CISM Job Trends in West London

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
London > West London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West London with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 42 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Permanent jobs citing CISM 7 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in West London 2.18% 0.63% -
As % of the Qualifications category 6.73% 1.69% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £66,250 £125,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £130,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -48.08% - -
75th Percentile £68,750 £135,000 -
90th Percentile £79,250 - -
London median annual salary £85,000 £76,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +11.84% -5.00% +6.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West London

CISM 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 in West London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 104 118 103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West London 32.40% 37.22% 27.03%
Number of salaries quoted 71 41 93
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,750 £27,725
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% -6.54% +7.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,750 £65,062
90th Percentile £79,750 £80,000 £87,500
London median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% - +3.70%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISM relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West London.

CISM job vacancy trend in West London

CISM
Salary Trend in West London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West London citing CISM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West London citing CISM

CISM
Salary Histogram in West London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in West London over the 6 months to 20 October 2025.

Salary histogram for CISM in West London

CISM
Job Locations in West London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the West London region over the 6 months to 20 October 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
Hillingdon - 6 £67,500 - 1
CISM
London

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Modbus
General
1 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Legal
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) Security Manager
2 6 (85.71%) IT Manager
2 6 (85.71%) IT Security Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Operational Security Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Operations Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Security Operations Manager
3 1 (14.29%) SOC Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) Management Information System
2 1 (14.29%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 1 (14.29%) Operational Technology
2 1 (14.29%) SCADA
2 1 (14.29%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (14.29%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 7 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 7 (100.00%) Information Security
1 7 (100.00%) SIEM
2 6 (85.71%) Business Continuity
2 6 (85.71%) Data Protection
2 6 (85.71%) Disaster Recovery
2 6 (85.71%) Identity Management
2 6 (85.71%) Information Security Management
2 6 (85.71%) ISMS
2 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (85.71%) Risk Analysis
2 6 (85.71%) Risk Management
2 6 (85.71%) Security Management
3 1 (14.29%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (14.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 1 (14.29%) Open Source
3 1 (14.29%) Security Operations
3 1 (14.29%) SOAR
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) CISSP
1 7 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) GCFA
2 1 (14.29%) GCIH
2 1 (14.29%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (85.71%) ISAE 3402
1 6 (85.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (14.29%) GDPR
2 1 (14.29%) NIST