CISM Contracts in the Midlands

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 129 156
Rank change year-on-year +33 +27 +39
Contract jobs citing CISM 15 4 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.78% 0.15% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.66% 0.44% 1.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 9
10th Percentile £526 - £490
25th Percentile £547 £563 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £575 £650
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% -11.54% -3.70%
75th Percentile £622 £769 £750
90th Percentile £639 £878 £800
England median daily rate £625 £600 £650
% change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% +5.05%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 Midlands.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 564 899 970
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 29.47% 32.61% 28.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 556 615
10th Percentile £150 £230 £253
25th Percentile £272 £325 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £519
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -13.21% +15.22%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £600
90th Percentile £700 £675 £689
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 71 76
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.25 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.51 £17.00 £14.30
Median hourly rate £24.50 £24.65 £18.63
Median % change year-on-year -0.61% +32.35% -6.88%
75th Percentile £31.38 £43.13 £26.64
90th Percentile £59.00 £56.25 £65.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISM in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for CISM in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISM in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CISM in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
West Midlands +21 10 £588 +2.22% 11
East Midlands +14 5 - - 7
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (13.33%) Azure
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.67%) AWS
2 1 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (6.67%) GCP
2 1 (6.67%) Power Platform
2 1 (6.67%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (53.33%) Firewall
2 4 (26.67%) Network Security
3 2 (13.33%) Cisco Firepower
3 2 (13.33%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 6 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Legal
3 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (20.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (6.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (26.67%) Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) Information Assurance Manager
2 3 (20.00%) Information Manager
2 3 (20.00%) Security Consultant
3 2 (13.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Delivery Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Security Engineer
3 2 (13.33%) Service Delivery Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Service Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Architect
4 1 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Head of Cybersecurity
4 1 (6.67%) Project Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
4 1 (6.67%) Security Advisor
4 1 (6.67%) Security Architect
4 1 (6.67%) Security Solutions Architect
4 1 (6.67%) Security Specialist
4 1 (6.67%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 5 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 4 (26.67%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (20.00%) Industry 4.0
3 3 (20.00%) Security Posture
4 1 (6.67%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (20.00%) Linux
1 3 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (93.33%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 6 (40.00%) Incident Response
3 6 (40.00%) Information Security
4 5 (33.33%) SIEM
5 4 (26.67%) Data Loss Prevention
5 4 (26.67%) Decision-Making
5 4 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (26.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (20.00%) Information Assurance
6 3 (20.00%) Roadmaps
6 3 (20.00%) Security Operations
6 3 (20.00%) Vulnerability Management
7 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (13.33%) Data Security
7 2 (13.33%) ITIL
7 2 (13.33%) Knowledge Transfer
7 2 (13.33%) Problem Management
7 2 (13.33%) Security Management
7 2 (13.33%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (13.33%) PowerShell
1 2 (13.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) CISSP
2 8 (53.33%) CISA
3 6 (40.00%) Degree
4 5 (33.33%) CEH
4 5 (33.33%) GIAC
5 2 (13.33%) CRISC
5 2 (13.33%) ISACA
5 2 (13.33%) SANS
5 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
5 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
6 1 (6.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 1 (6.67%) Master's Degree
6 1 (6.67%) PMI Certification
6 1 (6.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (46.67%) NIST
2 5 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (26.67%) GRC
4 3 (20.00%) NIST 800
5 2 (13.33%) GDPR
6 1 (6.67%) HIPAA
6 1 (6.67%) ISO 31000
6 1 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (6.67%) PCI DSS
6 1 (6.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 2 (13.33%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (13.33%) Cisco
2 2 (13.33%) Proofpoint
2 2 (13.33%) Tenable
3 1 (6.67%) Ariba
3 1 (6.67%) Qualys
3 1 (6.67%) ServiceNow