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

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 150 243 194
Rank change year-on-year +93 -49 +37
Permanent jobs citing CISM 14 45 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.47% 0.66% 0.67%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.12% 3.76% 2.15%
Number of salaries quoted 12 15 20
10th Percentile £54,033 £37,339 £48,548
25th Percentile £65,688 £50,000 £53,603
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £84,935 £60,000 £62,375
Median % change year-on-year +41.56% -3.81% +0.26%
75th Percentile £95,000 £67,675 £77,500
90th Percentile - £88,750 £78,875
UK median annual salary £72,250 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -0.34% +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 1,252 1,196 1,395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 42.06% 17.56% 31.01%
Number of salaries quoted 620 535 416
10th Percentile £37,574 £26,700 £28,875
25th Percentile £47,683 £34,000 £38,717
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,990 £50,539
Median % change year-on-year +5.02% -1.09% +9.87%
75th Percentile £60,265 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £63,000 £80,000 £77,607
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% +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 28 May 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 28 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
Edinburgh +14 11 £95,000 +35.71% 16
Glasgow +139 2 £73,500 +27.83% 14
Aberdeen +31 1 - - 7
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 (42.86%) AWS
2 2 (14.29%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (50.00%) Firewall
2 6 (42.86%) Network Security
2 6 (42.86%) VPN
3 1 (7.14%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) Power BI
General
1 10 (71.43%) Finance
2 3 (21.43%) Banking
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Cloud Engineer
1 6 (42.86%) Cloud Security Engineer
1 6 (42.86%) Cloud Security Lead
1 6 (42.86%) Lead
1 6 (42.86%) Lead Cloud Engineer
1 6 (42.86%) Security Engineer
2 3 (21.43%) Consultant
2 3 (21.43%) Security Consultant
3 2 (14.29%) Information Manager
3 2 (14.29%) Information Security Manager
3 2 (14.29%) Security Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Data Consultant
4 1 (7.14%) Digital Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Disaster Recovery Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Forensic Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Incident Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Risk Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
1 2 (14.29%) Product Ownership
1 2 (14.29%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (7.14%) SCADA
2 1 (7.14%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Linux
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Mentoring
2 7 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 6 (42.86%) Cloud Security
3 6 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (42.86%) Network Design
3 6 (42.86%) Strategic Roadmap
3 6 (42.86%) Technology Transformation
3 6 (42.86%) Threat Modelling
4 3 (21.43%) Incident Response
4 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (21.43%) Risk Management
4 3 (21.43%) Vulnerability Management
5 2 (14.29%) Data Analysis
5 2 (14.29%) Data Visualisation
5 2 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
5 2 (14.29%) Information Security
5 2 (14.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 2 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
5 2 (14.29%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) SQL
2 1 (7.14%) Perl
2 1 (7.14%) Python
2 1 (7.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 13 (92.86%) CISSP
2 2 (14.29%) CRISC
3 1 (7.14%) CEH
3 1 (7.14%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (7.14%) GIAC
3 1 (7.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (71.43%) NIST
2 6 (42.86%) Accessibility
2 6 (42.86%) NCSC
3 3 (21.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (7.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (7.14%) GDPR
4 1 (7.14%) ISO 22301
4 1 (7.14%) SOC 2