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

	6 months to 26 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	114	120	138
Rank change year-on-year	+6	+18	+22
Permanent jobs citing CISM	18	18	43
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London	0.68%	0.98%	1.35%
As % of the Qualifications category	3.67%	3.19%	4.24%
Number of salaries quoted	8	11	21
10^th Percentile	£70,000	£51,250	£66,250
25^th Percentile	£70,750	£51,875	£71,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£75,000	£80,000	£85,000
Median % change year-on-year	-6.25%	-5.88%	+1.49%
75^th Percentile	£82,813	£87,500	£93,750
90^th Percentile	£87,875	£118,750	£115,000
London median annual salary	£85,000	£85,000	£76,250
% change year-on-year	-	+11.48%	-4.69%

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 26 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	490	565	1,013
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London	18.62%	30.67%	31.70%
Number of salaries quoted	308	456	507
10^th Percentile	£43,200	£34,125	£45,000
25^th Percentile	£56,875	£47,500	£54,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£68,250	£67,500	£70,000
Median % change year-on-year	+1.11%	-3.57%	+7.69%
75^th Percentile	£93,750	£85,000	£90,000
90^th Percentile	£101,625	£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 26 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 26 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
City of London	0	12	£75,000	-6.25%	24
Southwark	-	6	-	-
CISM London

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

For the 6 months to 26 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 citing CISM.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CISSP	88.9%	16
1	ISO/IEC 27001	88.9%	16
3	Cybersecurity	83.3%	15
4	Information Security	50.0%	9
4	Mentoring	50.0%	9
6	ISO 27001 Lead Implementer	44.4%	8
6	NIST	44.4%	8
8	OneTrust	38.9%	7
8	SC Cleared	38.9%	7
8	Security Cleared	38.9%	7
11	(ISC)2 CCSP	33.3%	6
11	Cisco Certification	33.3%	6
11	Cisco IPT	33.3%	6
11	CISMP	33.3%	6
11	Coaching	33.3%	6
11	Cyber Resilience	33.3%	6
11	Data Discovery	33.3%	6
11	Data Governance	33.3%	6
11	Data Loss Prevention	33.3%	6
11	Data Protection	33.3%	6
11	ISEB	33.3%	6
11	Microsoft Purview	33.3%	6
11	People Management	33.3%	6
11	Project Delivery	33.3%	6
11	Risk Management	33.3%	6
11	Roadmaps	33.3%	6
27	CCSP	27.8%	5
27	Decision-Making	27.8%	5
27	Degree	27.8%	5
27	Master's Degree	27.8%	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	88.9%	16
2	ISO 27001 Lead Implementer	44.4%	8
3	SC Cleared	38.9%	7
3	Security Cleared	38.9%	7
5	(ISC)2 CCSP	33.3%	6
5	Cisco Certification	33.3%	6
5	CISMP	33.3%	6
5	ISEB	33.3%	6
9	CCSP	27.8%	5
9	Degree	27.8%	5
9	Master's Degree	27.8%	5
12	CISA	16.7%	3
12	CRISC	16.7%	3
14	CEH	11.1%	2
14	Computer Science Degree	11.1%	2
14	SANS	11.1%	2
17	ISO 27001 Lead Auditor	5.6%	1
17	TOGAF Certification	5.6%	1