CISM Job Trends in West Yorkshire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 96 130
Rank change year-on-year -19 +34 +55
Permanent jobs citing CISM 3 10 12
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 0.17% 0.66% 0.62%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.54% 2.40% 2.84%
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 2
10th Percentile £59,825 £51,250 £66,443
25th Percentile £64,021 £57,188 £66,537
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,014 £75,000 £68,389
Median % change year-on-year -5.31% +9.67% +18.94%
75th Percentile £78,007 - £70,555
90th Percentile £82,203 - £70,838
Yorkshire median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £67,761
% change year-on-year - +10.68% +17.84%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 558 417 422
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 30.91% 27.71% 21.85%
Number of salaries quoted 219 109 240
10th Percentile - £25,313 £32,450
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,103 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,075 £49,274 £57,750
Median % change year-on-year -16.64% -14.68% -0.10%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £77,750 £78,000 £82,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -35.00% -7.41% +2.86%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

CISM job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

CISM
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing CISM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing CISM

CISM
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CISM in West Yorkshire

CISM
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Leeds -23 3 £71,014 -5.31% 1
CISM
Yorkshire

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Information Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Security Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Information Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Security Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Information Risk Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security Risk Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Security Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Risk Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Architecture Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Cloud Security
2 2 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 2 (66.67%) Design Patterns
2 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) SABSA
2 2 (66.67%) Security Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) TOGAF
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (33.33%) Information Management
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Product Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CISSP
2 2 (66.67%) DBS Check
2 2 (66.67%) TOGAF Certification
3 1 (33.33%) CRISC
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) GRC
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) NCSC