CISMP Job Trends in England

ISEB Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CISMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 565 660 601
Rank change year-on-year +95 -59 +256
Permanent jobs citing CISMP 41 13 74
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.079% 0.026% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.23% 0.072% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 31 8 62
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £57,500
25th Percentile £48,165 £55,625 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% -7.90% +22.08%
75th Percentile £71,250 £68,125 £75,000
90th Percentile - £70,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £70,576
% change year-on-year +3.85% -7.90% +22.08%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CISMP 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 17,474 17,949 14,042
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.54% 36.52% 30.50%
Number of salaries quoted 7,043 7,128 9,667
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £93,075 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

CISMP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

CISMP job vacancy trend in England

CISMP
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CISMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CISMP

CISMP
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISMP in England over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CISMP in England

CISMP
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISMP within the England region over the 6 months to 3 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
South West - 21 £67,500 - 1
Midlands - 9 £51,058 -
East Midlands - 8 £51,058 -
North of England +27 5 £35,000 -30.00%
South East +24 5 £37,500 - 1
Yorkshire - 4 £35,000 -
London +67 1 £45,000 -33.33%
North West +32 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 - -
CISMP
UK

CISMP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 16 (39.02%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 8 (19.51%) Azure
2 6 (14.63%) AWS
3 4 (9.76%) SaaS
4 2 (4.88%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (2.44%) Google Workspace
5 1 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.44%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.76%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 6 (14.63%) Burp Suite
1 6 (14.63%) Metasploit
General
1 16 (39.02%) Social Skills
2 9 (21.95%) Finance
3 6 (14.63%) Retail
4 5 (12.20%) Public Sector
5 4 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (48.78%) Consultant
1 20 (48.78%) Security Consultant
2 16 (39.02%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 16 (39.02%) Senior
2 16 (39.02%) Senior Consultant
2 16 (39.02%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
2 16 (39.02%) Senior Security Consultant
3 8 (19.51%) Analyst
4 7 (17.07%) Security Specialist
5 6 (14.63%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
6 4 (9.76%) Junior
6 4 (9.76%) Junior Analyst
6 4 (9.76%) Security Analyst
6 4 (9.76%) SOC Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 1 (2.44%) Information Assurance Specialist
8 1 (2.44%) Information Security Specialist
8 1 (2.44%) IT Security Manager
8 1 (2.44%) Lead
8 1 (2.44%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 20 (48.78%) Management Information System
2 16 (39.02%) CESG
3 6 (14.63%) Insider Threat
3 6 (14.63%) Security Posture
4 3 (7.32%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (4.88%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (4.88%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (4.88%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (90.24%) Information Security
2 28 (68.29%) Cybersecurity
3 26 (63.41%) ISMS
4 22 (53.66%) Risk Management
5 20 (48.78%) Information Assurance
5 20 (48.78%) Security Management
6 18 (43.90%) Information Security Management
7 16 (39.02%) Active Listening
7 16 (39.02%) Creative Thinking
7 16 (39.02%) Innovative Thinking
7 16 (39.02%) Matrix Organization
8 10 (24.39%) Problem-Solving
9 9 (21.95%) Decision-Making
10 7 (17.07%) Continuous Improvement
10 7 (17.07%) Data Protection
10 7 (17.07%) ITIL
11 6 (14.63%) Anomaly Detection
11 6 (14.63%) Ethical Hacking
11 6 (14.63%) Open Source
11 6 (14.63%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 33 (80.49%) CISSP
2 25 (60.98%) CISM
3 16 (39.02%) CESG Certified Professional
3 16 (39.02%) IISP
4 10 (24.39%) SC Cleared
4 10 (24.39%) Security Cleared
5 9 (21.95%) CompTIA Security+
6 8 (19.51%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (19.51%) Degree
7 6 (14.63%) CCNA
7 6 (14.63%) CEH
7 6 (14.63%) CREST Certified
7 6 (14.63%) CRISC
7 6 (14.63%) GIAC
7 6 (14.63%) GPEN
7 6 (14.63%) MCP
7 6 (14.63%) MCSE
7 6 (14.63%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (14.63%) OSCP
8 4 (9.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (53.66%) NIST
2 20 (48.78%) JSP 440
2 20 (48.78%) NIST 800
3 18 (43.90%) NCSC
4 16 (39.02%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 16 (39.02%) RMADS
5 12 (29.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (26.83%) GDPR
7 7 (17.07%) GRC
8 6 (14.63%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (4.88%) ISO 22301
9 2 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (4.88%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 6 (14.63%) Nmap
Vendors
1 14 (34.15%) Microsoft
2 6 (14.63%) Cisco
3 1 (2.44%) Google