32% -2.28%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £645
90th Percentile £716 £715 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £525
% change year-on-year +0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,033 508 1,007
10th Percentile £17.87 £17.87 £14.16
25th Percentile £23.78 £19.87 £20.75
Median hourly rate £53.00 £29.07 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +82.32% -31.60% -22.73%
75th Percentile £74.00 £63.94 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.40 £77.50 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £50.49 £28.34 £40.94
% change year-on-year +78.14% -30.78% -25.90%

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 26 June 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 26 June 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 26 June 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 -24 131 £596 -8.38% 40
South East -46 53 £600 -4.00% 34
North of England -34 45 £668 +8.98% 9
Yorkshire -20 29 £674 +19.78% 1
South West -19 24 £570 +10.68% 9
Midlands -59 21 £575 +16.16% 15
West Midlands -49 17 £588 -0.04% 8
North West -35 16 £524 -25.09% 8
East of England -28 5 £525 +36.72% 9
East Midlands -14 4 £533 +19.66% 7
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 17 (5.86%) Confluence
2 2 (0.69%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.34%) nginx
Applications
1 6 (2.07%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.69%) Maximo
1 2 (0.69%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 106 (36.55%) Azure
2 98 (33.79%) AWS
3 59 (20.34%) GCP
4 34 (11.72%) Entra ID
5 14 (4.83%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (4.48%) Azure Sentinel
7 7 (2.41%) IaaS
7 7 (2.41%) PaaS
7 7 (2.41%) SaaS
8 5 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (1.38%) Azure AKS
9 4 (1.38%) OpenShift
10 3 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.03%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 3 (1.03%) Power Platform
11 2 (0.69%) Akamai
11 2 (0.69%) AWS Control Tower
11 2 (0.69%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.34%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 51 (17.59%) Network Security
2 23 (7.93%) Firewall
3 9 (3.10%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (2.07%) HTTP
5 5 (1.72%) VPN
6 4 (1.38%) TCP/IP
7 3 (1.03%) SSL
8 2 (0.69%) DNS
8 2 (0.69%) Internet
8 2 (0.69%) SSH
8 2 (0.69%) VLAN
9 1 (0.34%) BGP
9 1 (0.34%) Calico
9 1 (0.34%) Intranet
9 1 (0.34%) Modbus
9 1 (0.34%) MPLS
9 1 (0.34%) NGFW
9 1 (0.34%) OSPF
9 1 (0.34%) S/MIME
9 1 (0.34%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.69%) Data Lake
2 2 (0.69%) Metadata
2 2 (0.69%) Power BI
2 2 (0.69%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.34%) Db2
3 1 (0.34%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 21 (7.24%) JIRA
2 6 (2.07%) Snyk
3 2 (0.69%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.34%) Git
4 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
General
1 122 (42.07%) Social Skills
2 81 (27.93%) Finance
3 41 (14.14%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (8.97%) Public Sector
5 18 (6.21%) Banking
5 18 (6.21%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (3.45%) Manufacturing
7 9 (3.10%) Financial Institution
7 9 (3.10%) Legal
8 7 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.07%) Retail
10 3 (1.03%) Local Government
10 3 (1.03%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.03%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.69%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.69%) Law
11 2 (0.69%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 50 (17.24%) Architect
1 50 (17.24%) Consultant
2 39 (13.45%) Security Architect
3 34 (11.72%) Security Manager
4 32 (11.03%) Security Consultant
5 27 (9.31%) Project Manager
6 26 (8.97%) Lead
7 22 (7.59%) Security Engineer
8 17 (5.86%) Analyst
9 16 (5.52%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 16 (5.52%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 16 (5.52%) Security Specialist
10 15 (5.17%) Security Project Manager
11 13 (4.48%) DevSecOps Consultant
12 12 (4.14%) Senior
13 9 (3.10%) Cybersecurity Architect
13 9 (3.10%) Cybersecurity Specialist
14 8 (2.76%) Operational Security Manager
14 8 (2.76%) Security Analyst
14 8 (2.76%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (7.24%) LDAP
2 10 (3.45%) OAuth
2 10 (3.45%) SAML
3 9 (3.10%) OpenID
3 9 (3.10%) REST
4 8 (2.76%) RESTful
4 8 (2.76%) SailPoint
5 7 (2.41%) JDBC
5 7 (2.41%) JSON
5 7 (2.41%) SOAP
6 6 (2.07%) Leaflet
7 5 (1.72%) J2EE
8 4 (1.38%) OAuth2
9 3 (1.03%) SLSA
10 2 (0.69%) .NET
10 2 (0.69%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.69%) Azure Blueprints
11 1 (0.34%) STL
11 1 (0.34%) XML
11 1 (0.34%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (15.52%) Security Posture
2 34 (11.72%) Operational Technology
3 31 (10.69%) Management Information System
4 13 (4.48%) Security Operations Centre
5 12 (4.14%) Cloud Native
5 12 (4.14%) Onboarding
5 12 (4.14%) Private Cloud
6 11 (3.79%) SCADA
7 10 (3.45%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (2.76%) PKI
9 7 (2.41%) Public Cloud
10 6 (2.07%) BYOD
10 6 (2.07%) Cyber Defence
10 6 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (2.07%) Virtual Team
11 5 (1.72%) CMDB
11 5 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (1.38%) Data Centre
12 4 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 24 (8.28%) Windows
2 18 (6.21%) Linux
3 9 (3.10%) Unix
4 8 (2.76%) Windows Server
5 6 (2.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.03%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.69%) Alpine Linux
8 1 (0.34%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (70.34%) Cybersecurity
2 85 (29.31%) Risk Management
3 83 (28.62%) Information Security
4 78 (26.90%) SIEM
5 75 (25.86%) Stakeholder Management
6 73 (25.17%) Cloud Security
7 64 (22.07%) Vulnerability Management
8 61 (21.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 61 (21.03%) Threat Modelling
9 60 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
10 58 (20.00%) Security Operations
11 56 (19.31%) Security Architecture
12 54 (18.62%) Incident Response
13 50 (17.24%) Agile
13 50 (17.24%) DevSecOps
14 48 (16.55%) CI/CD
15 45 (15.52%) Continuous Improvement
16 44 (15.17%) Application Security
16 44 (15.17%) Roadmaps
17 43 (14.83%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 36 (12.41%) Python
2 33 (11.38%) PowerShell
3 10 (3.45%) Java
4 9 (3.10%) SQL
5 4 (1.38%) Bicep
6 2 (0.69%) Bash
7 1 (0.34%) BeanShell
7 1 (0.34%) Go
7 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 286 (98.62%) CISSP
2 95 (32.76%) Security Cleared
3 67 (23.10%) Cisco Certification
4 66 (22.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 66 (22.76%) SC Cleared
5 57 (19.66%) CRISC
6 56 (19.31%) Degree
7 48 (16.55%) CEH
8 36 (12.41%) CCSP
8 36 (12.41%) GIAC
9 27 (9.31%) DV Cleared
10 26 (8.97%) CISA
10 26 (8.97%) PMI Certification
10 26 (8.97%) PMP
11 22 (7.59%) CompTIA Security+
12 17 (5.86%) OSCP
13 16 (5.52%) Computer Science Degree
13 16 (5.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 15 (5.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 13 (4.48%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 139 (47.93%) NIST
2 128 (44.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 66 (22.76%) GDPR
4 33 (11.38%) GRC
5 30 (10.34%) PCI DSS
6 28 (9.66%) NCSC
7 22 (7.59%) COBIT
8 18 (6.21%) SOC 2
9 15 (5.17%) Cyber Essentials
10 13 (4.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 12 (4.14%) HIPAA
11 12 (4.14%) NIST 800
12 9 (3.10%) JSP 440
13 6 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (2.07%) Government Security Classifications
13 6 (2.07%) ISO 31000
14 5 (1.72%) EU AI Act
15 4 (1.38%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 4 (1.38%) ISA99
15 4 (1.38%) RMADS
System Software
1 31 (10.69%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.03%) Docker
2 3 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.34%) KVM
3 1 (0.34%) RACF
3 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.34%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (7.59%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.41%) CASB
3 6 (2.07%) Terraform
4 5 (1.72%) Ansible
4 5 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.38%) QRadar
6 3 (1.03%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.69%) CA Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.69%) PingFederate
8 1 (0.34%) Istio
8 1 (0.34%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 59 (20.34%) Microsoft
2 25 (8.62%) ServiceNow
3 24 (8.28%) Splunk
4 18 (6.21%) CyberArk
5 14 (4.83%) Tenable
6 13 (4.48%) BeyondTrust
7 11 (3.79%) Qualys
8 8 (2.76%) Okta
9 7 (2.41%) CrowdStrike
10 6 (2.07%) Google
10 6 (2.07%) SAP
10 6 (2.07%) Workday
11 5 (1.72%) Cribl.io
11 5 (1.72%) IBM
11 5 (1.72%) Oracle
12 4 (1.38%) BiZZdesign
12 4 (1.38%) Rapid7
12 4 (1.38%) Zscaler
13 3 (1.03%) Palo Alto
13 3 (1.03%) Ping Identity