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 10 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 107 141 167
Rank change year-on-year +34 +26 +103
Permanent jobs citing CISM 27 44 20
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 1.44% 1.36% 0.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.70% 4.31% 2.49%
Number of salaries quoted 11 21 20
10th Percentile £51,250 £66,250 £60,625
25th Percentile £51,875 £71,250 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £85,000 £83,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +1.49% +15.52%
75th Percentile £87,500 £93,750 £110,000
90th Percentile £118,750 £115,000 £116,500
London median annual salary £84,500 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +5.63% - +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 575 1,021 802
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 30.67% 31.59% 24.09%
Number of salaries quoted 457 507 686
10th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,906 £48,750
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 £90,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £116,000 £117,500 £120,000
London median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% - +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 10 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 10 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 +32 27 £80,000 -7.25% 25
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 (3.70%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 12 (44.44%) Azure
2 8 (29.63%) AWS
3 2 (7.41%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (3.70%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 7 (25.93%) Firewall
2 4 (14.81%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (14.81%) Network Security
3 1 (3.70%) VPN
General
1 20 (74.07%) Social Skills
2 16 (59.26%) Finance
3 12 (44.44%) Legal
4 10 (37.04%) Banking
4 10 (37.04%) Retail
5 8 (29.63%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (18.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (18.52%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (7.41%) Law
8 2 (7.41%) Local Government
9 1 (3.70%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 11 (40.74%) Lead
2 8 (29.63%) Designer
2 8 (29.63%) Lead Designer
2 8 (29.63%) Solutions Designer
3 6 (22.22%) Senior
4 4 (14.81%) Risk Manager
4 4 (14.81%) Security Engineer
4 4 (14.81%) Senior Manager
4 4 (14.81%) Senior Risk Manager
4 4 (14.81%) Technology Risk Manager
5 2 (7.41%) Consultant
5 2 (7.41%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 2 (7.41%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 2 (7.41%) IT Security Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Security Consultant
5 2 (7.41%) Security Specialist
5 2 (7.41%) Senior Security Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Technical Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.70%) PyTorch
1 1 (3.70%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 10 (37.04%) Management Information System
2 4 (14.81%) Algorithms
2 4 (14.81%) Security Posture
2 4 (14.81%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (11.11%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.70%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (3.70%) Data Centre
4 1 (3.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 1 (3.70%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.41%) Linux
2 1 (3.70%) Kali Linux
2 1 (3.70%) Windows
2 1 (3.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (96.30%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (55.56%) Information Security
3 12 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 12 (44.44%) Risk Management
4 11 (40.74%) Security Architecture
5 8 (29.63%) Design Patterns
5 8 (29.63%) Enterprise Architecture
5 8 (29.63%) Zero Trust
6 6 (22.22%) AI
6 6 (22.22%) Strategic Thinking
7 5 (18.52%) Machine Learning
7 5 (18.52%) Regulatory Compliance
7 5 (18.52%) SIEM
7 5 (18.52%) Technology Strategy
8 4 (14.81%) Analytics
8 4 (14.81%) Data Analytics
8 4 (14.81%) Data Privacy
8 4 (14.81%) Decision-Making
8 4 (14.81%) People Management
8 4 (14.81%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 26 (96.30%) CISSP
2 7 (25.93%) CISA
3 6 (22.22%) CEH
4 5 (18.52%) CRISC
4 5 (18.52%) Degree
5 3 (11.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 3 (11.11%) CCSP
5 3 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (11.11%) GSEC
6 2 (7.41%) Master's Degree
7 1 (3.70%) CCNA
7 1 (3.70%) CCNP
7 1 (3.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (3.70%) MCITP
7 1 (3.70%) MCSA
7 1 (3.70%) MCSE
7 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (3.70%) OSCP
7 1 (3.70%) PCI QSA
7 1 (3.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (51.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (33.33%) NIST
3 4 (14.81%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (14.81%) Data Quality
4 3 (11.11%) GDPR
5 2 (7.41%) QA
6 1 (3.70%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (3.70%) HIPAA
6 1 (3.70%) NIST 800
6 1 (3.70%) PCI DSS
6 1 (3.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (3.70%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 4 (14.81%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.70%) Cisco
2 1 (3.70%) Imperva
2 1 (3.70%) Juniper
2 1 (3.70%) Palo Alto
2 1 (3.70%) VMware