CISM Job Trends in West London

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
London > West London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West London with a requirement for CISM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 - 89
Rank change year-on-year - - -6
Permanent jobs citing CISM 8 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in West London 0.92% - 0.70%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.60% - 2.55%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile - - £46,975
25th Percentile £92,500 - £52,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - £68,000
75th Percentile £97,813 - £80,625
90th Percentile £98,375 - £81,300
London median annual salary £87,500 £82,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +6.06% +3.13% -3.03%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West London

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

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 174 146 275
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West London 19.95% 42.82% 27.56%
Number of salaries quoted 65 36 101
10th Percentile £31,000 £43,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £50,881 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,670 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% +9.85% +5.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,365 £63,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £83,750 £78,750
London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year - +3.70% -

CISM
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISM relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West London.

CISM job vacancy trend in West London

CISM
Salary Trend in West London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West London citing CISM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West London citing CISM

CISM
Job Locations in West London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the West London region over the 6 months to 11 June 2026. 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
Hounslow - 4 - -
Wembley - 4 £95,000 -
CISM
London

CISM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) AWS
1 4 (50.00%) Azure
1 4 (50.00%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) Firewall
1 4 (50.00%) SD-WAN
1 4 (50.00%) WAN
General
1 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (50.00%) Aviation
1 4 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 4 (50.00%) Legal
1 4 (50.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Analyst
1 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 4 (50.00%) Head of Security
1 4 (50.00%) Risk Analyst
1 4 (50.00%) Security Analyst
1 4 (50.00%) Security Risk Analyst
2 3 (37.50%) Head of IT
2 3 (37.50%) Head of IT Security
3 1 (12.50%) Head of Cybersecurity
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Cyber Defence
1 4 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 4 (50.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (100.00%) Information Security
1 8 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 8 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 4 (50.00%) Agile
2 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 4 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 4 (50.00%) Data Mapping
2 4 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 4 (50.00%) Data Security
2 4 (50.00%) Due Diligence
2 4 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 4 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 4 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 4 (50.00%) Project Management
2 4 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 4 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 4 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 4 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) CISA
1 8 (100.00%) CISSP
2 4 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (100.00%) NIST
2 4 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (50.00%) GDPR
2 4 (50.00%) GRC
2 4 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
2 4 (50.00%) NCSC
2 4 (50.00%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 4 (50.00%) CASB
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (50.00%) SCCM