ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CISM qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 397 393 545
Rank change year-on-year -4 +152 -118
Permanent jobs citing CISM 637 857 940
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.65% 0.83% 0.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.32% 2.54% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 515 638 626
10th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £46,625
25th Percentile £57,388 £55,125 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +3.57% +7.69%
75th Percentile £86,875 £85,938 £85,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,750 £64,987 £65,000
% change year-on-year +1.17% -0.02% +9.71%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,433 33,803 42,122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.82% 32.57% 26.91%
Number of salaries quoted 17,326 15,201 19,033
10th Percentile £28,290 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £59,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.24% +8.18% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% -

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the UK

CISM
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CISM in the UK

CISM
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CISM in the UK

CISM
Top 19 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 +14 555 £72,500 - 111
UK excluding London -26 348 £65,750 +1.17% 63
London +57 250 £80,000 +0.63% 54
Work from Home -60 237 £72,500 +3.57% 72
North of England +46 102 £60,000 +1.69% 16
North West +40 86 £52,084 -9.90% 13
South West +7 82 £68,500 -3.86% 11
Midlands -24 52 £70,000 -3.78% 11
Scotland -50 44 £57,500 -11.35% 7
South East -46 37 £65,000 +4.00% 8
West Midlands -36 34 £75,000 +2.74% 7
East of England +29 25 £50,000 -28.57% 5
East Midlands +9 17 £65,750 +1.15% 4
Yorkshire +37 8 £79,842 +33.07% 3
North East -1 8 £79,842 +3.69%
Isle of Man -13 4 £46,500 +3.33% 1
Northern Ireland +23 1 £57,500 +61.40% 1
Wales -14 1 £85,000 +103.19% 4
Channel Islands - 1 £100,000 -

CISM
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 3 (0.47%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.31%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 160 (25.12%) Azure
2 121 (19.00%) AWS
3 45 (7.06%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (4.87%) GCP
5 28 (4.40%) SaaS
6 16 (2.51%) Power Platform
7 13 (2.04%) Entra ID
7 13 (2.04%) IaaS
7 13 (2.04%) PaaS
8 12 (1.88%) Azure Sentinel
9 11 (1.73%) Microsoft Purview
10 8 (1.26%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (0.94%) Azure Service Fabric
12 4 (0.63%) Amazon S3
13 2 (0.31%) Azure AKS
13 2 (0.31%) WhatsApp
14 1 (0.16%) Dropbox
14 1 (0.16%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 96 (15.07%) Firewall
2 44 (6.91%) Network Security
3 35 (5.49%) WAN
4 33 (5.18%) SD-WAN
5 20 (3.14%) DNS
5 20 (3.14%) LAN
5 20 (3.14%) TCP/IP
5 20 (3.14%) VPN
6 15 (2.35%) Intrusion Detection
7 11 (1.73%) Cisco IPT
8 7 (1.10%) 5G
8 7 (1.10%) VoIP
9 6 (0.94%) Internet
10 5 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.63%) NetScaler
12 3 (0.47%) Radio Access Network
12 3 (0.47%) X.509
13 2 (0.31%) Broadband
13 2 (0.31%) Wireless
14 1 (0.16%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.51%) Power BI
2 6 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (0.63%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.47%) Big Data
5 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 15 (2.35%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.31%) JIRA
3 1 (0.16%) AppScan
3 1 (0.16%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.16%) Metasploit
General
1 192 (30.14%) Social Skills
2 162 (25.43%) Finance
3 55 (8.63%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (8.48%) Legal
5 44 (6.91%) Law
5 44 (6.91%) Military
6 40 (6.28%) Public Sector
7 30 (4.71%) Presentation Skills
7 30 (4.71%) Telecoms
8 28 (4.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (2.67%) Banking
10 16 (2.51%) Marketing
11 13 (2.04%) Manufacturing
12 11 (1.73%) Back Office
12 11 (1.73%) Retail
13 9 (1.41%) Automotive
14 7 (1.10%) Aerospace
15 5 (0.78%) Advertising
15 5 (0.78%) Electronics
15 5 (0.78%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 117 (18.37%) Architect
2 95 (14.91%) Security Architect
3 93 (14.60%) Analyst
4 88 (13.81%) Consultant
5 87 (13.66%) Security Manager
6 83 (13.03%) Lead
7 79 (12.40%) Security Consultant
8 75 (11.77%) Senior
9 61 (9.58%) Security Analyst
10 51 (8.01%) Information Manager
10 51 (8.01%) Information Security Manager
11 39 (6.12%) Lead Architect
11 39 (6.12%) Security Engineer
12 35 (5.49%) Cybersecurity Architect
13 29 (4.55%) Vulnerability Manager
14 27 (4.24%) Lead Security Architect
14 27 (4.24%) Senior Architect
15 26 (4.08%) IT Manager
16 25 (3.92%) Enterprise Architect
16 25 (3.92%) Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.57%) OAuth
1 10 (1.57%) SAML
2 9 (1.41%) ModSecurity
3 8 (1.26%) REST
4 7 (1.10%) Web Services
4 7 (1.10%) web3js
5 6 (0.94%) SOAP
6 4 (0.63%) Kafka
7 3 (0.47%) SailPoint
8 2 (0.31%) EDI
8 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 207 (32.50%) Management Information System
2 67 (10.52%) Security Posture
3 45 (7.06%) Cyber Threat
4 37 (5.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 32 (5.02%) Operational Technology
6 29 (4.55%) PKI
7 28 (4.40%) Data Centre
8 27 (4.24%) Cyberattack
9 23 (3.61%) Onboarding
10 18 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
11 15 (2.35%) Public Cloud
12 13 (2.04%) iPhone
12 13 (2.04%) Security Operations Centre
13 10 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
14 8 (1.26%) Blockchain
15 7 (1.10%) Cloud Native
15 7 (1.10%) IoT
15 7 (1.10%) Web3
16 6 (0.94%) CESG
16 6 (0.94%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 49 (7.69%) Windows
2 23 (3.61%) Linux
3 19 (2.98%) Unix
4 14 (2.20%) Mac OS X
5 10 (1.57%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.63%) CentOS
6 4 (0.63%) Solaris
6 4 (0.63%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.63%) zOS
7 1 (0.16%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 419 (65.78%) Cybersecurity
2 399 (62.64%) Information Security
3 217 (34.07%) Risk Management
4 144 (22.61%) Incident Response
5 131 (20.57%) Security Architecture
6 106 (16.64%) Computer Science
7 87 (13.66%) Problem-Solving
7 87 (13.66%) Vulnerability Management
8 81 (12.72%) Application Security
9 80 (12.56%) Incident Management
10 79 (12.40%) Data Protection
11 74 (11.62%) Roadmaps
12 72 (11.30%) Cloud Security
13 69 (10.83%) Security Operations
14 64 (10.05%) Security Management
15 63 (9.89%) OWASP
16 59 (9.26%) Penetration Testing
17 57 (8.95%) Risk Assessment
18 56 (8.79%) Threat Modelling
19 54 (8.48%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (4.24%) Python
2 12 (1.88%) SQL
3 9 (1.41%) PowerShell
4 5 (0.78%) C
4 5 (0.78%) Java
4 5 (0.78%) R
4 5 (0.78%) Scala
5 3 (0.47%) Bash
6 2 (0.31%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 602 (94.51%) CISSP
2 216 (33.91%) Degree
3 197 (30.93%) CISA
4 182 (28.57%) CRISC
5 136 (21.35%) Security Cleared
6 121 (19.00%) SC Cleared
7 79 (12.40%) Cisco Certification
8 68 (10.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 64 (10.05%) AWS Certification
10 61 (9.58%) Azure Certification
11 59 (9.26%) CCSP
12 57 (8.95%) CESG Certified Professional
13 56 (8.79%) CEH
14 54 (8.48%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 47 (7.38%) Computer Science Degree
15 47 (7.38%) Master's Degree
16 45 (7.06%) GIAC
17 43 (6.75%) CompTIA Security+
18 36 (5.65%) CCSK
19 26 (4.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 245 (38.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 217 (34.07%) NIST
3 80 (12.56%) GDPR
4 71 (11.15%) GRC
5 67 (10.52%) Cyber Essentials
6 57 (8.95%) PCI DSS
7 51 (8.01%) NCSC
8 50 (7.85%) COBIT
9 40 (6.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 17 (2.67%) NIST 800
11 13 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 12 (1.88%) HIPAA
12 12 (1.88%) RMADS
13 11 (1.73%) JSP 440
14 10 (1.57%) QA
15 9 (1.41%) Data Quality
16 8 (1.26%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 7 (1.10%) ISO 22301
17 7 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27005
18 6 (0.94%) Web Application Security Consortium
System Software
1 33 (5.18%) Docker
2 30 (4.71%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.78%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 42 (6.59%) Kubernetes
2 36 (5.65%) Single Sign-On
3 15 (2.35%) Ansible
4 14 (2.20%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 9 (1.41%) Nessus
6 8 (1.26%) CASB
7 1 (0.16%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 72 (11.30%) Microsoft
2 23 (3.61%) Dell
3 18 (2.83%) ServiceNow
4 15 (2.35%) Alibaba
5 14 (2.20%) Qualys
6 12 (1.88%) Citrix
6 12 (1.88%) Google
7 11 (1.73%) Cisco
7 11 (1.73%) Oracle
8 9 (1.41%) SAP
9 5 (0.78%) Meraki
9 5 (0.78%) VMware
10 4 (0.63%) CheckPoint
10 4 (0.63%) CrowdStrike
10 4 (0.63%) Splunk
11 2 (0.31%) Fortinet
11 2 (0.31%) Rapid7
11 2 (0.31%) Sophos
11 2 (0.31%) Virgin Media
11 2 (0.31%) Zscaler