CISM Job Trends in Central London

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 114 145 161
Rank change year-on-year +31 +16 +99
Permanent jobs citing CISM 30 40 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 1.46% 1.19% 0.69%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.95% 3.76% 2.85%
Number of salaries quoted 11 19 21
10th Percentile £51,250 £69,850 £61,250
25th Percentile £51,875 £73,500 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £90,000 £87,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +2.86% +16.67%
75th Percentile £87,500 £115,000 £110,000
90th Percentile £118,750 £122,500 £115,000
London median annual salary £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +3.03% +3.13% +6.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Central London

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 Central London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 606 1,065 773
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 29.40% 31.72% 24.19%
Number of salaries quoted 466 543 667
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,325 £37,300
25th Percentile £48,238 £53,525 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £85,000 £91,875 £92,500
90th Percentile £118,125 £120,000 £120,000
London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.70%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

CISM job vacancy trend in Central London

CISM
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing CISM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing CISM

CISM
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in Central London over the 6 months to 26 November 2025.

Salary histogram for CISM in Central London

CISM
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 CISM within the Central London region over the 6 months to 26 November 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
City of London +33 30 £80,000 -11.11% 3
CISM
London

CISM
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:

Applications
1 1 (3.33%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 12 (40.00%) Azure
2 8 (26.67%) AWS
3 2 (6.67%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (3.33%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 7 (23.33%) Firewall
2 4 (13.33%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (13.33%) Network Security
3 1 (3.33%) VPN
General
1 21 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 17 (56.67%) Finance
3 12 (40.00%) Legal
4 9 (30.00%) Banking
4 9 (30.00%) Retail
5 8 (26.67%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (10.00%) Law
8 1 (3.33%) Local Government
8 1 (3.33%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 11 (36.67%) Lead
2 8 (26.67%) Designer
2 8 (26.67%) Lead Designer
2 8 (26.67%) Solutions Designer
3 7 (23.33%) Senior
4 4 (13.33%) Consultant
4 4 (13.33%) Risk Manager
4 4 (13.33%) Security Engineer
4 4 (13.33%) Senior Manager
4 4 (13.33%) Senior Risk Manager
4 4 (13.33%) Technology Risk Manager
5 3 (10.00%) Security Consultant
6 2 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 2 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 2 (6.67%) IT Security Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Security Specialist
6 2 (6.67%) Senior Security Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Technical Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.33%) PyTorch
1 1 (3.33%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 10 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 6 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (13.33%) Algorithms
4 3 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (10.00%) Security Posture
5 2 (6.67%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (3.33%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (3.33%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (3.33%) Data Centre
6 1 (3.33%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 1 (3.33%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.67%) Linux
2 1 (3.33%) Kali Linux
2 1 (3.33%) Windows
2 1 (3.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (86.67%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (56.67%) Information Security
3 14 (46.67%) Risk Management
4 12 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (36.67%) Security Architecture
6 8 (26.67%) Design Patterns
6 8 (26.67%) Enterprise Architecture
6 8 (26.67%) Zero Trust
7 7 (23.33%) Creative Thinking
8 6 (20.00%) AI
8 6 (20.00%) Data Protection
9 5 (16.67%) Data Privacy
9 5 (16.67%) Machine Learning
9 5 (16.67%) Regulatory Compliance
9 5 (16.67%) SIEM
9 5 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
10 4 (13.33%) Decision-Making
10 4 (13.33%) Mentoring
10 4 (13.33%) People Management
10 4 (13.33%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 29 (96.67%) CISSP
2 8 (26.67%) CISA
2 8 (26.67%) CRISC
3 6 (20.00%) CEH
4 3 (10.00%) Degree
4 3 (10.00%) GSEC
5 1 (3.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (3.33%) CCNA
5 1 (3.33%) CCNP
5 1 (3.33%) CCSP
5 1 (3.33%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (3.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 1 (3.33%) MCITP
5 1 (3.33%) MCSA
5 1 (3.33%) MCSE
5 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (3.33%) OSCP
5 1 (3.33%) PCI QSA
5 1 (3.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (56.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (33.33%) NIST
3 6 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (13.33%) Data Quality
4 4 (13.33%) GDPR
5 2 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (6.67%) NIST 800
5 2 (6.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (3.33%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (3.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (3.33%) GRC
6 1 (3.33%) HIPAA
6 1 (3.33%) PCI DSS
6 1 (3.33%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (3.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.33%) Cisco
2 1 (3.33%) Imperva
2 1 (3.33%) Juniper
2 1 (3.33%) Palo Alto
2 1 (3.33%) VMware