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 12 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 217 196 275
Rank change year-on-year -21 +79 -63
Permanent jobs citing CISM 43 34 57
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.32% 0.61% 0.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.03% 1.63% 1.72%
Number of salaries quoted 40 14 39
10th Percentile £51,745 £49,067 £52,200
25th Percentile £55,000 £50,918 £64,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £57,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.09% -20.69% +8.31%
75th Percentile £83,750 £67,500 £84,919
90th Percentile - £70,950 £85,000
England median annual salary £75,000 £72,250 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.81% -0.34% +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 2,115 2,091 3,314
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 15.98% 37.31% 25.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,024 837 1,789
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £36,594 £35,000 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,300 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% - -6.97%
75th Percentile £65,148 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,043
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.77% -9.93%

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 12 July 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 12 July 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 -13 29 £73,750 +28.26% 7
East Midlands -23 14 £67,500 +22.73% 9
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:

Business Applications
1 11 (25.58%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (13.95%) Azure
2 5 (11.63%) AWS
2 5 (11.63%) Entra ID
3 4 (9.30%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.33%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (2.33%) GCP
4 1 (2.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (16.28%) Firewall
2 5 (11.63%) Network Security
3 1 (2.33%) VPN
Development Applications
1 5 (11.63%) Yeoman
General
1 9 (20.93%) Social Skills
2 8 (18.60%) Manufacturing
3 7 (16.28%) Retail
4 5 (11.63%) Aerospace
4 5 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (9.30%) Finance
5 4 (9.30%) Influencing Skills
5 4 (9.30%) Public Sector
6 3 (6.98%) Legal
7 1 (2.33%) Banking
7 1 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (27.91%) Architect
1 12 (27.91%) Security Architect
2 6 (13.95%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 6 (13.95%) Lead
2 6 (13.95%) Security Manager
3 5 (11.63%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 4 (9.30%) Analyst
4 4 (9.30%) Information Analyst
4 4 (9.30%) Information Security Advisor
4 4 (9.30%) Information Security Analyst
4 4 (9.30%) Security Advisor
4 4 (9.30%) Security Analyst
4 4 (9.30%) Security Specialist
4 4 (9.30%) Senior
4 4 (9.30%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
5 2 (4.65%) Data Analyst
5 2 (4.65%) Resilience Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Security Engineer
5 2 (4.65%) Senior Manager
6 1 (2.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (20.93%) Management Information System
2 8 (18.60%) Security Posture
3 5 (11.63%) Cyber Security Posture
4 4 (9.30%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (6.98%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (6.98%) Operational Technology
5 3 (6.98%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (4.65%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (2.33%) Hybrid Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (74.42%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (44.19%) Risk Management
3 18 (41.86%) Information Security
4 17 (39.53%) Identity Access Management
5 16 (37.21%) Incident Response
6 13 (30.23%) Data Protection
7 12 (27.91%) Incident Management
7 12 (27.91%) Roadmaps
8 11 (25.58%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (25.58%) SABSA
8 11 (25.58%) Security Architecture
8 11 (25.58%) Threat Modelling
8 11 (25.58%) TOGAF
9 10 (23.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 10 (23.26%) Vulnerability Management
10 9 (20.93%) Offensive Security
11 8 (18.60%) Cloud Security
11 8 (18.60%) SIEM
12 7 (16.28%) Information Security Governance
12 7 (16.28%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 43 (100.00%) CISSP
2 18 (41.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 18 (41.86%) Cisco Certification
3 17 (39.53%) CCSP
4 9 (20.93%) CRISC
5 7 (16.28%) Degree
6 6 (13.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 5 (11.63%) Security Cleared
8 4 (9.30%) SC Cleared
9 3 (6.98%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (4.65%) CISA
10 2 (4.65%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (2.33%) AWS Certification
11 1 (2.33%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (93.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (62.79%) NIST
3 18 (41.86%) GDPR
4 16 (37.21%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (37.21%) GRC
5 10 (23.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (9.30%) PCI DSS
7 3 (6.98%) COBIT
8 1 (2.33%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (2.33%) HIPAA
8 1 (2.33%) ITGC
8 1 (2.33%) NCSC
Vendors
1 11 (25.58%) SAP
2 9 (20.93%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.33%) Google