CISM Job Trends 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 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 193 179 190
Rank change year-on-year -14 +11 +65
Permanent jobs citing CISM 29 63 34
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.37% 0.96% 0.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.05% 2.62% 2.40%
Number of salaries quoted 21 38 30
10th Percentile £43,497 £43,650 £53,625
25th Percentile £48,165 £52,813 £57,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -3.23% -4.13%
75th Percentile £80,000 £69,920 £76,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £73,993
% change year-on-year -3.33% +1.36% -1.34%

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 2,755 2,407 1,418
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.34% 36.76% 27.27%
Number of salaries quoted 747 725 1,121
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £26,750
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% -

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

CISM job vacancy trend in the Midlands

CISM
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CISM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CISM

CISM
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in the Midlands over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

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 4 January 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
West Midlands -8 17 £62,500 +4.17% 5
East Midlands +4 12 £60,000 +4.35% 4
CISM
England

CISM
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 8 (27.59%) Azure
2 6 (20.69%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (17.24%) AWS
4 3 (10.34%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (6.90%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (3.45%) Azure Key Vault
6 1 (3.45%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) Network Security
2 1 (3.45%) VPN
General
1 15 (51.72%) Social Skills
2 8 (27.59%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (27.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (17.24%) Public Sector
3 5 (17.24%) Retail
4 4 (13.79%) Finance
5 2 (6.90%) Banking
5 2 (6.90%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (6.90%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (24.14%) Architect
1 7 (24.14%) Security Architect
2 6 (20.69%) Analyst
2 6 (20.69%) Security Analyst
3 5 (17.24%) Information Analyst
3 5 (17.24%) Information Security Analyst
3 5 (17.24%) IT Manager
3 5 (17.24%) Senior
4 4 (13.79%) Enterprise Architect
4 4 (13.79%) Enterprise Information Architect
4 4 (13.79%) Enterprise Security Architect
4 4 (13.79%) Information Architect
4 4 (13.79%) Information Security Architect
4 4 (13.79%) Information Security Manager
4 4 (13.79%) IT Security Manager
4 4 (13.79%) Lead
4 4 (13.79%) Security Manager
5 3 (10.34%) Senior Analyst
5 3 (10.34%) Senior Information Analyst
5 3 (10.34%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.34%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 8 (27.59%) Management Information System
2 5 (17.24%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (17.24%) Security Posture
3 2 (6.90%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (6.90%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (3.45%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (3.45%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.45%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (72.41%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (58.62%) Information Security
3 12 (41.38%) Risk Assessment
4 10 (34.48%) Security Architecture
5 9 (31.03%) Data Protection
5 9 (31.03%) Decision-Making
5 9 (31.03%) Information Security Management
5 9 (31.03%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (27.59%) Incident Response
6 8 (27.59%) Security Management
7 6 (20.69%) Cloud Security
7 6 (20.69%) Design Patterns
7 6 (20.69%) Enterprise Architecture
7 6 (20.69%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 5 (17.24%) Document Management
8 5 (17.24%) SABSA
8 5 (17.24%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (13.79%) Architecture Governance
9 4 (13.79%) Strategic Thinking
9 4 (13.79%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
1 1 (3.45%) Python
Qualifications
1 29 (100.00%) CISSP
2 9 (31.03%) Degree
3 7 (24.14%) SC Cleared
3 7 (24.14%) Security Cleared
4 5 (17.24%) CompTIA Security+
5 4 (13.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 4 (13.79%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (13.79%) DBS Check
5 4 (13.79%) TOGAF Certification
6 3 (10.34%) AWS Certification
6 3 (10.34%) CEH
6 3 (10.34%) CISMP
6 3 (10.34%) CITP
6 3 (10.34%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (10.34%) CRISC
6 3 (10.34%) DV Cleared
7 2 (6.90%) CESG Certified Professional
7 2 (6.90%) CISA
7 2 (6.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (6.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (65.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (48.28%) NIST
3 8 (27.59%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (24.14%) GDPR
4 7 (24.14%) GRC
5 6 (20.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (13.79%) PCI DSS
7 2 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (6.90%) NCSC
8 1 (3.45%) ISO 22301
Systems Management
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (34.48%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.45%) Cisco
2 1 (3.45%) Exabeam
2 1 (3.45%) Meraki