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 23 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 155 152
Rank change year-on-year +50 -3 +76
Permanent jobs citing CISM 37 30 24
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 1.61% 0.93% 0.77%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.06% 2.94% 3.20%
Number of salaries quoted 14 17 23
10th Percentile £51,250 £67,000 £56,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £77,500 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £92,500 £87,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.51% +5.71% +18.64%
75th Percentile £85,000 £115,000 £103,125
90th Percentile £110,125 £127,500 £114,000
London median annual salary £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year - +6.25% +5.26%

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 611 1,022 750
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 26.62% 31.67% 24.06%
Number of salaries quoted 456 514 636
10th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £37,000
25th Percentile £48,238 £55,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £90,313
90th Percentile £118,125 £121,250 £119,375
London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +2.19%

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 23 December 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 23 December 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 +41 37 £80,000 -13.51% 14
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (2.70%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 13 (35.14%) Azure
2 9 (24.32%) AWS
3 3 (8.11%) Azure Sentinel
3 3 (8.11%) Entra ID
3 3 (8.11%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (5.41%) Mimecast
4 2 (5.41%) Tessian
5 1 (2.70%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 10 (27.03%) Firewall
2 7 (18.92%) Network Security
3 4 (10.81%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (8.11%) VPN
5 2 (5.41%) DKIM
5 2 (5.41%) DMARC
General
1 23 (62.16%) Social Skills
2 20 (54.05%) Finance
3 14 (37.84%) Legal
4 9 (24.32%) Banking
4 9 (24.32%) Retail
5 8 (21.62%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (18.92%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (16.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (13.51%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (10.81%) Law
10 1 (2.70%) Local Government
10 1 (2.70%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 13 (35.14%) Lead
2 9 (24.32%) Senior
3 8 (21.62%) Designer
3 8 (21.62%) Lead Designer
3 8 (21.62%) Solutions Designer
4 5 (13.51%) Senior Manager
5 4 (10.81%) Consultant
5 4 (10.81%) Risk Manager
5 4 (10.81%) Security Engineer
5 4 (10.81%) Senior Risk Manager
5 4 (10.81%) Technology Risk Manager
6 3 (8.11%) Security Consultant
7 2 (5.41%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 2 (5.41%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 2 (5.41%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 2 (5.41%) IT Engineer
7 2 (5.41%) Security Specialist
7 2 (5.41%) Senior Security Engineer
7 2 (5.41%) Technical Engineer
7 2 (5.41%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) PyTorch
1 1 (2.70%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 12 (32.43%) Management Information System
2 7 (18.92%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (10.81%) Algorithms
3 4 (10.81%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (8.11%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (8.11%) Security Posture
5 2 (5.41%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (5.41%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (5.41%) Data Centre
5 2 (5.41%) PKI
6 1 (2.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 1 (2.70%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (2.70%) Public Cloud
6 1 (2.70%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.41%) Linux
2 1 (2.70%) Kali Linux
2 1 (2.70%) Windows
2 1 (2.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (81.08%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (56.76%) Information Security
3 17 (45.95%) Risk Management
4 13 (35.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (29.73%) Security Architecture
6 8 (21.62%) Creative Thinking
6 8 (21.62%) Design Patterns
6 8 (21.62%) Enterprise Architecture
6 8 (21.62%) SIEM
6 8 (21.62%) Zero Trust
7 7 (18.92%) Agile
7 7 (18.92%) Data Protection
8 6 (16.22%) AI
8 6 (16.22%) Cloud Security
8 6 (16.22%) Decision-Making
8 6 (16.22%) Mentoring
8 6 (16.22%) Roadmaps
9 5 (13.51%) Coaching
9 5 (13.51%) Project Delivery
9 5 (13.51%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.41%) Python
2 1 (2.70%) Bash
2 1 (2.70%) Perl
2 1 (2.70%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 35 (94.59%) CISSP
2 11 (29.73%) CRISC
3 10 (27.03%) CISA
4 6 (16.22%) CEH
5 3 (8.11%) Degree
5 3 (8.11%) GSEC
6 2 (5.41%) GIAC
6 2 (5.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 2 (5.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 2 (5.41%) OSCP
7 1 (2.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (2.70%) GCFA
7 1 (2.70%) GCFE
7 1 (2.70%) GCIH
7 1 (2.70%) GPEN
7 1 (2.70%) MCITP
7 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (2.70%) PCI QSA
7 1 (2.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (59.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (27.03%) NIST
3 9 (24.32%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (16.22%) GDPR
5 5 (13.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (10.81%) Data Quality
7 3 (8.11%) GRC
7 3 (8.11%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (5.41%) NIST 800
8 2 (5.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (2.70%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (2.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (2.70%) COBIT
9 1 (2.70%) HIPAA
9 1 (2.70%) PCI DSS
9 1 (2.70%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (2.70%) CSIRT
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (2.70%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (27.03%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.70%) Cisco
2 1 (2.70%) Imperva
2 1 (2.70%) Juniper
2 1 (2.70%) Palo Alto
2 1 (2.70%) VMware