CISMP Contracts

ISEB Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CISMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 518 561 660
Rank change year-on-year +43 +99 +175
Contract jobs citing CISMP 4 15 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.014% 0.035% 0.042%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.044% 0.12% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 16
10th Percentile £408 £88 £524
25th Percentile £419 £157 £594
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £294 £619
Median % change year-on-year +52.93% -52.44% +7.61%
75th Percentile £481 £316 £641
90th Percentile £493 - £672
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £168 £625
% change year-on-year +167.66% -73.10% +6.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £79.88
25th Percentile - - £81.56
Median hourly rate - - £86.25
75th Percentile - - £89.06
90th Percentile - - £89.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £86.25

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CISMP 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.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,140 12,835 15,487
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 31.05% 30.16% 27.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,742 7,956 10,343
10th Percentile £281 £308 £325
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £533 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.50% -3.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £619 £646 £650
90th Percentile £700 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £530 £525
% change year-on-year -5.66% +0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 512 1,055 780
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.69 £15.25
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.72 £20.47
Median hourly rate £37.25 £40.00 £54.56
Median % change year-on-year -6.88% -26.69% +24.14%
75th Percentile £65.00 £61.60 £68.25
90th Percentile £79.87 £75.85 £79.78
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £40.30 £50.00
% change year-on-year -6.95% -19.40% +42.86%

CISMP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CISMP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CISMP in the UK

CISMP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISMP.

Daily rate trend for CISMP in the UK

CISMP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISMP.

Hourly rate trend for CISMP in the UK

CISMP
Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISMP within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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
England +51 4 £450 +52.93% 23
South East +43 4 £450 +167.66% 4
UK excluding London +37 4 £450 +167.66% 17
Work from Home - 1 £450 - 14

CISMP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Legal
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Automotive
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Law
3 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Auditor
1 2 (50.00%) Information Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security Auditor
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Security Auditor
1 2 (50.00%) Security Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
2 3 (75.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (75.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 3 (75.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (25.00%) Logistics
3 1 (25.00%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GRC
1 1 (25.00%) HIPAA
1 1 (25.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley