(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
Scotland > Edinburgh
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 90 | 125 | 142 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | +17 | -30 |
| Permanent jobs citing CISSP | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 1.34% | 0.89% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 6.45% | 3.64% | 3.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 14 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £71,000 | £41,338 | £47,309 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £52,868 | £56,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £57,810 | £63,713 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.74% | -9.26% | -1.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £74,781 | £75,972 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77,500 | £84,375 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £64,100 | £58,905 | £63,425 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.82% | -7.13% | -2.42% |
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 permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 310 | 495 | 464 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 20.82% | 24.59% | 19.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 158 | 217 | 176 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,920 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £40,000 | £38,635 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,249 | £57,810 | £46,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.22% | +25.67% | -3.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £70,000 | £71,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,934 | £77,715 | £85,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £46,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +14.13% | +2.22% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Edinburgh.
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Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
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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: