CISA Job Trends in Central London

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for CISA 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 121 145 158
Rank change year-on-year +24 +13 +92
Permanent jobs citing CISA 23 36 20
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.91% 1.13% 0.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.72% 3.45% 2.75%
Number of salaries quoted 10 13 19
10th Percentile £59,125 £51,250 -
25th Percentile £70,750 £66,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £80,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +33.33% -22.58%
75th Percentile £88,750 £93,750 £80,625
90th Percentile £92,950 £96,250 £93,500
London median annual salary £87,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% +12.00% -19.35%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Central London

CISA 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 Central London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 618 1,042 728
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 24.37% 32.71% 23.61%
Number of salaries quoted 452 494 596
10th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £37,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £86,563 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £117,375 £120,875 £116,250
London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +2.94%

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

CISA job vacancy trend in Central London

CISA
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing CISA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing CISA

CISA
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISA in Central London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CISA in Central London

CISA
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISA within the Central London region over the 6 months to 13 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
City of London +15 17 £80,000 - 2
CISA
London

CISA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 6 (26.09%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.04%) Firewall
1 3 (13.04%) Network Security
2 2 (8.70%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (26.09%) Tableau
General
1 17 (73.91%) Finance
2 14 (60.87%) Social Skills
3 10 (43.48%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (43.48%) Legal
4 6 (26.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (21.74%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (8.70%) Law
7 1 (4.35%) Advertising
7 1 (4.35%) Banking
7 1 (4.35%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 7 (30.43%) Security Engineer
2 6 (26.09%) CISSP Engineer
2 6 (26.09%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 6 (26.09%) PowerShell Engineer
2 6 (26.09%) Python Engineer
2 6 (26.09%) Senior
3 4 (17.39%) Risk Manager
3 4 (17.39%) Senior Manager
3 4 (17.39%) Senior Risk Manager
3 4 (17.39%) Technology Risk Manager
4 3 (13.04%) Lead
5 2 (8.70%) Auditor
5 2 (8.70%) Information Officer
5 2 (8.70%) Information Security Officer
5 2 (8.70%) IT Auditor
5 2 (8.70%) Security Officer
6 1 (4.35%) Associate Director
6 1 (4.35%) IT Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Security Auditor
6 1 (4.35%) Senior IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (47.83%) Management Information System
2 6 (26.09%) Hedge funds
3 4 (17.39%) Algorithms
3 4 (17.39%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (13.04%) Data Centre
5 1 (4.35%) Onboarding
5 1 (4.35%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 8 (34.78%) Windows
2 7 (30.43%) Linux
3 6 (26.09%) Mac OS
4 2 (8.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (78.26%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (60.87%) Information Security
3 13 (56.52%) Risk Management
4 8 (34.78%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (26.09%) Actionable Insight
5 6 (26.09%) Business Intelligence
5 6 (26.09%) Incident Response
5 6 (26.09%) Regulatory Change
5 6 (26.09%) Regulatory Compliance
6 5 (21.74%) Data Privacy
6 5 (21.74%) Data Protection
6 5 (21.74%) Decision-Making
6 5 (21.74%) Internal Audit
6 5 (21.74%) IT Audit
6 5 (21.74%) Strategic Thinking
6 5 (21.74%) Technology Strategy
7 4 (17.39%) Analytics
7 4 (17.39%) Data Analytics
7 4 (17.39%) Data Governance
7 4 (17.39%) People Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (26.09%) PowerShell
1 6 (26.09%) Python
1 6 (26.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (69.57%) CISSP
2 13 (56.52%) CISM
3 9 (39.13%) CRISC
4 6 (26.09%) CompTIA CySA+
5 3 (13.04%) Degree
5 3 (13.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 2 (8.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 2 (8.70%) CCNA
6 2 (8.70%) CCNP
6 2 (8.70%) CCSP
6 2 (8.70%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (8.70%) MCITP
6 2 (8.70%) MCSA
6 2 (8.70%) MCSE
6 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (8.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (4.35%) ACCA
7 1 (4.35%) GIAC
7 1 (4.35%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (78.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (39.13%) NIST
3 6 (26.09%) Actionable Recommendations
4 5 (21.74%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (17.39%) Data Quality
5 4 (17.39%) GDPR
6 3 (13.04%) COBIT
6 3 (13.04%) GRC
6 3 (13.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (8.70%) HIPAA
8 1 (4.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (4.35%) ISO 14001
8 1 (4.35%) ISO 22301
8 1 (4.35%) ISO 9001
8 1 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (4.35%) ITGC
8 1 (4.35%) PCI DSS
8 1 (4.35%) SOC 1
8 1 (4.35%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 8 (34.78%) Microsoft
2 6 (26.09%) Google
3 2 (8.70%) VMware