CISA Job Trends in London

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CISA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 327 377
Rank change year-on-year +76 +50 +101
Permanent jobs citing CISA 146 99 97
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.93% 0.66% 0.46%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.54% 2.00% 1.68%
Number of salaries quoted 106 34 84
10th Percentile £56,875 £54,500 £48,250
25th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £70,000 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% +5.66% -11.67%
75th Percentile £117,500 £89,375 £85,000
90th Percentile £127,500 £102,375 £99,625
England median annual salary £87,500 £70,000 £61,250
% change year-on-year +25.00% +14.29% -12.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,130 4,957 5,762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 26.43% 33.20% 27.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2,193 1,969 4,155
10th Percentile £31,500 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £118,750 £119,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

CISA job vacancy trend in London

CISA
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CISA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CISA

CISA
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISA in London over the 6 months to 18 February 2026.

Salary histogram for CISA in London

CISA
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISA within the London region over the 6 months to 18 February 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
Central London +18 31 £78,000 -5.45% 8
East London - 25 £90,000 - 1
West London - 7 £95,000 - 2
CISA
England

CISA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 3 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.68%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (7.53%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (6.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (4.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (4.11%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 19 (13.01%) Azure
2 17 (11.64%) AWS
3 12 (8.22%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (6.85%) Nutanix
4 10 (6.85%) Power Platform
5 9 (6.16%) SaaS
6 5 (3.42%) GCP
7 2 (1.37%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.68%) Amazon GuardDuty
8 1 (0.68%) AWS CloudTrail
8 1 (0.68%) AWS KMS
8 1 (0.68%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.68%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.68%) IaaS
8 1 (0.68%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (13.70%) CHAP
2 14 (9.59%) Firewall
3 10 (6.85%) SD-WAN
3 10 (6.85%) WAN
4 8 (5.48%) Network Security
5 2 (1.37%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.68%) LAN
6 1 (0.68%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (13.70%) Tableau
2 10 (6.85%) Power BI
3 2 (1.37%) DB2
General
1 92 (63.01%) Finance
2 65 (44.52%) Social Skills
3 39 (26.71%) Banking
4 37 (25.34%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (23.29%) Legal
6 28 (19.18%) Financial Institution
7 20 (13.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (11.64%) Law
9 12 (8.22%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (6.85%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (6.85%) Retail
11 7 (4.79%) Back Office
12 5 (3.42%) Advertising
13 3 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.68%) Games
15 1 (0.68%) Marketing
15 1 (0.68%) Public Sector
15 1 (0.68%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 34 (23.29%) Auditor
2 24 (16.44%) Internal Auditor
3 23 (15.75%) Senior
4 20 (13.70%) Security Auditor
5 17 (11.64%) Lead
6 16 (10.96%) Risk Manager
7 15 (10.27%) Analyst
7 15 (10.27%) Senior Manager
8 12 (8.22%) Head of Security
8 12 (8.22%) IT Auditor
8 12 (8.22%) Security Engineer
9 11 (7.53%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 11 (7.53%) Python Engineer
9 11 (7.53%) Technology Risk Manager
10 10 (6.85%) CISSP Engineer
10 10 (6.85%) PowerShell Engineer
10 10 (6.85%) Security Analyst
11 9 (6.16%) Information Analyst
11 9 (6.16%) Information Security Analyst
11 9 (6.16%) Senior Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.05%) Middleware
2 1 (0.68%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 53 (36.30%) Management Information System
2 14 (9.59%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (8.22%) Blockchain
3 12 (8.22%) Hedge funds
4 7 (4.79%) Algorithms
5 4 (2.74%) Security Posture
6 3 (2.05%) Cloud Native
6 3 (2.05%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.05%) PKI
7 2 (1.37%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.37%) IoT
7 2 (1.37%) Linked Data
7 2 (1.37%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.37%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.68%) Insider Threat
8 1 (0.68%) Mobile Payment
8 1 (0.68%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.68%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 18 (12.33%) Windows
2 15 (10.27%) Linux
3 11 (7.53%) Mac OS
4 6 (4.11%) Unix
5 2 (1.37%) AIX
6 1 (0.68%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (69.18%) Risk Management
2 97 (66.44%) Information Security
3 95 (65.07%) Cybersecurity
4 56 (38.36%) Incident Response
5 46 (31.51%) Analytics
6 45 (30.82%) Internal Audit
7 41 (28.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 40 (27.40%) Data Protection
9 39 (26.71%) Data Analytics
10 37 (25.34%) Risk Assessment
11 36 (24.66%) Vulnerability Management
12 34 (23.29%) IT Audit
13 32 (21.92%) Continuous Improvement
14 27 (18.49%) Problem-Solving
15 25 (17.12%) AI
15 25 (17.12%) Data Governance
16 23 (15.75%) Validation
17 22 (15.07%) Test Strategy
17 22 (15.07%) Threat Management
18 21 (14.38%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 17 (11.64%) Python
2 16 (10.96%) SQL
3 11 (7.53%) PowerShell
4 4 (2.74%) R
Qualifications
1 123 (84.25%) CISSP
2 98 (67.12%) CISM
3 44 (30.14%) CRISC
4 35 (23.97%) SANS
5 34 (23.29%) Degree
6 27 (18.49%) CGEIT
7 22 (15.07%) FFIEC
8 17 (11.64%) ISACA
9 12 (8.22%) CompTIA CySA+
10 10 (6.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 10 (6.85%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (6.85%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (6.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 8 (5.48%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (4.79%) GIAC
14 5 (3.42%) ACCA
15 4 (2.74%) CCSP
15 4 (2.74%) CIMA
15 4 (2.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 3 (2.05%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (60.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 84 (57.53%) NIST
3 44 (30.14%) GDPR
4 43 (29.45%) GRC
5 32 (21.92%) COBIT
6 24 (16.44%) PCI DSS
7 19 (13.01%) Cyber Essentials
8 13 (8.90%) Data Quality
8 13 (8.90%) SOC 2
9 12 (8.22%) Actionable Recommendations
9 12 (8.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 12 (8.22%) NIST 800
10 6 (4.11%) ITGC
10 6 (4.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (2.74%) ISO 22301
12 3 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 3 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (1.37%) SOC 1
14 1 (0.68%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 1 (0.68%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 2 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.68%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.68%) NLBS
2 1 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (11.64%) RSA Archer
2 13 (8.90%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 10 (6.85%) CASB
4 7 (4.79%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (4.79%) SCCM
5 1 (0.68%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 1 (0.68%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.68%) Terraform
Vendors
1 18 (12.33%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.53%) Google
3 5 (3.42%) Oracle
3 5 (3.42%) ServiceNow
4 3 (2.05%) Progress
5 2 (1.37%) Carbon Black
5 2 (1.37%) Citrix
5 2 (1.37%) Darktrace
5 2 (1.37%) Qualys
6 1 (0.68%) Ariba
6 1 (0.68%) CheckPoint
6 1 (0.68%) Cisco
6 1 (0.68%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (0.68%) OneTrust
6 1 (0.68%) Sage
6 1 (0.68%) SAP
6 1 (0.68%) Splunk
6 1 (0.68%) VMware
6 1 (0.68%) Xero