CISM Contracts in the South East

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 181 155
Rank change year-on-year +57 -26 +73
Contract jobs citing CISM 37 18 61
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 1.09% 0.32% 1.04%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.72% 0.72% 2.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 15 35
10th Percentile £500 £490 £389
25th Percentile £580 £526 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £600 £591
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +1.59% +2.72%
75th Percentile £688 £650 £629
90th Percentile £735 £698 £695
England median daily rate £553 £625 £650
% change year-on-year -11.60% -3.85% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - £71.20
Median hourly rate £57.00 - £73.20
75th Percentile £62.24 - £74.20
90th Percentile - - £74.55
England median hourly rate £52.50 - £72.69
% change year-on-year - - +4.10%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,358 2,508 2,135
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 40.17% 44.95% 36.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 871 1,475 1,356
10th Percentile £263 £350 £300
25th Percentile £413 £450 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +3.96%
75th Percentile £600 £646 £618
90th Percentile £663 £725 £700
England median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +3.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 222 129
10th Percentile £18.87 £17.80 £19.30
25th Percentile £24.66 £30.10 £42.50
Median hourly rate £41.00 £57.35 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.51% -4.42% +33.33%
75th Percentile £70.00 £71.62 £71.25
90th Percentile £85.43 £87.46 £75.13
England median hourly rate £27.45 £43.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -36.16% -21.82% +32.53%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for CISM in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISM in the South East over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CISM in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISM in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for CISM in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
Thames Valley +36 24 £625 +4.17% 17
Berkshire +39 22 £625 +6.38% 11
Hampshire +27 9 £675 +12.50% 5
Surrey - 3 £450 - 5
Buckinghamshire +8 1 £620 +3.33% 5
Kent -1 1 £675 +25.00% 3
Oxfordshire - 1 £675 - 1
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.41%) TPMS
Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 8 (21.62%) Azure
2 3 (8.11%) AWS
2 3 (8.11%) Azure Sentinel
2 3 (8.11%) GCP
3 2 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (24.32%) Network Security
2 4 (10.81%) Firewall
3 2 (5.41%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (2.70%) BGP
4 1 (2.70%) DNS
4 1 (2.70%) LAN
4 1 (2.70%) SD-WAN
4 1 (2.70%) TCP/IP
4 1 (2.70%) VPN
4 1 (2.70%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (2.70%) JIRA
General
1 11 (29.73%) Social Skills
2 8 (21.62%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (18.92%) Public Sector
3 7 (18.92%) Telecoms
4 2 (5.41%) Aerospace
4 2 (5.41%) Finance
4 2 (5.41%) Military
5 1 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.70%) Legal
5 1 (2.70%) Retail
Job Titles
1 17 (45.95%) Security Specialist
2 15 (40.54%) Senior
3 12 (32.43%) Information Specialist
4 10 (27.03%) Information Security Specialist
4 10 (27.03%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
4 10 (27.03%) Senior Information Security Specialist
4 10 (27.03%) Senior Security Specialist
5 6 (16.22%) Security Engineer
6 3 (8.11%) Architect
6 3 (8.11%) Consultant
6 3 (8.11%) Security Architect
6 3 (8.11%) Senior Security Engineer
7 2 (5.41%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 2 (5.41%) Information Assurance Specialist
7 2 (5.41%) Security Manager
7 2 (5.41%) Security Officer
7 2 (5.41%) SOC Consultant
8 1 (2.70%) Audit Consultant
8 1 (2.70%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 1 (2.70%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (13.51%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.51%) Management Information System
2 3 (8.11%) Security Operations Centre
2 3 (8.11%) Security Posture
3 2 (5.41%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (5.41%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (5.41%) Virtual Team
4 1 (2.70%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.70%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.70%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (2.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 1 (2.70%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.70%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (45.95%) Information Security
2 13 (35.14%) Risk Management
2 13 (35.14%) Security Architecture
3 12 (32.43%) Information Assurance
4 11 (29.73%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (27.03%) Cybersecurity
6 9 (24.32%) Agile
7 8 (21.62%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (21.62%) Threat Modelling
7 8 (21.62%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 8 (21.62%) Vulnerability Management
8 7 (18.92%) Customer Engagement
8 7 (18.92%) ISMS
8 7 (18.92%) Risk Assessment
8 7 (18.92%) Validation
9 6 (16.22%) Enterprise Architecture
9 6 (16.22%) Incident Response
9 6 (16.22%) SIEM
10 5 (13.51%) Collaborative Working
10 5 (13.51%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.41%) PowerShell
1 2 (5.41%) Python
Qualifications
1 21 (56.76%) CISSP
2 19 (51.35%) Security Cleared
3 15 (40.54%) SC Cleared
4 7 (18.92%) CEH
5 5 (13.51%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (13.51%) Degree
5 5 (13.51%) DV Cleared
6 3 (8.11%) CISA
7 2 (5.41%) GCIA
7 2 (5.41%) GIAC
7 2 (5.41%) SANS
8 1 (2.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (2.70%) CCSP
8 1 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (2.70%) GCIH
8 1 (2.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 1 (2.70%) PMI Certification
8 1 (2.70%) PMP
8 1 (2.70%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (64.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (18.92%) NIST
3 3 (8.11%) GDPR
4 2 (5.41%) NCSC
4 2 (5.41%) PCI DSS
5 1 (2.70%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (2.70%) NIST 800
Systems Management
1 2 (5.41%) QRadar
Vendors
1 4 (10.81%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.11%) Splunk
3 2 (5.41%) Proofpoint
4 1 (2.70%) Oracle
4 1 (2.70%) ServiceNow