CISM Jobs in the Midlands

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 273 219
Rank change year-on-year +132 -54 +89
Permanent jobs citing CISM 125 58 76
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.81% 0.43% 0.96%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.74% 1.72% 2.43%
Number of salaries quoted 14 40 60
10th Percentile £49,067 £52,350 £50,875
25th Percentile £50,918 £64,660 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £71,250 £65,968
Median % change year-on-year -19.30% +8.01% +1.49%
75th Percentile £67,500 £84,919 £81,250
90th Percentile £70,950 £85,000 £87,750
England median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,339 3,371 3,130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 48.27% 25.25% 39.46%
Number of salaries quoted 879 1,767 1,301
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,500 £29,250
25th Percentile £36,099 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% -9.52% +14.13%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,125 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.62% -9.79% +9.09%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the Midlands

CISM
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISM in the Midlands.

Salary trend for CISM in the Midlands

CISM
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in the Midlands over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.

Salary histogram for CISM in the Midlands

CISM
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 CISM within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
West Midlands +108 87 £57,500 -23.33% 10
East Midlands +69 38 £55,000 -21.43% 3
CISM
England

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 5 (4.00%) Azure
2 4 (3.20%) Entra ID
3 1 (0.80%) Azure Key Vault
3 1 (0.80%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (0.80%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.80%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.00%) Intrusion Detection
2 3 (2.40%) Network Security
3 1 (0.80%) Cisco Firepower
3 1 (0.80%) Firewall
3 1 (0.80%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.80%) GIS
General
1 8 (6.40%) Social Skills
2 6 (4.80%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (4.80%) Retail
3 5 (4.00%) Finance
4 4 (3.20%) Legal
5 3 (2.40%) Public Sector
6 2 (1.60%) Banking
7 1 (0.80%) Games
7 1 (0.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.80%) Law
7 1 (0.80%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 105 (84.00%) Security Engineer
2 101 (80.80%) Principal Engineer
2 101 (80.80%) Principal Security Engineer
3 60 (48.00%) Product Engineer
4 44 (35.20%) Analyst
5 43 (34.40%) Security Analyst
6 41 (32.80%) Principal Security Analyst
6 41 (32.80%) Product Analyst
7 5 (4.00%) Head of Operations
7 5 (4.00%) Head of Security
8 4 (3.20%) Lead
9 2 (1.60%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 2 (1.60%) Cybersecurity Practitioner
9 2 (1.60%) Information Analyst
9 2 (1.60%) Information Security Advisor
9 2 (1.60%) Information Security Analyst
9 2 (1.60%) Security Advisor
9 2 (1.60%) Security Manager
10 1 (0.80%) Delivery Manager
10 1 (0.80%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.80%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.60%) Management Information System
2 4 (3.20%) Security Posture
3 2 (1.60%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (0.80%) BYOD
4 1 (0.80%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (0.80%) Operational Technology
4 1 (0.80%) SCADA
4 1 (0.80%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.60%) Linux
2 1 (0.80%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (96.80%) Cybersecurity
2 116 (92.80%) Risk Management
3 112 (89.60%) Information Security
4 102 (81.60%) Cyber Resilience
4 102 (81.60%) Project Management
5 101 (80.80%) Security Testing
6 10 (8.00%) Incident Response
7 9 (7.20%) Incident Management
7 9 (7.20%) SIEM
8 8 (6.40%) Risk Assessment
9 7 (5.60%) Security Operations
10 6 (4.80%) Agile
11 5 (4.00%) Identity Access Management
11 5 (4.00%) ITIL
11 5 (4.00%) Malware Analysis
11 5 (4.00%) Mentoring
11 5 (4.00%) Security Management
12 4 (3.20%) Continuous Improvement
12 4 (3.20%) Information Security Management
12 4 (3.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.40%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.60%) Shell Script
3 1 (0.80%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (0.80%) Python
Qualifications
1 122 (97.60%) CISSP
2 104 (83.20%) Degree
3 102 (81.60%) CESG Certified Professional
4 101 (80.80%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (6.40%) SANS
6 7 (5.60%) CISA
7 5 (4.00%) CRISC
7 5 (4.00%) GIAC
7 5 (4.00%) SC Cleared
7 5 (4.00%) Security Cleared
8 3 (2.40%) ISACA
9 2 (1.60%) CASP
9 2 (1.60%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.60%) IISP
10 1 (0.80%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.80%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.80%) CITP
10 1 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.80%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.80%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (89.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 106 (84.80%) NIST
3 103 (82.40%) JSP 440
4 101 (80.80%) RMADS
5 7 (5.60%) GRC
6 3 (2.40%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (2.40%) GDPR
6 3 (2.40%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.60%) COBIT
7 2 (1.60%) NCSC
8 1 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.80%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (2.40%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (0.80%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 9 (7.20%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.60%) Cisco
3 1 (0.80%) Exabeam
3 1 (0.80%) Meraki
3 1 (0.80%) Tenable