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 15 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 799 648 750
Rank change year-on-year -151 +102 -12
Permanent jobs citing CGEIT 4 9 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.018% 0.007%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.020% 0.053% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 4 9 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £107,500 £56,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £120,000 £57,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +108.70% - -
75th Percentile £141,875 £85,000 -
90th Percentile £158,750 £86,250 -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £85,000 -

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 20,184 17,062 19,949
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.99% 34.68% 28.11%
Number of salaries quoted 11,744 7,361 8,531
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £36,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,000 £47,683 £54,250
% change year-on-year +17.44% -12.11% +3.33%

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 15 October 2026.

Salary histogram for CGEIT in the UK

CGEIT
Top 3 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 15 October 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
London -77 4 £120,000 +108.70% 2
England -149 4 £120,000 +108.70% 4
Work from Home -48 2 £115,000 +31.43% 1

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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) CHAP
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Banking
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Financial Institution
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Auditor
1 2 (50.00%) Internal Auditor
1 2 (50.00%) Security Auditor
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Coaching
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Data Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Data Protection
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 2 (50.00%) Internal Audit
3 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
3 2 (50.00%) Test Strategy
3 2 (50.00%) Threat Management
3 2 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) CISM
1 4 (100.00%) CISSP
2 2 (50.00%) CISA
2 2 (50.00%) CRISC
2 2 (50.00%) FFIEC
2 2 (50.00%) SANS
3 1 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) GDPR
1 3 (75.00%) NIST
2 2 (50.00%) COBIT
2 2 (50.00%) GRC
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (25.00%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Single Sign-On