CISM Job Trends in the North of England

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 314 282 281
Rank change year-on-year -32 -1 -18
Permanent jobs citing CISM 33 27 58
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.15% 0.28% 0.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.00% 0.71% 1.71%
Number of salaries quoted 27 20 48
10th Percentile £55,000 £53,924 -
25th Percentile £56,000 £56,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £73,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.86% +28.26% -11.54%
75th Percentile £88,148 £85,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £99,500 £85,625 £85,000
England median annual salary £75,000 £72,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +2.86% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,293 3,812 3,383
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 14.71% 39.61% 22.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,777 1,193 1,674
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,525 £26,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £33,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £74,258 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

CISM job vacancy trend in the North of England

CISM
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CISM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CISM

CISM
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in the North of England over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Salary histogram for CISM in the North of England

CISM
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the North of England region over the 6 months to 18 August 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
North West +6 17 £60,000 -11.76% 9
Yorkshire -30 9 £55,000 -15.38% 3
North East -61 7 £95,000 +18.75% 4
CISM
England

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 11 (33.33%) AWS
2 10 (30.30%) Azure
3 5 (15.15%) SaaS
4 4 (12.12%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (9.09%) GCP
5 3 (9.09%) Serverless
5 3 (9.09%) Vertex AI
6 2 (6.06%) Entra ID
7 1 (3.03%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (3.03%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (18.18%) Network Security
2 2 (6.06%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.03%) Power BI
General
1 8 (24.24%) Social Skills
2 7 (21.21%) Finance
2 7 (21.21%) Pharmaceutical
3 6 (18.18%) Public Sector
4 4 (12.12%) Banking
4 4 (12.12%) Law
4 4 (12.12%) Legal
5 2 (6.06%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (6.06%) Retail
5 2 (6.06%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 10 (30.30%) Senior
2 8 (24.24%) Analyst
2 8 (24.24%) Information Analyst
2 8 (24.24%) Information Security Analyst
2 8 (24.24%) Security Analyst
3 6 (18.18%) Senior Analyst
3 6 (18.18%) Senior Information Analyst
3 6 (18.18%) Senior Information Security Analyst
3 6 (18.18%) Senior Security Analyst
4 4 (12.12%) Architect
4 4 (12.12%) Consultant
4 4 (12.12%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 4 (12.12%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 4 (12.12%) Security Architect
4 4 (12.12%) Security Consultant
4 4 (12.12%) Security Manager
5 3 (9.09%) Cloud Architect
5 3 (9.09%) Head of IT
5 3 (9.09%) Head of IT Security
5 3 (9.09%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) Security Posture
2 3 (9.09%) Cloud Native
2 3 (9.09%) Management Information System
3 2 (6.06%) Housing Association
4 1 (3.03%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.03%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (3.03%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (3.03%) Life Science
4 1 (3.03%) Onboarding
4 1 (3.03%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (84.85%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (63.64%) Information Security
3 12 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
4 11 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
5 10 (30.30%) Incident Response
5 10 (30.30%) SIEM
6 9 (27.27%) Cloud Security
6 9 (27.27%) Roadmaps
7 7 (21.21%) Risk Management
7 7 (21.21%) Vulnerability Management
8 6 (18.18%) Coaching
8 6 (18.18%) Mentoring
8 6 (18.18%) Risk Register
9 5 (15.15%) AI
9 5 (15.15%) GAP Analysis
9 5 (15.15%) Security Architecture
9 5 (15.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 4 (12.12%) Agile
10 4 (12.12%) Business Continuity
10 4 (12.12%) Disaster Recovery
Qualifications
1 31 (93.94%) CISSP
2 7 (21.21%) CRISC
3 6 (18.18%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (15.15%) Degree
5 4 (12.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 4 (12.12%) CCSP
5 4 (12.12%) CISA
6 2 (6.06%) A+ Certification
6 2 (6.06%) CCNP
6 2 (6.06%) CEH
6 2 (6.06%) CISMP
6 2 (6.06%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (6.06%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 2 (6.06%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 2 (6.06%) Master's Degree
6 2 (6.06%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (3.03%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (3.03%) SC Cleared
7 1 (3.03%) Security Cleared
7 1 (3.03%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (57.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (42.42%) NIST
3 12 (36.36%) GDPR
4 4 (12.12%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (6.06%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (6.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (3.03%) GRC
6 1 (3.03%) GxP
6 1 (3.03%) ISO 22301
6 1 (3.03%) NCSC
6 1 (3.03%) QA
System Software
1 2 (6.06%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (12.12%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.06%) CyberArk