ISEB Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CISMP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 845 839 1124
Rank change year-on-year -6 +285 -225
Permanent jobs citing CISMP 39 136 118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.039% 0.14% 0.072%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.14% 0.41% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 23 92 90
10th Percentile £37,500 £27,750 £37,375
25th Percentile £45,125 £38,500 £39,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £56,400 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.37% -1.91% -4.65%
75th Percentile £70,625 £61,650 £64,688
90th Percentile £91,200 £74,581 £78,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £51,375
% change year-on-year - +2.19% -6.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CISMP 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 27,500 32,829 43,985
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.52% 33.01% 27.02%
Number of salaries quoted 17,231 14,784 19,165
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,500 £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 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +2.04%

CISMP
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CISMP in the UK

CISMP
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CISMP in the UK

CISMP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISMP over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CISMP in the UK

CISMP
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISMP within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 -2 38 £58,500 +3.72% 9
UK excluding London -87 35 £52,500 - 8
South West -23 17 £58,500 +1.19%
Work from Home -3 14 £62,500 +10.82% 8
South East -17 7 £52,500 +84.21%
North East +4 6 £40,000 -
North of England -6 6 £40,000 -30.81% 3
Midlands -6 4 £70,000 +55.56% 2
East Midlands -15 4 £70,000 +12.00% 1
London +94 3 £110,000 +90.28% 4
Wales +6 1 £52,500 +34.62% 3

CISMP
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 12 (30.77%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 7 (17.95%) Azure
2 6 (15.38%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.56%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (25.64%) Firewall
2 6 (15.38%) LAN
2 6 (15.38%) WAN
3 1 (2.56%) DNS
3 1 (2.56%) Network Security
3 1 (2.56%) VPN
General
1 14 (35.90%) Finance
2 10 (25.64%) Aerospace
2 10 (25.64%) Aviation
2 10 (25.64%) Military
2 10 (25.64%) Public Sector
3 7 (17.95%) Manufacturing
4 6 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (7.69%) Social Skills
6 2 (5.13%) Law
6 2 (5.13%) Police
Job Titles
1 27 (69.23%) Consultant
1 27 (69.23%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 27 (69.23%) Security Consultant
2 16 (41.03%) Cyber Defence Consultant
3 14 (35.90%) Senior
3 14 (35.90%) Senior Consultant
3 14 (35.90%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
3 14 (35.90%) Senior Security Consultant
4 6 (15.38%) Analyst
4 6 (15.38%) Security Analyst
5 4 (10.26%) Information Manager
5 4 (10.26%) Information Security Manager
5 4 (10.26%) Lead
5 4 (10.26%) Security Manager
6 3 (7.69%) Lead Consultant
6 3 (7.69%) Lead Security Consultant
7 2 (5.13%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 1 (2.56%) Lead Architect
8 1 (2.56%) Network Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 19 (48.72%) Management Information System
2 16 (41.03%) CESG
3 7 (17.95%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (15.38%) IoT
5 3 (7.69%) PKI
6 2 (5.13%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (2.56%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (89.74%) Cybersecurity
2 26 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 25 (64.10%) Information Assurance
4 19 (48.72%) Innovative Thinking
5 17 (43.59%) Information Security
6 13 (33.33%) Creative Thinking
6 13 (33.33%) Matrix Organization
7 11 (28.21%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (28.21%) Project Management
8 10 (25.64%) Active Listening
8 10 (25.64%) SABSA
8 10 (25.64%) SIEM
8 10 (25.64%) TOGAF
9 9 (23.08%) Vulnerability Scanning
10 8 (20.51%) Data Protection
11 7 (17.95%) Agile
11 7 (17.95%) Enterprise Architecture
11 7 (17.95%) Security Monitoring
11 7 (17.95%) Security Testing
12 4 (10.26%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 6 (15.38%) Bash
1 6 (15.38%) PowerShell
1 6 (15.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 23 (58.97%) Security Cleared
2 22 (56.41%) CISSP
3 12 (30.77%) IISP
4 10 (25.64%) CESG Certified Professional
4 10 (25.64%) CREST Certified
5 7 (17.95%) CISA
5 7 (17.95%) CompTIA Security+
6 6 (15.38%) GIAC
6 6 (15.38%) SANS
7 5 (12.82%) CISM
7 5 (12.82%) DV Cleared
8 3 (7.69%) Degree
8 3 (7.69%) Master's Degree
8 3 (7.69%) SC Cleared
9 1 (2.56%) CCNA
9 1 (2.56%) CCNP
9 1 (2.56%) CEH
9 1 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (2.56%) ISACA
9 1 (2.56%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (58.97%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 18 (46.15%) NIST
3 15 (38.46%) JSP 440
4 14 (35.90%) RMADS
5 12 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (30.77%) NIST 800
6 7 (17.95%) GRC
7 2 (5.13%) GDPR
7 2 (5.13%) PCI DSS
8 1 (2.56%) HIPAA
System Software
1 6 (15.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (15.38%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.56%) Cisco