CISM Job Trends 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 18 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	129	146	121
Rank change year-on-year	+17	-25	+32
Permanent jobs citing CISM	17	6	35
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland	0.40%	0.23%	1.05%
As % of the Qualifications category	2.83%	1.09%	4.96%
Number of salaries quoted	9	5	8
10^th Percentile	-	£47,970	£37,675
25^th Percentile	£87,500	£53,925	£46,188
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£110,000	£60,950	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	+80.48%	+10.82%	+18.28%
75^th Percentile	-	£72,500	£59,375
90^th Percentile	£125,000	£75,200	£65,750
UK median annual salary	£77,500	£70,000	£75,000
% change year-on-year	+10.71%	-6.67%	+7.14%

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.

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications	601	550	705
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland	14.12%	21.01%	21.21%
Number of salaries quoted	241	195	281
10^th Percentile	£27,500	£26,250	£31,250
25^th Percentile	£40,928	£29,000	£41,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£33,500	£52,500
Median % change year-on-year	+64.18%	-36.19%	-
75^th Percentile	£70,000	£61,875	£67,625
90^th Percentile	£78,312	£81,250	£83,500
UK median annual salary	£60,000	£55,000	£57,500
% change year-on-year	+9.09%	-4.35%	-

CISM Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

CISM Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing CISM.

CISM Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in Scotland over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.

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 18 October 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
Edinburgh	+21	13	£110,000	+89.74%	5
Glasgow	+10	2	-	-	9
Aberdeenshire	-	1	-	-	3
Aberdeen	-	1	-	-	4
CISM UK

CISM Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, job vacancies citing CISM also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region with a requirement for CISM.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CISSP	100.0%	17
2	Cybersecurity	64.7%	11
3	ISO/IEC 27001	58.8%	10
3	Risk Management	58.8%	10
5	Information Security	52.9%	9
5	Stakeholder Management	52.9%	9
7	Data Protection	47.1%	8
8	Azure	41.2%	7
8	CISA	41.2%	7
8	Coaching	41.2%	7
8	Data Governance	41.2%	7
8	Decision-Making	41.2%	7
13	AI	35.3%	6
13	GDPR	35.3%	6
13	Microsoft	35.3%	6
13	Security Operations	35.3%	6
17	Continuous Improvement	29.4%	5
17	Incident Response	29.4%	5
17	ISO 27001 Lead Implementer	29.4%	5
17	Microsoft Purview	29.4%	5
21	Analytics	23.5%	4
21	AWS	23.5%	4
21	Cloud Security	23.5%	4
21	Cyber Resilience	23.5%	4
21	GRC	23.5%	4
21	Mentoring	23.5%	4
21	OneTrust	23.5%	4
21	People Management	23.5%	4
21	Regulatory Compliance	23.5%	4
21	Stakeholder Engagement	23.5%	4

CISM Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CISSP	100.0%	17
2	CISA	41.2%	7
3	ISO 27001 Lead Implementer	29.4%	5
4	CISMP	17.6%	3
4	CRISC	17.6%	3
4	Degree	17.6%	3
4	ISEB	17.6%	3
4	SC Cleared	17.6%	3
4	Security Cleared	17.6%	3
10	(ISC)2 CCSP	11.8%	2
10	Azure Certification	11.8%	2
10	Cisco Certification	11.8%	2
10	CSSLP	11.8%	2
14	ISACA	5.9%	1
14	ISO 27001 Lead Auditor	5.9%	1