CISM Job Trends in Leeds

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leeds with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 98 78 102
Rank change year-on-year -20 +24 +59
Permanent jobs citing CISM 3 10 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.23% 0.92% 0.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.87% 3.85% 2.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 2
10th Percentile £59,825 £51,250 £66,443
25th Percentile £64,021 £57,188 £66,537
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,014 £75,000 £68,389
Median % change year-on-year -5.31% +9.67% +21.58%
75th Percentile £78,007 - £70,555
90th Percentile £82,203 - £70,838
West Yorkshire median annual salary £71,014 £75,000 £68,389
% change year-on-year -5.31% +9.67% +18.94%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 345 260 275
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 26.10% 24.03% 21.07%
Number of salaries quoted 192 79 145
10th Percentile - £25,000 £32,317
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,025 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,250 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.50% -13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £68,125 £69,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £78,774 £80,000 £83,250
West Yorkshire median annual salary £41,075 £49,274 £58,000
% change year-on-year -16.64% -15.04% +0.33%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

CISM job vacancy trend in Leeds

CISM
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing CISM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing CISM

CISM
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in Leeds over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for CISM in Leeds

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Information Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Security Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Information Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Security Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Information Risk Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security Risk Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Security Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Risk Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Architecture Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Cloud Security
2 2 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 2 (66.67%) Design Patterns
2 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) SABSA
2 2 (66.67%) Security Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) TOGAF
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (33.33%) Information Management
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Product Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CISSP
2 2 (66.67%) DBS Check
2 2 (66.67%) TOGAF Certification
3 1 (33.33%) CRISC
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) GRC
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) NCSC