ISACA Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CRISC 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 677 778 960
Rank change year-on-year +101 +182 -161
Permanent jobs citing CRISC 215 199 285
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.22% 0.20% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.78% 0.61% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 172 167 182
10th Percentile £37,875 £46,250 £41,400
25th Percentile £56,063 £54,375 £55,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.14% +3.70% +8.00%
75th Percentile £85,625 £82,500 £86,813
90th Percentile £105,000 £102,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £63,425
% change year-on-year +18.18% -13.28% +20.81%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CRISC 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%

CRISC
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CRISC in the UK

CRISC
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CRISC in the UK

CRISC
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CRISC over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CRISC in the UK

CRISC
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CRISC 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 +128 210 £68,500 +5.38% 37
UK excluding London +12 139 £65,000 +18.18% 24
London +101 70 £80,000 +6.67% 20
Work from Home +44 70 £55,000 -21.43% 15
South West +17 54 £68,500 -10.46% 2
North of England +72 31 £40,000 -19.19% 4
North West +20 24 £40,000 -19.19% 1
South East -1 23 £47,500 -5.00% 10
Midlands -23 15 £61,500 +11.82% 4
East of England +6 13 £65,000 -7.14% 2
West Midlands -4 13 £58,000 +5.45% 4
Yorkshire +88 6 £60,000 -4.00% 3
Northern Ireland +18 1 £57,500 +4.55%
North East -6 1 - -
Scotland -65 1 - - 2
Channel Islands - 1 £100,000 -
East Midlands - 1 £77,500 -

CRISC
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 1 (0.47%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (9.30%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (7.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.47%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 26 (12.09%) AWS
2 23 (10.70%) Azure
3 18 (8.37%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (7.44%) GCP
5 11 (5.12%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.86%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.47%) IaaS
7 1 (0.47%) PaaS
7 1 (0.47%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (13.49%) Firewall
2 19 (8.84%) TCP/IP
3 16 (7.44%) DNS
3 16 (7.44%) Network Security
4 6 (2.79%) VPN
5 5 (2.33%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (1.86%) NetScaler
7 2 (0.93%) Intranet
7 2 (0.93%) LAN
7 2 (0.93%) WAN
8 1 (0.47%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.47%) SAN
8 1 (0.47%) Wireless
8 1 (0.47%) Wireless Security
8 1 (0.47%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.12%) Power BI
2 2 (0.93%) Big Data
3 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 16 (7.44%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.47%) AppScan
2 1 (0.47%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.47%) JIRA
2 1 (0.47%) Metasploit
General
1 95 (44.19%) Finance
2 50 (23.26%) Social Skills
3 25 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (6.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (6.51%) Legal
5 14 (6.51%) Telecoms
6 13 (6.05%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (5.58%) Law
7 12 (5.58%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (3.72%) Marketing
9 6 (2.79%) Retail
10 5 (2.33%) Banking
11 4 (1.86%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.86%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.40%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.93%) Electronics
13 2 (0.93%) Investment Banking
14 1 (0.47%) Advertising
14 1 (0.47%) Police
14 1 (0.47%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 59 (27.44%) Consultant
2 56 (26.05%) Security Consultant
3 32 (14.88%) Analyst
4 29 (13.49%) Senior
5 26 (12.09%) Lead
6 24 (11.16%) Architect
7 23 (10.70%) Risk Analyst
8 20 (9.30%) Security Manager
9 19 (8.84%) Security Architect
10 18 (8.37%) Security Analyst
11 12 (5.58%) Enterprise Architect
11 12 (5.58%) Enterprise Security Architect
11 12 (5.58%) Risk Manager
12 11 (5.12%) Managing Consultant
13 10 (4.65%) Information Manager
13 10 (4.65%) Information Security Manager
14 9 (4.19%) IT Analyst
14 9 (4.19%) IT Risk Analyst
14 9 (4.19%) Security Risk Analyst
14 9 (4.19%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.93%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 58 (26.98%) Management Information System
2 22 (10.23%) Operational Technology
2 22 (10.23%) Security Posture
3 16 (7.44%) PKI
4 14 (6.51%) Cyber Threat
5 8 (3.72%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.33%) Cloud Native
6 5 (2.33%) Data Centre
6 5 (2.33%) Public Cloud
6 5 (2.33%) Replication
7 4 (1.86%) Cyber Security Posture
8 3 (1.40%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.93%) Client/Server
9 2 (0.93%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (0.93%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.93%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.93%) Social Media
10 1 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.47%) SCADA
10 1 (0.47%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 24 (11.16%) Windows
2 5 (2.33%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.40%) Linux
4 1 (0.47%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (71.63%) Cybersecurity
2 143 (66.51%) Risk Management
3 95 (44.19%) Information Security
4 41 (19.07%) Problem-Solving
5 38 (17.67%) Information Assurance
5 38 (17.67%) Security Architecture
6 32 (14.88%) Data Protection
7 28 (13.02%) Decision-Making
8 26 (12.09%) Risk Assessment
9 25 (11.63%) ITIL
10 24 (11.16%) Incident Management
11 22 (10.23%) Vulnerability Management
12 20 (9.30%) Business Continuity
12 20 (9.30%) Roadmaps
12 20 (9.30%) Security Management
12 20 (9.30%) Threat Modelling
13 19 (8.84%) Architectural Patterns
13 19 (8.84%) Incident Response
14 18 (8.37%) Stakeholder Management
14 18 (8.37%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 21 (9.77%) Python
2 5 (2.33%) C
2 5 (2.33%) Java
2 5 (2.33%) R
2 5 (2.33%) Scala
2 5 (2.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 174 (80.93%) CISM
2 165 (76.74%) CISSP
3 85 (39.53%) CISA
4 68 (31.63%) Security Cleared
5 63 (29.30%) SC Cleared
6 56 (26.05%) Degree
7 37 (17.21%) CESG Certified Professional
8 29 (13.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 26 (12.09%) GIAC
10 21 (9.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 20 (9.30%) ISSMP
12 17 (7.91%) CEH
13 15 (6.98%) CASP
14 14 (6.51%) Cisco Certification
14 14 (6.51%) ISACA
15 13 (6.05%) CompTIA Security+
16 12 (5.58%) SANS
17 9 (4.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 8 (3.72%) CompTIA CySA+
18 8 (3.72%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (35.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 58 (26.98%) NIST
3 41 (19.07%) GRC
4 37 (17.21%) GDPR
5 31 (14.42%) COBIT
6 21 (9.77%) NCSC
7 19 (8.84%) Cyber Essentials
8 17 (7.91%) PCI DSS
9 9 (4.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (2.33%) ISO 31000
10 5 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 5 (2.33%) NIST 800
11 4 (1.86%) COSO
11 4 (1.86%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 3 (1.40%) ITGC
12 3 (1.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.93%) GLBA
13 2 (0.93%) ISO 22301
13 2 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.93%) SOC 2
System Software
1 5 (2.33%) VMware NSX
2 2 (0.93%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (7.44%) Ansible
2 1 (0.47%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (0.47%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 1 (0.47%) Nessus
Vendors
1 25 (11.63%) Microsoft
2 16 (7.44%) Alibaba
3 12 (5.58%) Google
4 9 (4.19%) Cisco
4 9 (4.19%) Dell
4 9 (4.19%) ServiceNow
5 8 (3.72%) Citrix
6 5 (2.33%) Meraki
6 5 (2.33%) VMware
7 3 (1.40%) OneTrust
8 2 (0.93%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.93%) Rapid7
9 1 (0.47%) Trustwave