CISMP Job Trends in the North of England

ISEB Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for CISMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 283 261
Rank change year-on-year +25 -22 +138
Permanent jobs citing CISMP 5 4 14
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.047% 0.043% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.12% 0.12% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 12
10th Percentile - - £60,950
25th Percentile - £35,000 £67,789
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% -29.15% +22.08%
75th Percentile - £67,500 £72,433
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £70,576
% change year-on-year +3.85% -7.90% +22.08%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

CISMP 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 4,186 3,420 1,860
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 39.67% 36.98% 23.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,214 1,197 1,224
10th Percentile £27,325 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £50,055 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.09% -4.66% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,760 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CISMP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

CISMP job vacancy trend in the North of England

CISMP
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

CISMP
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 CISMP within the North of England region over the 6 months to 5 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
Yorkshire - 4 £35,000 -
North West +17 1 - -
CISMP
England

CISMP
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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Firewall
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Junior
2 2 (40.00%) Junior Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Security Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) SOC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (40.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (60.00%) Information Security
1 3 (60.00%) ISMS
2 2 (40.00%) Cloud Security
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 2 (40.00%) Logistics
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (20.00%) Information Security Governance
3 1 (20.00%) Information Security Management
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 2 (40.00%) CCSP
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (40.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 2 (40.00%) GSEC
1 2 (40.00%) SSCP
2 1 (20.00%) CISM
2 1 (20.00%) CISSP
2 1 (20.00%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) GDPR
2 1 (20.00%) GRC
2 1 (20.00%) ISO 22301
2 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (20.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft