CISM Contracts in the South West

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 100 122 151
Rank change year-on-year +22 +29 +9
Contract jobs citing CISM 11 35 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.66% 1.09% 0.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.19% 1.94% 0.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 17 6
10th Percentile £357 £475 £583
25th Percentile £488 - £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £475 £625
Median % change year-on-year +28.95% -24.00% -
75th Percentile £698 £625 £678
90th Percentile £750 £743 £697
England median daily rate £625 £600 £650
% change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% +5.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £59.73
Median hourly rate - £83.41 £72.98
Median % change year-on-year - +14.29% +6.42%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £85.44
England median hourly rate £61.50 £83.41 £72.98
% change year-on-year -26.27% +14.29% +10.93%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 923 1,806 1,906
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 55.01% 56.46% 52.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 588 1,150 1,403
10th Percentile £250 £353 £388
25th Percentile £450 £465 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £578
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +11.06%
75th Percentile £638 £660 £675
90th Percentile £700 £725 £725
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 95 196 156
10th Percentile £18.51 £22.31 £38.53
25th Percentile £25.15 £40.00 £57.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £61.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% -6.15% +5.69%
75th Percentile £68.00 £72.50 £80.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £86.45
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 South West

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

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the South West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

Daily rate trend for CISM in the South West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

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

Daily rate histogram for CISM in the South West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

Hourly rate trend for CISM in the South West

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Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 West 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
Bristol +16 8 £653 +18.64% 18
Wiltshire +26 2 £563 -6.25% 7
Devon +5 1 - - 7
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (9.09%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Firewall
1 1 (9.09%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Banking
3 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
3 2 (18.18%) Telecoms
4 1 (9.09%) Finance
4 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
4 1 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Architect
2 5 (45.45%) Security Architect
3 3 (27.27%) Consultant
3 3 (27.27%) DevSecOps Architect
3 3 (27.27%) DevSecOps Consultant
3 3 (27.27%) Security Consultant
3 3 (27.27%) Security Manager
4 2 (18.18%) Contracts Manager
5 1 (9.09%) Compliance Manager
5 1 (9.09%) Enterprise Architect
5 1 (9.09%) Enterprise Security Architect
5 1 (9.09%) Information Assurance Manager
5 1 (9.09%) Information Manager
5 1 (9.09%) Lead
5 1 (9.09%) Lead Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Hybrid Cloud
1 3 (27.27%) Private Cloud
2 1 (9.09%) CESG
2 1 (9.09%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (9.09%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Linux
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (54.55%) Security Management
2 4 (36.36%) OWASP
3 3 (27.27%) DevOps
3 3 (27.27%) DevSecOps
3 3 (27.27%) Information Security
3 3 (27.27%) Network Architecture
3 3 (27.27%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (27.27%) Security Operations
4 2 (18.18%) Change Management
4 2 (18.18%) Customer Engagement
4 2 (18.18%) Information Assurance
4 2 (18.18%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 2 (18.18%) Threat Modelling
5 1 (9.09%) Data Protection
5 1 (9.09%) ISMS
5 1 (9.09%) Line Management
5 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (9.09%) Threat Management
5 1 (9.09%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) CISSP
2 6 (54.55%) Security Cleared
3 4 (36.36%) CEH
3 4 (36.36%) CISA
4 3 (27.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 3 (27.27%) CCSP
4 3 (27.27%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (27.27%) ISACA
4 3 (27.27%) OSCP
5 2 (18.18%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (18.18%) CRISC
5 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
6 1 (9.09%) A+ Certification
6 1 (9.09%) CISMP
6 1 (9.09%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (9.09%) DV Cleared
6 1 (9.09%) ISSAP
6 1 (9.09%) SANS
6 1 (9.09%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (54.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (54.55%) NIST
2 4 (36.36%) PCI DSS
3 3 (27.27%) COBIT
4 2 (18.18%) GDPR
5 1 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (9.09%) Government Security Classifications
5 1 (9.09%) GRC
5 1 (9.09%) HIPAA
5 1 (9.09%) NIST 800
5 1 (9.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 1 (9.09%) OPNET
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Salesforce