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 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 266 241
Rank change year-on-year +154 -25 +44
Permanent jobs citing CISM 176 55 82
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.53% 0.46% 0.88%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.49% 1.87% 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 17 46 65
10th Percentile £49,634 £51,750 £51,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £58,563 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -4.11% +10.19%
75th Percentile £68,750 £84,689 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,250 £85,000 £91,824
England median annual salary £72,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -0.69% - +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 3,918 2,941 3,709
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 56.21% 24.78% 39.96%
Number of salaries quoted 830 1,861 1,271
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £32,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £48,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.68% -3.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,075 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +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 14 May 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 14 May 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 +131 124 £60,000 -20.00% 19
East Midlands +65 52 £62,500 -4.94% 10
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.70%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (2.84%) Azure
2 3 (1.70%) Entra ID
2 3 (1.70%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.57%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.27%) Cisco Firepower
1 4 (2.27%) Firewall
2 3 (1.70%) Intrusion Detection
2 3 (1.70%) Network Security
2 3 (1.70%) VPN
3 1 (0.57%) Cisco IPT
General
1 10 (5.68%) Social Skills
2 5 (2.84%) Legal
3 4 (2.27%) Finance
4 3 (1.70%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (1.70%) Retail
5 2 (1.14%) Banking
5 2 (1.14%) Public Sector
6 1 (0.57%) Games
6 1 (0.57%) Law
6 1 (0.57%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 155 (88.07%) Security Engineer
2 147 (83.52%) Principal Engineer
2 147 (83.52%) Principal Security Engineer
3 90 (51.14%) Analyst
4 89 (50.57%) Security Analyst
5 87 (49.43%) Principal Security Analyst
5 87 (49.43%) Product Analyst
6 60 (34.09%) Product Engineer
7 8 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 4 (2.27%) Lead
9 3 (1.70%) Security Manager
10 2 (1.14%) Cybersecurity Practitioner
10 2 (1.14%) Head of Operations
10 2 (1.14%) Head of Security
10 2 (1.14%) Information Security Advisor
10 2 (1.14%) IT Manager
10 2 (1.14%) Malware Engineer
10 2 (1.14%) Security Advisor
11 1 (0.57%) IT Governance Manager
11 1 (0.57%) IT Risk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (2.84%) Management Information System
1 5 (2.84%) Security Posture
2 3 (1.70%) Housing Association
3 2 (1.14%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (0.57%) BYOD
4 1 (0.57%) CESG
4 1 (0.57%) Cyberattack
4 1 (0.57%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.14%) Linux
2 1 (0.57%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (97.16%) Cybersecurity
2 159 (90.34%) Risk Management
3 158 (89.77%) Information Security
4 150 (85.23%) Project Management
5 148 (84.09%) Cyber Resilience
6 147 (83.52%) Security Testing
7 13 (7.39%) ITIL
8 12 (6.82%) SIEM
9 10 (5.68%) Vulnerability Management
10 9 (5.11%) Problem Management
11 8 (4.55%) Compliance Management
11 8 (4.55%) Incident Response
12 6 (3.41%) Security Management
13 5 (2.84%) Identity Access Management
13 5 (2.84%) Information Security Management
14 4 (2.27%) Business Continuity
14 4 (2.27%) Continuous Improvement
14 4 (2.27%) Data Protection
14 4 (2.27%) Incident Management
14 4 (2.27%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.14%) PowerShell
1 2 (1.14%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 170 (96.59%) CISSP
2 148 (84.09%) CESG Certified Professional
2 148 (84.09%) Degree
3 147 (83.52%) BPSS Clearance
4 15 (8.52%) CISA
5 11 (6.25%) SANS
6 10 (5.68%) Security Cleared
7 9 (5.11%) GIAC
7 9 (5.11%) ISACA
7 9 (5.11%) SC Cleared
8 4 (2.27%) CRISC
9 2 (1.14%) CASP
9 2 (1.14%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.14%) IISP
9 2 (1.14%) ISEB
10 1 (0.57%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.57%) CIPFA
10 1 (0.57%) CISMP
10 1 (0.57%) ISEB Practitioner
10 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 159 (90.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 155 (88.07%) JSP 440
3 149 (84.66%) NIST
4 147 (83.52%) RMADS
5 12 (6.82%) GRC
6 8 (4.55%) NCSC
7 4 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (1.14%) GDPR
8 2 (1.14%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.57%) COBIT
9 1 (0.57%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (1.70%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (2.84%) Nessus
2 4 (2.27%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 6 (3.41%) Tenable
2 5 (2.84%) Microsoft
3 4 (2.27%) Cisco
4 3 (1.70%) Fortinet