CISM Jobs in the South West

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 151 213 217
Rank change year-on-year +62 +4 +27
Permanent jobs citing CISM 24 80 52
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.67% 0.86% 0.77%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.30% 2.45% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 23 66 47
10th Percentile £48,165 £50,000 £53,970
25th Percentile £57,585 £61,250 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £68,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.46% -2.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £95,000 £70,250 £79,750
90th Percentile - £120,000 £93,250
England median annual salary £72,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -0.69% - +3.57%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,848 3,271 2,807
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 51.87% 35.34% 41.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,013 2,139 1,262
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £30,268
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,759 £38,017
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £53,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.68% +1.90% +5.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £79,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,700 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.55% -8.83% +9.09%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the South West

CISM
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISM in the South West.

Salary trend for CISM in the South West

CISM
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in the South West over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CISM in the South West

CISM
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 CISM within the South West region over the 6 months to 15 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
Bristol +6 13 £80,000 +16.79% 14
Wiltshire +43 8 £54,364 +8.73% 4
Gloucestershire +67 2 £100,000 +73.91% 7
Devon +21 1 £67,500 - 1
CISM
England

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 11 (45.83%) AWS
2 5 (20.83%) Azure
3 2 (8.33%) Amazon ECS
4 1 (4.17%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 11 (45.83%) Firewall
1 11 (45.83%) Network Security
2 10 (41.67%) VPN
General
1 9 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 7 (29.17%) Finance
3 5 (20.83%) Retail
4 3 (12.50%) Military
5 2 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (4.17%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (37.50%) Security Engineer
2 7 (29.17%) Security Manager
3 6 (25.00%) Cloud Engineer
3 6 (25.00%) Cloud Security Engineer
3 6 (25.00%) Cloud Security Lead
3 6 (25.00%) Lead
3 6 (25.00%) Lead Cloud Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) IT Manager
4 3 (12.50%) IT Security Manager
5 2 (8.33%) Architect
5 2 (8.33%) AWS Architect
5 2 (8.33%) AWS Security Architect
5 2 (8.33%) Consultant
5 2 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 2 (8.33%) Operational Security Manager
5 2 (8.33%) Operations Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Operations Manager
5 2 (8.33%) Security Architect
5 2 (8.33%) Security Consultant
5 2 (8.33%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.33%) Leaflet
2 1 (4.17%) HTML
2 1 (4.17%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 6 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (20.83%) Management Information System
3 3 (12.50%) Security Posture
4 2 (8.33%) Cloud Security Posture
4 2 (8.33%) CSOC
4 2 (8.33%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (8.33%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (4.17%) Insider Threat
5 1 (4.17%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.33%) Linux
1 2 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (58.33%) Information Security
2 10 (41.67%) Cloud Security
2 10 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (41.67%) Threat Modelling
3 8 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 8 (33.33%) Security Operations
4 7 (29.17%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (29.17%) Incident Response
4 7 (29.17%) Service Management
5 6 (25.00%) Mentoring
5 6 (25.00%) Network Design
5 6 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
5 6 (25.00%) Technology Transformation
6 5 (20.83%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (20.83%) SIEM
7 4 (16.67%) DevSecOps
7 4 (16.67%) Due Diligence
7 4 (16.67%) Line Management
7 4 (16.67%) Security Patching
7 4 (16.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 23 (95.83%) CISSP
2 7 (29.17%) Security Cleared
3 6 (25.00%) Degree
4 4 (16.67%) CEH
4 4 (16.67%) SC Cleared
5 3 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (12.50%) DV Cleared
5 3 (12.50%) GIAC
6 2 (8.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 2 (8.33%) AWS Certification
6 2 (8.33%) CESG Certified Professional
6 2 (8.33%) CISA
6 2 (8.33%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (8.33%) HNC
6 2 (8.33%) HND
6 2 (8.33%) ISSAP
6 2 (8.33%) SANS
7 1 (4.17%) GCFE
7 1 (4.17%) GISP
7 1 (4.17%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (62.50%) NIST
2 7 (29.17%) GDPR
2 7 (29.17%) NCSC
3 6 (25.00%) Accessibility
3 6 (25.00%) PCI DSS
4 5 (20.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (8.33%) COBIT
6 2 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (8.33%) SOC 2
7 1 (4.17%) Def Stans
7 1 (4.17%) GRC
7 1 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (4.17%) JSP 440
7 1 (4.17%) RMADS
System Software
1 2 (8.33%) Docker
2 1 (4.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (8.33%) Kubernetes
2 1 (4.17%) CSIRT
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (16.67%) CrowdStrike
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (12.50%) Fortinet
2 3 (12.50%) Palo Alto
2 3 (12.50%) Sophos
3 1 (4.17%) Cisco
3 1 (4.17%) Dell
3 1 (4.17%) Intel