ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CISM qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 394 387 546
Rank change year-on-year -7 +159 -118
Permanent jobs citing CISM 637 879 941
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.65% 0.84% 0.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.33% 2.56% 2.26%
Number of salaries quoted 516 651 629
10th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £46,700
25th Percentile £57,444 £55,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.57% +7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,625 £85,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,750 £65,000 £64,250
% change year-on-year +1.15% +1.17% +7.08%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,286 34,290 41,595
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.83% 32.76% 26.99%
Number of salaries quoted 17,237 15,306 18,961
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,296 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.59% +0.59% -

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the UK

CISM
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISM.

Salary trend for CISM in the UK

CISM
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CISM in the UK

CISM
Top 19 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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
England +15 555 £72,500 - 119
UK excluding London -40 348 £65,750 +1.15% 73
London +68 250 £80,000 - 55
Work from Home -67 233 £72,500 +3.57% 55
North of England +46 103 £60,000 +1.69% 14
North West +45 86 £52,084 -9.90% 10
South West +26 82 £68,500 -3.86% 15
Midlands -39 49 £72,500 +3.57% 12
Scotland -53 44 £57,500 -11.35% 8
South East -26 39 £65,000 +4.00% 14
West Midlands -36 32 £79,842 +9.75% 8
East of England +26 25 £50,000 -28.57% 4
East Midlands -1 16 £65,750 +1.15% 4
Yorkshire +52 9 £79,842 +33.07% 3
North East +1 8 £79,842 +3.69% 1
Isle of Man -15 4 £46,500 +3.33% 1
Northern Ireland +24 1 £57,500 +67.58% 2
Wales -9 1 £58,000 +29.85% 3
Channel Islands - 1 £100,000 -

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (0.16%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 158 (24.80%) Azure
2 118 (18.52%) AWS
3 44 (6.91%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (4.71%) GCP
5 29 (4.55%) SaaS
6 14 (2.20%) IaaS
6 14 (2.20%) PaaS
7 13 (2.04%) Azure Sentinel
7 13 (2.04%) Entra ID
7 13 (2.04%) Power Platform
8 11 (1.73%) Microsoft Purview
9 8 (1.26%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (0.94%) Azure Service Fabric
11 4 (0.63%) Amazon S3
12 2 (0.31%) Azure AKS
12 2 (0.31%) WhatsApp
13 1 (0.16%) Dropbox
13 1 (0.16%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 91 (14.29%) Firewall
2 43 (6.75%) Network Security
3 33 (5.18%) SD-WAN
3 33 (5.18%) WAN
4 20 (3.14%) TCP/IP
4 20 (3.14%) VPN
5 18 (2.83%) DNS
5 18 (2.83%) LAN
6 15 (2.35%) Intrusion Detection
7 10 (1.57%) Cisco IPT
8 6 (0.94%) 5G
8 6 (0.94%) Internet
8 6 (0.94%) VoIP
9 5 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.63%) NetScaler
11 3 (0.47%) X.509
12 2 (0.31%) Broadband
12 2 (0.31%) Radio Access Network
12 2 (0.31%) Wireless
13 1 (0.16%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.04%) Power BI
2 6 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (0.63%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.47%) Big Data
5 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 14 (2.20%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.31%) JIRA
3 1 (0.16%) AppScan
3 1 (0.16%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.16%) Metasploit
General
1 192 (30.14%) Social Skills
2 160 (25.12%) Finance
3 55 (8.63%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (8.48%) Legal
5 43 (6.75%) Military
6 42 (6.59%) Law
7 40 (6.28%) Public Sector
8 30 (4.71%) Presentation Skills
9 29 (4.55%) Telecoms
10 27 (4.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 17 (2.67%) Banking
12 15 (2.35%) Marketing
13 13 (2.04%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.73%) Back Office
14 11 (1.73%) Retail
15 9 (1.41%) Automotive
16 7 (1.10%) Aerospace
17 5 (0.78%) Advertising
17 5 (0.78%) Electronics
17 5 (0.78%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 116 (18.21%) Architect
2 95 (14.91%) Security Architect
3 93 (14.60%) Consultant
4 90 (14.13%) Analyst
5 88 (13.81%) Security Manager
6 84 (13.19%) Security Consultant
7 81 (12.72%) Lead
8 74 (11.62%) Senior
9 59 (9.26%) Security Analyst
10 52 (8.16%) Information Manager
10 52 (8.16%) Information Security Manager
11 39 (6.12%) Security Engineer
12 38 (5.97%) Lead Architect
13 34 (5.34%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 29 (4.55%) Vulnerability Manager
15 27 (4.24%) Lead Security Architect
16 26 (4.08%) IT Manager
16 26 (4.08%) Senior Architect
17 25 (3.92%) Enterprise Architect
18 24 (3.77%) Information Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.57%) OAuth
1 10 (1.57%) SAML
2 8 (1.26%) ModSecurity
2 8 (1.26%) REST
3 7 (1.10%) web3js
4 6 (0.94%) SOAP
4 6 (0.94%) Web Services
5 4 (0.63%) Kafka
6 3 (0.47%) SailPoint
7 2 (0.31%) EDI
7 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 205 (32.18%) Management Information System
2 69 (10.83%) Security Posture
3 45 (7.06%) Cyber Threat
4 37 (5.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 31 (4.87%) Operational Technology
6 28 (4.40%) Cyberattack
6 28 (4.40%) PKI
7 27 (4.24%) Data Centre
8 23 (3.61%) Onboarding
9 18 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
10 14 (2.20%) Public Cloud
10 14 (2.20%) Security Operations Centre
11 13 (2.04%) iPhone
12 10 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (1.26%) Blockchain
14 7 (1.10%) IoT
14 7 (1.10%) Web3
15 6 (0.94%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 6 (0.94%) Distributed Systems
15 6 (0.94%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 46 (7.22%) Windows
2 23 (3.61%) Linux
3 19 (2.98%) Unix
4 14 (2.20%) Mac OS X
5 8 (1.26%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.63%) CentOS
6 4 (0.63%) Solaris
6 4 (0.63%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.63%) zOS
7 1 (0.16%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 421 (66.09%) Cybersecurity
2 394 (61.85%) Information Security
3 220 (34.54%) Risk Management
4 143 (22.45%) Incident Response
5 130 (20.41%) Security Architecture
6 107 (16.80%) Computer Science
7 85 (13.34%) Problem-Solving
7 85 (13.34%) Vulnerability Management
8 80 (12.56%) Application Security
9 79 (12.40%) Data Protection
9 79 (12.40%) Incident Management
10 74 (11.62%) Roadmaps
11 71 (11.15%) Cloud Security
11 71 (11.15%) Security Operations
12 64 (10.05%) Security Management
13 62 (9.73%) OWASP
14 57 (8.95%) Penetration Testing
14 57 (8.95%) Risk Assessment
15 55 (8.63%) Threat Modelling
16 54 (8.48%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (3.92%) Python
2 11 (1.73%) SQL
3 9 (1.41%) PowerShell
4 4 (0.63%) C
4 4 (0.63%) Java
4 4 (0.63%) R
4 4 (0.63%) Scala
5 3 (0.47%) Bash
6 2 (0.31%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 602 (94.51%) CISSP
2 217 (34.07%) Degree
3 193 (30.30%) CISA
4 186 (29.20%) CRISC
5 135 (21.19%) Security Cleared
6 123 (19.31%) SC Cleared
7 79 (12.40%) Cisco Certification
8 68 (10.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 64 (10.05%) AWS Certification
10 61 (9.58%) Azure Certification
11 60 (9.42%) CESG Certified Professional
12 59 (9.26%) CCSP
13 55 (8.63%) CEH
14 54 (8.48%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 48 (7.54%) Computer Science Degree
15 48 (7.54%) Master's Degree
16 45 (7.06%) CompTIA Security+
17 44 (6.91%) GIAC
18 36 (5.65%) CCSK
19 27 (4.24%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 243 (38.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 212 (33.28%) NIST
3 80 (12.56%) GDPR
4 70 (10.99%) GRC
5 66 (10.36%) Cyber Essentials
6 58 (9.11%) PCI DSS
7 50 (7.85%) COBIT
8 49 (7.69%) NCSC
9 40 (6.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 16 (2.51%) NIST 800
11 14 (2.20%) RMADS
12 13 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 12 (1.88%) HIPAA
14 11 (1.73%) JSP 440
15 10 (1.57%) QA
16 9 (1.41%) Data Quality
16 9 (1.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 7 (1.10%) ISO 22301
18 6 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27005
18 6 (0.94%) Web Application Security Consortium
System Software
1 33 (5.18%) Docker
2 27 (4.24%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.78%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 42 (6.59%) Kubernetes
2 36 (5.65%) Single Sign-On
3 14 (2.20%) Ansible
3 14 (2.20%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 9 (1.41%) Nessus
5 8 (1.26%) CASB
6 1 (0.16%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 72 (11.30%) Microsoft
2 23 (3.61%) Dell
3 20 (3.14%) ServiceNow
4 14 (2.20%) Alibaba
4 14 (2.20%) Qualys
5 12 (1.88%) Citrix
5 12 (1.88%) Oracle
6 11 (1.73%) Cisco
6 11 (1.73%) Google
7 9 (1.41%) SAP
8 5 (0.78%) Meraki
8 5 (0.78%) VMware
9 4 (0.63%) CheckPoint
9 4 (0.63%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (0.63%) Splunk
10 2 (0.31%) Sophos
10 2 (0.31%) Virgin Media
10 2 (0.31%) Zscaler
11 1 (0.16%) iManage
11 1 (0.16%) Rockwell