CISM Jobs in the UK excluding London

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CISM qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 457 376 513
Rank change year-on-year -81 +137 -83
Permanent jobs citing CISM 352 410 402
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.45% 0.74% 0.53%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.72% 1.94% 1.61%
Number of salaries quoted 261 290 275
10th Percentile £42,250 £45,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,084 £51,438 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £86,700
UK median annual salary £72,500 £71,999 £70,000
% change year-on-year +0.70% +2.86% +7.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 20,500 21,081 24,929
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 25.95% 37.88% 32.87%
Number of salaries quoted 12,311 7,937 10,633
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,549
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.96% +0.10%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £76,250
UK median annual salary £53,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.83% +9.09% -

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CISM in the UK excluding London

CISM
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISM in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for CISM in the UK excluding London

CISM
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for CISM in the UK excluding London

CISM
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
North of England +23 106 £60,000 +1.69% 12
North West +24 87 £52,084 +5.22% 8
South West -10 82 £68,500 -5.52% 10
Midlands -48 55 £70,000 +1.82% 14
Scotland -51 43 £60,000 -3.81% 6
South East -54 40 £65,000 +6.12% 15
West Midlands -36 39 £75,000 +5.26% 7
East of England -7 20 £50,000 -28.57% 3
East Midlands -24 15 £68,250 +7.06% 7
Yorkshire +25 12 £79,842 +22.83% 4
North East -10 7 £79,842 +6.46%
Isle of Man -14 4 £46,500 +3.33%
Wales -4 1 £85,000 +103.19%
Channel Islands - 1 £100,000 -
CISM
UK

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (0.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.57%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 80 (22.73%) Azure
2 67 (19.03%) AWS
3 26 (7.39%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (3.98%) SaaS
5 9 (2.56%) GCP
6 6 (1.70%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (1.42%) Cloud Computing
7 5 (1.42%) Power Platform
8 3 (0.85%) PaaS
9 2 (0.57%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.28%) IaaS
10 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 38 (10.80%) Firewall
2 31 (8.81%) WAN
3 29 (8.24%) SD-WAN
4 24 (6.82%) Network Security
5 13 (3.69%) TCP/IP
6 9 (2.56%) Cisco IPT
6 9 (2.56%) VPN
7 8 (2.27%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (1.14%) NetScaler
9 2 (0.57%) LAN
9 2 (0.57%) VoIP
10 1 (0.28%) DNS
10 1 (0.28%) HTTP
10 1 (0.28%) SAN
10 1 (0.28%) SMTP
10 1 (0.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.42%) Power BI
2 2 (0.57%) Big Data
3 1 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
General
1 90 (25.57%) Finance
2 64 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 43 (12.22%) Military
4 26 (7.39%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (5.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (5.40%) Legal
6 19 (5.40%) Telecoms
7 17 (4.83%) Law
8 14 (3.98%) Public Sector
9 11 (3.13%) Marketing
10 9 (2.56%) Retail
11 6 (1.70%) Automotive
12 5 (1.42%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.14%) Electronics
13 4 (1.14%) Financial Institution
13 4 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.85%) Banking
14 3 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.85%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 73 (20.74%) Lead
2 64 (18.18%) Architect
3 60 (17.05%) Analyst
4 58 (16.48%) Consultant
4 58 (16.48%) Security Consultant
5 52 (14.77%) Security Architect
6 47 (13.35%) Security Manager
7 36 (10.23%) Security Analyst
8 35 (9.94%) Lead Architect
9 33 (9.38%) Senior
10 23 (6.53%) Incident Manager
10 23 (6.53%) Lead Security Architect
10 23 (6.53%) Vulnerability Manager
11 22 (6.25%) Security Officer
12 20 (5.68%) Information Manager
12 20 (5.68%) Information Security Manager
13 17 (4.83%) Senior Architect
14 16 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Architect
15 14 (3.98%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 14 (3.98%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.56%) ModSecurity
2 6 (1.70%) OAuth
2 6 (1.70%) SAML
3 2 (0.57%) EDI
4 1 (0.28%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 110 (31.25%) Management Information System
2 33 (9.38%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 25 (7.10%) Cyber Threat
4 22 (6.25%) Security Posture
5 17 (4.83%) Operational Technology
6 11 (3.13%) Public Cloud
6 11 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (2.56%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.27%) Cyber Security Posture
9 7 (1.99%) Cloud Native
9 7 (1.99%) Cyberattack
9 7 (1.99%) Security Operations Centre
10 5 (1.42%) Replication
11 3 (0.85%) NHS
12 2 (0.57%) Anti-Spyware
12 2 (0.57%) CESG
12 2 (0.57%) Cyber Defence
12 2 (0.57%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (0.57%) Onboarding
12 2 (0.57%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 23 (6.53%) Windows
2 17 (4.83%) Linux
3 13 (3.69%) Mac OS X
3 13 (3.69%) Unix
4 6 (1.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (66.48%) Cybersecurity
2 221 (62.78%) Information Security
3 130 (36.93%) Risk Management
4 92 (26.14%) Incident Response
5 75 (21.31%) Security Architecture
6 57 (16.19%) Incident Management
6 57 (16.19%) Problem-Solving
7 51 (14.49%) Application Security
7 51 (14.49%) Vulnerability Management
8 49 (13.92%) Data Protection
8 49 (13.92%) OWASP
9 46 (13.07%) Information Assurance
10 44 (12.50%) Security Operations
11 40 (11.36%) Computer Science
12 37 (10.51%) Penetration Testing
13 34 (9.66%) Secure Coding
14 33 (9.38%) Root Cause Analysis
15 32 (9.09%) Cloud Security
15 32 (9.09%) Security Management
16 29 (8.24%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.42%) C
1 5 (1.42%) Java
1 5 (1.42%) Python
1 5 (1.42%) R
1 5 (1.42%) Scala
1 5 (1.42%) SQL
Qualifications
1 328 (93.18%) CISSP
2 116 (32.95%) CRISC
3 107 (30.40%) Degree
4 101 (28.69%) CISA
5 86 (24.43%) Security Cleared
6 81 (23.01%) SC Cleared
7 47 (13.35%) Cisco Certification
8 43 (12.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 43 (12.22%) CESG Certified Professional
9 38 (10.80%) AWS Certification
10 36 (10.23%) CCSP
11 35 (9.94%) CEH
12 34 (9.66%) Azure Certification
13 30 (8.52%) CCSK
14 24 (6.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 17 (4.83%) CompTIA Security+
16 16 (4.55%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 14 (3.98%) GCIH
17 14 (3.98%) GREM
17 14 (3.98%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 146 (41.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 132 (37.50%) NIST
3 54 (15.34%) GDPR
4 48 (13.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 45 (12.78%) GRC
6 34 (9.66%) NCSC
7 32 (9.09%) PCI DSS
8 29 (8.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 13 (3.69%) NIST 800
10 9 (2.56%) JSP 440
10 9 (2.56%) RMADS
11 8 (2.27%) COBIT
12 7 (1.99%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 4 (1.14%) HIPAA
13 4 (1.14%) ISO 22301
14 3 (0.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 3 (0.85%) Def Stans
14 3 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (0.85%) QA
15 1 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 29 (8.24%) Docker
2 5 (1.42%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.14%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 35 (9.94%) Kubernetes
2 29 (8.24%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (2.27%) Nessus
4 7 (1.99%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 2 (0.57%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 31 (8.81%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.97%) Dell
3 8 (2.27%) Cisco
3 8 (2.27%) Citrix
4 6 (1.70%) Qualys
5 4 (1.14%) Meraki
5 4 (1.14%) VMware
6 3 (0.85%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (0.57%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.57%) Rapid7
8 1 (0.28%) CyberArk
8 1 (0.28%) iManage
8 1 (0.28%) Intel
8 1 (0.28%) SonicWALL