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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 410 398 581
Rank change year-on-year -12 +183 -159
Permanent jobs citing CISM 627 807 903
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.63% 0.81% 0.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.28% 2.47% 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 506 609 613
10th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £47,667
25th Percentile £57,331 £55,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £85,938 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £101,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +8.33%

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 27,486 32,730 43,417
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.51% 33.01% 27.01%
Number of salaries quoted 17,243 14,736 18,996
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,483 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,350 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.49% +4.70% +1.01%

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 18 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 18 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 +15 544 £72,500 - 127
UK excluding London -45 347 £65,000 +4.00% 82
London +56 242 £80,000 - 56
Work from Home -66 233 £72,500 +3.57% 44
North of England +51 104 £60,000 +1.69% 14
North West +38 86 £52,084 -2.93% 8
South West 0 79 £68,500 -2.14% 10
Midlands -31 53 £72,500 +1.75% 14
Scotland -47 46 £57,500 -11.20% 9
South East -48 36 £65,000 +8.33% 25
West Midlands -25 35 £75,000 +2.74% 10
East of England +13 23 £50,000 -28.57% 10
East Midlands +6 17 £66,500 +2.31% 4
Yorkshire +44 10 £79,842 +33.07% 6
North East -2 8 £79,842 -15.96%
Isle of Man -14 4 £46,500 +3.33% 1
Northern Ireland +16 1 £57,500 +61.40% 1
Wales -12 1 £85,000 +103.19%
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 (0.48%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (2.39%) Microsoft Excel
1 15 (2.39%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 157 (25.04%) Azure
2 119 (18.98%) AWS
3 46 (7.34%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (4.94%) GCP
5 26 (4.15%) SaaS
6 16 (2.55%) Power Platform
7 13 (2.07%) Azure Sentinel
8 11 (1.75%) Entra ID
8 11 (1.75%) IaaS
8 11 (1.75%) PaaS
9 10 (1.59%) Cloud Computing
10 9 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
11 6 (0.96%) Azure Service Fabric
12 4 (0.64%) Amazon S3
13 2 (0.32%) Azure AKS
13 2 (0.32%) WhatsApp
14 1 (0.16%) Dropbox
14 1 (0.16%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 105 (16.75%) Firewall
2 45 (7.18%) Network Security
3 35 (5.58%) WAN
4 33 (5.26%) SD-WAN
5 21 (3.35%) DNS
6 20 (3.19%) VPN
7 19 (3.03%) TCP/IP
8 18 (2.87%) LAN
9 14 (2.23%) Intrusion Detection
10 11 (1.75%) Cisco IPT
11 7 (1.12%) VoIP
12 5 (0.80%) 5G
12 5 (0.80%) Internet
12 5 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
13 4 (0.64%) NetScaler
14 3 (0.48%) Radio Access Network
14 3 (0.48%) X.509
15 2 (0.32%) Wireless
16 1 (0.16%) SAN
16 1 (0.16%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.55%) Power BI
2 6 (0.96%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (0.64%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.32%) Big Data
5 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 16 (2.55%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.32%) JIRA
3 1 (0.16%) AppScan
3 1 (0.16%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.16%) Metasploit
General
1 182 (29.03%) Social Skills
2 159 (25.36%) Finance
3 51 (8.13%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (7.50%) Legal
5 46 (7.34%) Law
6 44 (7.02%) Military
7 39 (6.22%) Public Sector
8 29 (4.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (4.47%) Presentation Skills
9 28 (4.47%) Telecoms
10 17 (2.71%) Banking
11 16 (2.55%) Marketing
12 14 (2.23%) Manufacturing
13 11 (1.75%) Back Office
13 11 (1.75%) Retail
14 9 (1.44%) Automotive
15 7 (1.12%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.12%) Electronics
16 5 (0.80%) Advertising
16 5 (0.80%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 115 (18.34%) Architect
2 102 (16.27%) Analyst
3 93 (14.83%) Security Architect
4 88 (14.04%) Security Manager
5 85 (13.56%) Lead
6 83 (13.24%) Consultant
7 74 (11.80%) Security Consultant
8 73 (11.64%) Senior
9 68 (10.85%) Security Analyst
10 53 (8.45%) Information Manager
10 53 (8.45%) Information Security Manager
11 39 (6.22%) Lead Architect
12 35 (5.58%) Security Engineer
13 34 (5.42%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 29 (4.63%) Vulnerability Manager
15 27 (4.31%) Lead Security Architect
15 27 (4.31%) Senior Architect
16 26 (4.15%) Information Analyst
16 26 (4.15%) Information Security Analyst
17 25 (3.99%) Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.59%) OAuth
1 10 (1.59%) SAML
2 9 (1.44%) ModSecurity
3 8 (1.28%) REST
3 8 (1.28%) Web Services
4 7 (1.12%) web3js
5 6 (0.96%) SOAP
6 4 (0.64%) Kafka
7 3 (0.48%) SailPoint
8 2 (0.32%) EDI
8 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 199 (31.74%) Management Information System
2 64 (10.21%) Security Posture
3 47 (7.50%) Cyber Threat
4 37 (5.90%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 32 (5.10%) Operational Technology
6 30 (4.78%) PKI
7 26 (4.15%) Cyberattack
7 26 (4.15%) Data Centre
8 22 (3.51%) Onboarding
9 17 (2.71%) Self-Motivation
10 15 (2.39%) Public Cloud
11 14 (2.23%) Security Operations Centre
12 11 (1.75%) iPhone
13 10 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
14 9 (1.44%) Cyber Security Posture
15 8 (1.28%) Blockchain
15 8 (1.28%) IoT
16 7 (1.12%) Cloud Native
16 7 (1.12%) Web3
17 6 (0.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 50 (7.97%) Windows
2 25 (3.99%) Linux
3 19 (3.03%) Unix
4 14 (2.23%) Mac OS X
5 8 (1.28%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.64%) CentOS
6 4 (0.64%) Solaris
6 4 (0.64%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.64%) zOS
7 1 (0.16%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 410 (65.39%) Cybersecurity
2 402 (64.11%) Information Security
3 211 (33.65%) Risk Management
4 150 (23.92%) Incident Response
5 131 (20.89%) Security Architecture
6 106 (16.91%) Computer Science
7 91 (14.51%) Vulnerability Management
8 89 (14.19%) Problem-Solving
9 84 (13.40%) Incident Management
10 81 (12.92%) Application Security
11 78 (12.44%) Data Protection
12 73 (11.64%) Security Operations
13 72 (11.48%) Roadmaps
14 69 (11.00%) Cloud Security
15 65 (10.37%) Security Management
16 63 (10.05%) Penetration Testing
17 62 (9.89%) OWASP
18 57 (9.09%) SIEM
19 56 (8.93%) Threat Modelling
20 51 (8.13%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 28 (4.47%) Python
2 12 (1.91%) SQL
3 7 (1.12%) PowerShell
4 5 (0.80%) C
4 5 (0.80%) Java
4 5 (0.80%) R
4 5 (0.80%) Scala
5 3 (0.48%) Bash
6 2 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 592 (94.42%) CISSP
2 209 (33.33%) Degree
3 199 (31.74%) CISA
4 174 (27.75%) CRISC
5 131 (20.89%) Security Cleared
6 116 (18.50%) SC Cleared
7 78 (12.44%) Cisco Certification
8 66 (10.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 62 (9.89%) AWS Certification
10 58 (9.25%) CCSP
11 57 (9.09%) Azure Certification
12 56 (8.93%) CEH
13 55 (8.77%) CESG Certified Professional
14 53 (8.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 48 (7.66%) GIAC
16 46 (7.34%) Computer Science Degree
16 46 (7.34%) Master's Degree
17 37 (5.90%) CompTIA Security+
18 36 (5.74%) CCSK
19 25 (3.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 250 (39.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 217 (34.61%) NIST
3 82 (13.08%) GDPR
4 74 (11.80%) GRC
5 70 (11.16%) Cyber Essentials
6 59 (9.41%) PCI DSS
7 51 (8.13%) NCSC
8 47 (7.50%) COBIT
9 41 (6.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 17 (2.71%) NIST 800
11 12 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 11 (1.75%) HIPAA
12 11 (1.75%) JSP 440
12 11 (1.75%) RMADS
13 10 (1.59%) QA
14 9 (1.44%) Data Quality
14 9 (1.44%) ISO 22301
15 8 (1.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 7 (1.12%) IASME
16 7 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 33 (5.26%) Docker
2 27 (4.31%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.80%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 42 (6.70%) Kubernetes
2 36 (5.74%) Single Sign-On
3 16 (2.55%) Ansible
4 14 (2.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 9 (1.44%) Nessus
6 8 (1.28%) CASB
7 1 (0.16%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 74 (11.80%) Microsoft
2 23 (3.67%) Dell
3 16 (2.55%) Alibaba
4 14 (2.23%) Qualys
5 12 (1.91%) Citrix
5 12 (1.91%) Google
6 11 (1.75%) Cisco
7 9 (1.44%) Oracle
7 9 (1.44%) SAP
7 9 (1.44%) ServiceNow
8 5 (0.80%) Meraki
8 5 (0.80%) VMware
9 4 (0.64%) CheckPoint
9 4 (0.64%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (0.64%) Splunk
10 3 (0.48%) Zscaler
11 2 (0.32%) Fortinet
11 2 (0.32%) Rapid7
11 2 (0.32%) Sophos
12 1 (0.16%) SonicWALL