CGEIT Job Trends in the UK excluding London

ISACA Certified in the Governance of Enterprise Information Technology (CGEIT)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CGEIT qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 503 565 571
Rank change year-on-year +62 +6 +196
Permanent jobs citing CGEIT 6 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.014% 0.003% 0.006%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.043% 0.007% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile £84,125 - -
25th Percentile £84,688 £68,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £72,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.24% +26.09% -
75th Percentile £86,563 £76,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £89,375 - -
UK median annual salary £87,500 £72,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +20.69% +26.09% -23.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

CGEIT 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14,028 13,924 10,420
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.08% 38.76% 30.20%
Number of salaries quoted 5,116 5,300 6,854
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,965
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £51,300
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.21% +1.40%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,518 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.59% +3.51% -

CGEIT
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CGEIT relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

CGEIT job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

CGEIT
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CGEIT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CGEIT

CGEIT
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CGEIT within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 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
South East - 5 £85,000 -
North of England - 1 £87,500 -
North East - 1 £87,500 -
CGEIT
UK

CGEIT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (50.00%) SAP GRC
General
1 5 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Risk Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Security Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Security Risk Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Senior
1 3 (50.00%) Senior Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Senior Risk Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Senior Security Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Risk Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Security Assurance Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Security Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Head of IT
3 1 (16.67%) Head of IT Security
3 1 (16.67%) Head of Security
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (66.67%) Vulnerability Management
4 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (33.33%) Information Security
6 1 (16.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 1 (16.67%) Incident Response
6 1 (16.67%) Security Operations
6 1 (16.67%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) CISSP
1 6 (100.00%) CRISC
2 3 (50.00%) CISA
2 3 (50.00%) CISM
3 2 (33.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (100.00%) NIST
2 4 (66.67%) GDPR
3 3 (50.00%) GRC
3 3 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) SAP
1 3 (50.00%) ServiceNow