CISSP Jobs in the City of London

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
Central London > City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 98 167 185
Rank change year-on-year +69 +18 -46
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 84 70 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 2.49% 1.46% 1.39%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.92% 6.63% 6.93%
Number of salaries quoted 57 65 88
10th Percentile £62,500 £49,500 £52,750
25th Percentile £67,000 £71,250 £61,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £90,000 £70,450
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +27.75% -2.83%
75th Percentile £97,500 £98,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,500 £127,500
Central London median annual salary £85,000 £87,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -2.86% +16.67% +7.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of 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 permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 942 1,056 1,414
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 27.95% 22.08% 20.08%
Number of salaries quoted 639 781 1,027
10th Percentile £36,500 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,375 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% - -
75th Percentile £90,000 £96,250 £92,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £120,000 £107,500
Central London median annual salary £67,500 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -3.57% -

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the City of London

CISSP
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the City of London.

Salary trend for CISSP in the City of London

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the City of London over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CISSP in the City of London

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.19%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 27 (32.14%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (20.24%) Azure
3 8 (9.52%) Cloud Computing
3 8 (9.52%) Microsoft Purview
4 7 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (8.33%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (5.95%) AWS
6 2 (2.38%) WhatsApp
7 1 (1.19%) Dropbox
7 1 (1.19%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 30 (35.71%) Firewall
2 14 (16.67%) Network Security
3 11 (13.10%) TCP/IP
4 9 (10.71%) WAN
5 8 (9.52%) LAN
6 7 (8.33%) Wireshark
7 4 (4.76%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (3.57%) Internet
9 2 (2.38%) 5G
9 2 (2.38%) DNS
9 2 (2.38%) Radio Access Network
9 2 (2.38%) SD-WAN
9 2 (2.38%) VoIP
10 1 (1.19%) VPN
10 1 (1.19%) Wireless
10 1 (1.19%) Wireless Security
General
1 43 (51.19%) Finance
2 28 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 11 (13.10%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (5.95%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (3.57%) Law
5 3 (3.57%) Legal
6 2 (2.38%) Advertising
6 2 (2.38%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.19%) Mandarin Language
7 1 (1.19%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 22 (26.19%) Analyst
1 22 (26.19%) Security Analyst
2 21 (25.00%) Security Manager
3 20 (23.81%) Senior
4 14 (16.67%) Information Manager
4 14 (16.67%) Information Security Manager
5 13 (15.48%) CISSP Analyst
5 13 (15.48%) IT Analyst
5 13 (15.48%) IT Security Analyst
5 13 (15.48%) Security Engineer
5 13 (15.48%) Senior Analyst
5 13 (15.48%) Senior IT Security Analyst
5 13 (15.48%) Senior Security Analyst
6 12 (14.29%) Architect
6 12 (14.29%) Security Architect
7 9 (10.71%) Information Analyst
7 9 (10.71%) Information Security Analyst
7 9 (10.71%) IT Architect
7 9 (10.71%) IT Security Architect
8 6 (7.14%) IT Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.38%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 34 (40.48%) Security Posture
2 13 (15.48%) Management Information System
3 9 (10.71%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (8.33%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (2.38%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.19%) CESG
6 1 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.19%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 1 (1.19%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (1.19%) IoT
6 1 (1.19%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.19%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.19%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 7 (8.33%) Android
1 7 (8.33%) Apple iOS
1 7 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (59.52%) Information Security
2 42 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 36 (42.86%) Incident Response
4 34 (40.48%) Security Management
5 29 (34.52%) Risk Management
6 28 (33.33%) SIEM
7 26 (30.95%) Security Architecture
8 25 (29.76%) Application Security
8 25 (29.76%) Security Operations
9 20 (23.81%) Incident Management
9 20 (23.81%) Privileged Access Management
9 20 (23.81%) Roadmaps
10 19 (22.62%) Cloud Security
10 19 (22.62%) Information Security Management
11 17 (20.24%) Threat Detection
12 15 (17.86%) Computer Science
13 14 (16.67%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
14 13 (15.48%) Change Management
14 13 (15.48%) Strategic Thinking
15 12 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 9 (10.71%) Python
2 7 (8.33%) PowerShell
3 2 (2.38%) Java
4 1 (1.19%) C++
Qualifications
1 34 (40.48%) CISM
2 27 (32.14%) Cisco Certification
3 26 (30.95%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 25 (29.76%) CCSP
5 24 (28.57%) Degree
6 15 (17.86%) CISA
7 14 (16.67%) Master's Degree
8 13 (15.48%) CEH
9 9 (10.71%) SSCP
10 8 (9.52%) SANS
11 7 (8.33%) CRISC
12 4 (4.76%) GIAC
13 3 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
14 2 (2.38%) A+ Certification
14 2 (2.38%) AWS Certification
14 2 (2.38%) CCNA
14 2 (2.38%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (2.38%) ISACA
14 2 (2.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 2 (2.38%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (29.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (23.81%) NIST
3 13 (15.48%) GRC
4 10 (11.90%) PCI DSS
5 3 (3.57%) COBIT
5 3 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 3 (3.57%) NCSC
6 2 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (2.38%) FISMA
6 2 (2.38%) GLBA
6 2 (2.38%) HIPAA
6 2 (2.38%) ISO 22301
6 2 (2.38%) ISO 9001
6 2 (2.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (1.19%) Basel II
7 1 (1.19%) EMIR
7 1 (1.19%) GDPR
7 1 (1.19%) ISO 31000
7 1 (1.19%) MiFID
7 1 (1.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (8.33%) Virtual Desktop
2 4 (4.76%) Active Directory
3 1 (1.19%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (8.33%) Nmap
2 3 (3.57%) CASB
3 1 (1.19%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 37 (44.05%) Microsoft
2 9 (10.71%) Rapid7
3 7 (8.33%) Qualys
3 7 (8.33%) Splunk
3 7 (8.33%) Thycotic
4 4 (4.76%) Palo Alto
5 2 (2.38%) CyberArk
5 2 (2.38%) iManage
5 2 (2.38%) LogRhythm