CISM Job Trends in the East Midlands

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 123 118
Rank change year-on-year -8 -5 +43
Permanent jobs citing CISM 12 8 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.47% 0.36% 0.42%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.83% 0.99% 2.05%
Number of salaries quoted 11 7 8
10th Percentile £48,165 £53,750 £50,750
25th Percentile £49,083 £54,375 £56,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £61,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £74,250 £70,125
England median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +2.74%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 654 807 390
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 25.84% 36.42% 20.71%
Number of salaries quoted 228 211 251
10th Percentile £28,750 £24,649 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -10.00% +3.09%
75th Percentile £56,563 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £68,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISM relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

CISM job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

CISM
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing CISM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing CISM

CISM
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CISM in the East Midlands

CISM
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Nottinghamshire +18 5 £51,058 -11.20% 3
Leicestershire +1 4 £80,000 - 2
Northamptonshire +5 2 £50,000 -39.39%
CISM
England

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) AWS
1 3 (25.00%) Azure
2 2 (16.67%) Azure Sentinel
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (8.33%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) Network Security
General
1 5 (41.67%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Retail
3 2 (16.67%) Finance
3 2 (16.67%) Public Sector
3 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Analyst
1 5 (41.67%) Information Analyst
1 5 (41.67%) Information Security Analyst
1 5 (41.67%) Security Analyst
2 4 (33.33%) Senior
3 3 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
3 3 (25.00%) Senior Information Analyst
3 3 (25.00%) Senior Information Security Analyst
3 3 (25.00%) Senior Security Analyst
4 2 (16.67%) Architect
4 2 (16.67%) Consultant
4 2 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 2 (16.67%) Enterprise Architect
4 2 (16.67%) Enterprise Information Architect
4 2 (16.67%) Enterprise Security Architect
4 2 (16.67%) Information Architect
4 2 (16.67%) Information Security Architect
4 2 (16.67%) Security Architect
4 2 (16.67%) Security Consultant
5 1 (8.33%) Senior Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Security Posture
2 2 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 2 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) Information Security
2 7 (58.33%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (58.33%) Decision-Making
3 6 (50.00%) Data Protection
4 5 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (41.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 4 (33.33%) Cloud Security
5 4 (33.33%) Incident Response
6 3 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (25.00%) Information Security Management
6 3 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
6 3 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
6 3 (25.00%) Security Architecture
6 3 (25.00%) Security Management
6 3 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
7 2 (16.67%) Information Governance
7 2 (16.67%) Problem Management
7 2 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
7 2 (16.67%) SABSA
7 2 (16.67%) Threat Detection
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) CISSP
2 5 (41.67%) CompTIA Security+
2 5 (41.67%) Degree
3 3 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 3 (25.00%) AWS Certification
3 3 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 2 (16.67%) CESG Certified Professional
4 2 (16.67%) CISMP
4 2 (16.67%) CRISC
4 2 (16.67%) DBS Check
4 2 (16.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 2 (16.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 2 (16.67%) TOGAF Certification
5 1 (8.33%) CEH
5 1 (8.33%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (58.33%) GDPR
3 4 (33.33%) GRC
3 4 (33.33%) NIST
3 4 (33.33%) PCI DSS
4 2 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 2 (16.67%) NCSC
5 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft