CISA Job Trends in the Midlands

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for CISA 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 195 206 207
Rank change year-on-year +11 +1 +86
Permanent jobs citing CISA 20 35 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.26% 0.52% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.72% 1.44% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2 17 13
10th Percentile - £51,750 £49,650
25th Percentile £71,250 £54,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.83% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile - £63,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £70,000 £68,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% +14.58% -20.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,768 2,437 1,388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.53% 36.52% 27.56%
Number of salaries quoted 756 734 1,102
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £27,050
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

CISA job vacancy trend in the Midlands

CISA
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CISA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CISA

CISA
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISA within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
East Midlands +5 19 £72,500 +26.09% 7
West Midlands -8 1 £72,500 +20.83% 9
CISA
England

CISA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (10.00%) Azure
1 2 (10.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 18 (90.00%) Banking
1 18 (90.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (10.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (90.00%) Business Continuity
1 18 (90.00%) Business Continuity Management
1 18 (90.00%) Due Diligence
1 18 (90.00%) Information Security
1 18 (90.00%) Operations Management
1 18 (90.00%) Process Improvement
1 18 (90.00%) Risk Assessment
1 18 (90.00%) Risk Management
1 18 (90.00%) Roadmaps
1 18 (90.00%) Supply Chain Management
2 2 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (10.00%) Offensive Security
2 2 (10.00%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 20 (100.00%) CISSP
2 18 (90.00%) CRISC
3 2 (10.00%) CEH
3 2 (10.00%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (100.00%) NIST
2 18 (90.00%) PCI DSS
3 2 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
Systems Management
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Intune