CGEIT Job Trends

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CGEIT qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 622 704 704
Rank change year-on-year +82 0 +279
Permanent jobs citing CGEIT 25 4 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.042% 0.007% 0.007%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.13% 0.021% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 22 1 4
10th Percentile £56,250 - -
25th Percentile £78,688 £68,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £72,500 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year +20.69% +23.40% -21.67%
75th Percentile £103,438 £76,250 £75,938
90th Percentile £121,000 - £97,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £85,000 £72,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +17.24% +26.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,263 19,427 15,882
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.22% 35.79% 29.44%
Number of salaries quoted 7,775 7,672 10,706
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -
75th Percentile £75,900 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,924 £55,000 £51,528
% change year-on-year -11.05% +6.74% +3.06%

CGEIT
Job Vacancy Trend

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

CGEIT job vacancy trend in the UK

CGEIT
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CGEIT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CGEIT

CGEIT
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CGEIT over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CGEIT in the UK

CGEIT
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CGEIT within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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
England +85 25 £87,500 +20.69% 2
London +72 18 £87,500 -
Work from Home +82 15 £87,500 +20.69% 3
UK excluding London +56 6 £85,000 +17.24% 1
South East - 5 £85,000 -
North East - 1 £87,500 -
North of England - 1 £87,500 -

CGEIT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (12.00%) SAP GRC
Communications & Networking
1 12 (48.00%) CHAP
General
1 13 (52.00%) Finance
1 13 (52.00%) Social Skills
2 12 (48.00%) Banking
2 12 (48.00%) Financial Institution
3 5 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (52.00%) Auditor
2 12 (48.00%) Internal Auditor
2 12 (48.00%) Security Auditor
3 3 (12.00%) Analyst
3 3 (12.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 3 (12.00%) Risk Analyst
3 3 (12.00%) Security Analyst
3 3 (12.00%) Security Risk Analyst
3 3 (12.00%) Senior
3 3 (12.00%) Senior Analyst
3 3 (12.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
3 3 (12.00%) Senior Risk Analyst
3 3 (12.00%) Senior Security Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) Risk Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Security Assurance Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Security Manager
5 1 (4.00%) Head of IT
5 1 (4.00%) Head of IT Security
5 1 (4.00%) Head of Security
5 1 (4.00%) Risk Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 12 (48.00%) Management Information System
2 6 (24.00%) Blockchain
3 3 (12.00%) Security Posture
4 1 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (92.00%) Risk Management
2 21 (84.00%) Cybersecurity
3 17 (68.00%) Risk Assessment
4 16 (64.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 14 (56.00%) Information Security
6 13 (52.00%) Incident Response
6 13 (52.00%) Internal Audit
6 13 (52.00%) Test Strategy
6 13 (52.00%) Validation
7 12 (48.00%) Agile
7 12 (48.00%) Analytics
7 12 (48.00%) Data Analytics
7 12 (48.00%) Data Protection
7 12 (48.00%) PRINCE2
7 12 (48.00%) Project Management
7 12 (48.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 12 (48.00%) Threat Management
8 7 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (24.00%) Coaching
9 6 (24.00%) IT Audit
Qualifications
1 22 (88.00%) CISA
2 20 (80.00%) CISSP
3 17 (68.00%) CISM
4 13 (52.00%) SANS
5 12 (48.00%) FFIEC
6 7 (28.00%) CRISC
7 5 (20.00%) ISACA
8 3 (12.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (12.00%) SC Cleared
8 3 (12.00%) Security Cleared
9 2 (8.00%) Degree
10 1 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (92.00%) NIST
2 16 (64.00%) GDPR
3 12 (48.00%) COBIT
3 12 (48.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (32.00%) GRC
5 3 (12.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (4.00%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 3 (12.00%) SAP
1 3 (12.00%) ServiceNow