CISM Jobs in England

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 304 391 400
Rank change year-on-year +87 +9 +139
Permanent jobs citing CISM 479 549 691
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.99% 0.64% 0.77%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.97% 2.25% 2.36%
Number of salaries quoted 232 454 514
10th Percentile £48,199 £47,500 £47,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £55,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,996 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.70% - +3.57%
75th Percentile £83,750 £89,688 £91,250
90th Percentile £105,000 £102,790 £103,675
UK median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £71,999
% change year-on-year - +0.70% +2.86%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,368 24,441 29,265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 50.37% 28.46% 32.54%
Number of salaries quoted 10,316 15,778 13,348
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,418 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £59,600
Median % change year-on-year - -7.72% +8.36%
75th Percentile £68,813 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,250
% change year-on-year +1.85% -8.86% +7.73%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CISM in England

CISM
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISM in England.

Salary trend for CISM in England

CISM
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in England over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CISM in England

CISM
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the England region over the 6 months to 11 May 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
Midlands +161 178 £60,000 -14.29% 28
London +14 129 £82,500 +3.13% 170
West Midlands +134 126 £58,750 -21.67% 19
South East +130 66 £65,000 - 86
North of England +13 53 £61,000 +1.67% 52
East Midlands +76 52 £62,500 -4.94% 8
North West -40 44 £61,000 +17.12% 26
South West +51 24 £67,500 -1.46% 27
East of England +31 15 £71,250 +42.50% 12
Yorkshire +63 5 £57,500 -27.98% 15
North East +47 4 £80,000 +0.20% 13
CISM
UK

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (1.04%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.63%) Confluence
3 2 (0.42%) IBM Domino
3 2 (0.42%) IIS
3 2 (0.42%) TPMS
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.42%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 63 (13.15%) Azure
2 32 (6.68%) AWS
3 20 (4.18%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (3.34%) Azure Sentinel
5 14 (2.92%) Entra ID
6 10 (2.09%) SaaS
7 8 (1.67%) GCP
8 5 (1.04%) Azure Monitor
9 4 (0.84%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (0.84%) IaaS
9 4 (0.84%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.42%) Amazon ECS
10 2 (0.42%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.42%) WhatsApp
11 1 (0.21%) Cloudflare
11 1 (0.21%) PaaS
11 1 (0.21%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 76 (15.87%) Firewall
2 34 (7.10%) Intrusion Detection
3 32 (6.68%) Network Security
4 25 (5.22%) VPN
5 5 (1.04%) Kerberos
6 4 (0.84%) Cisco Firepower
6 4 (0.84%) DNS
6 4 (0.84%) HTTP
6 4 (0.84%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.42%) Cisco IPT
7 2 (0.42%) DMZ
7 2 (0.42%) LAN
7 2 (0.42%) SMTP
7 2 (0.42%) VoIP
7 2 (0.42%) WAN
8 1 (0.21%) S/MIME
8 1 (0.21%) SAN
8 1 (0.21%) SSL
8 1 (0.21%) VLAN
8 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.84%) Power BI
2 3 (0.63%) Big Data
2 3 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (0.42%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.21%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.21%) HBase
4 1 (0.21%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (0.63%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.21%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.21%) Subversion
General
1 151 (31.52%) Social Skills
2 69 (14.41%) Finance
3 65 (13.57%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (8.77%) Legal
5 20 (4.18%) Presentation Skills
6 15 (3.13%) Retail
7 12 (2.51%) Banking
8 11 (2.30%) Public Sector
9 9 (1.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (1.46%) Publishing
11 6 (1.25%) Local Government
11 6 (1.25%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.04%) Military
13 4 (0.84%) Marketing
14 3 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.42%) Aviation
15 2 (0.42%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.42%) Law
15 2 (0.42%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 175 (36.53%) Security Engineer
2 147 (30.69%) Principal Engineer
2 147 (30.69%) Principal Security Engineer
3 134 (27.97%) Analyst
4 124 (25.89%) Security Analyst
5 87 (18.16%) Principal Security Analyst
5 87 (18.16%) Product Analyst
6 72 (15.03%) Security Manager
7 60 (12.53%) Product Engineer
8 44 (9.19%) Consultant
9 37 (7.72%) Security Consultant
10 36 (7.52%) Architect
11 33 (6.89%) Security Architect
12 28 (5.85%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 28 (5.85%) Information Manager
13 27 (5.64%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 27 (5.64%) Information Security Manager
14 26 (5.43%) Senior
15 21 (4.38%) Managing Consultant
16 20 (4.18%) Cybersecurity Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.25%) SailPoint
2 5 (1.04%) LDAP
2 5 (1.04%) OAuth
2 5 (1.04%) OpenID
2 5 (1.04%) SAML
3 3 (0.63%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.42%) Leaflet
5 1 (0.21%) EJB
5 1 (0.21%) HTML
5 1 (0.21%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 90 (18.79%) Management Information System
2 53 (11.06%) Security Posture
3 25 (5.22%) Cyber Threat
4 24 (5.01%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (4.38%) Life Science
6 16 (3.34%) Data Protection Act
7 14 (2.92%) Social Media
7 14 (2.92%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 12 (2.51%) Security Operations Centre
9 10 (2.09%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.46%) Cyber Defence
10 7 (1.46%) Freedom of Information
10 7 (1.46%) Freedom of Information Act
11 6 (1.25%) PKI
12 5 (1.04%) Cloud Native
12 5 (1.04%) Cyberattack
13 4 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.84%) Taxonomies
14 3 (0.63%) Cloud Security Posture
14 3 (0.63%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 37 (7.72%) Windows
2 14 (2.92%) Windows Vista
3 7 (1.46%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.25%) Linux
5 1 (0.21%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 375 (78.29%) Cybersecurity
2 345 (72.03%) Information Security
3 272 (56.78%) Risk Management
4 164 (34.24%) Project Management
5 155 (32.36%) Security Testing
6 154 (32.15%) Cyber Resilience
7 87 (18.16%) Incident Response
8 71 (14.82%) SIEM
9 66 (13.78%) Problem-Solving
10 63 (13.15%) Cloud Security
11 62 (12.94%) Continuous Improvement
11 62 (12.94%) Vulnerability Management
12 60 (12.53%) Stakeholder Management
13 46 (9.60%) Data Protection
13 46 (9.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 45 (9.39%) Agile
14 45 (9.39%) Regulatory Compliance
15 44 (9.19%) Roadmaps
16 42 (8.77%) Security Management
16 42 (8.77%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 12 (2.51%) PowerShell
1 12 (2.51%) R
2 6 (1.25%) Kusto Query Language
3 4 (0.84%) Python
4 3 (0.63%) Bash
5 2 (0.42%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.21%) C#
6 1 (0.21%) C++
6 1 (0.21%) Java
6 1 (0.21%) VBA
Qualifications
1 442 (92.28%) CISSP
2 255 (53.24%) Degree
3 153 (31.94%) CESG Certified Professional
4 149 (31.11%) BPSS Clearance
5 87 (18.16%) CISA
6 77 (16.08%) CRISC
7 44 (9.19%) CEH
8 35 (7.31%) Cisco Certification
8 35 (7.31%) Security Cleared
9 29 (6.05%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 27 (5.64%) Computer Science Degree
11 25 (5.22%) CompTIA Security+
12 24 (5.01%) GIAC
12 24 (5.01%) Master's Degree
13 23 (4.80%) SC Cleared
14 21 (4.38%) SANS
15 15 (3.13%) DBS Check
15 15 (3.13%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 12 (2.51%) ISACA
17 11 (2.30%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 326 (68.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 314 (65.55%) NIST
3 156 (32.57%) JSP 440
4 151 (31.52%) RMADS
5 63 (13.15%) GDPR
6 62 (12.94%) GRC
7 58 (12.11%) Cyber Essentials
8 41 (8.56%) PCI DSS
9 28 (5.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 28 (5.85%) NCSC
10 25 (5.22%) COBIT
11 24 (5.01%) SOC 2
12 15 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 11 (2.30%) NIST 800
14 10 (2.09%) HIPAA
15 9 (1.88%) Def Stans
16 7 (1.46%) Accessibility
17 5 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 4 (0.84%) SOC 1
19 3 (0.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 15 (3.13%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.63%) Docker
3 1 (0.21%) HDFS
3 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (2.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.09%) Nessus
3 9 (1.88%) FortiGate
4 8 (1.67%) QRadar
5 7 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.04%) RSA Archer
6 5 (1.04%) Terraform
7 2 (0.42%) CASB
7 2 (0.42%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 2 (0.42%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.21%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.21%) MaaS360
8 1 (0.21%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 52 (10.86%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.38%) Tenable
3 16 (3.34%) VMware
4 13 (2.71%) Cisco
5 10 (2.09%) Fortinet
5 10 (2.09%) Palo Alto
6 9 (1.88%) Splunk
7 7 (1.46%) Google
8 6 (1.25%) CrowdStrike
8 6 (1.25%) Qualys
9 5 (1.04%) SolarWinds
10 4 (0.84%) Oracle
10 4 (0.84%) SAP
10 4 (0.84%) Sophos
11 3 (0.63%) Arista
11 3 (0.63%) CheckPoint
11 3 (0.63%) F5
11 3 (0.63%) Juniper
12 2 (0.42%) AlienVault
12 2 (0.42%) Dell