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 10 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 687 610 852
Rank change year-on-year -77 +242 +51
Permanent jobs citing ISACA 26 36 32
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.029% 0.082% 0.033%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.12% 0.21% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 19 5 25
10th Percentile £46,685 - -
25th Percentile £50,025 £52,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £55,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +63.64% -26.67% +24.32%
75th Percentile £128,750 £57,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £142,500 £104,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,392 £54,344 -
% change year-on-year -7.27% - -

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 21,885 17,397 25,979
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 24.09% 39.76% 26.92%
Number of salaries quoted 9,044 7,735 17,218
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £38,355
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £54,237
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +1.41% -7.29%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £71,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,750 £51,999 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.37% +4.00% -1.96%

ISACA
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ISACA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

ISACA job vacancy trend in the UK

ISACA
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISACA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ISACA

ISACA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ISACA over the 6 months to 10 May 2026.

Salary histogram for ISACA in the UK

ISACA
Top 7 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 10 May 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
England -44 26 £90,000 +63.64% 4
London +6 20 £95,000 -26.92% 3
Work from Home +23 16 £90,000 +63.64% 3
UK excluding London -89 6 £50,392 -7.27% 2
South East - 5 £51,249 - 2
Midlands -48 1 £35,866 -33.20%
West Midlands -59 1 £35,866 -33.20%

ISACA
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.85%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 4 (15.38%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 6 (23.08%) AWS
1 6 (23.08%) Azure
2 5 (19.23%) Entra ID
2 5 (19.23%) GCP
3 4 (15.38%) SaaS
4 1 (3.85%) Azure AKS
4 1 (3.85%) Collibra
4 1 (3.85%) IaaS
4 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (3.85%) PaaS
4 1 (3.85%) Power Platform
4 1 (3.85%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 5 (19.23%) DHCP
1 5 (19.23%) DNS
2 2 (7.69%) Network Security
3 1 (3.85%) Firewall
3 1 (3.85%) SAN
3 1 (3.85%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.85%) Power BI
1 1 (3.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (19.23%) Git
1 5 (19.23%) Jenkins
General
1 18 (69.23%) Finance
2 12 (46.15%) Social Skills
3 7 (26.92%) Legal
4 5 (19.23%) Influencing Skills
4 5 (19.23%) Law
5 3 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (7.69%) Back Office
6 2 (7.69%) Banking
6 2 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (7.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 10 (38.46%) Lead
2 6 (23.08%) Senior
2 6 (23.08%) Senior Manager
3 5 (19.23%) Architect
3 5 (19.23%) Consultant
3 5 (19.23%) Lead Architect
3 5 (19.23%) Lead Security Architect
3 5 (19.23%) Security Architect
3 5 (19.23%) Senior Consultant
3 5 (19.23%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 5 (19.23%) Senior Technical Consultant
3 5 (19.23%) Senior Technical Manager
3 5 (19.23%) Senior Technical Specialist
3 5 (19.23%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
3 5 (19.23%) Technical Consultant
3 5 (19.23%) Technical Manager
3 5 (19.23%) Technical Specialist
4 3 (11.54%) Information Manager
4 3 (11.54%) Information Risk Manager
4 3 (11.54%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (19.23%) OAuth
1 5 (19.23%) OpenID
1 5 (19.23%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (26.92%) Cloud Native
2 5 (19.23%) Cyberattack
3 4 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (7.69%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (7.69%) Freedom of Information
4 2 (7.69%) Freedom of Information Act
4 2 (7.69%) Management Information System
5 1 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (3.85%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 5 (19.23%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (53.85%) Cybersecurity
1 14 (53.85%) Risk Management
2 13 (50.00%) Information Security
3 11 (42.31%) Matrix Organization
4 9 (34.62%) Computer Science
4 9 (34.62%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (30.77%) DAMA
5 8 (30.77%) DAMA DMBOK
5 8 (30.77%) Data Management
6 7 (26.92%) Agile
6 7 (26.92%) Coaching
6 7 (26.92%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (23.08%) Internal Audit
7 6 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (19.23%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (19.23%) DevOps
8 5 (19.23%) Line Management
8 5 (19.23%) Mentoring
8 5 (19.23%) Microservices
8 5 (19.23%) Programme Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (88.46%) CISSP
2 16 (61.54%) SANS
3 14 (53.85%) CISA
4 13 (50.00%) CISM
4 13 (50.00%) CRISC
5 10 (38.46%) Security Cleared
6 9 (34.62%) Degree
7 5 (19.23%) DV Cleared
7 5 (19.23%) GIAC
8 1 (3.85%) IISP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (69.23%) NIST
2 13 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (42.31%) GRC
3 11 (42.31%) NIST 800
4 3 (11.54%) SOC 1
4 3 (11.54%) SOC 2
5 2 (7.69%) COBIT
5 2 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (7.69%) GDPR
5 2 (7.69%) PCI DSS
6 1 (3.85%) Data Quality
6 1 (3.85%) ITGC
System Software
1 5 (19.23%) Active Directory
1 5 (19.23%) Docker
2 1 (3.85%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 11 (42.31%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 11 (42.31%) RSA Archer
2 6 (23.08%) Kubernetes
3 5 (19.23%) Ansible
Vendors
1 6 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 5 (19.23%) ForgeRock
2 5 (19.23%) Google
2 5 (19.23%) Okta
3 1 (3.85%) Alteryx
3 1 (3.85%) Databricks
3 1 (3.85%) Informatica