CISMP Contracts in England

ISEB Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CISMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 484 516 623
Rank change year-on-year +32 +107 +143
Contract jobs citing CISMP 4 15 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.017% 0.041% 0.047%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.052% 0.13% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 15
10th Percentile £408 £88 £514
25th Percentile £419 £157 £588
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £294 £625
Median % change year-on-year +52.93% -52.92% +6.38%
75th Percentile £481 £316 £644
90th Percentile £493 - £675
UK median daily rate £450 £294 £625
% change year-on-year +52.93% -52.92% +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £79.88
25th Percentile - - £81.56
Median hourly rate - - £86.25
75th Percentile - - £89.06
90th Percentile - - £89.63
UK median hourly rate - - £86.25

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CISMP 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 7,623 11,179 13,347
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.46% 30.71% 27.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,841 6,938 8,950
10th Percentile £281 £313 £335
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £713 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 437 970 675
10th Percentile £18.13 £14.00 £14.35
25th Percentile £22.50 £18.00 £21.00
Median hourly rate £37.00 £40.00 £53.35
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% -25.02% +30.35%
75th Percentile £67.50 £62.28 £68.25
90th Percentile £81.15 £77.50 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £40.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -12.50% -27.27% +25.14%

CISMP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CISMP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CISMP in England

CISMP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISMP in England.

Daily rate trend for CISMP in England

CISMP
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 CISMP within the England region over the 6 months to 21 May 2025. 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
South East +40 4 £450 +167.66% 7
CISMP
UK

CISMP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Legal
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Automotive
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Law
3 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Auditor
1 2 (50.00%) Information Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security Auditor
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Security Auditor
1 2 (50.00%) Security Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
2 3 (75.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (75.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 3 (75.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (25.00%) Logistics
3 1 (25.00%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GRC
1 1 (25.00%) HIPAA
1 1 (25.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley