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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 218 191
Rank change year-on-year +130 -27 +34
Permanent jobs citing CISM 119 35 66
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.85% 0.44% 1.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.98% 1.70% 2.70%
Number of salaries quoted 9 31 55
10th Percentile £50,012 £51,000 £49,000
25th Percentile £51,375 £65,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £68,750 £84,959 £84,375
90th Percentile £78,500 £85,000 £92,625
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - -3.45% +3.57%

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 2,389 2,058 2,446
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 57.13% 26.07% 41.12%
Number of salaries quoted 559 1,292 960
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,925 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% +11.70%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £65,813
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.11% -9.34% +9.09%

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 31 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 31 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 +54 75 £51,887 -13.52% 3
Birmingham +47 20 £57,500 -27.98% 3
Coventry +11 17 - - 1
Wolverhampton - 2 £59,250 -
Staffordshire +16 1 - - 3
Herefordshire - 1 £67,500 -
Dudley - 1 £105,000 -
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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (4.20%) Azure
2 3 (2.52%) Entra ID
3 1 (0.84%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.20%) Intrusion Detection
2 3 (2.52%) Network Security
3 1 (0.84%) Cisco Firepower
3 1 (0.84%) Firewall
General
1 6 (5.04%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (4.20%) Retail
2 5 (4.20%) Social Skills
3 4 (3.36%) Finance
3 4 (3.36%) Legal
4 2 (1.68%) Banking
4 2 (1.68%) Public Sector
5 1 (0.84%) Games
5 1 (0.84%) Law
5 1 (0.84%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 103 (86.55%) Security Engineer
2 98 (82.35%) Principal Engineer
2 98 (82.35%) Principal Security Engineer
3 61 (51.26%) Analyst
4 60 (50.42%) Security Analyst
5 59 (49.58%) Principal Security Analyst
5 59 (49.58%) Product Analyst
6 39 (32.77%) Product Engineer
7 5 (4.20%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 5 (4.20%) Head of Operations
7 5 (4.20%) Head of Security
8 2 (1.68%) Cybersecurity Practitioner
8 2 (1.68%) Information Security Advisor
8 2 (1.68%) Malware Engineer
8 2 (1.68%) Security Advisor
9 1 (0.84%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 1 (0.84%) IT Analyst
9 1 (0.84%) IT Governance Manager
9 1 (0.84%) IT Risk Analyst
9 1 (0.84%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 4 (3.36%) Security Posture
2 3 (2.52%) Management Information System
3 2 (1.68%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (0.84%) BYOD
4 1 (0.84%) CESG
4 1 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.68%) Linux
2 1 (0.84%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (97.48%) Cybersecurity
2 109 (91.60%) Risk Management
3 105 (88.24%) Information Security
4 99 (83.19%) Cyber Resilience
5 98 (82.35%) Project Management
5 98 (82.35%) Security Testing
6 8 (6.72%) SIEM
7 7 (5.88%) Incident Response
8 6 (5.04%) Incident Management
8 6 (5.04%) ITIL
8 6 (5.04%) Problem Management
8 6 (5.04%) Risk Assessment
8 6 (5.04%) Security Operations
9 5 (4.20%) Agile
9 5 (4.20%) Compliance Management
9 5 (4.20%) Identity Access Management
9 5 (4.20%) Malware Analysis
10 4 (3.36%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (3.36%) Security Management
10 4 (3.36%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.68%) PowerShell
1 2 (1.68%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 115 (96.64%) CISSP
2 99 (83.19%) CESG Certified Professional
2 99 (83.19%) Degree
3 98 (82.35%) BPSS Clearance
4 11 (9.24%) SANS
5 8 (6.72%) CISA
6 7 (5.88%) Security Cleared
7 6 (5.04%) GIAC
7 6 (5.04%) ISACA
7 6 (5.04%) SC Cleared
8 4 (3.36%) CRISC
9 2 (1.68%) CASP
9 2 (1.68%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.68%) IISP
10 1 (0.84%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.84%) ISEB
10 1 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (86.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 103 (86.55%) JSP 440
2 99 (83.19%) NIST
3 98 (82.35%) RMADS
4 7 (5.88%) GRC
5 5 (4.20%) NCSC
6 2 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.84%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (2.52%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (1.68%) Nessus
2 1 (0.84%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 8 (6.72%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.52%) Tenable
3 1 (0.84%) Cisco