ISEB Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CISMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 695 871 827
Rank change year-on-year +176 -44 +293
Permanent jobs citing CISMP 16 39 137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.029% 0.038% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.059% 0.14% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 15 23 93
10th Percentile £50,357 £37,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £52,250 £45,125 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,670 £54,500 £56,400
Median % change year-on-year +5.82% -3.37% -1.91%
75th Percentile - £70,625 £61,650
90th Percentile £66,692 £85,200 £74,163
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% - +5.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CISMP 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 26,899 27,630 32,541
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 49.19% 27.05% 33.23%
Number of salaries quoted 10,865 17,234 14,697
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,500 £31,973
25th Percentile £43,750 £38,501 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,568 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

CISMP
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CISMP in the UK

CISMP
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CISMP in the UK

CISMP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISMP over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CISMP in the UK

CISMP
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISMP within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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
England +136 15 £57,670 -1.42% 30
London +125 8 £57,670 -47.57% 9
UK excluding London +166 7 £55,000 +4.76% 23
Work from Home +112 5 £62,745 +0.39% 16
South East +88 5 £57,670 +9.85% 8
Midlands +59 3 £50,000 -28.57% 4
East Midlands +38 3 £50,000 -28.57% 3
North of England +38 3 £50,000 +25.00% 4
Yorkshire - 3 £50,000 -
East of England - 1 £52,000 - 4

CISMP
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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (12.50%) Azure
2 1 (6.25%) AWS
2 1 (6.25%) Entra ID
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (25.00%) Firewall
2 1 (6.25%) DNS
2 1 (6.25%) IPv4
2 1 (6.25%) IPv6
2 1 (6.25%) LAN
2 1 (6.25%) NGFW
2 1 (6.25%) SAN
2 1 (6.25%) VoIP
2 1 (6.25%) VPN
2 1 (6.25%) WAN
2 1 (6.25%) Wireless
General
1 13 (81.25%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Retail
3 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Aviation
3 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (6.25%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (31.25%) Security Manager
2 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 3 (18.75%) Risk Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Architect
3 2 (12.50%) Head of Cybersecurity
3 2 (12.50%) Head of Security
3 2 (12.50%) Information Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Information Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Information Security Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Information Security Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Lead
3 2 (12.50%) Lead Architect
3 2 (12.50%) Lead Security Architect
3 2 (12.50%) Security Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Security Architect
3 2 (12.50%) Security Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Network Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Operations Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (56.25%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 13 (81.25%) Management Information System
2 3 (18.75%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (18.75%) Security Posture
3 2 (12.50%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (6.25%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (6.25%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (6.25%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (93.75%) Information Security
2 12 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (62.50%) Information Security Management
3 10 (62.50%) Security Management
4 7 (43.75%) Decision-Making
4 7 (43.75%) Risk Management
5 5 (31.25%) Incident Response
5 5 (31.25%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (25.00%) SFIA
7 3 (18.75%) Cyber Resilience
7 3 (18.75%) Information Security Governance
7 3 (18.75%) ISMS
7 3 (18.75%) Security Architecture
7 3 (18.75%) Vulnerability Management
8 2 (12.50%) Cloud Security
8 2 (12.50%) Data Protection
8 2 (12.50%) Line Management
8 2 (12.50%) Logistics
9 1 (6.25%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 11 (68.75%) CISSP
2 9 (56.25%) CESG Certified Professional
3 7 (43.75%) Security Cleared
4 6 (37.50%) DV Cleared
5 3 (18.75%) CISA
5 3 (18.75%) CISM
6 2 (12.50%) Degree
6 2 (12.50%) GSEC
7 1 (6.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (6.25%) AWS Certification
7 1 (6.25%) CASP
7 1 (6.25%) CCSP
7 1 (6.25%) CEH
7 1 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (6.25%) CRISC
7 1 (6.25%) CTC Cleared
7 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (6.25%) PMI Certification
7 1 (6.25%) PMP
7 1 (6.25%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (31.25%) GDPR
2 3 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (12.50%) GRC
3 2 (12.50%) PCI DSS
4 1 (6.25%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (6.25%) CASB
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (12.50%) Cisco
3 1 (6.25%) Aruba
3 1 (6.25%) Dell
3 1 (6.25%) EMC
3 1 (6.25%) Fortinet
3 1 (6.25%) VMware