CISM Contracts in the UK excluding London

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CISM qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 274 340 342
Rank change year-on-year +66 +2 -24
Contract jobs citing CISM 112 117 164
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.55% 0.50% 0.54%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.49% 1.51% 2.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 73 121
10th Percentile £425 £403 £456
25th Percentile £475 £475 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £575 £625
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% -8.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £713
90th Percentile £795 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £613
% change year-on-year -4.00% +2.04% +11.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 8 8
10th Percentile - £59.73 £51.47
25th Percentile - £68.33 £57.55
Median hourly rate £83.41 £72.98 £69.83
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +4.51% +8.26%
75th Percentile - £74.20 £79.58
90th Percentile - £80.48 £82.15
UK median hourly rate £83.41 £72.98 £69.83
% change year-on-year +14.29% +4.51% +9.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

CISM is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,525 7,762 8,047
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.93% 33.02% 26.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,328 5,203 5,219
10th Percentile £270 £286 £254
25th Percentile £425 £420 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.94% +6.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £635 £600
90th Percentile £725 £713 £675
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 930 648 525
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.97 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £20.00 £16.49
Median hourly rate £40.94 £50.00 £31.41
Median % change year-on-year -18.12% +59.18% -7.63%
75th Percentile £63.29 £65.81 £56.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £79.19 £65.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +12.00%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the UK excluding London

CISM
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISM in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for CISM in the UK excluding London

CISM
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISM in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CISM in the UK excluding London

CISM
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISM in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for CISM in the UK excluding London

CISM
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. 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
South West +35 35 £488 -22.00% 10
North of England +32 31 £563 +15.74% 13
South East -6 25 £540 -11.48% 13
North West +23 21 £575 +18.31% 10
Scotland +51 16 £500 +16.28% 7
Yorkshire +31 8 £575 +13.58% 3
Midlands +26 4 £575 -11.54% 12
West Midlands +17 3 £575 -11.54% 7
North East - 2 £525 -
East of England 0 1 £400 +84.76% 6
East Midlands - 1 - - 5
Wales - 1 £925 - 3
CISM
UK

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 13 (11.61%) Azure
2 9 (8.04%) Azure Sentinel
3 5 (4.46%) AWS
4 4 (3.57%) IaaS
4 4 (3.57%) Power Platform
5 3 (2.68%) PaaS
5 3 (2.68%) SaaS
6 2 (1.79%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.79%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (0.89%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.89%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 17 (15.18%) Network Security
2 8 (7.14%) Firewall
3 6 (5.36%) Cisco ASA
3 6 (5.36%) Cisco ISE
4 3 (2.68%) Cisco IPT
5 2 (1.79%) Internet
6 1 (0.89%) Broadband
6 1 (0.89%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.89%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.89%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.57%) Power BI
General
1 23 (20.54%) Social Skills
2 16 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 14 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (8.04%) Manufacturing
5 8 (7.14%) Finance
5 8 (7.14%) Legal
5 8 (7.14%) Military
5 8 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (4.46%) Telecoms
7 4 (3.57%) French Language
7 4 (3.57%) German Language
8 3 (2.68%) Police
9 2 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.89%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.89%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 25 (22.32%) Analyst
2 24 (21.43%) Lead
3 16 (14.29%) Consultant
4 15 (13.39%) Project Manager
4 15 (13.39%) Security Consultant
5 13 (11.61%) Architect
5 13 (11.61%) Security Analyst
6 10 (8.93%) Security Manager
7 9 (8.04%) Security Project Manager
8 8 (7.14%) Lead Architect
9 7 (6.25%) SOC Manager
10 6 (5.36%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 6 (5.36%) Network Analyst
10 6 (5.36%) Network Security Analyst
10 6 (5.36%) Security Engineer
11 5 (4.46%) Vulnerability Analyst
11 5 (4.46%) Vulnerability Management Analyst
12 4 (3.57%) Cloud Consultant
12 4 (3.57%) DV Cleared Project Manager
12 4 (3.57%) Information Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.79%) SailPoint
2 1 (0.89%) LDAP
2 1 (0.89%) ModSecurity
2 1 (0.89%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 8 (7.14%) CESG
2 8 (7.14%) Security Operations Centre
2 8 (7.14%) Security Posture
3 7 (6.25%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (3.57%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (3.57%) PMI
5 3 (2.68%) Cyber Security Posture
6 2 (1.79%) Cyberattack
6 2 (1.79%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.79%) Insider Threat
6 2 (1.79%) IoT
6 2 (1.79%) NHS
6 2 (1.79%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.89%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (0.89%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.89%) Industry 4.0
7 1 (0.89%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.89%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.57%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (66.96%) Cybersecurity
2 54 (48.21%) Information Security
3 31 (27.68%) Risk Management
4 21 (18.75%) Decision-Making
4 21 (18.75%) Security Operations
5 19 (16.96%) Cloud Security
6 14 (12.50%) Security Architecture
6 14 (12.50%) Security Management
7 13 (11.61%) Information Assurance
7 13 (11.61%) Information Security Management
8 10 (8.93%) Incident Response
8 10 (8.93%) ISMS
9 9 (8.04%) Agile
9 9 (8.04%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (8.04%) Data Protection
9 9 (8.04%) Risk Assessment
10 8 (7.14%) Mentoring
10 8 (7.14%) Security Monitoring
10 8 (7.14%) SIEM
10 8 (7.14%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (6.25%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (0.89%) ABAP
2 1 (0.89%) Bash
2 1 (0.89%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.89%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 103 (91.96%) CISSP
2 55 (49.11%) Security Cleared
3 40 (35.71%) CISA
4 37 (33.04%) SC Cleared
5 20 (17.86%) Cisco Certification
6 19 (16.96%) CRISC
6 19 (16.96%) DV Cleared
7 18 (16.07%) CompTIA Security+
8 17 (15.18%) Degree
9 14 (12.50%) CISMP
10 13 (11.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 11 (9.82%) CEH
12 10 (8.93%) ISACA
13 9 (8.04%) CCNP
14 8 (7.14%) SSCP
15 6 (5.36%) Master's Degree
15 6 (5.36%) MBA
16 5 (4.46%) CCSP
17 4 (3.57%) ISSAP
17 4 (3.57%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (43.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (41.07%) NIST
3 18 (16.07%) GDPR
4 13 (11.61%) COBIT
5 11 (9.82%) PCI DSS
6 10 (8.93%) NCSC
7 9 (8.04%) NIST 800
8 8 (7.14%) GRC
8 8 (7.14%) HIPAA
9 6 (5.36%) Government Security Classifications
9 6 (5.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (3.57%) JSP 440
11 3 (2.68%) RMADS
12 2 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (1.79%) IASME
13 1 (0.89%) COSO
13 1 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (2.68%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (6.25%) Nessus
2 1 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 18 (16.07%) Microsoft
2 9 (8.04%) Cisco
3 6 (5.36%) Juniper
3 6 (5.36%) Palo Alto
3 6 (5.36%) Qualys
3 6 (5.36%) ScienceLogic
4 2 (1.79%) OneTrust
5 1 (0.89%) Ariba
5 1 (0.89%) BeyondTrust
5 1 (0.89%) Cadence
5 1 (0.89%) Concur
5 1 (0.89%) CyberArk
5 1 (0.89%) ForeScout
5 1 (0.89%) Okta
5 1 (0.89%) SAP
5 1 (0.89%) Thycotic
5 1 (0.89%) VMware