CISSP Contracts in the UK excluding London

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 240 224 266
Rank change year-on-year -16 +42 -19
Contract jobs citing CISSP 159 241 280
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.78% 1.03% 0.92%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.11% 3.12% 3.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 109 169 187
10th Percentile £425 £453 £456
25th Percentile £500 £525 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £615 £600
Median % change year-on-year -6.50% +2.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £645 £700 £692
90th Percentile £750 £783 £763
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 10 12
10th Percentile £29.04 £49.27 £47.99
25th Percentile £38.10 £59.73 £57.55
Median hourly rate £53.21 £72.69 £68.04
Median % change year-on-year -26.80% +6.83% +4.68%
75th Percentile £68.31 £73.90 £73.07
90th Percentile £77.37 £76.69 £81.01
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £72.69 £68.04
% change year-on-year -68.36% +6.83% +6.31%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,550 7,726 7,979
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.86% 32.93% 26.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,354 5,173 5,169
10th Percentile £270 £287 £255
25th Percentile £425 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.94% +6.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £635 £600
90th Percentile £725 £712 £675
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 932 644 522
10th Percentile £13.52 £13.94 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £20.00 £16.52
Median hourly rate £40.94 £50.00 £31.89
Median % change year-on-year -18.12% +56.79% -7.67%
75th Percentile £63.29 £65.75 £55.96
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.00 £65.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +11.55%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the UK excluding London

CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for CISSP in the UK excluding London

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in the UK excluding London

CISSP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for CISSP in the UK excluding London

CISSP
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CISSP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for CISSP in the UK excluding London

CISSP
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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
South West +23 49 £550 -15.38% 19
North of England +29 38 £575 +9.52% 24
North West +16 28 £651 +33.85% 11
Scotland +44 27 £550 +10.00% 10
South East -40 24 £535 -21.03% 22
Midlands +19 14 £635 +3.67% 15
West Midlands +8 13 £635 +3.67% 8
Yorkshire +15 7 £575 -4.17% 9
East of England +1 6 £600 +33.33% 8
North East - 3 £525 - 4
Wales +16 2 £781 +35.87% 6
East Midlands - 1 - - 7
CISSP
UK

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (4.40%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.52%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 24 (15.09%) Azure
2 15 (9.43%) Azure Sentinel
3 7 (4.40%) AWS
4 6 (3.77%) IaaS
5 5 (3.14%) PaaS
5 5 (3.14%) SaaS
6 4 (2.52%) Entra ID
6 4 (2.52%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (2.52%) Power Platform
7 2 (1.26%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.63%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.63%) GCP
8 1 (0.63%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 23 (14.47%) Network Security
2 11 (6.92%) Firewall
3 4 (2.52%) Cisco Firepower
3 4 (2.52%) SCCP
4 3 (1.89%) Cisco IPT
5 2 (1.26%) Internet
5 2 (1.26%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.63%) Broadband
6 1 (0.63%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.63%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.63%) VPN
6 1 (0.63%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.52%) Power BI
2 2 (1.26%) Elasticsearch
General
1 33 (20.75%) Public Sector
2 32 (20.13%) Social Skills
3 26 (16.35%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (10.06%) Finance
5 15 (9.43%) Manufacturing
6 11 (6.92%) Legal
6 11 (6.92%) Telecoms
7 8 (5.03%) Military
8 5 (3.14%) Electronics
8 5 (3.14%) Marketing
9 4 (2.52%) French Language
9 4 (2.52%) German Language
10 3 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.89%) Police
11 2 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.26%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.63%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.63%) Automotive
12 1 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (18.24%) Analyst
2 25 (15.72%) Architect
2 25 (15.72%) Consultant
3 23 (14.47%) Lead
4 22 (13.84%) Security Consultant
5 16 (10.06%) Security Architect
6 15 (9.43%) Project Manager
7 13 (8.18%) Security Analyst
8 12 (7.55%) Security Manager
8 12 (7.55%) Senior
9 9 (5.66%) Security Project Manager
10 8 (5.03%) Lead Architect
11 7 (4.40%) Information Security Consultant
11 7 (4.40%) Security Engineer
11 7 (4.40%) SOC Analyst
11 7 (4.40%) SOC Manager
12 6 (3.77%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 6 (3.77%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 6 (3.77%) Security Advisor
13 5 (3.14%) Information Assurance Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.26%) Elastic Stack
1 2 (1.26%) ModSecurity
1 2 (1.26%) SailPoint
2 1 (0.63%) CSS
2 1 (0.63%) LDAP
2 1 (0.63%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (22.01%) Management Information System
2 15 (9.43%) Security Operations Centre
3 11 (6.92%) Cyber Defence
4 9 (5.66%) Security Posture
5 8 (5.03%) CESG
5 8 (5.03%) Operational Technology
6 7 (4.40%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (3.14%) SCADA
8 4 (2.52%) Cyberattack
8 4 (2.52%) PMI
9 3 (1.89%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (1.89%) Insider Threat
9 3 (1.89%) NHS
10 2 (1.26%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 2 (1.26%) Data Centre
10 2 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
11 1 (0.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 1 (0.63%) Life Science
11 1 (0.63%) Private Cloud
11 1 (0.63%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.14%) Linux
2 3 (1.89%) Windows
3 1 (0.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (61.01%) Cybersecurity
2 70 (44.03%) Information Security
3 41 (25.79%) Risk Management
4 30 (18.87%) Security Operations
5 24 (15.09%) Cloud Security
6 22 (13.84%) Incident Response
6 22 (13.84%) SIEM
7 20 (12.58%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (11.95%) ISMS
9 18 (11.32%) Decision-Making
10 17 (10.69%) Information Assurance
10 17 (10.69%) Security Architecture
11 16 (10.06%) Security Management
12 15 (9.43%) Business Continuity
13 14 (8.81%) Mentoring
14 13 (8.18%) Information Security Management
14 13 (8.18%) Programme Management
14 13 (8.18%) Risk Assessment
15 12 (7.55%) Continuous Improvement
15 12 (7.55%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.29%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (1.26%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.26%) Python
3 1 (0.63%) ABAP
3 1 (0.63%) Bash
3 1 (0.63%) Java
3 1 (0.63%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 103 (64.78%) CISM
2 70 (44.03%) Security Cleared
3 51 (32.08%) SC Cleared
4 41 (25.79%) CISA
5 31 (19.50%) Degree
6 26 (16.35%) Cisco Certification
7 23 (14.47%) CompTIA Security+
8 22 (13.84%) DV Cleared
9 21 (13.21%) CRISC
10 15 (9.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 15 (9.43%) CEH
11 14 (8.81%) CISMP
12 13 (8.18%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 10 (6.29%) CLAS
14 9 (5.66%) CCNP
14 9 (5.66%) CESG Certified Professional
14 9 (5.66%) Computer Science Degree
14 9 (5.66%) ISACA
14 9 (5.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 8 (5.03%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (45.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 54 (33.96%) NIST
3 19 (11.95%) GDPR
4 13 (8.18%) COBIT
4 13 (8.18%) PCI DSS
5 11 (6.92%) GRC
6 10 (6.29%) JSP 440
6 10 (6.29%) NCSC
7 9 (5.66%) HIPAA
8 8 (5.03%) NIST 800
8 8 (5.03%) RMADS
9 6 (3.77%) Government Security Classifications
9 6 (3.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (1.26%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.63%) COSO
11 1 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.63%) IASME
11 1 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (2.52%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (1.26%) Kibana
1 2 (1.26%) logstash
2 1 (0.63%) QRadar
2 1 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 28 (17.61%) Microsoft
2 11 (6.92%) Cisco
3 6 (3.77%) Qualys
3 6 (3.77%) SAP
4 3 (1.89%) Splunk
5 2 (1.26%) VMware
6 1 (0.63%) Ariba
6 1 (0.63%) BeyondTrust
6 1 (0.63%) Cadence
6 1 (0.63%) Concur
6 1 (0.63%) CyberArk
6 1 (0.63%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.63%) Google
6 1 (0.63%) Proofpoint
6 1 (0.63%) Rapid7
6 1 (0.63%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.63%) SolarWinds
6 1 (0.63%) Sophos
6 1 (0.63%) Symantec
6 1 (0.63%) Thycotic