CISM Contracts with Work from Home Options

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for CISM qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 251 270 381
Rank change year-on-year +19 +111 -12
Contract jobs citing CISM 96 207 254
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.65% 0.84% 0.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.42% 3.32% 2.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 169 210
10th Percentile £463 £463 £449
25th Percentile £500 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £663 £775 £675
90th Percentile £750 £855 £763
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £606
% change year-on-year -4.00% +3.09% +10.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
Median hourly rate - £72.65 £100.00
Median % change year-on-year - -27.36% +56.25%
UK median hourly rate £83.41 £72.98 £69.83
% change year-on-year +14.29% +4.51% +9.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

CISM is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,971 6,237 8,722
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 26.83% 25.31% 19.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,525 4,208 6,155
10th Percentile £335 £378 £369
25th Percentile £438 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £725 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £533 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.09% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 249 261 223
10th Percentile £14.71 £19.00 £20.47
25th Percentile £24.25 £42.50 £39.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £64.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.81% +30.61% +22.50%
75th Percentile £68.75 £71.75 £66.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £81.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.56 £43.95
% change year-on-year -26.69% +24.14% +16.73%

CISM
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CISM trend for jobs with a WFH option

CISM
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISM.

CISM daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

CISM
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing CISM over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

CISM daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

CISM
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISM.

CISM hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 6 (6.25%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.04%) IBM Notes
2 1 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (10.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (5.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 16 (16.67%) AWS
2 13 (13.54%) Azure
3 5 (5.21%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (5.21%) Power Platform
4 4 (4.17%) Azure Sentinel
4 4 (4.17%) SaaS
5 2 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (2.08%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.08%) GitHub
5 2 (2.08%) GitHub Actions
5 2 (2.08%) IaaS
5 2 (2.08%) PaaS
6 1 (1.04%) GCP
6 1 (1.04%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 28 (29.17%) Network Security
2 9 (9.38%) Firewall
3 4 (4.17%) DHCP
3 4 (4.17%) DNS
3 4 (4.17%) TCP/IP
3 4 (4.17%) VLAN
3 4 (4.17%) VPN
4 2 (2.08%) Cisco ASA
4 2 (2.08%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (2.08%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (1.04%) Cisco IPT
5 1 (1.04%) DMZ
5 1 (1.04%) Ethernet
5 1 (1.04%) Internet
5 1 (1.04%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (1.04%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.21%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (2.08%) Jenkins
General
1 27 (28.13%) Analytical Skills
2 24 (25.00%) Finance
3 22 (22.92%) Social Skills
4 11 (11.46%) Public Sector
5 7 (7.29%) Banking
6 3 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (3.13%) Police
6 3 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (3.13%) Retail Banking
7 2 (2.08%) Financial Institution
7 2 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.08%) Legal
7 2 (2.08%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.08%) Multimedia
7 2 (2.08%) Retail
8 1 (1.04%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.04%) International Banking
8 1 (1.04%) Local Government
8 1 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (26.04%) Architect
1 25 (26.04%) Security Architect
2 24 (25.00%) Analyst
3 16 (16.67%) Security Analyst
4 15 (15.63%) Consultant
5 11 (11.46%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 11 (11.46%) Security Consultant
6 10 (10.42%) Security Engineer
7 7 (7.29%) Lead
8 6 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 6 (6.25%) Security Manager
9 5 (5.21%) Information Security Consultant
10 4 (4.17%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 4 (4.17%) Information Manager
10 4 (4.17%) Information Security Manager
10 4 (4.17%) Information Security Project Manager
10 4 (4.17%) Project Manager
10 4 (4.17%) Risk Consultant
10 4 (4.17%) Security Project Manager
10 4 (4.17%) Vulnerability Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.08%) Regular Expression
1 2 (2.08%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 15 (15.63%) Security Posture
2 14 (14.58%) Management Information System
3 5 (5.21%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (4.17%) Cyberattack
4 4 (4.17%) PMI
5 2 (2.08%) Cloud Security Posture
5 2 (2.08%) Insider Threat
5 2 (2.08%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.04%) Contactless
6 1 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.04%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.04%) SCADA
6 1 (1.04%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.04%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.08%) Linux
2 1 (1.04%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (59.38%) Information Security
2 54 (56.25%) Cybersecurity
3 31 (32.29%) Risk Management
4 25 (26.04%) Security Management
5 23 (23.96%) Information Security Management
5 23 (23.96%) Problem-Solving
6 19 (19.79%) Security Architecture
7 17 (17.71%) Risk Assessment
7 17 (17.71%) TOGAF
8 15 (15.63%) SABSA
9 12 (12.50%) Computer Science
9 12 (12.50%) Vulnerability Management
10 11 (11.46%) Decision-Making
10 11 (11.46%) Information Assurance
10 11 (11.46%) SIEM
11 9 (9.38%) Business Intelligence
11 9 (9.38%) Cloud Security
11 9 (9.38%) Incident Response
11 9 (9.38%) ISMS
11 9 (9.38%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.13%) Python
1 3 (3.13%) SQL
2 2 (2.08%) Bash
2 2 (2.08%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (1.04%) C++
3 1 (1.04%) Java
3 1 (1.04%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 92 (95.83%) CISSP
2 31 (32.29%) CISA
3 28 (29.17%) Security Cleared
4 22 (22.92%) SC Cleared
5 21 (21.88%) Degree
6 12 (12.50%) CRISC
7 11 (11.46%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (11.46%) CREST Certified
8 10 (10.42%) CEH
8 10 (10.42%) CompTIA Security+
9 9 (9.38%) TOGAF Certification
10 8 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (8.33%) Master's Degree
11 6 (6.25%) CCNA
12 5 (5.21%) CSSLP
12 5 (5.21%) DV Cleared
13 4 (4.17%) APMP
13 4 (4.17%) CCNP
13 4 (4.17%) CGEIT
13 4 (4.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (43.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 42 (43.75%) NIST
2 15 (15.63%) NCSC
3 8 (8.33%) GDPR
4 7 (7.29%) COBIT
5 6 (6.25%) NIST 800
6 5 (5.21%) PCI DSS
7 4 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (3.13%) Government Security Classifications
8 3 (3.13%) JSP 440
8 3 (3.13%) RMADS
9 2 (2.08%) COSO
9 2 (2.08%) GRC
9 2 (2.08%) ISO 22301
10 1 (1.04%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (1.04%) GLBA
10 1 (1.04%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (1.04%) ISAE 3402
10 1 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 2 (2.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (5.21%) Nessus
2 4 (4.17%) QRadar
3 2 (2.08%) CASB
3 2 (2.08%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (1.04%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 16 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 8 (8.33%) Qualys
3 7 (7.29%) Cisco
4 2 (2.08%) AlienVault
4 2 (2.08%) ArcSight
4 2 (2.08%) Carbon Black
4 2 (2.08%) Juniper
4 2 (2.08%) LogRhythm
4 2 (2.08%) Palo Alto
4 2 (2.08%) Symantec
5 1 (1.04%) CyberArk
5 1 (1.04%) ForeScout
5 1 (1.04%) McAfee
5 1 (1.04%) Netskope
5 1 (1.04%) Okta
5 1 (1.04%) OneTrust
5 1 (1.04%) ScienceLogic
5 1 (1.04%) Splunk
5 1 (1.04%) Trend Micro
5 1 (1.04%) VMware