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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates 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 231 212 318
Rank change year-on-year -19 +106 -30
Contract jobs citing CISSP 430 703 765
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.01% 1.23% 0.87%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.37% 4.51% 4.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 298 497 533
10th Percentile £425 £474 £456
25th Percentile £500 £525 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £713 £738 £700
90th Percentile £791 £823 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £615 £600
% change year-on-year -6.50% +2.50% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 11 14
10th Percentile - £59.73 £31.41
25th Percentile - £64.49 £54.66
Median hourly rate £23.00 £72.98 £68.04
Median % change year-on-year -68.48% +7.26% +7.15%
75th Percentile £53.21 £74.40 £77.05
90th Percentile £71.33 £80.00 £83.39
UK excluding London median hourly rate £53.21 £72.98 £68.04
% change year-on-year -27.10% +7.26% +6.73%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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 contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 12,775 15,576 19,048
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.03% 27.20% 21.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,956 10,400 12,640
10th Percentile £308 £330 £340
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +7.14%
75th Percentile £646 £650 £630
90th Percentile £738 £743 £706
UK excluding London median daily rate £530 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +0.95% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,057 771 774
10th Percentile £13.69 £15.21 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.80 £21.24 £19.52
Median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £43.95
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +25.14% +21.73%
75th Percentile £61.60 £68.25 £57.95
90th Percentile £76.25 £79.19 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.94 £50.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -18.12% +42.86% +5.26%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the UK

CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISSP.

Daily rate trend for CISSP in the UK

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in the UK

CISSP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISSP.

Hourly rate trend for CISSP in the UK

CISSP
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CISSP over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for CISSP in the UK

CISSP
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -18 349 £600 -7.51% 240
London -3 205 £625 -3.85% 113
UK excluding London -20 151 £575 -6.50% 150
Work from Home -25 138 £594 -5.00% 94
South West +14 46 £550 -15.38% 17
North of England +29 35 £575 +13.75% 39
Scotland +44 27 £550 +10.00% 12
North West +17 27 £676 +39.09% 17
South East -40 26 £539 -20.19% 48
Midlands -3 11 £635 +1.60% 19
West Midlands +1 9 £645 +3.20% 12
Yorkshire +14 5 £563 -8.16% 19
East of England +4 5 £575 +27.78% 14
North East - 3 £525 - 3
Wales +17 2 £781 +35.87% 3
East Midlands - 2 £525 - 7

CISSP
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 6 (1.40%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.70%) Apache
2 3 (0.70%) IIS
2 3 (0.70%) WebLogic
2 3 (0.70%) WebSphere
3 2 (0.47%) Confluence
3 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.23%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 16 (3.72%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.70%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.23%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 91 (21.16%) Azure
2 55 (12.79%) AWS
3 31 (7.21%) Azure Sentinel
4 26 (6.05%) GCP
5 21 (4.88%) Entra ID
6 16 (3.72%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (3.02%) IaaS
8 12 (2.79%) SaaS
9 10 (2.33%) PaaS
10 7 (1.63%) Power Platform
11 5 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.70%) SuccessFactors
13 2 (0.47%) GitHub
13 2 (0.47%) GitHub Actions
14 1 (0.23%) AWS IoT
14 1 (0.23%) Azure Logic Apps
14 1 (0.23%) Serverless
14 1 (0.23%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 71 (16.51%) Network Security
2 40 (9.30%) Firewall
3 11 (2.56%) DNS
3 11 (2.56%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.86%) Cisco Firepower
5 6 (1.40%) Kerberos
6 5 (1.16%) DHCP
6 5 (1.16%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (1.16%) VPN
7 4 (0.93%) Cisco IPT
7 4 (0.93%) Internet
7 4 (0.93%) SCCP
7 4 (0.93%) VLAN
8 3 (0.70%) SAN
9 2 (0.47%) Broadband
9 2 (0.47%) HTTP
9 2 (0.47%) NGFW
9 2 (0.47%) SNMP
9 2 (0.47%) SSL
10 1 (0.23%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.09%) Elasticsearch
2 7 (1.63%) Power BI
3 5 (1.16%) BigQuery
3 5 (1.16%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.93%) Big Data
5 3 (0.70%) DB2
6 2 (0.47%) MySQL
7 1 (0.23%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Exadata
7 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (1.16%) JIRA
2 4 (0.93%) Git
3 3 (0.70%) Artifactory
3 3 (0.70%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.70%) Visual Studio Code
4 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.23%) GitLab
General
1 103 (23.95%) Finance
2 100 (23.26%) Social Skills
3 82 (19.07%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (8.60%) Public Sector
5 30 (6.98%) Banking
6 20 (4.65%) Manufacturing
7 17 (3.95%) Financial Institution
8 16 (3.72%) Telecoms
9 13 (3.02%) Legal
10 9 (2.09%) Military
10 9 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.86%) Marketing
12 7 (1.63%) Front Office
13 6 (1.40%) Electronics
13 6 (1.40%) French Language
13 6 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.16%) Retail
15 4 (0.93%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.93%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 101 (23.49%) Architect
2 83 (19.30%) Security Architect
3 80 (18.60%) Analyst
4 55 (12.79%) Consultant
5 47 (10.93%) Security Engineer
6 41 (9.53%) Lead
7 39 (9.07%) Security Analyst
7 39 (9.07%) Security Consultant
8 34 (7.91%) Security Manager
9 28 (6.51%) Project Manager
10 23 (5.35%) Senior
11 21 (4.88%) Security Project Manager
12 20 (4.65%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 18 (4.19%) SOC Analyst
14 17 (3.95%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 17 (3.95%) Information Security Consultant
15 14 (3.26%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 14 (3.26%) SOC Engineer
16 13 (3.02%) Security Officer
16 13 (3.02%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.56%) SailPoint
2 9 (2.09%) Elastic Stack
2 9 (2.09%) LDAP
2 9 (2.09%) OAuth
3 8 (1.86%) SAML
4 7 (1.63%) OpenID
4 7 (1.63%) Web Services
5 6 (1.40%) .NET
5 6 (1.40%) REST
6 5 (1.16%) Regular Expression
7 4 (0.93%) J2EE
7 4 (0.93%) JSP
7 4 (0.93%) Servlets
7 4 (0.93%) XML
8 3 (0.70%) EJB
8 3 (0.70%) JDBC
8 3 (0.70%) Node.js
8 3 (0.70%) XACML
9 2 (0.47%) JSON
9 2 (0.47%) SPML
Miscellaneous
1 98 (22.79%) Management Information System
2 45 (10.47%) Security Posture
3 32 (7.44%) Cyber Threat
4 29 (6.74%) Security Operations Centre
5 23 (5.35%) Cyber Defence
6 17 (3.95%) Operational Technology
7 16 (3.72%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 9 (2.09%) Onboarding
8 9 (2.09%) PKI
9 8 (1.86%) CESG
9 8 (1.86%) SCADA
10 7 (1.63%) Cyberattack
10 7 (1.63%) PMI
10 7 (1.63%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.40%) Cyber Security Posture
11 6 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.16%) IoT
12 5 (1.16%) Product Ownership
13 4 (0.93%) Cloud Security Posture
13 4 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.49%) Windows
2 9 (2.09%) Linux
3 4 (0.93%) Unix
4 3 (0.70%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.47%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.23%) AIX
6 1 (0.23%) CentOS
6 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (55.58%) Cybersecurity
2 192 (44.65%) Information Security
3 106 (24.65%) Risk Management
4 83 (19.30%) Problem-Solving
5 75 (17.44%) Cloud Security
5 75 (17.44%) SIEM
6 67 (15.58%) Security Operations
7 66 (15.35%) Security Architecture
8 62 (14.42%) Incident Response
9 61 (14.19%) Computer Science
10 47 (10.93%) Identity Access Management
11 45 (10.47%) Threat Modelling
12 41 (9.53%) Project Management
12 41 (9.53%) Security Management
13 40 (9.30%) Agile
14 38 (8.84%) Risk Assessment
14 38 (8.84%) TOGAF
15 35 (8.14%) SABSA
15 35 (8.14%) Threat Intelligence
16 34 (7.91%) Information Security Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (4.19%) Python
2 17 (3.95%) SQL
3 14 (3.26%) Kusto Query Language
4 13 (3.02%) Java
5 12 (2.79%) PowerShell
6 5 (1.16%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.93%) Perl
8 3 (0.70%) Bash
9 1 (0.23%) ABAP
9 1 (0.23%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 262 (60.93%) CISM
2 122 (28.37%) CISA
3 98 (22.79%) Degree
4 94 (21.86%) Security Cleared
5 71 (16.51%) SC Cleared
6 66 (15.35%) Cisco Certification
7 54 (12.56%) CEH
8 52 (12.09%) CRISC
9 48 (11.16%) Computer Science Degree
10 39 (9.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 38 (8.84%) CompTIA Security+
12 31 (7.21%) DV Cleared
13 20 (4.65%) SANS
14 19 (4.42%) CCNP
14 19 (4.42%) Master's Degree
15 18 (4.19%) CCSP
15 18 (4.19%) GIAC
16 15 (3.49%) CCNA
16 15 (3.49%) CCSK
16 15 (3.49%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 132 (30.70%) NIST
2 129 (30.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 36 (8.37%) GDPR
4 27 (6.28%) GRC
5 26 (6.05%) COBIT
5 26 (6.05%) PCI DSS
6 23 (5.35%) NIST 800
7 22 (5.12%) NCSC
8 15 (3.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 15 (3.49%) QA
9 12 (2.79%) HIPAA
10 10 (2.33%) JSP 440
11 9 (2.09%) RMADS
12 8 (1.86%) Cyber Essentials
13 5 (1.16%) ISO 22301
13 5 (1.16%) ISO 31000
14 4 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 3 (0.70%) Government Security Classifications
15 3 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 2 (0.47%) COSO
System Software
1 18 (4.19%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.70%) Docker
3 2 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.23%) OpenAM
4 1 (0.23%) OpenDJ
4 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (2.09%) Kibana
1 9 (2.09%) logstash
1 9 (2.09%) Single Sign-On
2 7 (1.63%) PingFederate
3 6 (1.40%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.40%) Nessus
3 6 (1.40%) QRadar
4 5 (1.16%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.16%) Terraform
5 2 (0.47%) Ansible
5 2 (0.47%) CASB
5 2 (0.47%) CSIRT
5 2 (0.47%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 2 (0.47%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.23%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.23%) McAfee ePO
6 1 (0.23%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 89 (20.70%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.12%) Cisco
3 14 (3.26%) Qualys
4 13 (3.02%) Splunk
5 12 (2.79%) CyberArk
5 12 (2.79%) Google
5 12 (2.79%) Oracle
6 10 (2.33%) Okta
7 8 (1.86%) SAP
8 7 (1.63%) Rapid7
9 5 (1.16%) AlienVault
9 5 (1.16%) Palo Alto
10 4 (0.93%) ArcSight
10 4 (0.93%) ForgeRock
10 4 (0.93%) Fortinet
10 4 (0.93%) Ping Identity
10 4 (0.93%) Symantec
11 3 (0.70%) CrowdStrike
11 3 (0.70%) VMware
11 3 (0.70%) Zscaler