CISM Jobs in the West Midlands

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 84 216 181
Rank change year-on-year +132 -35 +31
Permanent jobs citing CISM 130 34 93
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.91% 0.47% 1.40%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.15% 1.79% 3.40%
Number of salaries quoted 20 32 72
10th Percentile £39,950 £51,150 £51,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £64,375 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £75,000 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.67% +2.74% +21.67%
75th Percentile £64,063 £85,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £84,500 £101,875 £92,737
England median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.45% - +7.41%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,525 1,903 2,736
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 56.53% 26.28% 41.16%
Number of salaries quoted 572 1,277 969
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,925 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,097 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.19% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,193
% change year-on-year - -5.49% +5.81%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the West Midlands

CISM
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISM in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for CISM in the West Midlands

CISM
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CISM in the West Midlands

CISM
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
Warwickshire +38 78 £40,000 -33.33% 5
Birmingham +46 21 £50,000 -37.38% 6
Coventry +15 17 - - 1
Staffordshire +31 6 £60,000 -17.24% 2
Wolverhampton - 2 £59,250 -
Herefordshire - 1 £67,500 -
Dudley - 1 £105,000 - 1
Solihull - 1 £80,000 -
CISM
England

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 4 (3.08%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 8 (6.15%) Azure
2 5 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (2.31%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.77%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.62%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (3.08%) Cisco Firepower
2 4 (3.08%) Firewall
2 4 (3.08%) Network Security
3 3 (2.31%) VPN
4 1 (0.77%) Cisco IPT
General
1 10 (7.69%) Social Skills
2 6 (4.62%) Legal
3 5 (3.85%) Finance
4 4 (3.08%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (1.54%) Banking
5 2 (1.54%) Public Sector
5 2 (1.54%) Retail
6 1 (0.77%) Games
6 1 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (0.77%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (0.77%) Law
6 1 (0.77%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 106 (81.54%) Security Engineer
2 98 (75.38%) Principal Engineer
2 98 (75.38%) Principal Security Engineer
3 61 (46.92%) Analyst
4 60 (46.15%) Security Analyst
5 59 (45.38%) Principal Security Analyst
5 59 (45.38%) Product Analyst
6 39 (30.00%) Product Engineer
7 8 (6.15%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 5 (3.85%) Lead
8 5 (3.85%) Security Manager
9 3 (2.31%) IT Manager
9 3 (2.31%) Security Officer
10 2 (1.54%) Cybersecurity Practitioner
10 2 (1.54%) Head of Operations
10 2 (1.54%) Head of Security
10 2 (1.54%) Information Manager
10 2 (1.54%) IT Security Manager
10 2 (1.54%) IT Security Officer
10 2 (1.54%) Malware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.85%) Management Information System
2 4 (3.08%) Housing Association
2 4 (3.08%) Security Posture
3 3 (2.31%) Cyberattack
4 2 (1.54%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.77%) BYOD
5 1 (0.77%) CESG
5 1 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.77%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.54%) Linux
2 1 (0.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (93.08%) Cybersecurity
2 111 (85.38%) Risk Management
3 110 (84.62%) Information Security
4 102 (78.46%) Project Management
5 99 (76.15%) Cyber Resilience
6 98 (75.38%) Security Testing
7 17 (13.08%) ITIL
8 16 (12.31%) SIEM
9 11 (8.46%) Vulnerability Management
10 9 (6.92%) Incident Response
10 9 (6.92%) Problem Management
11 8 (6.15%) Compliance Management
11 8 (6.15%) Security Management
12 7 (5.38%) Data Loss Prevention
13 6 (4.62%) Stakeholder Management
14 5 (3.85%) Identity Access Management
14 5 (3.85%) Information Security Management
15 4 (3.08%) Cloud Security
15 4 (3.08%) Process Improvement
15 4 (3.08%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.54%) PowerShell
1 2 (1.54%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 124 (95.38%) CISSP
2 100 (76.92%) Degree
3 99 (76.15%) CESG Certified Professional
4 98 (75.38%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (12.31%) CISA
6 11 (8.46%) SANS
7 10 (7.69%) Security Cleared
8 9 (6.92%) GIAC
8 9 (6.92%) ISACA
8 9 (6.92%) SC Cleared
9 4 (3.08%) CRISC
10 2 (1.54%) CASP
10 2 (1.54%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (1.54%) IISP
10 2 (1.54%) ISEB
11 1 (0.77%) CCSP
11 1 (0.77%) CIPFA
11 1 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.77%) ISEB Practitioner
11 1 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (87.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 106 (81.54%) JSP 440
3 98 (75.38%) NIST
3 98 (75.38%) RMADS
4 10 (7.69%) GRC
5 8 (6.15%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (6.15%) NCSC
6 4 (3.08%) COBIT
7 3 (2.31%) GDPR
8 1 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.77%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.77%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (2.31%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (3.85%) Nessus
2 4 (3.08%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 6 (4.62%) Microsoft
1 6 (4.62%) Tenable
2 4 (3.08%) Cisco
3 3 (2.31%) Fortinet