CISM Jobs in the Thames Valley

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 164 229 234
Rank change year-on-year +65 +5 +20
Permanent jobs citing CISM 15 14 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.44% 0.21% 0.49%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.89% 0.54% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 5 8 19
10th Percentile £60,250 - £46,250
25th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £68,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% +14.58% -15.79%
75th Percentile £86,250 £73,750 £73,125
90th Percentile £103,500 £74,875 £88,000
South East median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £61,250
% change year-on-year - +6.12% -5.77%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,686 2,579 2,497
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 49.69% 38.36% 41.89%
Number of salaries quoted 439 1,577 1,038
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -5.77%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £57,500 £51,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.65% +3.00% -4.76%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the Thames Valley

CISM
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISM in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for CISM in the Thames Valley

CISM
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CISM in the Thames Valley

CISM
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 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
Berkshire +32 10 £65,000 -5.45% 14
Buckinghamshire - 4 £96,250 - 5
Oxfordshire - 1 - - 7
CISM
South East

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (13.33%) IBM Domino
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) Firewall
1 1 (6.67%) Network Security
1 1 (6.67%) VPN
General
1 8 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (46.67%) Publishing
3 4 (26.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (6.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 9 (60.00%) Information Manager
1 9 (60.00%) Security Manager
2 8 (53.33%) Information Security Manager
3 7 (46.67%) Governance Manager
3 7 (46.67%) Information Governance Manager
4 4 (26.67%) Head of Security
5 2 (13.33%) Head of Cybersecurity
5 2 (13.33%) Supply Chain Manager
6 1 (6.67%) Analyst
6 1 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 1 (6.67%) Head of Information
6 1 (6.67%) Head of Information Security
6 1 (6.67%) Head of Operations
6 1 (6.67%) IT Manager
6 1 (6.67%) IT Security Manager
6 1 (6.67%) Security Analyst
6 1 (6.67%) Senior
6 1 (6.67%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (6.67%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
6 1 (6.67%) Senior Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (53.33%) Management Information System
2 7 (46.67%) Data Protection Act
2 7 (46.67%) Freedom of Information
2 7 (46.67%) Freedom of Information Act
3 2 (13.33%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (13.33%) Operational Technology
3 2 (13.33%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (13.33%) Security Posture
4 1 (6.67%) e-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (66.67%) Information Security
3 8 (53.33%) Data Protection
4 7 (46.67%) Incident Management
4 7 (46.67%) Information Security Management
4 7 (46.67%) ISMS
4 7 (46.67%) Psychology
4 7 (46.67%) Security Management
5 3 (20.00%) Incident Response
5 3 (20.00%) Roadmaps
6 2 (13.33%) Computer Science
6 2 (13.33%) Cyber Resilience
6 2 (13.33%) Digital Strategy
6 2 (13.33%) Information Governance
6 2 (13.33%) Root Cause Analysis
6 2 (13.33%) Security Operations
6 2 (13.33%) SIEM
6 2 (13.33%) Strategic Roadmap
6 2 (13.33%) Supply Chain Management
6 2 (13.33%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.67%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) CISSP
2 9 (60.00%) CISA
3 7 (46.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 4 (26.67%) Degree
5 2 (13.33%) CRISC
6 1 (6.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (6.67%) CCSP
6 1 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (6.67%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (60.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 8 (53.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (46.67%) HIPAA
5 4 (26.67%) NIST
6 3 (20.00%) PCI DSS
7 2 (13.33%) GRC
8 1 (6.67%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (6.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (6.67%) AlienVault
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft