CISM Jobs in Scotland

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 154 220 176
Rank change year-on-year +66 -44 +47
Permanent jobs citing CISM 13 36 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.40% 0.57% 0.67%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.30% 3.26% 2.04%
Number of salaries quoted 11 13 11
10th Percentile £53,925 £38,550 £50,148
25th Percentile £63,950 £50,000 £59,981
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +72.73% -15.38% +58.24%
75th Percentile - £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile - £95,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,002 1,103 1,325
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 30.98% 17.35% 32.84%
Number of salaries quoted 506 521 435
10th Percentile £31,000 £27,500 £28,850
25th Percentile £46,608 £36,000 £38,144
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% - +8.79%
75th Percentile £60,265 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £63,000 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,909 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.02% -10.15% +9.09%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for CISM in Scotland

CISM
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISM in Scotland.

Salary trend for CISM in Scotland

CISM
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in Scotland over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.

Salary histogram for CISM in Scotland

CISM
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
Edinburgh +28 11 £95,000 +35.71% 7
Glasgow +102 1 - - 4
Aberdeen - 1 - -
CISM
UK

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (46.15%) AWS
2 2 (15.38%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (46.15%) Firewall
1 6 (46.15%) Network Security
1 6 (46.15%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) Power BI
General
1 9 (69.23%) Finance
2 2 (15.38%) Banking
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Cloud Engineer
1 6 (46.15%) Cloud Security Engineer
1 6 (46.15%) Cloud Security Lead
1 6 (46.15%) Lead
1 6 (46.15%) Lead Cloud Engineer
1 6 (46.15%) Security Engineer
2 4 (30.77%) Consultant
2 4 (30.77%) Security Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Information Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Information Security Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Security Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Data Consultant
4 1 (7.69%) Disaster Recovery Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Information Security Consultant
4 1 (7.69%) Risk Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Management Information System
1 2 (15.38%) Product Ownership
1 2 (15.38%) Security Posture
2 1 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (7.69%) Cyberattack
2 1 (7.69%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (7.69%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Continuous Improvement
1 7 (53.85%) Mentoring
1 7 (53.85%) Roadmaps
1 7 (53.85%) Threat Modelling
2 6 (46.15%) Cloud Security
2 6 (46.15%) Network Design
2 6 (46.15%) Strategic Roadmap
2 6 (46.15%) Technology Transformation
3 5 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (23.08%) Incident Response
4 3 (23.08%) Information Security
4 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
5 2 (15.38%) Data Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Disaster Recovery
5 2 (15.38%) Mathematics
5 2 (15.38%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 2 (15.38%) Risk Assessment
5 2 (15.38%) Statistics
5 2 (15.38%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (92.31%) CISSP
2 2 (15.38%) CRISC
3 1 (7.69%) CEH
3 1 (7.69%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (7.69%) CSSLP
3 1 (7.69%) Degree
3 1 (7.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (84.62%) NIST
2 6 (46.15%) Accessibility
2 6 (46.15%) NCSC
3 3 (23.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (7.69%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (7.69%) GDPR
4 1 (7.69%) ISO 22301