CISM Job Trends in Bedfordshire

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 58 28
Rank change year-on-year +28 -30 +50
Permanent jobs citing CISM 4 6 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 1.32% 1.47% 1.90%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.56% 2.67% 5.71%
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 2
10th Percentile £58,400 £69,375 £74,000
25th Percentile £58,625 £71,250 £76,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £73,750 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.56% -10.61% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £73,500 - £91,000
East of England median annual salary £67,500 £74,000 £68,750
% change year-on-year -8.78% +7.64% +31.79%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire

CISM falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bedfordshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 72 225 70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 23.76% 55.01% 33.33%
Number of salaries quoted 29 66 51
10th Percentile £27,250 - £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,750 £39,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% -13.04% +35.29%
75th Percentile £47,500 £54,813 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,000 £73,125 £77,500
East of England median annual salary £46,750 £53,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.79% -3.64% +10.00%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISM relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

CISM job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

CISM
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing CISM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing CISM

CISM
Salary Histogram in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 10 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CISM in Bedfordshire

CISM
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 10 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Luton +8 2 £61,000 -18.67%
CISM
East of England

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Network Security
2 1 (25.00%) DHCP
2 1 (25.00%) DNS
2 1 (25.00%) Firewall
2 1 (25.00%) NGFW
2 1 (25.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 3 (75.00%) Electronics
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (75.00%) Marketing
1 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
1 3 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Security Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Security Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (75.00%) MODAF
2 3 (75.00%) Programme Management
2 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) TOGAF
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Forensics
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Security
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Identity Management
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
3 1 (25.00%) Malware Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Privileged Access Management
3 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) CISSP
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (25.00%) CEH
2 1 (25.00%) CISA
2 1 (25.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (25.00%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft