CISM Contracts in Scotland

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 107 154 169
Rank change year-on-year +47 +15 -22
Contract jobs citing CISM 8 10 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.37% 0.37% 0.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.46% 1.75% 1.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 7 4
10th Percentile £425 - £461
25th Percentile £443 £413 £514
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £430 £626
Median % change year-on-year +13.37% -31.34% -5.47%
75th Percentile £533 £474 £711
90th Percentile £552 £493 £750
UK median daily rate £625 £625 £588
% change year-on-year - +6.38% +6.82%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

CISM falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Scotland.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 549 570 582
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 25.62% 21.33% 17.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 321 372 358
10th Percentile £180 £175 £216
25th Percentile £313 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £464
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -2.96% +9.12%
75th Percentile £588 £538 £560
90th Percentile £650 £600 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 10 23
10th Percentile £12.42 £12.71 £20.20
25th Percentile £15.49 £15.81 £23.89
Median hourly rate £19.50 £21.47 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.15% -57.07% +55.04%
75th Percentile £40.94 £43.75 £56.00
90th Percentile £60.20 £59.63 £58.50
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +34.85%

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for CISM in Scotland

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISM in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for CISM in Scotland

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Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISM in Scotland over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CISM in Scotland

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISM in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for CISM in Scotland

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Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow +19 4 - - 4
South Lanarkshire - 2 - -
Edinburgh +25 1 £550 +29.41% 1
CISM
UK

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) Cisco IPT
2 1 (12.50%) Firewall
General
1 5 (62.50%) Public Sector
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Lead
2 2 (25.00%) Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Security Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) IT Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) IT Security Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Security Advisor
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) Cloud Security Posture
2 1 (12.50%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (12.50%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (62.50%) Security Monitoring
2 4 (50.00%) Information Security
2 4 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 4 (50.00%) ISMS
2 4 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 4 (50.00%) Security Management
3 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
3 3 (37.50%) Risk Management
3 3 (37.50%) Service Delivery
4 2 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
4 2 (25.00%) Programme Management
5 1 (12.50%) Agile
5 1 (12.50%) Business Case
5 1 (12.50%) Cloud Security
5 1 (12.50%) Incident Response
5 1 (12.50%) ITSM
5 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
5 1 (12.50%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) SOAR
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) CISSP
2 6 (75.00%) CISA
3 4 (50.00%) CGEIT
3 4 (50.00%) CRISC
3 4 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
4 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
5 1 (12.50%) CompTIA CySA+
5 1 (12.50%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (12.50%) Degree
5 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
5 1 (12.50%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (50.00%) NIST
3 3 (37.50%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Nessus
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) ForeScout