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 17 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	115	128	139
Rank change year-on-year	+13	+11	+22
Permanent jobs citing CISM	19	17	42
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London	0.70%	0.90%	1.32%
As % of the Qualifications category	3.85%	3.09%	4.11%
Number of salaries quoted	8	10	20
10^th Percentile	£70,000	£51,100	£65,875
25^th Percentile	£70,750	£58,750	£71,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£75,000	£80,000	£83,750
Median % change year-on-year	-6.25%	-4.48%	-4.29%
75^th Percentile	£82,813	£88,750	£94,375
90^th Percentile	£87,875	£119,000	£115,250
London median annual salary	£85,000	£85,000	£76,000
% change year-on-year	-	+11.84%	-5.00%

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.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications	494	550	1,023
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London	18.18%	29.26%	32.08%
Number of salaries quoted	318	438	522
10^th Percentile	£42,500	£37,350	£45,000
25^th Percentile	£56,875	£47,500	£54,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£68,500	£67,500	£70,000
Median % change year-on-year	+1.48%	-3.57%	+7.69%
75^th Percentile	£93,750	£85,000	£90,938
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£115,000	£115,000
London median annual salary	£72,500	£70,000	£70,000
% change year-on-year	+3.57%	-	-

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 Salary Trend in Central London

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 17 October 2026.

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 17 October 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	+2	14	£75,000	-6.25%	24
Southwark	-	5	-	-
CISM London

CISM Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, job vacancies citing CISM also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Central London region with a requirement for CISM.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CISSP	89.5%	17
1	ISO/IEC 27001	89.5%	17
3	Cybersecurity	84.2%	16
4	Information Security	57.9%	11
5	Mentoring	52.6%	10
5	NIST	52.6%	10
7	Risk Management	42.1%	8
8	(ISC)2 CCSP	36.8%	7
8	Cisco Certification	36.8%	7
8	ISO 27001 Lead Implementer	36.8%	7
11	CCSP	31.6%	6
11	Degree	31.6%	6
11	Master's Degree	31.6%	6
11	OneTrust	31.6%	6
11	SC Cleared	31.6%	6
11	Security Cleared	31.6%	6
17	Cisco IPT	26.3%	5
17	CISMP	26.3%	5
17	Coaching	26.3%	5
17	Cyber Resilience	26.3%	5
17	Data Discovery	26.3%	5
17	Data Governance	26.3%	5
17	Data Loss Prevention	26.3%	5
17	Data Protection	26.3%	5
17	Decision-Making	26.3%	5
17	ISEB	26.3%	5
17	Microsoft Purview	26.3%	5
17	People Management	26.3%	5
17	Project Delivery	26.3%	5
17	Project Management	26.3%	5

CISM Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CISSP	89.5%	17
2	(ISC)2 CCSP	36.8%	7
2	Cisco Certification	36.8%	7
2	ISO 27001 Lead Implementer	36.8%	7
5	CCSP	31.6%	6
5	Degree	31.6%	6
5	Master's Degree	31.6%	6
5	SC Cleared	31.6%	6
5	Security Cleared	31.6%	6
10	CISMP	26.3%	5
10	ISEB	26.3%	5
12	CRISC	21.1%	4
13	CISA	15.8%	3
14	CEH	10.5%	2
14	Computer Science Degree	10.5%	2
14	SANS	10.5%	2
17	ISO 27001 Lead Auditor	5.3%	1
17	TOGAF Certification	5.3%	1