CISM Job Trends in Bristol

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 97 125
Rank change year-on-year +14 +28 -1
Permanent jobs citing CISM 18 8 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.87% 0.58% 0.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.87% 1.80% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 17 8 6
10th Percentile £51,100 £54,819 £57,125
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £66,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £70,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -11.35% -2.76%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,188 £85,000
90th Percentile £82,750 £79,375 £88,750
South West median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,950
% change year-on-year -4.00% +7.85% -20.07%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 628 445 479
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 30.37% 32.11% 26.82%
Number of salaries quoted 417 233 361
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,565 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £71,800
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £85,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -0.79%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

CISM job vacancy trend in Bristol

CISM
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing CISM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing CISM

CISM
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in Bristol over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CISM in Bristol

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (11.11%) AWS
1 2 (11.11%) Azure
2 1 (5.56%) Mimecast
General
1 15 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 12 (66.67%) Public Sector
3 11 (61.11%) Electronics
3 11 (61.11%) Finance
3 11 (61.11%) Manufacturing
3 11 (61.11%) Marketing
3 11 (61.11%) Telecoms
4 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (11.11%) Cyber-Physical System
Job Titles
1 13 (72.22%) Consultant
1 13 (72.22%) Security Consultant
2 4 (22.22%) Architect
2 4 (22.22%) Security Architect
3 2 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 2 (11.11%) Enterprise Architect
3 2 (11.11%) Enterprise Information Architect
3 2 (11.11%) Enterprise Security Architect
3 2 (11.11%) Information Architect
3 2 (11.11%) Information Security Architect
3 2 (11.11%) Principal Consultant
3 2 (11.11%) Principal Security Consultant
4 1 (5.56%) IT Manager
4 1 (5.56%) IT Security Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (61.11%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (11.11%) Operational Technology
1 2 (11.11%) PKI
1 2 (11.11%) Smart City
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (88.89%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (72.22%) Collaborative Culture
2 13 (72.22%) Risk Management
3 11 (61.11%) Business Intelligence
3 11 (61.11%) Digital Marketing
3 11 (61.11%) ISMS
3 11 (61.11%) Programme Management
4 4 (22.22%) Cloud Security
4 4 (22.22%) Decision-Making
4 4 (22.22%) SABSA
4 4 (22.22%) Security Architecture
4 4 (22.22%) TOGAF
5 2 (11.11%) Agile
5 2 (11.11%) Architectural Patterns
5 2 (11.11%) Cryptography
5 2 (11.11%) Design Patterns
5 2 (11.11%) Enterprise Architecture
5 2 (11.11%) Information Security
5 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 17 (94.44%) CISSP
2 11 (61.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 11 (61.11%) SC Cleared
2 11 (61.11%) Security Cleared
3 4 (22.22%) TOGAF Certification
4 2 (11.11%) AWS Certification
4 2 (11.11%) Azure Certification
4 2 (11.11%) DBS Check
4 2 (11.11%) Degree
4 2 (11.11%) Master's Degree
5 1 (5.56%) CISA
5 1 (5.56%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (88.89%) GRC
2 15 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (83.33%) NIST
3 3 (16.67%) GDPR
3 3 (16.67%) NCSC
4 2 (11.11%) PCI DSS
5 1 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 11 (61.11%) SAP
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft