CISA Jobs in the UK excluding London

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CISA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 462 603 553
Rank change year-on-year +141 -50 +103
Permanent jobs citing CISA 117 160 198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.29% 0.21% 0.35%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.55% 0.81% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 46 105 136
10th Percentile - £37,500 £42,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £46,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,750 £58,000 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year +3.02% +0.33% -3.65%
75th Percentile £73,438 £81,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £92,500 £93,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £66,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% +2.27% +1.54%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21,361 19,849 21,444
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.83% 26.51% 37.41%
Number of salaries quoted 8,719 12,283 7,957
10th Percentile £31,000 £27,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,900 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,708 £79,600 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +9.09%

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CISA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CISA in the UK excluding London

CISA
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISA in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for CISA in the UK excluding London

CISA
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CISA in the UK excluding London

CISA
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 CISA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 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
Midlands +79 35 £51,000 -18.40% 9
West Midlands +72 33 £50,500 -22.31% 6
South East +93 31 £53,750 -20.37% 9
North of England +10 26 £73,750 +84.38% 12
North West -16 18 £75,000 +87.50% 4
Scotland +112 14 - - 10
North East +48 6 £71,250 +78.13% 5
Northern Ireland - 5 - - 3
South West +79 3 £47,500 -42.42% 6
Yorkshire +48 2 £73,750 +40.48% 4
East Midlands +41 2 £55,000 -8.33% 3
Wales - 2 £55,000 -
East of England +42 1 £51,422 +2.84% 4
CISA
UK

CISA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (0.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 22 (18.80%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 4 (3.42%) AWS
2 3 (2.56%) Azure
2 3 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (2.56%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.71%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (0.85%) IaaS
4 1 (0.85%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 12 (10.26%) Firewall
2 6 (5.13%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (1.71%) VPN
4 1 (0.85%) Cisco Firepower
4 1 (0.85%) LAN
4 1 (0.85%) Network Security
4 1 (0.85%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.56%) Power BI
General
1 55 (47.01%) Finance
2 54 (46.15%) Social Skills
3 25 (21.37%) Retail
4 24 (20.51%) Legal
5 22 (18.80%) Games
5 22 (18.80%) Manufacturing
5 22 (18.80%) Telecoms
6 16 (13.68%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (5.98%) Influencing Skills
8 6 (5.13%) Banking
8 6 (5.13%) Publishing
9 2 (1.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.71%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.85%) Aviation
10 1 (0.85%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (27.35%) Senior
2 19 (16.24%) Risk Manager
3 15 (12.82%) Security Manager
4 14 (11.97%) Audit Manager
5 13 (11.11%) Analyst
6 12 (10.26%) Operations Manager
7 11 (9.40%) Auditor
7 11 (9.40%) Governance Manager
7 11 (9.40%) IT Auditor
8 10 (8.55%) Audit Support Manager
8 10 (8.55%) Quality Manager
8 10 (8.55%) Senior Audit Manager
8 10 (8.55%) Senior Manager
8 10 (8.55%) Senior Quality Manager
8 10 (8.55%) Senior Support Manager
8 10 (8.55%) Support Manager
9 8 (6.84%) Information Manager
9 8 (6.84%) Information Security Manager
9 8 (6.84%) Security Engineer
10 7 (5.98%) Information Governance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.85%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 44 (37.61%) Management Information System
2 22 (18.80%) Blockchain
2 22 (18.80%) Robotics
3 11 (9.40%) Security Posture
4 9 (7.69%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (5.13%) Freedom of Information
5 6 (5.13%) Freedom of Information Act
5 6 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (5.13%) Social Media
5 6 (5.13%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 5 (4.27%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (4.27%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.71%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.71%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.85%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.85%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.85%) Mainframe
8 1 (0.85%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (5.13%) Windows
1 6 (5.13%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (55.56%) Information Security
2 45 (38.46%) IT Audit
3 40 (34.19%) Cybersecurity
3 40 (34.19%) Risk Management
4 38 (32.48%) Coaching
5 37 (31.62%) Analytics
5 37 (31.62%) Data Analytics
5 37 (31.62%) Mentoring
6 34 (29.06%) Agile
7 33 (28.21%) Creative Thinking
8 28 (23.93%) Problem-Solving
9 23 (19.66%) Change Management
9 23 (19.66%) ERP
10 22 (18.80%) Artificial Intelligence
10 22 (18.80%) Robotic Process Automation
11 21 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
11 21 (17.95%) Data Protection
12 19 (16.24%) ITIL
13 15 (12.82%) Project Management
13 15 (12.82%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.42%) Python
2 2 (1.71%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (1.71%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.71%) SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (50.43%) CISSP
2 52 (44.44%) CISM
3 30 (25.64%) ISACA
4 23 (19.66%) Degree
5 19 (16.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 19 (16.24%) Cisco Certification
6 16 (13.68%) CompTIA Security+
7 14 (11.97%) CRISC
7 14 (11.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 13 (11.11%) Security Cleared
9 11 (9.40%) CEH
10 9 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (7.69%) GIAC
10 9 (7.69%) SC Cleared
11 8 (6.84%) SANS
12 7 (5.98%) Master's Degree
13 6 (5.13%) DBS Check
13 6 (5.13%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 3 (2.56%) SSCP
15 2 (1.71%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (44.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (24.79%) NIST
3 28 (23.93%) ITGC
4 23 (19.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 17 (14.53%) GDPR
6 14 (11.97%) Cyber Essentials
7 13 (11.11%) GRC
8 12 (10.26%) COBIT
9 10 (8.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (6.84%) NCSC
11 7 (5.98%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 6 (5.13%) HIPAA
13 5 (4.27%) JSP 440
14 4 (3.42%) PCI DSS
15 2 (1.71%) SLA
16 1 (0.85%) ISO 9001
16 1 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 1 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (1.71%) Nessus
2 1 (0.85%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 22 (18.80%) Oracle
1 22 (18.80%) SAP
2 10 (8.55%) Microsoft
3 3 (2.56%) CrowdStrike
3 3 (2.56%) Fortinet
3 3 (2.56%) Tenable
4 2 (1.71%) Palo Alto
4 2 (1.71%) Sophos
4 2 (1.71%) VMware
5 1 (0.85%) Cisco