CISM Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 74 55
Rank change year-on-year +6 -19 +66
Permanent jobs citing CISM 5 8 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.56% 0.89% 1.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.68% 2.83% 3.92%
Number of salaries quoted 4 4 8
10th Percentile - - £55,000
25th Percentile £66,250 £69,500 £55,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £128,750 £74,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +72.82% +2.76% +66.98%
75th Percentile £195,000 £78,500 £75,000
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £67,500 £74,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -8.78% +9.63% +29.39%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 297 283 255
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 33.37% 31.66% 41.94%
Number of salaries quoted 132 117 108
10th Percentile £26,250 £37,300 £29,700
25th Percentile £30,031 £47,500 £38,316
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -45.38% +18.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,750 £80,000 £85,750
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £53,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.09% -3.64% +10.00%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

CISM job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

CISM
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing CISM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing CISM

CISM
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for CISM in Cambridgeshire

CISM
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge +4 4 £128,750 - 4
CISM
East of England

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Firewall
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Chief Information Security Officer
1 2 (40.00%) Chief Security Officer
1 2 (40.00%) Information Manager
1 2 (40.00%) Information Security Manager
1 2 (40.00%) Information Security Officer
1 2 (40.00%) Security Manager
1 2 (40.00%) Security Officer
2 1 (20.00%) Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (80.00%) Information Security
1 4 (80.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (40.00%) AI
2 2 (40.00%) Business Continuity
2 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (40.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 2 (40.00%) Data Privacy
2 2 (40.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (40.00%) Due Diligence
2 2 (40.00%) Incident Response
2 2 (40.00%) Information Security Management
2 2 (40.00%) ISMS
2 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (40.00%) Proactive Monitoring
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Register
2 2 (40.00%) Security Management
2 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) CISSP
2 2 (40.00%) CEH
2 2 (40.00%) CISA
2 2 (40.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 2 (40.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (60.00%) NIST
2 2 (40.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (40.00%) GDPR
2 2 (40.00%) PCI DSS
3 1 (20.00%) GRC