CISA Job Trends in the City of London

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for CISA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 131 145
Rank change year-on-year +15 +14 +102
Permanent jobs citing CISA 17 28 17
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.74% 1.06% 0.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.38% 3.37% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 10 13 16
10th Percentile £59,125 £51,250 -
25th Percentile £70,750 £66,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £80,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year - +56.10% -18.65%
75th Percentile £88,750 £93,750 £67,813
90th Percentile £92,950 £96,250 £95,000
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £80,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +33.33% -22.58%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of London

CISA 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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 503 830 649
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 21.99% 31.45% 22.92%
Number of salaries quoted 368 459 544
10th Percentile £39,400 £46,250 £37,150
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +11.54% -9.41%
75th Percentile £87,500 £93,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £113,750 £121,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +7.69% -7.14%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

CISA job vacancy trend in the City of London

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Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing CISA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing CISA

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Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISA in the City of London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CISA in the City of London

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (17.65%) Firewall
1 3 (17.65%) Network Security
2 2 (11.76%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 11 (64.71%) Finance
2 8 (47.06%) Social Skills
3 6 (35.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (29.41%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (23.53%) Legal
6 2 (11.76%) Law
7 1 (5.88%) Advertising
7 1 (5.88%) Banking
7 1 (5.88%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 6 (35.29%) Senior
2 4 (23.53%) Risk Manager
2 4 (23.53%) Senior Manager
2 4 (23.53%) Senior Risk Manager
2 4 (23.53%) Technology Risk Manager
3 3 (17.65%) Lead
4 2 (11.76%) Auditor
4 2 (11.76%) Information Officer
4 2 (11.76%) Information Security Officer
4 2 (11.76%) IT Auditor
4 2 (11.76%) Security Officer
5 1 (5.88%) Certification Manager
5 1 (5.88%) Information Security Consultant
5 1 (5.88%) IT Security Auditor
5 1 (5.88%) IT Security Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) IT Security Officer
5 1 (5.88%) Risk Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Security Consultant
5 1 (5.88%) Security Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Senior Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) Management Information System
2 4 (23.53%) Algorithms
2 4 (23.53%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (17.65%) Data Centre
4 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
4 1 (5.88%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.76%) Windows
1 2 (11.76%) Windows Server
2 1 (5.88%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (47.06%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (47.06%) Information Security
3 7 (41.18%) Risk Management
4 6 (35.29%) Regulatory Compliance
5 5 (29.41%) Data Privacy
5 5 (29.41%) Data Protection
5 5 (29.41%) Decision-Making
5 5 (29.41%) Internal Audit
5 5 (29.41%) IT Audit
5 5 (29.41%) Strategic Thinking
5 5 (29.41%) Technology Strategy
6 4 (23.53%) AI
6 4 (23.53%) Analytics
6 4 (23.53%) Attestation
6 4 (23.53%) Change Management
6 4 (23.53%) Data Analytics
6 4 (23.53%) Data Governance
6 4 (23.53%) Machine Learning
6 4 (23.53%) People Management
Qualifications
1 13 (76.47%) CISM
2 10 (58.82%) CISSP
3 9 (52.94%) CRISC
4 3 (17.65%) Degree
4 3 (17.65%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 2 (11.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (11.76%) CCNA
5 2 (11.76%) CCNP
5 2 (11.76%) CCSP
5 2 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (11.76%) MCITP
5 2 (11.76%) MCSA
5 2 (11.76%) MCSE
5 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (11.76%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 1 (5.88%) ACCA
6 1 (5.88%) GIAC
6 1 (5.88%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (70.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (29.41%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (23.53%) Data Quality
3 4 (23.53%) GDPR
4 3 (17.65%) COBIT
4 3 (17.65%) GRC
4 3 (17.65%) NIST
4 3 (17.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (11.76%) HIPAA
6 1 (5.88%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (5.88%) ISO 14001
6 1 (5.88%) ISO 22301
6 1 (5.88%) ISO 9001
6 1 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (5.88%) ITGC
6 1 (5.88%) PCI DSS
6 1 (5.88%) SOC 1
6 1 (5.88%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
1 2 (11.76%) VMware