CISA Job Trends in the East of England

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for CISA 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 153 169 140
Rank change year-on-year +16 -29 +91
Permanent jobs citing CISA 3 13 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.071% 0.37% 0.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.22% 0.95% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 5
10th Percentile £83,600 - £46,000
25th Percentile £121,625 £48,565 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £190,000 £51,422 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +269.50% -6.51% +24.05%
75th Percentile £195,000 £54,278 £62,500
90th Percentile - - £69,250
England median annual salary £75,500 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.86% +16.67% -20.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 East of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,353 1,374 745
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 32.20% 38.88% 30.89%
Number of salaries quoted 536 418 478
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,488 £27,965
25th Percentile £32,500 £43,750 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,750 £53,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.79% +0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £64,450 £66,625 £66,438
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

CISA job vacancy trend in the East of England

CISA
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing CISA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing CISA

CISA
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISA in the East of England over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CISA in the East of England

CISA
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISA within the East of England 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
Cambridgeshire +14 2 £190,000 +269.50%
Bedfordshire - 1 £59,500 -
CISA
England

CISA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) DHCP
1 1 (33.33%) DNS
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) Network Security
1 1 (33.33%) NGFW
1 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (33.33%) Legal
3 1 (33.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Chief Information Security Officer
1 2 (66.67%) Chief Security Officer
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security Officer
1 2 (66.67%) Security Officer
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) Business Continuity
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (66.67%) Commercial Awareness
2 2 (66.67%) Data Privacy
2 2 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Forensics
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Security
3 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 1 (33.33%) Malware Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CISM
2 2 (66.67%) CISSP
2 2 (66.67%) DBS Check
3 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
3 1 (33.33%) CEH
3 1 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) GDPR
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft