CISA Job Trends in the South West

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for CISA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 181 206
Rank change year-on-year +27 +25 +53
Permanent jobs citing CISA 28 1 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.55% 0.024% 0.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.66% 0.061% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 11
10th Percentile - - £45,000
25th Percentile £49,000 £48,565 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,422 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.76% +2.84% -5.66%
75th Percentile £51,000 £54,278 £61,125
90th Percentile - - £76,250
England median annual salary £75,500 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.86% +16.67% -20.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

CISA 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 South West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,690 1,636 1,840
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 33.14% 39.38% 38.98%
Number of salaries quoted 888 837 1,254
10th Percentile £28,250 £24,050 £28,650
25th Percentile £38,750 £40,000 £39,819
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -0.79%
75th Percentile £72,125 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

CISA job vacancy trend in the South West

CISA
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing CISA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing CISA

CISA
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISA within the South West region over the 6 months to 15 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
Somerset - 15 - -
Gloucestershire - 7 - -
Bristol +14 6 £50,000 -2.76% 2
CISA
England

CISA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (3.57%) Mimecast
General
1 27 (96.43%) Banking
1 27 (96.43%) Finance
2 1 (3.57%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (3.57%) IT Manager
1 1 (3.57%) IT Security Manager
1 1 (3.57%) Security Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (96.43%) Business Continuity
1 27 (96.43%) Business Continuity Management
1 27 (96.43%) Due Diligence
1 27 (96.43%) Information Security
1 27 (96.43%) Operations Management
1 27 (96.43%) Process Improvement
1 27 (96.43%) Risk Assessment
1 27 (96.43%) Risk Management
1 27 (96.43%) Roadmaps
1 27 (96.43%) Supply Chain Management
2 1 (3.57%) Business Strategy
2 1 (3.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (3.57%) Cyber Assurance
2 1 (3.57%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (3.57%) Ergonomics
2 1 (3.57%) Human Factors
2 1 (3.57%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (3.57%) ITIL
2 1 (3.57%) ITSM
2 1 (3.57%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 27 (96.43%) CISSP
1 27 (96.43%) CRISC
2 1 (3.57%) CISM
2 1 (3.57%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (96.43%) NIST
1 27 (96.43%) PCI DSS
2 1 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (3.57%) GDPR
2 1 (3.57%) GRC
2 1 (3.57%) NCSC
Vendors
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft