ISACA Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CRISC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 4 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 529 828 883
Rank change year-on-year +299 +55 -224
Permanent jobs citing CRISC 214 249 218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.40% 0.20% 0.17%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.23% 0.68% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 120 203 100
10th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £47,375
25th Percentile £60,000 £54,375 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +11.54% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,750 £99,250 £97,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -5.38% - +1.96%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CRISC 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 17,351 36,863 31,741
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.59% 29.74% 24.75%
Number of salaries quoted 10,857 16,923 17,862
10th Percentile £31,125 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £72,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - +2.04%

CRISC
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CRISC in the UK

CRISC
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CRISC in the UK

CRISC
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CRISC over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.

Salary histogram for CRISC in the UK

CRISC
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CRISC within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. 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 +283 170 £71,250 -1.72% 50
UK excluding London +239 124 £61,500 -5.38% 30
Work from Home +249 109 £77,500 +5.08% 23
London +245 71 £80,000 +5.26% 26
South East +144 31 £60,000 -4.00% 6
North of England +158 25 £62,500 +17.48% 4
Midlands +128 21 £61,500 +6.49% 3
South West +61 16 £72,500 - 13
West Midlands +135 15 £61,500 +16.04% 2
North West +107 13 £49,500 -1.00% 2
Yorkshire +99 11 £62,500 -8.76% 1
Scotland +61 10 - - 2
Northern Ireland - 8 £57,500 - 1
East Midlands +44 6 - - 1
Wales - 6 £58,000 - 1
East of England +127 5 £75,000 +25.00% 2
Isle of Man - 2 £72,500 -
North East +49 1 £63,000 - 1

CRISC
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 5 (2.34%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.87%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 6 (2.80%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.47%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.47%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 5 (2.34%) AWS
1 5 (2.34%) Azure
1 5 (2.34%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (1.87%) GCP
2 4 (1.87%) PaaS
2 4 (1.87%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (7.48%) Firewall
2 5 (2.34%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.93%) Wireless
3 2 (0.93%) Wireshark
4 1 (0.47%) Network Security
4 1 (0.47%) Wireless Security
Development Applications
1 2 (0.93%) AppScan
1 2 (0.93%) Burp Suite
1 2 (0.93%) Metasploit
General
1 88 (41.12%) Analytical Skills
2 57 (26.64%) Finance
3 45 (21.03%) Social Skills
4 18 (8.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (6.54%) Legal
6 12 (5.61%) Retail
7 9 (4.21%) Public Sector
8 3 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.93%) Automotive
9 2 (0.93%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.93%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.47%) Advertising
10 1 (0.47%) Banking
10 1 (0.47%) Marketing
10 1 (0.47%) Police
10 1 (0.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 62 (28.97%) Site Controller
2 31 (14.49%) Consultant
3 28 (13.08%) Analyst
3 28 (13.08%) Security Consultant
4 21 (9.81%) Risk Analyst
4 21 (9.81%) Security Analyst
5 18 (8.41%) Senior
6 15 (7.01%) Lead
7 14 (6.54%) Security Risk Analyst
8 13 (6.07%) Risk Manager
9 12 (5.61%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 12 (5.61%) Information Security Officer
9 12 (5.61%) Security Officer
10 11 (5.14%) Information Analyst
10 11 (5.14%) Information Officer
10 11 (5.14%) Information Security Analyst
10 11 (5.14%) Security Manager
11 9 (4.21%) Information Manager
11 9 (4.21%) Information Risk Analyst
11 9 (4.21%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (28.97%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 106 (49.53%) Management Information System
2 62 (28.97%) Greenfield Project
3 13 (6.07%) Operational Technology
4 12 (5.61%) Security Posture
5 11 (5.14%) Cyberattack
6 9 (4.21%) e-Learning
6 9 (4.21%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.34%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (1.40%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.93%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (0.93%) IoT
9 2 (0.93%) NHS
9 2 (0.93%) Renewable Energy
10 1 (0.47%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 1 (0.47%) PMI
10 1 (0.47%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.47%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.93%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (77.10%) Risk Management
2 160 (74.77%) Information Security
3 106 (49.53%) Cybersecurity
4 85 (39.72%) Information Security Management
4 85 (39.72%) Security Management
5 78 (36.45%) ISMS
6 68 (31.78%) Business Continuity
7 62 (28.97%) Business Continuity Management
8 61 (28.50%) Actionable Insight
8 61 (28.50%) Analytical Thinking
8 61 (28.50%) IT Strategy
9 27 (12.62%) Problem-Solving
10 22 (10.28%) Risk Assessment
11 18 (8.41%) Creative Thinking
11 18 (8.41%) Internal Audit
12 17 (7.94%) Computer Science
12 17 (7.94%) Information Assurance
12 17 (7.94%) Information Security Governance
13 16 (7.48%) Security Architecture
14 14 (6.54%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 184 (85.98%) CISSP
2 170 (79.44%) CISM
3 129 (60.28%) Degree
4 122 (57.01%) CISA
5 98 (45.79%) Security Cleared
6 25 (11.68%) ISACA
7 23 (10.75%) CompTIA Security+
8 21 (9.81%) CESG Certified Professional
8 21 (9.81%) SC Cleared
9 18 (8.41%) CompTIA CySA+
10 13 (6.07%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 9 (4.21%) BPSS Clearance
12 7 (3.27%) CEH
12 7 (3.27%) DV Cleared
13 6 (2.80%) CISMP
14 5 (2.34%) CASP
15 4 (1.87%) CGEIT
15 4 (1.87%) MCP
16 3 (1.40%) CCSP
16 3 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (55.61%) NIST
2 112 (52.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 107 (50.00%) GRC
4 62 (28.97%) ISO 22301
5 20 (9.35%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (9.35%) GDPR
6 18 (8.41%) NCSC
7 16 (7.48%) NIST 800
8 12 (5.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (4.67%) RMADS
10 9 (4.21%) HIPAA
11 6 (2.80%) ISO 31000
12 5 (2.34%) COBIT
12 5 (2.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (1.40%) PCI DSS
15 1 (0.47%) Basel III
15 1 (0.47%) Data Quality
15 1 (0.47%) GLBA
15 1 (0.47%) Government Security Classifications
System Software
1 4 (1.87%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.47%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.87%) QRadar
2 2 (0.93%) Nessus
Vendors
1 61 (28.50%) CA
2 18 (8.41%) ServiceNow
3 12 (5.61%) Microsoft
4 9 (4.21%) Cadence
5 2 (0.93%) SAP
5 2 (0.93%) Trustwave
6 1 (0.47%) Google
6 1 (0.47%) Sun