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 citing CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 4 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	112	112	139
Rank change year-on-year	0	+27	+24
Permanent jobs citing CISM	16	28	43
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London	0.63%	1.48%	1.35%
As % of the Qualifications category	3.31%	4.83%	4.25%
Number of salaries quoted	7	12	20
10^th Percentile	£70,600	£51,250	£65,875
25^th Percentile	£71,750	£52,188	£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	£84,375	£97,188	£94,375
90^th Percentile	£88,000	£119,425	£115,250
London median annual salary	£85,000	£85,000	£76,500
% change year-on-year	-	+11.11%	-4.38%

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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in Central London.

	6 months to 4 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	484	580	1,011
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London	18.97%	30.66%	31.72%
Number of salaries quoted	298	461	505
10^th Percentile	£42,500	£31,250	£42,500
25^th Percentile	£57,500	£47,500	£53,813
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£68,000	£67,500	£70,000
Median % change year-on-year	+0.74%	-3.57%	+7.69%
75^th Percentile	£91,875	£85,000	£90,000
90^th Percentile	£102,500	£115,000	£117,500
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 4 November 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 4 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
City of London	-6	10	£75,000	-6.25%	5
Southwark	-	6	-	-
CISM London

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

For the 6 months to 4 November 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 citing CISM.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CISSP	87.5%	14
1	ISO/IEC 27001	87.5%	14
3	Cybersecurity	81.3%	13
4	ISO 27001 Lead Implementer	50.0%	8
4	Mentoring	50.0%	8
6	Information Security	43.8%	7
6	OneTrust	43.8%	7
6	SC Cleared	43.8%	7
6	Security Cleared	43.8%	7
10	Cisco IPT	37.5%	6
10	CISMP	37.5%	6
10	Coaching	37.5%	6
10	Cyber Resilience	37.5%	6
10	Data Discovery	37.5%	6
10	Data Governance	37.5%	6
10	Data Loss Prevention	37.5%	6
10	Data Protection	37.5%	6
10	ISEB	37.5%	6
10	Microsoft Purview	37.5%	6
10	NIST	37.5%	6
10	People Management	37.5%	6
10	Project Delivery	37.5%	6
10	Roadmaps	37.5%	6
24	Risk Management	31.3%	5
25	(ISC)2 CCSP	25.0%	4
25	Cisco Certification	25.0%	4
25	Decision-Making	25.0%	4
25	Problem-Solving	25.0%	4
25	Stakeholder Management	25.0%	4
30	CCSP	18.8%	3

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	87.5%	14
2	ISO 27001 Lead Implementer	50.0%	8
3	SC Cleared	43.8%	7
3	Security Cleared	43.8%	7
5	CISMP	37.5%	6
5	ISEB	37.5%	6
7	(ISC)2 CCSP	25.0%	4
7	Cisco Certification	25.0%	4
9	CCSP	18.8%	3
9	CISA	18.8%	3
9	CRISC	18.8%	3
9	Degree	18.8%	3
9	Master's Degree	18.8%	3
14	CEH	6.3%	1
14	Computer Science Degree	6.3%	1
14	ISO 27001 Lead Auditor	6.3%	1
14	SANS	6.3%	1
14	TOGAF Certification	6.3%	1