Hybrid/Remote CISM Job Trends

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 211 291 314
Rank change year-on-year +80 +23 -3
Permanent jobs citing CISM 288 130 163
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.16% 0.78% 0.75%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.62% 2.09% 2.73%
Number of salaries quoted 144 104 94
10th Percentile £58,002 £48,750 £51,250
25th Percentile £70,000 £58,100 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £67,500 £68,750
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -1.82% -1.79%
75th Percentile £88,148 £87,500 £80,938
90th Percentile £102,125 £121,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £78,120 £70,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +11.60% -6.67% +7.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,124 6,227 5,971
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.60% 37.47% 27.65%
Number of salaries quoted 3,148 2,263 2,739
10th Percentile £32,750 £30,791 £34,750
25th Percentile £46,188 £42,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISM and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

CISM job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

CISM
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CISM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CISM

CISM
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CISM over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.

CISM salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 6 (2.08%) SAS
2 1 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
Cloud Services
1 161 (55.90%) Azure
2 107 (37.15%) AWS
3 76 (26.39%) SaaS
4 64 (22.22%) Entra ID
5 29 (10.07%) GCP
6 21 (7.29%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (2.08%) Amazon EKS
7 6 (2.08%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (2.08%) Google Compute Engine
7 6 (2.08%) Google Kubernetes Engine
7 6 (2.08%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 5 (1.74%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (1.39%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.69%) IaaS
10 2 (0.69%) PaaS
11 1 (0.35%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.35%) AWS KMS
11 1 (0.35%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.35%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.35%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 42 (14.58%) Network Security
2 22 (7.64%) Firewall
3 7 (2.43%) TCP/IP
3 7 (2.43%) VPN
4 6 (2.08%) BGP
5 2 (0.69%) CHAP
6 1 (0.35%) Cisco IPT
6 1 (0.35%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.35%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.08%) Amazon RDS
1 6 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (1.39%) Power BI
3 1 (0.35%) GIS
Development Applications
1 6 (2.08%) TeamCity
2 4 (1.39%) JIRA
3 2 (0.69%) Yeoman
General
1 115 (39.93%) Social Skills
2 88 (30.56%) Law
3 84 (29.17%) Legal
4 54 (18.75%) Finance
5 40 (13.89%) Analytical Skills
6 30 (10.42%) Public Sector
7 26 (9.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (5.21%) Retail
9 13 (4.51%) Banking
10 12 (4.17%) Back Office
11 11 (3.82%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (2.78%) Financial Institution
13 7 (2.43%) Aerospace
14 5 (1.74%) Manufacturing
15 4 (1.39%) Aviation
16 3 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (1.04%) Telecoms
17 2 (0.69%) Military
18 1 (0.35%) French Language
18 1 (0.35%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 94 (32.64%) Senior
2 56 (19.44%) Senior Manager
3 50 (17.36%) Resilience Manager
4 49 (17.01%) IT Manager
5 48 (16.67%) IT Services Manager
5 48 (16.67%) Service Manager
6 36 (12.50%) Consultant
6 36 (12.50%) Security Consultant
7 29 (10.07%) Architect
7 29 (10.07%) Security Architect
8 21 (7.29%) Analyst
9 19 (6.60%) Security Analyst
10 17 (5.90%) Lead
10 17 (5.90%) Security Engineer
11 16 (5.56%) Senior Consultant
11 16 (5.56%) Senior Security Consultant
12 15 (5.21%) Security Manager
13 14 (4.86%) Security Specialist
14 11 (3.82%) Information Manager
14 11 (3.82%) Information Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (16.67%) Middleware
2 7 (2.43%) ModSecurity
2 7 (2.43%) Terraform
3 1 (0.35%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 61 (21.18%) Cyber Threat
2 54 (18.75%) Management Information System
3 40 (13.89%) Security Posture
4 16 (5.56%) Cloud Native
5 12 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (3.47%) Operational Technology
7 9 (3.13%) Blog
7 9 (3.13%) Data Protection Act
8 8 (2.78%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (2.08%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (2.08%) Freedom of Information
9 6 (2.08%) Freedom of Information Act
9 6 (2.08%) Onboarding
9 6 (2.08%) Security Operations Centre
10 5 (1.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 5 (1.74%) Cyber Security Posture
11 4 (1.39%) PKI
12 2 (0.69%) Public Cloud
13 1 (0.35%) CSOC
13 1 (0.35%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.08%) Windows
2 5 (1.74%) Linux
2 5 (1.74%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (74.65%) Information Security
2 191 (66.32%) Cybersecurity
3 147 (51.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 114 (39.58%) ITIL
5 107 (37.15%) Continuous Improvement
6 101 (35.07%) Identity Access Management
7 95 (32.99%) Risk Management
8 89 (30.90%) Agile
9 83 (28.82%) TOGAF
10 81 (28.13%) Cloud Security
11 76 (26.39%) AI
11 76 (26.39%) Mentoring
12 73 (25.35%) Business Continuity
13 72 (25.00%) Incident Response
14 67 (23.26%) Disaster Recovery
15 61 (21.18%) Collaborative Working
15 61 (21.18%) RBAC
16 60 (20.83%) Privileged Access Management
17 59 (20.49%) Strategic Planning
18 58 (20.14%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.86%) Python
2 9 (3.13%) PowerShell
3 8 (2.78%) SQL
4 6 (2.08%) Go
4 6 (2.08%) Java
4 6 (2.08%) Kusto Query Language
5 3 (1.04%) Objective-C
6 1 (0.35%) Bash
Qualifications
1 281 (97.57%) CISSP
2 55 (19.10%) Security Cleared
3 54 (18.75%) A+ Certification
3 54 (18.75%) Network+ Certification
4 52 (18.06%) CRISC
4 52 (18.06%) SC Cleared
5 48 (16.67%) ITIL Certification
6 47 (16.32%) CISA
7 44 (15.28%) Degree
8 23 (7.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 21 (7.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 21 (7.29%) Cisco Certification
10 19 (6.60%) CCSP
11 15 (5.21%) GIAC
12 14 (4.86%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (4.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 12 (4.17%) CEH
13 12 (4.17%) DV Cleared
14 11 (3.82%) Azure Certification
14 11 (3.82%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 163 (56.60%) NIST
2 151 (52.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 72 (25.00%) GDPR
4 48 (16.67%) ISO 22301
5 43 (14.93%) GRC
6 39 (13.54%) Cyber Essentials
7 37 (12.85%) NCSC
8 34 (11.81%) PCI DSS
9 25 (8.68%) SOC 2
10 19 (6.60%) COBIT
11 16 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 14 (4.86%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 13 (4.51%) NIST 800
14 11 (3.82%) JSP 440
15 8 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 6 (2.08%) SOC 1
17 5 (1.74%) QA
18 4 (1.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
19 3 (1.04%) Accessibility
20 2 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 56 (19.44%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 54 (18.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (4.17%) Kubernetes
3 6 (2.08%) Cilium
3 6 (2.08%) Grafana
4 3 (1.04%) CASB
5 2 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 87 (30.21%) Microsoft
2 54 (18.75%) CyberArk
3 14 (4.86%) Google
4 8 (2.78%) Qualys
4 8 (2.78%) Splunk
5 6 (2.08%) iManage
6 4 (1.39%) New Relic
6 4 (1.39%) SolarWinds
6 4 (1.39%) Zerto
7 3 (1.04%) Forcepoint
7 3 (1.04%) YouTube
8 1 (0.35%) Arqiva
8 1 (0.35%) Cisco
8 1 (0.35%) Databricks
8 1 (0.35%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.35%) Netskope
8 1 (0.35%) OneTrust
8 1 (0.35%) Rapid7
8 1 (0.35%) Zscaler