Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ISACA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 807 841 1172
Rank change year-on-year +34 +331 -170
Permanent jobs citing ISACA 35 46 103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.039% 0.057% 0.059%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.15% 0.17% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 28 33 33
10th Percentile £70,625 - £57,500
25th Percentile £72,500 £50,000 £62,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £60,331 £65,750
Median % change year-on-year +32.60% -8.24% +25.24%
75th Percentile - £65,062 £82,500
90th Percentile £89,750 £89,082 £94,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £65,000 £75,790
% change year-on-year +15.38% -14.24% +44.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

ISACA 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 23,768 27,219 48,854
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.30% 33.73% 27.87%
Number of salaries quoted 13,396 13,767 20,158
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,425 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £88,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +8.25% +2.11%

ISACA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for ISACA in the UK

ISACA
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for ISACA in the UK

ISACA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISACA over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for ISACA in the UK

ISACA
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISACA within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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 +19 24 £75,000 +24.32% 7
London +78 15 £76,500 +53.00% 3
Work from Home +42 9 £85,000 +39.34% 3
UK excluding London -46 8 £75,000 +15.38% 4
South East -2 4 - -
West Midlands -3 2 £75,000 -2.44% 2
South West -9 2 £75,000 -9.50%
Midlands -20 2 £75,000 -2.44% 2

ISACA
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 13 (37.14%) Azure
2 12 (34.29%) AWS
3 1 (2.86%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 11 (31.43%) LAN
2 5 (14.29%) Network Security
3 4 (11.43%) Firewall
4 1 (2.86%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 13 (37.14%) Social Skills
2 12 (34.29%) Presentation Skills
3 11 (31.43%) Public Sector
4 4 (11.43%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (11.43%) Finance
5 2 (5.71%) Law
5 2 (5.71%) Legal
5 2 (5.71%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.86%) Financial Institution
6 1 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.86%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (48.57%) Senior
2 15 (42.86%) Architect
3 14 (40.00%) Cybersecurity Architect
3 14 (40.00%) Security Architect
4 11 (31.43%) Senior Architect
4 11 (31.43%) Senior Security Architect
5 10 (28.57%) Consultant
6 7 (20.00%) Security Consultant
7 6 (17.14%) Lead
8 4 (11.43%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 4 (11.43%) Information Security Consultant
9 3 (8.57%) Security Manager
9 3 (8.57%) Senior Consultant
9 3 (8.57%) Senior Information Security Consultant
9 3 (8.57%) Senior Security Consultant
9 3 (8.57%) Technical Leader
10 2 (5.71%) Analyst
10 2 (5.71%) IT Security Manager
10 2 (5.71%) Security Analyst
10 2 (5.71%) Security Assurance Manager
Miscellaneous
1 19 (54.29%) Management Information System
2 15 (42.86%) Data Centre
3 11 (31.43%) Cyberattack
4 4 (11.43%) CESG
5 2 (5.71%) e-Learning
5 2 (5.71%) Onboarding
5 2 (5.71%) Social Media
6 1 (2.86%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (2.86%) Insider Threat
6 1 (2.86%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 5 (14.29%) Windows
2 4 (11.43%) Linux
3 1 (2.86%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (94.29%) Information Security
2 28 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (42.86%) GAP Analysis
3 15 (42.86%) Roadmaps
4 14 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 11 (31.43%) Business Development
5 11 (31.43%) Coaching
5 11 (31.43%) Customer-Centricity
5 11 (31.43%) Cyber Assurance
5 11 (31.43%) Desktop Virtualisation
5 11 (31.43%) Digital Thinking
5 11 (31.43%) Identity Management
5 11 (31.43%) Information Security Management
5 11 (31.43%) Network Architecture
5 11 (31.43%) Practice Management
5 11 (31.43%) Security Architecture
5 11 (31.43%) Security Management
5 11 (31.43%) Threat Management
5 11 (31.43%) Threat Modelling
6 8 (22.86%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 27 (77.14%) CISM
2 25 (71.43%) CISSP
3 14 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 14 (40.00%) Security Cleared
4 13 (37.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 13 (37.14%) CCSP
4 13 (37.14%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (34.29%) CISA
6 11 (31.43%) AWS Certification
6 11 (31.43%) Azure Certification
7 7 (20.00%) CRISC
8 5 (14.29%) Degree
8 5 (14.29%) SSCP
9 4 (11.43%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (8.57%) CESG Certified Professional
10 3 (8.57%) GIAC
10 3 (8.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 3 (8.57%) PCI QSA
10 3 (8.57%) SANS
11 2 (5.71%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (48.57%) Cyber Essentials
2 15 (42.86%) NIST
3 13 (37.14%) QA
4 11 (31.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 11 (31.43%) IASME
5 10 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (22.86%) GDPR
7 7 (20.00%) COBIT
8 6 (17.14%) PCI DSS
9 5 (14.29%) NCSC
10 4 (11.43%) GRC
11 2 (5.71%) ISO 22301
11 2 (5.71%) ISO 9001
11 2 (5.71%) JSP 440
12 1 (2.86%) HIPAA
12 1 (2.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (2.86%) SLA
12 1 (2.86%) SOC 2
System Software
1 11 (31.43%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.86%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 1 (2.86%) Cisco
1 1 (2.86%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (2.86%) IBM
1 1 (2.86%) Intel
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.86%) Proofpoint
1 1 (2.86%) Qualys
1 1 (2.86%) Rapid7
1 1 (2.86%) Trend Micro
1 1 (2.86%) Zscaler