CRISC Job Trends in England

ISACA Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CRISC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 592 529 585
Rank change year-on-year -63 +56 +47
Permanent jobs citing CRISC 146 117 177
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.15% 0.27% 0.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.83% 0.74% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 99 53 120
10th Percentile £51,690 £50,965 £37,500
25th Percentile £60,520 £62,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £68,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +9.49% +5.38%
75th Percentile £86,250 £91,250 £82,875
90th Percentile £111,000 £132,500 £111,625
UK median annual salary £71,375 £74,249 £68,500
% change year-on-year -3.87% +8.39% -2.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CRISC 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 17,541 15,714 19,384
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 18.54% 35.84% 26.86%
Number of salaries quoted 9,752 7,114 10,489
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

CRISC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

CRISC job vacancy trend in England

CRISC
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CRISC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CRISC

CRISC
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CRISC in England over the 6 months to 16 August 2026.

Salary histogram for CRISC in England

CRISC
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CRISC within the England region over the 6 months to 16 August 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
London -19 93 £80,000 -7.25% 24
South East -52 17 £59,428 -16.59% 12
West Midlands -25 11 £53,600 +3.30%
Midlands -25 11 £53,600 +3.30%
South West -66 11 £75,000 +42.86% 15
North of England -63 8 £60,425 -10.48% 7
East of England - 7 £62,300 -
North West -16 6 £60,000 - 5
Yorkshire - 2 £66,675 - 1
CRISC
UK

CRISC
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 1 (0.68%) SharePoint
1 1 (0.68%) WebLogic
Applications
1 6 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) FLEXCUBE
Cloud Services
1 26 (17.81%) Azure
2 25 (17.12%) SaaS
3 24 (16.44%) AWS
4 14 (9.59%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (6.85%) GCP
6 8 (5.48%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (2.74%) IaaS
7 4 (2.74%) PaaS
8 2 (1.37%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.68%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 1 (0.68%) AWS CloudTrail
9 1 (0.68%) AWS KMS
9 1 (0.68%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.68%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 11 (7.53%) Network Security
2 6 (4.11%) Firewall
3 5 (3.42%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (1.37%) Cisco IPT
5 1 (0.68%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.37%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (1.37%) Yeoman
2 1 (0.68%) JIRA
General
1 81 (55.48%) Finance
2 72 (49.32%) Social Skills
3 41 (28.08%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (17.12%) Banking
5 23 (15.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 18 (12.33%) Legal
7 17 (11.64%) Retail
8 15 (10.27%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (8.22%) Local Government
10 9 (6.16%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (6.16%) Public Sector
11 7 (4.79%) Back Office
11 7 (4.79%) Financial Institution
11 7 (4.79%) French Language
11 7 (4.79%) German Language
12 5 (3.42%) Telecoms
13 3 (2.05%) Law
14 1 (0.68%) Games
14 1 (0.68%) International Banking
14 1 (0.68%) Military
Job Titles
1 35 (23.97%) Consultant
2 29 (19.86%) Senior
3 24 (16.44%) Security Consultant
4 17 (11.64%) Senior Consultant
5 16 (10.96%) Lead
6 15 (10.27%) IT Manager
7 12 (8.22%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 12 (8.22%) Risk Manager
7 12 (8.22%) Security Manager
8 9 (6.16%) Senior Manager
9 8 (5.48%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 8 (5.48%) Information Officer
9 8 (5.48%) Information Security Officer
9 8 (5.48%) Security Officer
10 7 (4.79%) Analyst
10 7 (4.79%) Principal Consultant
10 7 (4.79%) Principal Security Consultant
11 6 (4.11%) Information Security Advisor
11 6 (4.11%) Security Advisor
11 6 (4.11%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.42%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 37 (25.34%) Management Information System
2 29 (19.86%) Security Posture
3 8 (5.48%) Cloud Native
4 7 (4.79%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (4.79%) Data Protection Act
4 7 (4.79%) Freedom of Information
4 7 (4.79%) Freedom of Information Act
4 7 (4.79%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (3.42%) Blog
5 5 (3.42%) Operational Technology
5 5 (3.42%) Product Ownership
5 5 (3.42%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 4 (2.74%) Public Cloud
7 3 (2.05%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (2.05%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (2.05%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (1.37%) NHS
8 2 (1.37%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.68%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (0.68%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (71.23%) Risk Management
2 100 (68.49%) Cybersecurity
3 88 (60.27%) Information Security
4 53 (36.30%) Continuous Improvement
5 33 (22.60%) Stakeholder Management
6 31 (21.23%) Cloud Security
7 29 (19.86%) Problem-Solving
8 28 (19.18%) Risk Assessment
9 26 (17.81%) Business Continuity
10 25 (17.12%) Data Protection
10 25 (17.12%) Internal Audit
10 25 (17.12%) Risk Register
11 24 (16.44%) Project Management
12 22 (15.07%) Decision-Making
12 22 (15.07%) Information Security Governance
12 22 (15.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 21 (14.38%) Incident Response
13 21 (14.38%) Remediation Plan
13 21 (14.38%) SIEM
13 21 (14.38%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 128 (87.67%) CISSP
2 112 (76.71%) CISM
3 51 (34.93%) CISA
4 36 (24.66%) Security Cleared
5 27 (18.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 20 (13.70%) SC Cleared
7 18 (12.33%) DV Cleared
7 18 (12.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 14 (9.59%) Degree
9 11 (7.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 11 (7.53%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (7.53%) ISACA
10 9 (6.16%) CCSP
11 6 (4.11%) CISMP
12 5 (3.42%) AWS Certification
12 5 (3.42%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (3.42%) DBS Check
12 5 (3.42%) GSEC
13 4 (2.74%) CEH
13 4 (2.74%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (71.92%) NIST
2 99 (67.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 63 (43.15%) GRC
4 35 (23.97%) GDPR
5 33 (22.60%) COBIT
6 19 (13.01%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (13.01%) PCI DSS
7 17 (11.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 15 (10.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 14 (9.59%) JSP 440
9 14 (9.59%) NIST 800
9 14 (9.59%) QA
9 14 (9.59%) SOC 2
10 13 (8.90%) ITGC
10 13 (8.90%) NCSC
11 10 (6.85%) ISO 31000
12 7 (4.79%) SOC 1
13 5 (3.42%) Government Security Classifications
13 5 (3.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 4 (2.74%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 1 (0.68%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 15 (10.27%) Google
2 14 (9.59%) Oracle
3 13 (8.90%) IFS
3 13 (8.90%) SAP
4 9 (6.16%) Microsoft
5 4 (2.74%) OneTrust
6 3 (2.05%) Splunk
7 2 (1.37%) CA Agile Central
8 1 (0.68%) Red Hat