ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CISA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 617 564 773
Rank change year-on-year -53 +209 -143
Permanent jobs citing CISA 309 440 514
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.30% 0.45% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.12% 1.36% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 235 332 333
10th Percentile £37,500 £45,250 £45,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,970 £55,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.05% +0.77% +1.19%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £99,354 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,000 £57,810 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.33% -3.65% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,701 32,451 45,338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.99% 33.33% 27.16%
Number of salaries quoted 17,227 14,614 19,248
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,555 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.74% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CISA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CISA in the UK

CISA
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISA.

Salary trend for CISA in the UK

CISA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISA over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CISA in the UK

CISA
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISA within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. 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
England +7 281 £67,500 +3.85% 55
UK excluding London -55 160 £58,000 +0.33% 28
London +89 144 £75,000 +9.09% 26
Work from Home -47 106 £65,000 -6.40% 39
North of England +25 54 £40,000 -30.81% 10
North West +18 36 £40,000 -19.19% 5
South West -14 36 £82,500 +17.86% 3
Scotland -58 24 £75,000 +29.74% 2
Midlands -10 21 £62,500 +4.17% 4
West Midlands +1 17 £65,000 +8.33% 4
South East -5 16 £67,500 +35.00% 7
Yorkshire +41 10 £52,500 -22.79% 4
East of England -5 9 £50,000 -9.09% 1
North East -3 8 £40,000 -51.52% 1
East Midlands - 4 £60,000 -

CISA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 2 (0.65%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.32%) Apache
2 1 (0.32%) IIS
2 1 (0.32%) WebSphere
Applications
1 4 (1.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.65%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (5.50%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 44 (14.24%) Azure
2 26 (8.41%) AWS
3 10 (3.24%) Power Platform
4 9 (2.91%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (2.27%) Entra ID
6 6 (1.94%) Microsoft Purview
7 3 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (0.97%) WhatsApp
8 2 (0.65%) Azure AKS
8 2 (0.65%) GCP
8 2 (0.65%) SaaS
9 1 (0.32%) Dropbox
9 1 (0.32%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 66 (21.36%) Firewall
2 16 (5.18%) Network Security
3 14 (4.53%) Intrusion Detection
4 10 (3.24%) Cisco IPT
5 8 (2.59%) LAN
5 8 (2.59%) WAN
6 7 (2.27%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.94%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (1.62%) VoIP
9 3 (0.97%) VPN
9 3 (0.97%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.50%) DB2
2 10 (3.24%) Power BI
3 2 (0.65%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 1 (0.32%) JIRA
General
1 105 (33.98%) Finance
2 97 (31.39%) Social Skills
3 44 (14.24%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (12.62%) Law
5 33 (10.68%) Legal
6 22 (7.12%) Public Sector
7 17 (5.50%) Banking
8 15 (4.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (4.85%) Manufacturing
8 15 (4.85%) Presentation Skills
9 13 (4.21%) Marketing
9 13 (4.21%) Retail
10 6 (1.94%) Military
11 5 (1.62%) Advertising
11 5 (1.62%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.29%) Financial Institution
13 3 (0.97%) German Language
13 3 (0.97%) Investment Banking
13 3 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 78 (25.24%) Analyst
2 64 (20.71%) Security Analyst
3 52 (16.83%) Senior
4 35 (11.33%) Lead
5 28 (9.06%) Security Manager
6 25 (8.09%) Architect
6 25 (8.09%) Information Analyst
6 25 (8.09%) Information Security Analyst
7 24 (7.77%) Security Officer
8 23 (7.44%) Audit Manager
8 23 (7.44%) IT Manager
9 20 (6.47%) Auditor
9 20 (6.47%) Risk Analyst
10 18 (5.83%) IT Auditor
10 18 (5.83%) Security Architect
11 17 (5.50%) IT Audit Manager
12 16 (5.18%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 15 (4.85%) Consultant
13 15 (4.85%) Information Officer
13 15 (4.85%) Information Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.91%) ModSecurity
2 5 (1.62%) SailPoint
3 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.65%) OAuth
3 2 (0.65%) OpenID
3 2 (0.65%) REST
3 2 (0.65%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 80 (25.89%) Management Information System
2 36 (11.65%) Security Posture
3 21 (6.80%) Cyber Threat
4 14 (4.53%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (3.24%) Onboarding
6 8 (2.59%) IoT
6 8 (2.59%) Operational Technology
6 8 (2.59%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (2.27%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 6 (1.94%) Cyber Defence
8 6 (1.94%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.62%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.62%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.62%) Reinsurance
9 5 (1.62%) Replication
10 4 (1.29%) Cyberattack
10 4 (1.29%) PKI
11 3 (0.97%) Cyber Security Posture
11 3 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
11 3 (0.97%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 27 (8.74%) Linux
2 22 (7.12%) Windows
3 19 (6.15%) Windows Server
4 17 (5.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (61.49%) Information Security
2 149 (48.22%) Cybersecurity
3 96 (31.07%) Risk Management
4 66 (21.36%) IT Audit
5 58 (18.77%) Problem-Solving
6 53 (17.15%) Internal Audit
7 52 (16.83%) Project Management
8 50 (16.18%) SIEM
9 48 (15.53%) Computer Science
10 47 (15.21%) Incident Response
11 46 (14.89%) Data Protection
12 43 (13.92%) Incident Management
13 36 (11.65%) Security Management
14 32 (10.36%) Disaster Recovery
15 28 (9.06%) Penetration Testing
15 28 (9.06%) Security Architecture
16 27 (8.74%) Data Security
17 25 (8.09%) Security Operations
18 24 (7.77%) Data Privacy
18 24 (7.77%) Information Security Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (9.71%) SQL
2 23 (7.44%) Python
3 8 (2.59%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.94%) Bash
5 5 (1.62%) C
5 5 (1.62%) Java
5 5 (1.62%) R
5 5 (1.62%) Scala
6 2 (0.65%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 220 (71.20%) CISSP
2 207 (66.99%) CISM
3 93 (30.10%) Degree
4 82 (26.54%) CRISC
5 54 (17.48%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 33 (10.68%) Security Cleared
7 27 (8.74%) SC Cleared
8 26 (8.41%) Computer Science Degree
9 24 (7.77%) GIAC
10 23 (7.44%) CompTIA Security+
11 21 (6.80%) SANS
12 17 (5.50%) PCI QSA
13 15 (4.85%) CompTIA CySA+
13 15 (4.85%) ISACA
14 14 (4.53%) ACCA
14 14 (4.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 13 (4.21%) Cisco Certification
16 12 (3.88%) CEH
17 11 (3.56%) Master's Degree
18 10 (3.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 186 (60.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 104 (33.66%) NIST
3 52 (16.83%) GRC
4 50 (16.18%) Cyber Essentials
5 41 (13.27%) GDPR
6 40 (12.94%) PCI DSS
7 30 (9.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 25 (8.09%) ITGC
9 23 (7.44%) COBIT
10 17 (5.50%) PMO
11 16 (5.18%) NCSC
12 11 (3.56%) HIPAA
13 9 (2.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 7 (2.27%) SOC 2
15 5 (1.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 5 (1.62%) GLBA
15 5 (1.62%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 5 (1.62%) Solvency II
16 4 (1.29%) COSO
16 4 (1.29%) RMADS
System Software
1 9 (2.91%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (1.94%) Nessus
2 4 (1.29%) CASB
2 4 (1.29%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.97%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.65%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 2 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.32%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 54 (17.48%) Microsoft
2 25 (8.09%) Oracle
2 25 (8.09%) SAP
3 17 (5.50%) Sage
4 8 (2.59%) CA
5 6 (1.94%) Juniper
5 6 (1.94%) Splunk
6 2 (0.65%) ForgeRock
6 2 (0.65%) Fortinet
6 2 (0.65%) Rapid7
6 2 (0.65%) Sophos
7 1 (0.32%) Cisco
7 1 (0.32%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.32%) F5
7 1 (0.32%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.32%) ServiceNow