CISM Contract Job Trends in the Highlands

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Scotland > Highlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Highlands with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CISM 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Highlands 1.27% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 5.88% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £456 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £462 - -
75th Percentile £467 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £700 £445 £488
% change year-on-year +57.30% -8.72% +4.61%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Highlands

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 the Highlands.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 17 6 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Highlands 21.52% 42.86% 66.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 1 0
10th Percentile £437 - -
25th Percentile £447 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £175 -
Median % change year-on-year +162.86% - -
75th Percentile £481 - -
90th Percentile £485 - -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -3.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - £25.15 £12.50
Median % change year-on-year - +101.20% -
75th Percentile - - £14.31
90th Percentile - - £17.58
Scotland median hourly rate £51.25 £20.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year +156.25% +11.11% -57.65%

CISM
Contract Job Locations in the Highlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
Inverness - 1 £462 - 1
CISM
Scotland

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) LDAP
1 1 (100.00%) OAuth
1 1 (100.00%) OpenID
1 1 (100.00%) SAML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA