(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 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 225 236 317
Rank change year-on-year +11 +81 -13
Contract jobs citing CISSP 448 705 771
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.04% 1.19% 0.87%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.40% 4.36% 4.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 310 497 532
10th Percentile £425 £463 £456
25th Percentile £500 £531 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £697 £738 £700
90th Percentile £775 £820 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £615 £588
% change year-on-year -6.50% +4.68% +11.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 12 14
10th Percentile - £52.10 £36.21
25th Percentile - £59.73 £54.66
Median hourly rate £23.00 £72.69 £68.04
Median % change year-on-year -68.36% +6.83% +6.31%
75th Percentile £53.21 £74.20 £77.05
90th Percentile £71.33 £79.48 £83.39
UK excluding London median hourly rate £53.21 £72.69 £68.04
% change year-on-year -26.80% +6.83% +4.68%

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 13,175 16,164 19,041
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.53% 27.33% 21.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,128 10,779 12,573
10th Percentile £300 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £625
90th Percentile £744 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £530 £530 £500
% change year-on-year - +6.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,075 848 773
10th Percentile £13.86 £15.25 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.84 £20.00 £19.52
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +10.82%
75th Percentile £61.60 £68.25 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.00 £66.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.94 £49.94 £34.69
% change year-on-year -18.02% +43.96% +0.43%

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 4 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 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for CISSP in the UK

CISSP
Top 15 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 4 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 -8 362 £600 -5.14% 207
London -3 201 £600 -7.69% 95
UK excluding London 0 163 £575 -6.50% 115
Work from Home -2 152 £600 -4.00% 124
South West +32 50 £575 -11.54% 19
North of England +30 40 £575 +9.52% 32
North West +23 29 £676 +39.09% 18
Scotland +41 27 £550 +4.76% 10
South East -42 24 £535 -20.70% 24
Midlands +15 18 £635 +1.60% 15
West Midlands +14 17 £635 +1.60% 7
Yorkshire +18 8 £575 -4.17% 9
East of England +3 6 £600 +33.33% 9
North East - 3 £525 - 5
East Midlands - 1 - - 8

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 (1.34%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.67%) Apache
3 3 (0.67%) IIS
3 3 (0.67%) WebLogic
3 3 (0.67%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.45%) Confluence
5 1 (0.22%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 15 (3.35%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.67%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.22%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 94 (20.98%) Azure
2 47 (10.49%) AWS
3 36 (8.04%) Azure Sentinel
4 21 (4.69%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (4.24%) GCP
6 18 (4.02%) Entra ID
7 14 (3.13%) IaaS
8 13 (2.90%) SaaS
9 10 (2.23%) PaaS
10 6 (1.34%) Power Platform
11 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.67%) SuccessFactors
13 2 (0.45%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.45%) GitHub
13 2 (0.45%) GitHub Actions
13 2 (0.45%) OneDrive
14 1 (0.22%) AWS IoT
14 1 (0.22%) Azure Logic Apps
14 1 (0.22%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 73 (16.29%) Network Security
2 45 (10.04%) Firewall
3 11 (2.46%) DNS
3 11 (2.46%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.56%) Cisco Firepower
4 7 (1.56%) SAN
5 6 (1.34%) Internet
5 6 (1.34%) Kerberos
6 5 (1.12%) DHCP
6 5 (1.12%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (1.12%) VPN
7 4 (0.89%) Cisco IPT
7 4 (0.89%) SCCP
7 4 (0.89%) VLAN
8 2 (0.45%) Broadband
8 2 (0.45%) HTTP
8 2 (0.45%) NGFW
8 2 (0.45%) SNMP
8 2 (0.45%) SSL
9 1 (0.22%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.01%) Elasticsearch
2 6 (1.34%) Power BI
3 5 (1.12%) BigQuery
4 4 (0.89%) Big Data
4 4 (0.89%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.67%) DB2
6 2 (0.45%) MySQL
7 1 (0.22%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 4 (0.89%) Git
1 4 (0.89%) JIRA
2 3 (0.67%) Artifactory
2 3 (0.67%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.45%) GitLab
3 2 (0.45%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 105 (23.44%) Social Skills
2 99 (22.10%) Finance
3 86 (19.20%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (9.15%) Public Sector
5 26 (5.80%) Banking
6 20 (4.46%) Manufacturing
7 17 (3.79%) Financial Institution
7 17 (3.79%) Telecoms
8 15 (3.35%) Legal
9 9 (2.01%) Military
10 8 (1.79%) Marketing
10 8 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (1.56%) French Language
11 7 (1.56%) Local Government
12 6 (1.34%) Electronics
12 6 (1.34%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (1.12%) Retail
14 4 (0.89%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (0.89%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 104 (23.21%) Architect
2 87 (19.42%) Security Architect
3 82 (18.30%) Analyst
4 58 (12.95%) Consultant
5 46 (10.27%) Lead
5 46 (10.27%) Security Engineer
6 44 (9.82%) Security Consultant
7 40 (8.93%) Security Analyst
8 35 (7.81%) Security Manager
9 29 (6.47%) Project Manager
10 25 (5.58%) Senior
11 22 (4.91%) Security Project Manager
12 20 (4.46%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 20 (4.46%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 20 (4.46%) SOC Engineer
13 18 (4.02%) Information Security Consultant
13 18 (4.02%) SOC Analyst
14 13 (2.90%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 12 (2.68%) Cybersecurity Consultant
15 12 (2.68%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.01%) Elastic Stack
1 9 (2.01%) OAuth
1 9 (2.01%) SailPoint
2 8 (1.79%) LDAP
2 8 (1.79%) SAML
3 7 (1.56%) OpenID
4 5 (1.12%) Regular Expression
5 4 (0.89%) .NET
5 4 (0.89%) J2EE
5 4 (0.89%) REST
5 4 (0.89%) Servlets
5 4 (0.89%) Web Services
5 4 (0.89%) XML
6 3 (0.67%) EJB
6 3 (0.67%) JSP
6 3 (0.67%) Node.js
6 3 (0.67%) XACML
7 2 (0.45%) JDBC
7 2 (0.45%) JSON
7 2 (0.45%) SPML
Miscellaneous
1 103 (22.99%) Management Information System
2 54 (12.05%) Security Posture
3 39 (8.71%) Security Operations Centre
4 32 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
5 23 (5.13%) Cyber Defence
6 17 (3.79%) Operational Technology
7 16 (3.57%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 9 (2.01%) Onboarding
8 9 (2.01%) PKI
9 8 (1.79%) CESG
9 8 (1.79%) Cyber Security Posture
9 8 (1.79%) SCADA
10 7 (1.56%) Cyberattack
10 7 (1.56%) PMI
10 7 (1.56%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.34%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.12%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (1.12%) IoT
13 4 (0.89%) Data Centre
13 4 (0.89%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.46%) Windows
2 11 (2.46%) Linux
3 4 (0.89%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.67%) Unix
5 1 (0.22%) AIX
5 1 (0.22%) Android
5 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.22%) CentOS
5 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 260 (58.04%) Cybersecurity
2 188 (41.96%) Information Security
3 110 (24.55%) Risk Management
4 92 (20.54%) Problem-Solving
5 86 (19.20%) SIEM
6 80 (17.86%) Cloud Security
7 78 (17.41%) Security Architecture
8 77 (17.19%) Security Operations
9 74 (16.52%) Incident Response
10 67 (14.96%) Computer Science
11 51 (11.38%) Identity Access Management
12 43 (9.60%) TOGAF
13 42 (9.38%) Project Management
14 41 (9.15%) Security Management
14 41 (9.15%) Threat Modelling
15 40 (8.93%) SABSA
16 38 (8.48%) Risk Assessment
16 38 (8.48%) Threat Intelligence
17 36 (8.04%) Information Security Management
18 33 (7.37%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (4.24%) Kusto Query Language
2 17 (3.79%) Python
3 16 (3.57%) SQL
4 12 (2.68%) PowerShell
5 11 (2.46%) Java
6 5 (1.12%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.89%) Perl
8 3 (0.67%) Bash
9 1 (0.22%) ABAP
9 1 (0.22%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 266 (59.38%) CISM
2 118 (26.34%) CISA
3 106 (23.66%) Security Cleared
4 105 (23.44%) Degree
5 82 (18.30%) SC Cleared
6 70 (15.63%) Cisco Certification
7 55 (12.28%) CRISC
8 54 (12.05%) CEH
8 54 (12.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 46 (10.27%) CompTIA Security+
10 44 (9.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 32 (7.14%) DV Cleared
12 23 (5.13%) SANS
13 19 (4.24%) CCNP
13 19 (4.24%) Microsoft Certification
14 18 (4.02%) Azure Certification
14 18 (4.02%) CCSP
14 18 (4.02%) GIAC
14 18 (4.02%) Master's Degree
15 17 (3.79%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 134 (29.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 132 (29.46%) NIST
3 35 (7.81%) GDPR
4 31 (6.92%) NCSC
5 27 (6.03%) GRC
6 25 (5.58%) COBIT
6 25 (5.58%) PCI DSS
7 22 (4.91%) NIST 800
8 15 (3.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 11 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials
9 11 (2.46%) HIPAA
10 10 (2.23%) JSP 440
11 8 (1.79%) QA
11 8 (1.79%) RMADS
12 7 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (1.56%) ISO 22301
13 6 (1.34%) Government Security Classifications
14 5 (1.12%) ISO 31000
15 4 (0.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 3 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 17 (3.79%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.67%) Docker
3 2 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.22%) OpenAM
4 1 (0.22%) OpenDJ
Systems Management
1 9 (2.01%) Kibana
1 9 (2.01%) logstash
2 8 (1.79%) Single Sign-On
3 7 (1.56%) Nessus
4 6 (1.34%) PingFederate
4 6 (1.34%) QRadar
4 6 (1.34%) Terraform
5 5 (1.12%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.45%) Ansible
6 2 (0.45%) CASB
6 2 (0.45%) CSIRT
6 2 (0.45%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.45%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.22%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.22%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 103 (22.99%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.69%) Cisco
3 17 (3.79%) Splunk
4 14 (3.13%) Qualys
5 11 (2.46%) Google
6 10 (2.23%) CyberArk
6 10 (2.23%) Oracle
7 8 (1.79%) Okta
7 8 (1.79%) Rapid7
7 8 (1.79%) SAP
8 6 (1.34%) AlienVault
9 5 (1.12%) ArcSight
9 5 (1.12%) Palo Alto
10 4 (0.89%) Fortinet
10 4 (0.89%) Ping Identity
10 4 (0.89%) Symantec
11 3 (0.67%) CrowdStrike
11 3 (0.67%) ForgeRock
11 3 (0.67%) Zscaler
12 2 (0.45%) LogRhythm