CISSP Contracts in the South East

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 173 129 169
Rank change year-on-year -44 +40 -11
Contract jobs citing CISSP 25 88 91
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.45% 1.56% 1.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.02% 4.22% 3.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 66 54
10th Percentile £270 £519 £456
25th Percentile £494 £563 £464
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £678 £550
Median % change year-on-year -20.69% +23.23% +10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £728 £625
90th Percentile £640 £838 £704
England median daily rate £600 £633 £600
% change year-on-year -5.14% +5.42% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £74.00 -
England median hourly rate £53.21 £72.98 £67.50
% change year-on-year -27.10% +8.12% +3.85%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,457 2,083 2,433
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 44.52% 36.83% 31.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,426 1,360 1,560
10th Percentile £329 £300 £313
25th Percentile £449 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £650 £620 £625
90th Percentile £738 £700 £688
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 209 142 84
10th Percentile £17.25 £20.47 £18.58
25th Percentile £26.73 £42.50 £21.00
Median hourly rate £57.35 £58.55 £44.23
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +32.38% +10.56%
75th Percentile £67.00 £68.75 £54.25
90th Percentile £85.65 £75.00 £66.91
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £39.50
% change year-on-year -23.81% +32.91% +3.95%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the South East

CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for CISSP in the South East

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the South East over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in the South East

CISSP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for CISSP in the South East

CISSP
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the South East region over the 6 months to 11 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
Thames Valley -15 15 £525 -8.70% 9
Berkshire -26 13 £525 -14.63% 7
Hampshire -11 9 £588 -3.69% 5
Buckinghamshire +21 1 - - 1
Oxfordshire +6 1 £538 +13.16% 1
Kent - 1 £540 -
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (12.00%) AWS
1 3 (12.00%) Azure
2 1 (4.00%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (4.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (4.00%) IaaS
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.00%) PaaS
2 1 (4.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.00%) Broadband
1 1 (4.00%) Firewall
1 1 (4.00%) Internet
1 1 (4.00%) Network Security
General
1 6 (24.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (20.00%) Telecoms
3 4 (16.00%) French Language
3 4 (16.00%) German Language
4 2 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (4.00%) Automotive
5 1 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (4.00%) Finance
5 1 (4.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (40.00%) Consultant
2 9 (36.00%) Security Consultant
3 4 (16.00%) Cloud Consultant
3 4 (16.00%) Cloud Security Consultant
3 4 (16.00%) Information Manager
3 4 (16.00%) Information Security Manager
3 4 (16.00%) Information Security Officer
3 4 (16.00%) Information Security Project Manager
3 4 (16.00%) Project Manager
3 4 (16.00%) Security Manager
3 4 (16.00%) Security Officer
3 4 (16.00%) Security Project Manager
4 3 (12.00%) Information Officer
5 2 (8.00%) Analyst
5 2 (8.00%) Architect
5 2 (8.00%) Security Architect
6 1 (4.00%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
6 1 (4.00%) Security Analyst
6 1 (4.00%) SOC Analyst
6 1 (4.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.00%) PMI
2 3 (12.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (8.00%) Operational Technology
3 2 (8.00%) SCADA
4 1 (4.00%) Contactless
4 1 (4.00%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (4.00%) Enterprise Cloud
4 1 (4.00%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.00%) Windows
1 1 (4.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (52.00%) Cybersecurity
1 13 (52.00%) Risk Management
2 11 (44.00%) Information Security
3 10 (40.00%) Cloud Security
4 6 (24.00%) Business Continuity
5 5 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (20.00%) Project Management
6 4 (16.00%) PRINCE2
6 4 (16.00%) Security Architecture
6 4 (16.00%) Supplier Management
7 3 (12.00%) SABSA
7 3 (12.00%) TOGAF
8 2 (8.00%) Data Protection
8 2 (8.00%) Ethical Hacking
8 2 (8.00%) Incident Management
8 2 (8.00%) Information Security Management
8 2 (8.00%) Mentoring
8 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (8.00%) Risk Assessment
8 2 (8.00%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) Java
1 1 (4.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (4.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 19 (76.00%) CISM
2 10 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
3 9 (36.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 9 (36.00%) CISA
4 7 (28.00%) CRISC
5 6 (24.00%) CISMP
5 6 (24.00%) Security Cleared
6 5 (20.00%) Degree
7 4 (16.00%) CCSP
7 4 (16.00%) PMI Certification
8 3 (12.00%) CEH
9 2 (8.00%) CCNP
9 2 (8.00%) CCSK
9 2 (8.00%) DV Cleared
10 1 (4.00%) CCNA
10 1 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (4.00%) ISSEP
10 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (4.00%) PCI QSA
10 1 (4.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (32.00%) GRC
2 8 (32.00%) NIST
3 7 (28.00%) COBIT
4 2 (8.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 2 (8.00%) PCI DSS
5 1 (4.00%) GDPR
5 1 (4.00%) ITGC
5 1 (4.00%) RMADS
System Software
1 1 (4.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 3 (12.00%) Cisco
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.00%) Splunk