CISM Contracts in the Thames Valley

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 118 109
Rank change year-on-year +23 -9 +45
DemandTrendContract jobs citing CISM 19 7 32
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.15% 0.31% 1.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.36% 0.76% 3.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 6 15
10th Percentile £500 £531 £312
25th Percentile £610 £563 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +9.09% -6.38%
75th Percentile £775 £650 £611
90th Percentile £805 £975 £699
South East median daily rate £675 £600 £598
% change year-on-year +12.50% +0.42% +3.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £60.75 - £71.20
Median hourly rate £61.50 - £73.20
75th Percentile £62.24 - £74.20
90th Percentile - - £74.55
South East median hourly rate £52.50 - £73.20

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 566 925 1,032
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 34.22% 40.82% 37.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 339 540 669
10th Percentile £250 £325 £309
25th Percentile £406 £429 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £520
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.87% +3.90%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £615
90th Percentile £700 £735 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +0.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 76 48
10th Percentile £18.57 £24.29 £15.58
25th Percentile £25.15 £51.93 £38.60
Median hourly rate £25.23 £61.65 £59.50
Median % change year-on-year -59.09% +3.62% +183.33%
75th Percentile £68.13 £75.80 £73.69
90th Percentile £88.87 £97.50 £75.67
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £60.00
% change year-on-year -56.15% -4.42% +33.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CISM

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISM in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CISM in the Thames Valley

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Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CISM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CISM

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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 28 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +31 17 £750 +25.00% 20
Buckinghamshire +5 1 £620 +3.33% 2
Oxfordshire - 1 £675 - 2
CISM
South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (10.53%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 4 (21.05%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (10.53%) Azure
2 2 (10.53%) Google Workspace
3 1 (5.26%) AWS
3 1 (5.26%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (5.26%) GCP
3 1 (5.26%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (15.79%) Firewall
1 3 (15.79%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 5 (26.32%) Telecoms
2 4 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (21.05%) Social Skills
3 3 (15.79%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.26%) Finance
4 1 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (5.26%) Military
Job Titles
1 11 (57.89%) Senior
2 7 (36.84%) Information Security Specialist
2 7 (36.84%) Information Specialist
2 7 (36.84%) Security Specialist
2 7 (36.84%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
2 7 (36.84%) Senior Information Security Specialist
2 7 (36.84%) Senior Security Specialist
3 5 (26.32%) Consultant
4 2 (10.53%) Architect
4 2 (10.53%) Forensic Consultant
4 2 (10.53%) Information Security Officer
4 2 (10.53%) Security Architect
4 2 (10.53%) Security Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Security Officer
4 2 (10.53%) Senior Consultant
4 2 (10.53%) SOC Consultant
5 1 (5.26%) Audit Consultant
5 1 (5.26%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 1 (5.26%) Information Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.26%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (26.32%) Management Information System
2 3 (15.79%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (10.53%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (10.53%) IoT
3 2 (10.53%) Security Posture
4 1 (5.26%) Cloud Native
4 1 (5.26%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (5.26%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 2 (10.53%) Linux
1 2 (10.53%) Mac OS
1 2 (10.53%) Unix
1 2 (10.53%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (52.63%) Information Security
2 6 (31.58%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (31.58%) Incident Response
2 6 (31.58%) Threat Modelling
2 6 (31.58%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 5 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (26.32%) Security Operations
3 5 (26.32%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (21.05%) Risk Management
4 4 (21.05%) SIEM
5 3 (15.79%) Cyber Resilience
5 3 (15.79%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 3 (15.79%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (15.79%) Roadmaps
5 3 (15.79%) Security Architecture
5 3 (15.79%) Threat Intelligence
6 2 (10.53%) Document Management
6 2 (10.53%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 2 (10.53%) SOAR
6 2 (10.53%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.53%) PowerShell
1 2 (10.53%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (68.42%) CISSP
2 9 (47.37%) Security Cleared
3 7 (36.84%) SC Cleared
4 3 (15.79%) DV Cleared
4 3 (15.79%) GCIH
5 2 (10.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (10.53%) CCSP
5 2 (10.53%) CEH
5 2 (10.53%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (10.53%) GCFA
5 2 (10.53%) GCFE
5 2 (10.53%) GCIA
5 2 (10.53%) GREM
6 1 (5.26%) AWS Certification
6 1 (5.26%) CISA
6 1 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (5.26%) GCED
6 1 (5.26%) GIAC
6 1 (5.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 1 (5.26%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (63.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (21.05%) NIST
3 2 (10.53%) GDPR
4 1 (5.26%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 1 (5.26%) NCSC
4 1 (5.26%) NIST 800
4 1 (5.26%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 2 (10.53%) EnCase
1 2 (10.53%) FTK
1 2 (10.53%) QRadar
Vendors
1 5 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.53%) CrowdStrike
2 2 (10.53%) Darktrace
2 2 (10.53%) Proofpoint
2 2 (10.53%) Splunk
3 1 (5.26%) Oracle