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ISACA
RANK #25 / 100 INVEST DEMAND 88 2026-Q3 DATA
$306,202
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Your benchmark against real contributors — the median beside top-of-band, plus stacking uplift and vintage decay.

What the verdict means

INVESTAppreciating — hold it and stack an AI-adjacent cert
DEMAND 88Relative hiring demand for CRISC this quarter — join free to see it.

The analyst note

The read

ISACA's risk credential climbed +24% year-on-year in the prior edition. The premium data flagged it alongside CISA and CGEIT — the first time all three landed there at once. Risk is having a moment, and AI is the reason.

Who holds it

IT risk managers, GRC leads and second-line risk officers — the people who build risk registers and control frameworks, and who increasingly own AI risk assessments too. They work at banks, insurers and other regulated enterprises.

The case for the verdict

Every AI deployment creates governance obligations that someone has to own, and CRISC holders are the obvious candidates. What makes this rating unusually well-grounded is the premium growth: 11–20% band growth for ISACA certs through H2 2025 points the same way.

The risk

The risk is standardization. If AI-risk practice settles around a new dedicated credential — AIGP is the likely candidate — CRISC's claim on that growth would thin out.

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Where it sits

Top 25% of the CertBueno Top 100.

This certification pays 14% above the rest of the Top 100.

Vendor

One of 5 ISACA certifications in the Top 100 — ranked 1st among them.

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