CISSP Jobs in England

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 267 269 367
Rank change year-on-year +2 +98 -51
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 949 1,123 1,469
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.04% 1.33% 1.04%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.81% 3.97% 3.91%
Number of salaries quoted 725 803 963
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,250 £46,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £56,887
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% +3.85%
75th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% - +7.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CISSP 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 advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,881 28,320 37,556
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 27.35% 33.66% 26.59%
Number of salaries quoted 15,751 12,947 16,894
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,000 £30,875
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £53,772 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.38% +9.09% -

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in England

CISSP
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in England.

Salary trend for CISSP in England

CISSP
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for CISSP in England

CISSP
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
London +45 456 £80,000 +5.26% 115
North of England +60 165 £56,500 -4.24% 28
North West +37 114 £55,000 -4.60% 17
South West -34 114 £68,500 +1.48% 15
South East -37 105 £55,000 -8.33% 29
Midlands -51 63 £70,000 +16.67% 19
West Midlands -70 41 £73,750 +25.53% 10
Yorkshire +41 38 £56,500 -15.04% 11
East of England -7 33 £54,000 -22.86% 9
East Midlands -1 21 £66,500 +4.31% 9
North East -2 13 £79,842 +14.06%
CISSP
UK

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 5 (0.53%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.21%) Apache
3 1 (0.11%) Confluence
3 1 (0.11%) IIS
3 1 (0.11%) nginx
3 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 20 (2.11%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.21%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
1 1 (0.11%) Ripple
Cloud Services
1 263 (27.71%) Azure
2 164 (17.28%) AWS
3 123 (12.96%) Microsoft 365
4 43 (4.53%) GCP
5 39 (4.11%) Azure Sentinel
6 37 (3.90%) Cloud Computing
7 25 (2.63%) Microsoft Purview
8 21 (2.21%) Power Platform
9 17 (1.79%) SaaS
10 14 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (1.48%) PaaS
11 13 (1.37%) IaaS
12 11 (1.16%) Entra ID
13 6 (0.63%) Snowflake
14 4 (0.42%) Amazon S3
14 4 (0.42%) Serverless
14 4 (0.42%) WhatsApp
15 3 (0.32%) Mimecast
15 3 (0.32%) OneDrive
15 3 (0.32%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 255 (26.87%) Firewall
2 131 (13.80%) Network Security
3 69 (7.27%) WAN
4 67 (7.06%) Intrusion Detection
5 56 (5.90%) TCP/IP
6 41 (4.32%) VPN
7 35 (3.69%) LAN
8 34 (3.58%) SD-WAN
9 27 (2.85%) DNS
10 22 (2.32%) Wi-Fi
11 16 (1.69%) Wireshark
12 15 (1.58%) VoIP
13 13 (1.37%) Internet
14 12 (1.26%) Cisco IPT
15 10 (1.05%) Cisco IOS
15 10 (1.05%) Cisco Nexus
16 5 (0.53%) 5G
16 5 (0.53%) DHCP
17 4 (0.42%) NetScaler
18 3 (0.32%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.21%) Power BI
2 5 (0.53%) Elasticsearch
2 5 (0.53%) NoSQL
2 5 (0.53%) Redis
3 4 (0.42%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.32%) Big Data
5 2 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 23 (2.42%) Jenkins
2 4 (0.42%) JIRA
3 1 (0.11%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.11%) Git
3 1 (0.11%) Snyk
3 1 (0.11%) Vagrant
General
1 296 (31.19%) Finance
2 222 (23.39%) Social Skills
3 118 (12.43%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (9.17%) Law
5 83 (8.75%) Legal
6 51 (5.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 44 (4.64%) Public Sector
8 41 (4.32%) Retail
9 34 (3.58%) Telecoms
10 33 (3.48%) Banking
11 31 (3.27%) Military
12 30 (3.16%) Manufacturing
13 22 (2.32%) Documentation Skills
14 21 (2.21%) Influencing Skills
15 19 (2.00%) Marketing
15 19 (2.00%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (1.16%) Electronics
17 9 (0.95%) Automotive
18 8 (0.84%) Aerospace
19 7 (0.74%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 185 (19.49%) Analyst
2 156 (16.44%) Architect
3 137 (14.44%) Security Analyst
3 137 (14.44%) Senior
4 126 (13.28%) Security Manager
5 121 (12.75%) Security Architect
6 110 (11.59%) Lead
7 109 (11.49%) Security Engineer
8 100 (10.54%) Consultant
9 89 (9.38%) Security Consultant
10 59 (6.22%) Information Manager
10 59 (6.22%) Information Security Manager
11 50 (5.27%) Senior Analyst
12 48 (5.06%) IT Manager
13 44 (4.64%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 43 (4.53%) Information Analyst
14 43 (4.53%) Information Security Analyst
15 41 (4.32%) Senior Security Engineer
16 40 (4.21%) Cybersecurity Engineer
17 39 (4.11%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.48%) HTML
2 9 (0.95%) ModSecurity
3 8 (0.84%) Web Services
4 7 (0.74%) OAuth
5 6 (0.63%) SailPoint
5 6 (0.63%) SAML
5 6 (0.63%) web3js
6 5 (0.53%) Middleware
7 4 (0.42%) Kafka
8 3 (0.32%) REST
9 2 (0.21%) .NET
9 2 (0.21%) EDI
9 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Graph
10 1 (0.11%) J2EE
10 1 (0.11%) JSON
10 1 (0.11%) LDAP
10 1 (0.11%) Lightning Web Components
10 1 (0.11%) OpenID
10 1 (0.11%) RESTful
10 1 (0.11%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 265 (27.92%) Management Information System
2 136 (14.33%) Security Posture
3 93 (9.80%) Cyber Threat
4 67 (7.06%) Security Operations Centre
5 52 (5.48%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 37 (3.90%) PKI
7 33 (3.48%) Cyberattack
7 33 (3.48%) Operational Technology
8 32 (3.37%) Data Centre
9 31 (3.27%) Self-Motivation
10 25 (2.63%) Onboarding
11 21 (2.21%) Product Ownership
12 17 (1.79%) Public Cloud
13 16 (1.69%) Client/Server
13 16 (1.69%) Cloud Security Posture
14 14 (1.48%) Cloud Native
14 14 (1.48%) Cyber Security Posture
14 14 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
14 14 (1.48%) IoT
15 10 (1.05%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 82 (8.64%) Windows
2 26 (2.74%) Linux
3 14 (1.48%) Android
3 14 (1.48%) Apple iOS
4 9 (0.95%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.74%) Unix
6 5 (0.53%) Kali Linux
7 4 (0.42%) CentOS
7 4 (0.42%) Solaris
7 4 (0.42%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.42%) zOS
8 2 (0.21%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.21%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 602 (63.44%) Cybersecurity
2 514 (54.16%) Information Security
3 244 (25.71%) Risk Management
4 240 (25.29%) Incident Response
5 198 (20.86%) SIEM
6 196 (20.65%) Problem-Solving
7 168 (17.70%) Security Architecture
8 156 (16.44%) Cloud Security
9 152 (16.02%) Computer Science
10 150 (15.81%) Security Operations
11 144 (15.17%) Vulnerability Management
12 119 (12.54%) Security Management
13 118 (12.43%) ITIL
14 112 (11.80%) Application Security
15 109 (11.49%) Incident Management
16 105 (11.06%) Roadmaps
17 96 (10.12%) Agile
18 91 (9.59%) Data Protection
19 84 (8.85%) Penetration Testing
20 80 (8.43%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 92 (9.69%) Python
2 57 (6.01%) PowerShell
3 20 (2.11%) Bash
4 12 (1.26%) SQL
5 9 (0.95%) Java
6 5 (0.53%) C
6 5 (0.53%) R
6 5 (0.53%) Scala
7 2 (0.21%) C#
7 2 (0.21%) C++
7 2 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.11%) Groovy
8 1 (0.11%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 521 (54.90%) CISM
2 285 (30.03%) Degree
3 213 (22.44%) CISA
4 179 (18.86%) Cisco Certification
5 158 (16.65%) CRISC
6 141 (14.86%) Security Cleared
7 133 (14.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 119 (12.54%) CEH
9 114 (12.01%) CCSP
10 94 (9.91%) SC Cleared
11 92 (9.69%) GIAC
12 85 (8.96%) CompTIA Security+
13 81 (8.54%) Computer Science Degree
14 72 (7.59%) Azure Certification
15 68 (7.17%) AWS Certification
16 66 (6.95%) CESG Certified Professional
17 57 (6.01%) CCSK
17 57 (6.01%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
18 51 (5.37%) Master's Degree
19 49 (5.16%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 343 (36.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 281 (29.61%) NIST
3 125 (13.17%) GDPR
4 121 (12.75%) PCI DSS
5 93 (9.80%) Cyber Essentials
6 83 (8.75%) GRC
7 55 (5.80%) NCSC
8 44 (4.64%) COBIT
9 43 (4.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 36 (3.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 23 (2.42%) NIST 800
12 20 (2.11%) HIPAA
12 20 (2.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 15 (1.58%) SOC 2
14 10 (1.05%) JSP 440
14 10 (1.05%) RMADS
14 10 (1.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 7 (0.74%) GLBA
16 6 (0.63%) ISO 31000
16 6 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 34 (3.58%) Docker
2 32 (3.37%) Active Directory
3 14 (1.48%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (0.53%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.42%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.11%) LXC
8 1 (0.11%) OpenAM
8 1 (0.11%) OpenDJ
Systems Management
1 43 (4.53%) Single Sign-On
2 42 (4.43%) Kubernetes
3 31 (3.27%) Ansible
4 22 (2.32%) CASB
5 19 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
6 14 (1.48%) Nessus
6 14 (1.48%) Nmap
7 7 (0.74%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 7 (0.74%) SCCM
8 5 (0.53%) Grafana
8 5 (0.53%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.53%) SCOM
8 5 (0.53%) Suricata
9 4 (0.42%) QRadar
10 3 (0.32%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.21%) Terraform
12 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 220 (23.18%) Microsoft
2 47 (4.95%) Splunk
3 36 (3.79%) Qualys
4 30 (3.16%) Cisco
5 25 (2.63%) CyberArk
6 23 (2.42%) Palo Alto
7 20 (2.11%) Google
8 19 (2.00%) Rapid7
9 18 (1.90%) ServiceNow
10 16 (1.69%) Alibaba
11 14 (1.48%) McAfee
11 14 (1.48%) Meraki
11 14 (1.48%) Thycotic
12 13 (1.37%) ArcSight
12 13 (1.37%) Atlassian
12 13 (1.37%) Carbon Black
12 13 (1.37%) Oracle
13 12 (1.26%) Citrix
13 12 (1.26%) Juniper
13 12 (1.26%) SAP