CISM Jobs in the UK excluding London

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CISM qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 440 392 481
Rank change year-on-year -48 +89 -58
Permanent jobs citing CISM 349 433 413
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.50% 0.70% 0.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.80% 1.93% 1.86%
Number of salaries quoted 266 301 269
10th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £44,350
25th Percentile £52,084 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,750 £65,000 £64,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.15% +0.78% +7.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £88,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year - +3.57% +7.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

CISM is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,383 22,417 22,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.65% 36.48% 31.39%
Number of salaries quoted 12,194 8,237 10,285
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,181 £37,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -

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 28 April 2024.

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 28 April 2024. 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
North of England +31 103 £60,000 +1.69% 16
North West +49 86 £52,084 -9.90% 12
South West +10 83 £68,500 -3.86% 15
Midlands -44 49 £72,500 - 13
Scotland -47 44 £57,500 -11.35% 8
South East -36 39 £65,000 +4.00% 12
West Midlands -34 32 £79,842 +9.37% 8
East of England +26 25 £50,000 -28.57% 5
East Midlands +1 16 £65,750 +1.15% 5
Yorkshire +52 9 £79,842 +33.07% 2
North East -1 8 £79,842 +3.69% 2
Isle of Man -15 4 £46,500 +3.33% 1
Northern Ireland +20 1 £57,500 +67.58% 2
Wales -8 1 £58,000 +29.85% 3
Channel Islands - 1 £100,000 -
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:

Applications
1 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 79 (22.64%) Azure
2 64 (18.34%) AWS
3 28 (8.02%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (5.73%) SaaS
5 9 (2.58%) GCP
6 8 (2.29%) PaaS
7 6 (1.72%) Azure Sentinel
7 6 (1.72%) Entra ID
7 6 (1.72%) IaaS
8 5 (1.43%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.57%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.60%) Firewall
2 29 (8.31%) SD-WAN
2 29 (8.31%) WAN
3 24 (6.88%) Network Security
4 13 (3.72%) TCP/IP
5 9 (2.58%) VPN
6 8 (2.29%) Intrusion Detection
7 7 (2.01%) Cisco IPT
8 4 (1.15%) NetScaler
9 2 (0.57%) VoIP
10 1 (0.29%) SAN
10 1 (0.29%) Wireless
10 1 (0.29%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.86%) Big Data
2 2 (0.57%) Power BI
3 1 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (0.29%) AppScan
1 1 (0.29%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.29%) Metasploit
General
1 85 (24.36%) Finance
2 65 (18.62%) Social Skills
3 43 (12.32%) Military
4 24 (6.88%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (6.30%) Legal
6 19 (5.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (5.44%) Telecoms
7 18 (5.16%) Law
8 12 (3.44%) Public Sector
9 11 (3.15%) Marketing
10 9 (2.58%) Retail
11 6 (1.72%) Automotive
12 5 (1.43%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.15%) Financial Institution
13 4 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.86%) Banking
14 3 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.86%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.57%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 66 (18.91%) Architect
1 66 (18.91%) Consultant
1 66 (18.91%) Lead
1 66 (18.91%) Security Consultant
2 53 (15.19%) Security Architect
3 50 (14.33%) Security Manager
4 46 (13.18%) Analyst
5 35 (10.03%) Lead Architect
6 32 (9.17%) Senior
7 27 (7.74%) Security Analyst
8 23 (6.59%) Incident Manager
8 23 (6.59%) Lead Security Architect
8 23 (6.59%) Vulnerability Manager
9 20 (5.73%) Information Manager
9 20 (5.73%) Information Security Manager
10 17 (4.87%) IT Manager
10 17 (4.87%) Senior Architect
11 16 (4.58%) Cybersecurity Architect
11 16 (4.58%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 15 (4.30%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.29%) ModSecurity
2 6 (1.72%) OAuth
2 6 (1.72%) SAML
3 2 (0.57%) EDI
4 1 (0.29%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 107 (30.66%) Management Information System
2 32 (9.17%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 26 (7.45%) Cyber Threat
4 17 (4.87%) Security Posture
5 15 (4.30%) Operational Technology
6 11 (3.15%) Public Cloud
6 11 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.29%) Data Centre
8 7 (2.01%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.43%) Cyberattack
9 5 (1.43%) Replication
9 5 (1.43%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (0.86%) NHS
11 2 (0.57%) Anti-Spyware
11 2 (0.57%) CESG
11 2 (0.57%) Cyber Defence
11 2 (0.57%) Cyber Security Posture
12 1 (0.29%) Cloud Security Posture
12 1 (0.29%) Insider Threat
12 1 (0.29%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 22 (6.30%) Windows
2 14 (4.01%) Linux
2 14 (4.01%) Mac OS X
2 14 (4.01%) Unix
3 8 (2.29%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.29%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (66.48%) Cybersecurity
2 216 (61.89%) Information Security
3 131 (37.54%) Risk Management
4 83 (23.78%) Incident Response
5 72 (20.63%) Security Architecture
6 54 (15.47%) Incident Management
7 53 (15.19%) Application Security
8 50 (14.33%) Information Assurance
9 49 (14.04%) Data Protection
10 48 (13.75%) OWASP
11 44 (12.61%) Problem-Solving
12 43 (12.32%) Vulnerability Management
13 41 (11.75%) Computer Science
14 39 (11.17%) Security Operations
15 34 (9.74%) Cloud Security
15 34 (9.74%) Secure Coding
16 30 (8.60%) Penetration Testing
16 30 (8.60%) Root Cause Analysis
17 29 (8.31%) Identity Management
18 28 (8.02%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.43%) C
1 5 (1.43%) Java
1 5 (1.43%) Python
1 5 (1.43%) R
1 5 (1.43%) Scala
1 5 (1.43%) SQL
2 4 (1.15%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 326 (93.41%) CISSP
2 118 (33.81%) CRISC
3 105 (30.09%) Degree
4 97 (27.79%) CISA
5 87 (24.93%) Security Cleared
6 84 (24.07%) SC Cleared
7 49 (14.04%) CESG Certified Professional
8 48 (13.75%) Cisco Certification
9 44 (12.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 38 (10.89%) AWS Certification
10 38 (10.89%) Azure Certification
11 37 (10.60%) CCSP
12 30 (8.60%) CCSK
13 29 (8.31%) CEH
14 23 (6.59%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 15 (4.30%) GCIH
15 15 (4.30%) GREM
16 14 (4.01%) CASP
16 14 (4.01%) GCIA
16 14 (4.01%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 137 (39.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 125 (35.82%) NIST
3 50 (14.33%) GDPR
4 45 (12.89%) GRC
5 42 (12.03%) Cyber Essentials
6 33 (9.46%) NCSC
7 28 (8.02%) PCI DSS
8 26 (7.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 14 (4.01%) RMADS
10 11 (3.15%) JSP 440
10 11 (3.15%) NIST 800
11 9 (2.58%) COBIT
12 7 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.86%) Def Stans
13 3 (0.86%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.86%) QA
14 2 (0.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 2 (0.57%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 2 (0.57%) ISO 22301
14 2 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 29 (8.31%) Docker
2 5 (1.43%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.15%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 35 (10.03%) Kubernetes
2 29 (8.31%) Single Sign-On
3 9 (2.58%) Nessus
4 7 (2.01%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 31 (8.88%) Microsoft
2 22 (6.30%) Dell
3 8 (2.29%) Cisco
3 8 (2.29%) Citrix
4 6 (1.72%) Qualys
5 4 (1.15%) Meraki
5 4 (1.15%) VMware
6 3 (0.86%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (0.57%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.29%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.29%) iManage
8 1 (0.29%) Intel
8 1 (0.29%) Oracle
8 1 (0.29%) SAP
8 1 (0.29%) SonicWALL
8 1 (0.29%) Trustwave