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 8 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 51 41
Rank change year-on-year +16 -10 +35
Permanent jobs citing CISM 17 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in West London 3.28% 0.53% 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.69% 1.06% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 17 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £66,250 £125,000 £87,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £130,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% +44.44% +71.43%
75th Percentile £97,500 £135,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £98,000 - -
London median annual salary £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +3.03% +3.13% +6.67%

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 221 189 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West London 42.58% 49.74% 24.69%
Number of salaries quoted 78 37 62
10th Percentile £29,428 £20,898 £25,126
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.26% +21.05% -5.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £60,938
90th Percentile £95,750 £78,350 £80,375
London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +2.21%

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
Salary Histogram in West London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISM in West London over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CISM in West London

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 8 January 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
Hillingdon - 8 £67,500 -
Wembley - 6 £95,000 - 2
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 7 (41.18%) AWS
1 7 (41.18%) Azure
1 7 (41.18%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 7 (41.18%) Firewall
1 7 (41.18%) SD-WAN
1 7 (41.18%) WAN
2 1 (5.88%) Modbus
General
1 9 (52.94%) Analytical Skills
1 9 (52.94%) Social Skills
2 8 (47.06%) Legal
3 7 (41.18%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 9 (52.94%) Security Manager
2 8 (47.06%) IT Manager
2 8 (47.06%) IT Security Manager
3 7 (41.18%) Head of Security
4 5 (29.41%) Head of IT
4 5 (29.41%) Head of IT Security
5 2 (11.76%) Head of Cybersecurity
6 1 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 1 (5.88%) Lead
6 1 (5.88%) Operational Security Manager
6 1 (5.88%) Operations Manager
6 1 (5.88%) Security Engineer
6 1 (5.88%) Security Operations Manager
6 1 (5.88%) SOC Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (47.06%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.88%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 1 (5.88%) Operational Technology
2 1 (5.88%) SCADA
2 1 (5.88%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (5.88%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (94.12%) Incident Response
1 16 (94.12%) Information Security
2 15 (88.24%) Data Protection
2 15 (88.24%) Risk Management
3 9 (52.94%) Computer Science
3 9 (52.94%) Cybersecurity
3 9 (52.94%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (52.94%) SIEM
4 8 (47.06%) Business Continuity
4 8 (47.06%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 8 (47.06%) Disaster Recovery
4 8 (47.06%) Identity Management
4 8 (47.06%) Information Security Management
4 8 (47.06%) ISMS
4 8 (47.06%) Risk Analysis
4 8 (47.06%) Security Management
4 8 (47.06%) Threat Intelligence
4 8 (47.06%) Vulnerability Management
5 7 (41.18%) Data Security
5 7 (41.18%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 17 (100.00%) CISSP
2 9 (52.94%) Computer Science Degree
2 9 (52.94%) Degree
3 7 (41.18%) CISA
4 1 (5.88%) CEH
4 1 (5.88%) GCFA
4 1 (5.88%) GCIH
4 1 (5.88%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (94.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (52.94%) NIST
3 8 (47.06%) GDPR
3 8 (47.06%) ISAE 3402
4 7 (41.18%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (41.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 7 (41.18%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 7 (41.18%) CASB
1 7 (41.18%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (41.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (5.88%) Tenable