CISM Contracts with Work from Home Options

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for CISM qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 262 261 379
Rank change year-on-year -1 +118 -11
Contract jobs citing CISM 87 210 262
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.59% 0.87% 0.59%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.27% 3.43% 2.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 171 214
10th Percentile £474 £463 £441
25th Percentile £513 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £650 £575
Median % change year-on-year -9.62% +13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £728 £777 £675
90th Percentile £750 £850 £763
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £74.79 £100.00
Median % change year-on-year - -25.21% +57.48%
UK median hourly rate - £72.98 £72.42
% change year-on-year - +0.77% +16.95%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,834 6,121 8,866
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 26.18% 25.25% 20.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,485 4,161 6,297
10th Percentile £335 £380 £375
25th Percentile £438 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +6.75%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £725 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 257 247 220
10th Percentile £15.46 £18.80 £19.35
25th Percentile £24.00 £42.50 £39.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £62.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.20% +25.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £67.81 £70.00 £65.66
90th Percentile £84.13 £80.25 £72.75
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +28.84%

CISM
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CISM trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISM.

CISM daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

CISM
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing CISM over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

CISM daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

CISM
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISM.

CISM hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

CISM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 6 (6.90%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.15%) IBM Notes
2 1 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (6.90%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (5.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (5.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 16 (18.39%) AWS
2 12 (13.79%) Azure
3 5 (5.75%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (4.60%) SaaS
5 3 (3.45%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (2.30%) Entra ID
6 2 (2.30%) GitHub
6 2 (2.30%) GitHub Actions
6 2 (2.30%) IaaS
6 2 (2.30%) PaaS
7 1 (1.15%) GCP
7 1 (1.15%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 27 (31.03%) Network Security
2 8 (9.20%) Firewall
3 4 (4.60%) DHCP
3 4 (4.60%) DNS
3 4 (4.60%) TCP/IP
3 4 (4.60%) VLAN
3 4 (4.60%) VPN
4 2 (2.30%) Cisco ASA
4 2 (2.30%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (2.30%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (1.15%) Cisco IPT
5 1 (1.15%) Internet
5 1 (1.15%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (1.15%) WAN
Development Applications
1 2 (2.30%) Jenkins
General
1 24 (27.59%) Finance
2 23 (26.44%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (21.84%) Social Skills
4 7 (8.05%) Public Sector
5 5 (5.75%) Banking
6 4 (4.60%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.30%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.30%) Multimedia
7 2 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (2.30%) Retail
8 1 (1.15%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.15%) International Banking
8 1 (1.15%) Law
8 1 (1.15%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 24 (27.59%) Architect
1 24 (27.59%) Security Architect
2 17 (19.54%) Analyst
3 14 (16.09%) Consultant
3 14 (16.09%) Security Analyst
4 10 (11.49%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 10 (11.49%) Security Engineer
5 9 (10.34%) Security Consultant
6 7 (8.05%) Lead
7 6 (6.90%) Information Security Consultant
7 6 (6.90%) Security Manager
8 4 (4.60%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 4 (4.60%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 4 (4.60%) Information Manager
8 4 (4.60%) Information Security Manager
8 4 (4.60%) Information Security Project Manager
8 4 (4.60%) Project Manager
8 4 (4.60%) Risk Consultant
8 4 (4.60%) Security Project Manager
9 3 (3.45%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.30%) Regular Expression
1 2 (2.30%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 17 (19.54%) Security Posture
2 12 (13.79%) Management Information System
3 5 (5.75%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (4.60%) Cyberattack
4 4 (4.60%) PMI
5 2 (2.30%) Cloud Security Posture
5 2 (2.30%) Insider Threat
5 2 (2.30%) Mobile App
5 2 (2.30%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.30%) Product Ownership
5 2 (2.30%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.15%) Contactless
6 1 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.15%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.15%) SCADA
6 1 (1.15%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.30%) Linux
2 1 (1.15%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (59.77%) Information Security
2 49 (56.32%) Cybersecurity
3 30 (34.48%) Risk Management
4 24 (27.59%) Security Management
5 20 (22.99%) Information Security Management
6 19 (21.84%) Problem-Solving
6 19 (21.84%) Security Architecture
7 17 (19.54%) TOGAF
8 16 (18.39%) Risk Assessment
9 15 (17.24%) SABSA
10 13 (14.94%) Computer Science
11 12 (13.79%) SIEM
12 11 (12.64%) Decision-Making
12 11 (12.64%) Information Assurance
13 10 (11.49%) Project Management
13 10 (11.49%) Threat Modelling
14 9 (10.34%) Agile
14 9 (10.34%) Architectural Patterns
15 8 (9.20%) Cloud Security
15 8 (9.20%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.45%) Python
1 3 (3.45%) SQL
2 2 (2.30%) Bash
2 2 (2.30%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (1.15%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 84 (96.55%) CISSP
2 28 (32.18%) CISA
3 24 (27.59%) Security Cleared
4 20 (22.99%) Degree
5 18 (20.69%) SC Cleared
6 13 (14.94%) CEH
6 13 (14.94%) CRISC
7 12 (13.79%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (11.49%) CompTIA Security+
8 10 (11.49%) CREST Certified
9 9 (10.34%) TOGAF Certification
10 8 (9.20%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (9.20%) Master's Degree
11 5 (5.75%) CSSLP
12 4 (4.60%) APMP
12 4 (4.60%) CCNA
12 4 (4.60%) CGEIT
12 4 (4.60%) DV Cleared
12 4 (4.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (4.60%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (49.43%) NIST
2 36 (41.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (13.79%) NCSC
4 9 (10.34%) COBIT
4 9 (10.34%) GDPR
5 6 (6.90%) NIST 800
5 6 (6.90%) PCI DSS
6 4 (4.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (3.45%) RMADS
8 2 (2.30%) COSO
8 2 (2.30%) GRC
8 2 (2.30%) ISO 22301
8 2 (2.30%) JSP 440
9 1 (1.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (1.15%) GLBA
9 1 (1.15%) GPG13
9 1 (1.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (1.15%) ISAE 3402
9 1 (1.15%) ISO 31000
9 1 (1.15%) QA
System Software
1 2 (2.30%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (5.75%) Nessus
2 4 (4.60%) QRadar
3 2 (2.30%) CASB
3 2 (2.30%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (1.15%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 15 (17.24%) Microsoft
2 5 (5.75%) Cisco
3 2 (2.30%) AlienVault
3 2 (2.30%) ArcSight
3 2 (2.30%) Carbon Black
3 2 (2.30%) Juniper
3 2 (2.30%) LogRhythm
3 2 (2.30%) Palo Alto
3 2 (2.30%) Qualys
3 2 (2.30%) Symantec
4 1 (1.15%) Axway
4 1 (1.15%) CyberArk
4 1 (1.15%) ForeScout
4 1 (1.15%) McAfee
4 1 (1.15%) Netskope
4 1 (1.15%) Okta
4 1 (1.15%) OneTrust
4 1 (1.15%) ScienceLogic
4 1 (1.15%) Splunk
4 1 (1.15%) Trend Micro