CISSP Jobs in the Thames Valley

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 202 203 209
Rank change year-on-year +1 +6 -14
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 49 44 81
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.66% 0.79% 1.07%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.88% 1.87% 3.10%
Number of salaries quoted 30 21 49
10th Percentile - £46,250 £48,775
25th Percentile £37,500 £50,000 £49,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £74,125 £78,750 £85,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% +11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

CISSP 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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,609 2,354 2,610
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 35.23% 42.26% 34.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,496 975 992
10th Percentile £31,000 £27,500 £29,263
25th Percentile £38,000 £36,250 £37,354
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £51,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -3.38% -1.43%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £71,563
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £51,500 £51,425 £50,845
% change year-on-year +0.15% +1.14% +1.69%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the Thames Valley

CISSP
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for CISSP in the Thames Valley

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for CISSP in the Thames Valley

CISSP
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 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
Berkshire +3 25 £67,500 +12.50% 4
Buckinghamshire -4 17 £40,000 -33.33% 1
Oxfordshire -5 7 £80,000 +60.00%
CISSP
South East

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 27 (55.10%) Azure
2 20 (40.82%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (26.53%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (12.24%) AWS
5 5 (10.20%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (2.04%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 26 (53.06%) Firewall
2 23 (46.94%) Intrusion Detection
3 16 (32.65%) Network Security
4 6 (12.24%) VPN
5 5 (10.20%) Internet
6 2 (4.08%) TCP/IP
7 1 (2.04%) BGP
7 1 (2.04%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (2.04%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (2.04%) DMVPN
7 1 (2.04%) EIGRP
7 1 (2.04%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
7 1 (2.04%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 1 (2.04%) IPsec
7 1 (2.04%) MPLS
7 1 (2.04%) OSPF
7 1 (2.04%) Reverse Proxy
7 1 (2.04%) SD-WAN
7 1 (2.04%) Sourcefire
7 1 (2.04%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (2.04%) JIRA
General
1 17 (34.69%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (30.61%) Finance
3 9 (18.37%) Telecoms
4 6 (12.24%) Social Skills
5 2 (4.08%) Retail
6 1 (2.04%) Back Office
6 1 (2.04%) Billing
6 1 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.04%) Law
6 1 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.04%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (34.69%) Analyst
2 16 (32.65%) SOC Analyst
3 12 (24.49%) Architect
3 12 (24.49%) Security Architect
4 8 (16.33%) Security Assurance Manager
4 8 (16.33%) Security Manager
5 7 (14.29%) Senior
6 6 (12.24%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 6 (12.24%) Information Architect
6 6 (12.24%) Information Security Architect
7 5 (10.20%) Consultant
7 5 (10.20%) Security Consultant
7 5 (10.20%) Senior Analyst
8 4 (8.16%) Coordinator
8 4 (8.16%) Security Assurance Coordinator
9 3 (6.12%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 2 (4.08%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 2 (4.08%) Security Engineer
10 2 (4.08%) Senior Security Engineer
10 2 (4.08%) Telecoms Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (10.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 25 (51.02%) Management Information System
2 20 (40.82%) Cyber Threat
3 19 (38.78%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (26.53%) Client/Server
5 11 (22.45%) Security Posture
6 8 (16.33%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (14.29%) Data Centre
8 5 (10.20%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (2.04%) Cloud Native
9 1 (2.04%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 13 (26.53%) Windows
2 5 (10.20%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (75.51%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (67.35%) Computer Science
3 32 (65.31%) Security Operations
4 31 (63.27%) Incident Response
5 26 (53.06%) SIEM
6 19 (38.78%) Security Management
7 17 (34.69%) Problem-Solving
7 17 (34.69%) Vulnerability Management
8 15 (30.61%) Application Security
8 15 (30.61%) Information Security
8 15 (30.61%) Penetration Testing
8 15 (30.61%) Risk Management
9 13 (26.53%) OWASP
9 13 (26.53%) Software Engineering
10 12 (24.49%) Security Architecture
11 8 (16.33%) DevSecOps
11 8 (16.33%) ISMS
11 8 (16.33%) Purple Team
11 8 (16.33%) Red Team
11 8 (16.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.20%) PowerShell
1 5 (10.20%) Python
Qualifications
1 40 (81.63%) Degree
2 21 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
3 19 (38.78%) CompTIA Security+
4 16 (32.65%) CISM
5 11 (22.45%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (16.33%) CCSK
6 8 (16.33%) GIAC
6 8 (16.33%) GPEN
7 7 (14.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 7 (14.29%) CCSP
8 6 (12.24%) SC Cleared
8 6 (12.24%) Security Cleared
9 5 (10.20%) AWS Certification
9 5 (10.20%) Azure Certification
9 5 (10.20%) CISA
10 4 (8.16%) CCNA
11 3 (6.12%) CCNP
12 2 (4.08%) GCIA
12 2 (4.08%) SANS
13 1 (2.04%) CCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (51.02%) NIST
2 21 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (26.53%) GDPR
4 12 (24.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 9 (18.37%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (16.33%) GRC
6 8 (16.33%) NIST 800
7 7 (14.29%) PCI DSS
8 4 (8.16%) JSP 440
8 4 (8.16%) RMADS
9 1 (2.04%) HMG Security Policy Framework
Systems Management
1 6 (12.24%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (12.24%) Nessus
2 5 (10.20%) Suricata
Vendors
1 26 (53.06%) Microsoft
2 6 (12.24%) Cisco
2 6 (12.24%) Juniper
2 6 (12.24%) Palo Alto
2 6 (12.24%) Qualys
3 5 (10.20%) Splunk
4 1 (2.04%) Aruba
4 1 (2.04%) Blue Coat
4 1 (2.04%) CheckPoint
4 1 (2.04%) F5
4 1 (2.04%) Fortinet
4 1 (2.04%) McAfee
4 1 (2.04%) Zscaler