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

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 334 308 341
Rank change year-on-year -26 +33 -17
Contract jobs citing CISM 292 191 211
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.67% 0.75% 0.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.12% 2.41% 1.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 200 108 156
10th Percentile £450 £418 £431
25th Percentile £502 £506 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £610 £650
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% -6.15% -
75th Percentile £688 £700 £770
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 7 0
10th Percentile £45.66 £28.72 -
25th Percentile £51.25 £30.06 -
Median hourly rate £64.09 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +22.08% - -
75th Percentile - £58.00 -
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 13,746 7,911 11,409
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.53% 31.06% 30.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,286 4,980 7,039
10th Percentile £350 £281 £313
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £645
90th Percentile £716 £715 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £525
% change year-on-year +0.91% -0.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,033 517 1,006
10th Percentile £17.87 £17.87 £14.16
25th Percentile £24.19 £20.15 £20.56
Median hourly rate £53.00 £29.27 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +81.07% -31.13% -22.73%
75th Percentile £74.00 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.40 £77.50 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £50.49 £28.55 £40.94
% change year-on-year +76.83% -30.26% -26.47%

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 29 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 29 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 29 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 -24 132 £596 -8.38% 42
South East -47 54 £600 -4.00% 40
North of England -37 45 £668 +8.98% 12
Yorkshire -21 29 £674 +19.78% 2
South West -22 24 £570 +8.57% 9
Midlands -55 21 £575 +9.52% 18
West Midlands -52 17 £588 -33.82% 9
North West -34 16 £524 -25.09% 10
East of England -27 5 £525 +5.00% 7
East Midlands -17 4 £533 +19.66% 9
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 (5.82%) Confluence
2 2 (0.68%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.34%) nginx
Applications
1 6 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.68%) Maximo
1 2 (0.68%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 107 (36.64%) Azure
2 99 (33.90%) AWS
3 60 (20.55%) GCP
4 35 (11.99%) Entra ID
5 14 (4.79%) Azure Sentinel
5 14 (4.79%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (2.40%) IaaS
6 7 (2.40%) PaaS
6 7 (2.40%) SaaS
7 6 (2.05%) Microsoft Purview
8 4 (1.37%) Azure AKS
8 4 (1.37%) OpenShift
9 3 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.03%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 3 (1.03%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.68%) Akamai
10 2 (0.68%) AWS Control Tower
10 2 (0.68%) Azure Monitor
11 1 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.34%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 52 (17.81%) Network Security
2 24 (8.22%) Firewall
3 9 (3.08%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (2.05%) HTTP
4 6 (2.05%) VPN
5 4 (1.37%) TCP/IP
6 3 (1.03%) SSL
7 2 (0.68%) DNS
7 2 (0.68%) Internet
7 2 (0.68%) SSH
7 2 (0.68%) VLAN
8 1 (0.34%) BGP
8 1 (0.34%) Calico
8 1 (0.34%) Intranet
8 1 (0.34%) IPFIX
8 1 (0.34%) Modbus
8 1 (0.34%) MPLS
8 1 (0.34%) NGFW
8 1 (0.34%) OSPF
8 1 (0.34%) S/MIME
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.68%) Data Lake
2 2 (0.68%) Metadata
2 2 (0.68%) Power BI
2 2 (0.68%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.34%) Db2
3 1 (0.34%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 21 (7.19%) JIRA
2 6 (2.05%) Snyk
3 2 (0.68%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.34%) Git
4 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
General
1 124 (42.47%) Social Skills
2 81 (27.74%) Finance
3 41 (14.04%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (8.90%) Public Sector
5 18 (6.16%) Banking
5 18 (6.16%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (3.42%) Manufacturing
7 9 (3.08%) Financial Institution
7 9 (3.08%) Legal
8 7 (2.40%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.05%) 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 (0.68%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.68%) Law
11 2 (0.68%) Marketing
11 2 (0.68%) Military
Job Titles
1 51 (17.47%) Architect
2 50 (17.12%) Consultant
3 40 (13.70%) Security Architect
4 34 (11.64%) Security Manager
5 32 (10.96%) Security Consultant
6 27 (9.25%) Project Manager
7 26 (8.90%) Lead
8 22 (7.53%) Security Engineer
9 17 (5.82%) Analyst
10 16 (5.48%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 16 (5.48%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 16 (5.48%) Security Specialist
11 15 (5.14%) Security Project Manager
12 13 (4.45%) DevSecOps Consultant
13 12 (4.11%) Senior
14 9 (3.08%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 9 (3.08%) Cybersecurity Specialist
15 8 (2.74%) Operational Security Manager
15 8 (2.74%) Security Analyst
15 8 (2.74%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (7.19%) LDAP
2 10 (3.42%) OAuth
2 10 (3.42%) SAML
3 9 (3.08%) OpenID
3 9 (3.08%) REST
4 8 (2.74%) RESTful
4 8 (2.74%) SailPoint
5 7 (2.40%) JDBC
5 7 (2.40%) JSON
5 7 (2.40%) SOAP
6 6 (2.05%) Leaflet
7 5 (1.71%) J2EE
8 4 (1.37%) OAuth2
9 3 (1.03%) SLSA
10 2 (0.68%) .NET
10 2 (0.68%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.68%) Azure Blueprints
11 1 (0.34%) STL
11 1 (0.34%) XML
11 1 (0.34%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (16.10%) Security Posture
2 34 (11.64%) Operational Technology
3 31 (10.62%) Management Information System
4 13 (4.45%) Security Operations Centre
5 12 (4.11%) Cloud Native
5 12 (4.11%) Onboarding
5 12 (4.11%) Private Cloud
6 11 (3.77%) Cyber Threat
6 11 (3.77%) SCADA
7 8 (2.74%) PKI
8 7 (2.40%) Public Cloud
9 6 (2.05%) BYOD
9 6 (2.05%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (2.05%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (2.05%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.71%) CMDB
10 5 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.37%) Data Centre
11 4 (1.37%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 24 (8.22%) Windows
2 18 (6.16%) Linux
3 9 (3.08%) Unix
4 8 (2.74%) Windows Server
5 6 (2.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.03%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.68%) Alpine Linux
8 1 (0.34%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (70.21%) Cybersecurity
2 86 (29.45%) Risk Management
3 83 (28.42%) Information Security
4 79 (27.05%) SIEM
5 76 (26.03%) Stakeholder Management
6 75 (25.68%) Cloud Security
7 65 (22.26%) Vulnerability Management
8 61 (20.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 61 (20.89%) Threat Modelling
9 60 (20.55%) Problem-Solving
10 58 (19.86%) Security Operations
11 57 (19.52%) Security Architecture
12 55 (18.84%) Incident Response
13 52 (17.81%) DevSecOps
14 50 (17.12%) Agile
15 48 (16.44%) CI/CD
16 46 (15.75%) Continuous Improvement
17 45 (15.41%) Roadmaps
18 44 (15.07%) Application Security
19 43 (14.73%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 36 (12.33%) Python
2 33 (11.30%) PowerShell
3 10 (3.42%) Java
4 9 (3.08%) SQL
5 4 (1.37%) Bicep
6 2 (0.68%) Bash
7 1 (0.34%) BeanShell
7 1 (0.34%) Go
7 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 288 (98.63%) CISSP
2 96 (32.88%) Security Cleared
3 68 (23.29%) Cisco Certification
4 67 (22.95%) SC Cleared
5 66 (22.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 57 (19.52%) CRISC
6 57 (19.52%) Degree
7 48 (16.44%) CEH
8 36 (12.33%) CCSP
8 36 (12.33%) GIAC
9 27 (9.25%) DV Cleared
9 27 (9.25%) PMI Certification
9 27 (9.25%) PMP
10 26 (8.90%) CISA
11 23 (7.88%) CompTIA Security+
12 17 (5.82%) OSCP
13 16 (5.48%) Computer Science Degree
13 16 (5.48%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 15 (5.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 13 (4.45%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (47.95%) NIST
2 130 (44.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 66 (22.60%) GDPR
4 34 (11.64%) GRC
5 31 (10.62%) PCI DSS
6 28 (9.59%) NCSC
7 22 (7.53%) COBIT
8 18 (6.16%) SOC 2
9 15 (5.14%) Cyber Essentials
10 13 (4.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 12 (4.11%) HIPAA
11 12 (4.11%) NIST 800
12 9 (3.08%) JSP 440
13 6 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (2.05%) Government Security Classifications
13 6 (2.05%) ISO 31000
14 5 (1.71%) EU AI Act
15 4 (1.37%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 4 (1.37%) ISA99
15 4 (1.37%) RMADS
System Software
1 31 (10.62%) 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 (7.53%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.40%) CASB
3 6 (2.05%) Terraform
4 5 (1.71%) Ansible
4 5 (1.71%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.37%) QRadar
6 3 (1.03%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.68%) CA Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.68%) PingFederate
8 1 (0.34%) Istio
8 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.34%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 60 (20.55%) Microsoft
2 25 (8.56%) ServiceNow
2 25 (8.56%) Splunk
3 18 (6.16%) CyberArk
4 15 (5.14%) Tenable
5 13 (4.45%) BeyondTrust
6 11 (3.77%) Qualys
7 8 (2.74%) CrowdStrike
7 8 (2.74%) Okta
8 6 (2.05%) Google
8 6 (2.05%) SAP
8 6 (2.05%) Workday
9 5 (1.71%) Cribl.io
9 5 (1.71%) IBM
9 5 (1.71%) Oracle
10 4 (1.37%) BiZZdesign
10 4 (1.37%) Palo Alto
10 4 (1.37%) Rapid7
10 4 (1.37%) Zscaler
11 3 (1.03%) Fortinet