CISSP Jobs in the Midlands

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 251 212 235
Rank change year-on-year -39 +23 -30
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 63 127 114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.54% 1.31% 1.05%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.24% 3.30% 3.45%
Number of salaries quoted 52 100 76
10th Percentile £52,625 £47,500 £41,875
25th Percentile £57,500 £52,250 £52,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.00% +4.17% -11.11%
75th Percentile £84,919 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,375 £84,375
England median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.57% +3.70% +3.85%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,814 3,843 3,302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 24.34% 39.72% 30.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,846 1,284 1,664
10th Percentile £25,500 £27,500 £25,733
25th Percentile £31,750 £36,750 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +8.70% +2.22%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,040
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,810 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.86% +5.11% -

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the Midlands

CISSP
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the Midlands.

Salary trend for CISSP in the Midlands

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the Midlands over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CISSP in the Midlands

CISSP
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands -46 40 £75,000 +22.45% 10
East Midlands +5 22 £66,500 +6.40% 5
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 5 (7.94%) AWS
1 5 (7.94%) Azure
2 4 (6.35%) Cloud Computing
3 2 (3.17%) SaaS
4 1 (1.59%) IaaS
4 1 (1.59%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.35%) Firewall
2 3 (4.76%) SD-WAN
2 3 (4.76%) WAN
3 2 (3.17%) TCP/IP
3 2 (3.17%) Wireshark
4 1 (1.59%) Network Security
4 1 (1.59%) SAN
4 1 (1.59%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.59%) Big Data
1 1 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
General
1 24 (38.10%) Finance
2 15 (23.81%) Social Skills
3 13 (20.63%) Legal
4 9 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (7.94%) Automotive
6 4 (6.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (6.35%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (4.76%) Electronics
8 2 (3.17%) Law
8 2 (3.17%) Manufacturing
8 2 (3.17%) Public Sector
8 2 (3.17%) Retail
9 1 (1.59%) Advertising
9 1 (1.59%) Back Office
9 1 (1.59%) Banking
9 1 (1.59%) Marketing
9 1 (1.59%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 30 (47.62%) Security Manager
2 15 (23.81%) Information Manager
2 15 (23.81%) Information Security Manager
3 9 (14.29%) IT Manager
4 8 (12.70%) IT Security Manager
5 7 (11.11%) Lead
6 6 (9.52%) Senior
7 5 (7.94%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 4 (6.35%) Architect
8 4 (6.35%) Data Manager
8 4 (6.35%) Data Protection Manager
8 4 (6.35%) Senior Manager
9 3 (4.76%) Head of Information
9 3 (4.76%) Head of Information Security
9 3 (4.76%) Head of Security
9 3 (4.76%) Lead Architect
9 3 (4.76%) Lead Security Architect
9 3 (4.76%) Security Architect
10 2 (3.17%) CISSP Manager
10 2 (3.17%) Incident Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.17%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 12 (19.05%) Cyber Threat
2 9 (14.29%) Management Information System
3 4 (6.35%) Data Centre
4 3 (4.76%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 2 (3.17%) Cyberattack
5 2 (3.17%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.59%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (1.59%) Cybercrime
6 1 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.59%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.59%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 1 (1.59%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.76%) Windows
2 1 (1.59%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (84.13%) Information Security
2 38 (60.32%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (33.33%) Data Protection
4 20 (31.75%) Incident Response
5 18 (28.57%) Risk Management
6 14 (22.22%) Penetration Testing
7 11 (17.46%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (17.46%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (15.87%) Roadmaps
9 9 (14.29%) Computer Science
9 9 (14.29%) Data Security
10 7 (11.11%) Application Security
10 7 (11.11%) CI/CD
10 7 (11.11%) Cloud Security
10 7 (11.11%) Validation
10 7 (11.11%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 6 (9.52%) Analytics
11 6 (9.52%) IT Audit
11 6 (9.52%) Project Management
11 6 (9.52%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.17%) Python
Qualifications
1 48 (76.19%) CISM
2 19 (30.16%) Degree
3 15 (23.81%) CISA
4 12 (19.05%) CRISC
5 6 (9.52%) CompTIA Security+
5 6 (9.52%) SANS
6 5 (7.94%) CISMP
6 5 (7.94%) OSCP
6 5 (7.94%) PCI QSA
7 4 (6.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (6.35%) Azure Certification
7 4 (6.35%) CCSP
7 4 (6.35%) CEH
7 4 (6.35%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (6.35%) GIAC
8 3 (4.76%) AWS Certification
8 3 (4.76%) CCSK
8 3 (4.76%) Master's Degree
8 3 (4.76%) SSCP
9 2 (3.17%) GREM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (50.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (41.27%) NIST
3 13 (20.63%) GDPR
3 13 (20.63%) PCI DSS
4 9 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (11.11%) GRC
6 6 (9.52%) COBIT
7 4 (6.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (1.59%) Accessibility
8 1 (1.59%) Data Quality
8 1 (1.59%) ISO 31000
8 1 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 1 (1.59%) NIST 800
8 1 (1.59%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (4.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (4.76%) Kubernetes
1 3 (4.76%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (3.17%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 2 (3.17%) SAP
2 1 (1.59%) Oracle