CISSP Contracts in Edinburgh

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 61 104 111
Rank change year-on-year +43 +7 -14
Contract jobs citing CISSP 9 11 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.12% 0.86% 0.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.70% 5.47% 4.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 8 8
10th Percentile £546 £440 £498
25th Percentile £563 £453 £536
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 £461 £638
Median % change year-on-year +29.07% -27.69% -3.77%
75th Percentile £608 £589 £732
90th Percentile - £636 £856
Scotland median daily rate £550 £525 £600
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -5.88%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh

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

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 158 201 253
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 19.70% 15.65% 12.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 124 151
10th Percentile £179 £165 £313
25th Percentile £340 £375 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £525 £575
90th Percentile £646 £609 £638
Scotland median daily rate £500 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +11.11% - +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 5 4
10th Percentile £13.43 £21.42 £31.73
25th Percentile £16.25 £21.67 £41.06
Median hourly rate £17.50 £52.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -66.35% +4.00% +185.71%
75th Percentile £40.25 £54.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £56.50 £62.30 -
Scotland median hourly rate £26.00 £21.26 £45.14
% change year-on-year +22.30% -52.90% +144.00%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in Edinburgh

CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Daily rate trend for CISSP in Edinburgh

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) SCCP
General
1 7 (77.78%) Public Sector
2 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Banking
3 1 (11.11%) Finance
3 1 (11.11%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Security Advisor
2 3 (33.33%) Senior
3 1 (11.11%) Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Information Security Advisor
3 1 (11.11%) Information Security Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Information Security Specialist
3 1 (11.11%) Information Specialist
3 1 (11.11%) Security Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (11.11%) Operational Technology
2 1 (11.11%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Information Security
2 6 (66.67%) Business Continuity
2 6 (66.67%) Business Process Analysis
2 6 (66.67%) ISMS
2 6 (66.67%) Threat Modelling
3 4 (44.44%) Internal Audit
4 3 (33.33%) Incident Management
5 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (11.11%) Data Governance
5 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
5 1 (11.11%) Information Security Governance
5 1 (11.11%) Privileged Access Management
5 1 (11.11%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 6 (66.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 3 (33.33%) CLAS
3 1 (11.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (11.11%) CCSP
3 1 (11.11%) CISA
3 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (11.11%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (88.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (22.22%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (11.11%) GDPR
3 1 (11.11%) GRC