CISM Jobs in the UK excluding London

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 325 443 366
Rank change year-on-year +118 -77 +141
Permanent jobs citing CISM 276 366 428
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.69% 0.45% 0.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.37% 1.77% 2.06%
Number of salaries quoted 122 269 286
10th Percentile £47,500 £42,250 £45,250
25th Percentile £53,418 £52,084 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 20,167 20,696 20,747
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 50.22% 25.30% 38.09%
Number of salaries quoted 8,250 12,395 7,880
10th Percentile £29,738 £27,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £74,258 £80,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,777 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.21% -12.04% +9.09%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the UK excluding London

CISM
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for CISM in the UK excluding London

CISM
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 22 June 2025.

Salary histogram for CISM in the UK excluding London

CISM
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 CISM within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 22 June 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 +158 124 £57,500 -19.30% 102
West Midlands +105 86 £58,750 -21.67% 55
South East +123 68 £65,000 - 232
East Midlands +74 38 £55,000 -19.41% 44
North of England -23 33 £67,500 +12.50% 151
South West +54 23 £67,500 -1.46% 81
North West -48 21 £61,000 +17.12% 97
Scotland +76 13 £95,000 +58.33% 56
East of England +34 10 £51,711 +3.42% 66
North East +50 6 £80,000 +0.20% 18
Yorkshire +46 6 £61,250 -23.29% 36
Wales +50 3 £65,000 -23.53% 19
Channel Islands 0 2 £78,750 -21.25%
CISM
UK

CISM
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 2 (0.72%) IIS
1 2 (0.72%) TPMS
2 1 (0.36%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 27 (9.78%) AWS
2 26 (9.42%) Azure
3 5 (1.81%) Azure Sentinel
3 5 (1.81%) Entra ID
3 5 (1.81%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (1.45%) Amazon ECS
4 4 (1.45%) GCP
4 4 (1.45%) Power Platform
5 2 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (0.72%) SaaS
6 1 (0.36%) IaaS
6 1 (0.36%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 44 (15.94%) Firewall
2 26 (9.42%) VPN
3 23 (8.33%) Network Security
4 15 (5.43%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (1.81%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.45%) DNS
6 4 (1.45%) HTTP
7 2 (0.72%) DMZ
7 2 (0.72%) SMTP
8 1 (0.36%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.36%) LAN
8 1 (0.36%) NGFW
8 1 (0.36%) SAN
8 1 (0.36%) VoIP
8 1 (0.36%) WAN
8 1 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.45%) Power BI
2 2 (0.72%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.36%) Metasploit
General
1 77 (27.90%) Social Skills
2 39 (14.13%) Legal
3 35 (12.68%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (12.32%) Finance
5 11 (3.99%) Retail
6 8 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (2.90%) Public Sector
7 6 (2.17%) Banking
7 6 (2.17%) Local Government
8 5 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.45%) Publishing
10 3 (1.09%) Law
10 3 (1.09%) Military
11 2 (0.72%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.72%) Aviation
11 2 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.72%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.36%) Automotive
12 1 (0.36%) Games
Job Titles
1 134 (48.55%) Security Engineer
2 101 (36.59%) Principal Engineer
2 101 (36.59%) Principal Security Engineer
3 63 (22.83%) Analyst
4 60 (21.74%) Product Engineer
5 58 (21.01%) Security Analyst
6 41 (14.86%) Principal Security Analyst
6 41 (14.86%) Product Analyst
7 34 (12.32%) Security Manager
8 17 (6.16%) Lead
9 15 (5.43%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 13 (4.71%) Information Security Manager
10 13 (4.71%) Risk Manager
11 12 (4.35%) Cloud Engineer
11 12 (4.35%) Cloud Security Engineer
11 12 (4.35%) Cloud Security Lead
11 12 (4.35%) Information Manager
11 12 (4.35%) Lead Cloud Engineer
12 11 (3.99%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 11 (3.99%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.72%) Leaflet
1 2 (0.72%) ModSecurity
2 1 (0.36%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 58 (21.01%) Management Information System
2 27 (9.78%) Security Posture
3 16 (5.80%) Cyber Threat
4 14 (5.07%) Data Protection Act
5 13 (4.71%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (4.35%) Security Operations Centre
7 6 (2.17%) Social Media
7 6 (2.17%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 5 (1.81%) Cloud Security Posture
9 4 (1.45%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (1.45%) Freedom of Information
9 4 (1.45%) Freedom of Information Act
9 4 (1.45%) SCADA
10 3 (1.09%) Operational Technology
11 2 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.72%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.72%) CSOC
11 2 (0.72%) Cyberattack
11 2 (0.72%) Embedded Systems
11 2 (0.72%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.43%) Windows
2 8 (2.90%) Linux
3 6 (2.17%) Windows Vista
4 2 (0.72%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.36%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (74.28%) Cybersecurity
2 190 (68.84%) Information Security
3 178 (64.49%) Risk Management
4 108 (39.13%) Project Management
5 106 (38.41%) Security Testing
6 104 (37.68%) Cyber Resilience
7 56 (20.29%) Incident Response
8 55 (19.93%) Continuous Improvement
9 48 (17.39%) Mentoring
10 43 (15.58%) Agile
11 41 (14.86%) Cloud Security
12 40 (14.49%) Stakeholder Management
13 35 (12.68%) Risk Assessment
14 33 (11.96%) SIEM
15 32 (11.59%) Data Protection
16 31 (11.23%) Roadmaps
17 30 (10.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 28 (10.14%) Coaching
18 28 (10.14%) OWASP
18 28 (10.14%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 8 (2.90%) Kusto Query Language
1 8 (2.90%) PowerShell
2 6 (2.17%) R
3 5 (1.81%) Python
4 4 (1.45%) Bash
5 2 (0.72%) Shell Script
5 2 (0.72%) SQL
6 1 (0.36%) Perl
6 1 (0.36%) VBA
Qualifications
1 258 (93.48%) CISSP
2 145 (52.54%) Degree
3 106 (38.41%) CESG Certified Professional
4 103 (37.32%) BPSS Clearance
5 52 (18.84%) CISA
6 47 (17.03%) CRISC
7 30 (10.87%) CEH
8 23 (8.33%) GIAC
9 21 (7.61%) Security Cleared
10 16 (5.80%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (5.80%) SANS
10 16 (5.80%) SC Cleared
11 15 (5.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 15 (5.43%) CompTIA Security+
12 10 (3.62%) Master's Degree
13 8 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (2.90%) ISACA
14 7 (2.54%) OSCP
15 6 (2.17%) DBS Check
15 6 (2.17%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 208 (75.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 189 (68.48%) NIST
3 107 (38.77%) JSP 440
4 105 (38.04%) RMADS
5 33 (11.96%) Cyber Essentials
6 31 (11.23%) GDPR
7 25 (9.06%) NCSC
8 20 (7.25%) PCI DSS
9 19 (6.88%) GRC
9 19 (6.88%) SOC 2
10 18 (6.52%) COBIT
10 18 (6.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 13 (4.71%) Accessibility
12 11 (3.99%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 8 (2.90%) HIPAA
14 6 (2.17%) Def Stans
15 1 (0.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 1 (0.36%) ISO 22301
15 1 (0.36%) ITGC
15 1 (0.36%) PMO
System Software
1 6 (2.17%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.45%) Docker
3 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (2.54%) Nessus
2 5 (1.81%) FortiGate
3 4 (1.45%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.45%) QRadar
4 1 (0.36%) CASB
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.36%) OpenVAS
4 1 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 40 (14.49%) Microsoft
2 7 (2.54%) Palo Alto
2 7 (2.54%) Tenable
3 6 (2.17%) Cisco
4 5 (1.81%) Fortinet
4 5 (1.81%) Qualys
5 4 (1.45%) Splunk
6 3 (1.09%) CrowdStrike
6 3 (1.09%) Sophos
7 2 (0.72%) AlienVault
7 2 (0.72%) VMware
8 1 (0.36%) Aruba
8 1 (0.36%) Dell
8 1 (0.36%) EMC