CISM Contract Job Trends 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 5 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 121 117
Rank change year-on-year -14 -4 +74
Contract jobs citing CISM 15 14 32
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.55% 0.52% 1.08%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.66% 1.79% 3.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 8 23
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £500 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.50% -13.04% +18.56%
75th Percentile £791 £600 £750
90th Percentile £1,149 - £795
England median daily rate £575 £600 £613
% change year-on-year -4.17% -2.04% -2.00%

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 901 783 824
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 33.25% 28.96% 27.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 550 478 514
10th Percentile £212 £307 £300
25th Percentile £388 £393 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £517 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.29% -1.52% +6.06%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £606
90th Percentile £652 £725 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 32 39
10th Percentile £17.87 £17.00 £17.03
25th Percentile £18.87 £19.96 £17.72
Median hourly rate £25.08 £24.18 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +5.13% +16.96%
75th Percentile £26.16 £50.48 £67.50
90th Percentile £45.80 £56.78 £69.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £52.50 £53.00
% change year-on-year -52.10% -0.94% +17.78%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CISM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

CISM job vacancy trend in the Midlands

CISM
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CISM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CISM

CISM
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISM in the Midlands over the 6 months to 5 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CISM in the Midlands

CISM
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 5 October 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
East Midlands -8 10 £437 -27.17% 5
West Midlands -8 5 £963 +92.50% 5
CISM
England

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (26.67%) Power Platform
2 2 (13.33%) AWS
2 2 (13.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (33.33%) Network Security
2 4 (26.67%) Firewall
3 2 (13.33%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (26.67%) Power BI
1 4 (26.67%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (6.67%) TestDirector
General
1 7 (46.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (20.00%) Finance
3 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.67%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 3 (20.00%) Security Specialist
2 2 (13.33%) Analyst
2 2 (13.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 2 (13.33%) Governance Analyst
2 2 (13.33%) Lead
2 2 (13.33%) Security Analyst
2 2 (13.33%) Security Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Consultant
3 1 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 1 (6.67%) Development Director
3 1 (6.67%) Operations Director
3 1 (6.67%) Security Consultant
3 1 (6.67%) Security Tester
3 1 (6.67%) Senior
3 1 (6.67%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (40.00%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 5 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.67%) NHS
2 1 (6.67%) Product Ownership
2 1 (6.67%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) Information Security
2 6 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (40.00%) IT Audit
3 5 (33.33%) Agile
3 5 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 5 (33.33%) Kanban
4 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (26.67%) Test Automation
5 3 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
5 3 (20.00%) Attestation
5 3 (20.00%) Data-Driven Testing
5 3 (20.00%) Fintech
5 3 (20.00%) Generative AI
5 3 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
5 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (20.00%) Risk Management
5 3 (20.00%) Test Strategy
6 2 (13.33%) Budgeting
6 2 (13.33%) Service Management
6 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) CISSP
2 9 (60.00%) CISA
3 7 (46.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 5 (33.33%) CRISC
5 3 (20.00%) CEH
5 3 (20.00%) Degree
5 3 (20.00%) GIAC
5 3 (20.00%) PCI QSA
6 2 (13.33%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (13.33%) OSCP
6 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
6 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
7 1 (6.67%) BC Cleared
7 1 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (6.67%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (6.67%) CSSLP
7 1 (6.67%) GCIH
7 1 (6.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (60.00%) NIST
2 6 (40.00%) COBIT
2 6 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 6 (40.00%) NIST 800
3 4 (26.67%) QA
4 3 (20.00%) GDPR
4 3 (20.00%) PCI DSS
5 2 (13.33%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (13.33%) GRC
5 2 (13.33%) HIPAA
6 1 (6.67%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (6.67%) SLA
Systems Management
1 5 (33.33%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 6 (40.00%) Rapid7
2 4 (26.67%) Alteryx
2 4 (26.67%) ServiceNow
3 2 (13.33%) Microsoft