CISSP Jobs in the South East

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 278 257 203
Rank change year-on-year -21 -54 +19
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 102 164 344
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.61% 1.09% 1.75%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.78% 2.74% 5.35%
Number of salaries quoted 73 111 205
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £48,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £76,750 £92,500 £84,500
England median annual salary £71,858 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +2.65% +3.70% +3.85%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 South East with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,722 5,984 6,427
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 34.46% 39.68% 32.61%
Number of salaries quoted 3,651 2,633 3,133
10th Percentile £29,175 £28,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,000 £67,050 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £84,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the South East

CISSP
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for CISSP in the South East

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CISSP in the South East

CISSP
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 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
Thames Valley +9 46 £55,000 -8.33% 11
Hampshire -26 21 £55,000 -3.93% 6
Berkshire +10 20 £67,500 +12.50% 11
Buckinghamshire -9 17 £40,000 -33.33%
Surrey -3 12 £52,500 -27.59% 4
Kent -18 11 £57,500 - 3
Oxfordshire +16 9 £77,500 +12.20%
West Sussex +27 4 - - 3
Sussex - 2 £67,500 -
Middlesex - 2 - - 1
East Sussex +13 1 £55,000 +5.77%
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 45 (44.12%) Azure
2 33 (32.35%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (13.73%) Azure Sentinel
4 10 (9.80%) AWS
5 4 (3.92%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.94%) GCP
7 2 (1.96%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (1.96%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.98%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.98%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 31 (30.39%) Firewall
2 23 (22.55%) Intrusion Detection
3 14 (13.73%) Network Security
4 3 (2.94%) Internet
4 3 (2.94%) VPN
5 2 (1.96%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.96%) VoIP
6 1 (0.98%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.96%) Power BI
General
1 34 (33.33%) Finance
2 19 (18.63%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 9 (8.82%) Public Sector
4 9 (8.82%) Telecoms
5 7 (6.86%) Legal
6 4 (3.92%) Law
6 4 (3.92%) Retail
7 1 (0.98%) Back Office
7 1 (0.98%) Games
Job Titles
1 29 (28.43%) Analyst
2 18 (17.65%) Security Manager
2 18 (17.65%) SOC Analyst
3 17 (16.67%) Consultant
3 17 (16.67%) Security Consultant
4 14 (13.73%) IT Manager
5 13 (12.75%) Architect
5 13 (12.75%) Security Architect
6 12 (11.76%) Senior
7 11 (10.78%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 10 (9.80%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 10 (9.80%) Security Analyst
8 10 (9.80%) Security Assurance Manager
9 8 (7.84%) Information Architect
9 8 (7.84%) Information Security Architect
10 7 (6.86%) Senior Analyst
11 5 (4.90%) Information Analyst
11 5 (4.90%) Information Security Analyst
12 4 (3.92%) Information Security Manager
12 4 (3.92%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.94%) Web Services
2 2 (1.96%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 42 (41.18%) Management Information System
2 26 (25.49%) Cyber Threat
3 19 (18.63%) Security Operations Centre
4 16 (15.69%) Security Posture
5 15 (14.71%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (12.75%) Client/Server
7 4 (3.92%) Data Centre
8 3 (2.94%) Cloud Native
8 3 (2.94%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (2.94%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.96%) Cyberattack
9 2 (1.96%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.98%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (0.98%) Cyber Security Posture
10 1 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.98%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 1 (0.98%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.98%) PKI
10 1 (0.98%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 17 (16.67%) Windows
2 3 (2.94%) Kali Linux
2 3 (2.94%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (62.75%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (39.22%) Information Security
2 40 (39.22%) Risk Management
3 36 (35.29%) Incident Response
3 36 (35.29%) Security Operations
4 35 (34.31%) Computer Science
5 30 (29.41%) SIEM
6 29 (28.43%) Security Management
7 18 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
7 18 (17.65%) Vulnerability Management
8 16 (15.69%) Application Security
8 16 (15.69%) Information Assurance
9 15 (14.71%) ITIL
9 15 (14.71%) Penetration Testing
10 14 (13.73%) Security Architecture
11 13 (12.75%) OWASP
11 13 (12.75%) Software Engineering
12 12 (11.76%) SABSA
13 11 (10.78%) Security Monitoring
14 10 (9.80%) ISMS
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.94%) PowerShell
1 3 (2.94%) Python
2 2 (1.96%) C#
2 2 (1.96%) SQL
Qualifications
1 54 (52.94%) Degree
2 39 (38.24%) CISM
3 23 (22.55%) Computer Science Degree
4 21 (20.59%) CompTIA Security+
4 21 (20.59%) Security Cleared
5 19 (18.63%) Cisco Certification
6 16 (15.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 15 (14.71%) CCSP
7 15 (14.71%) GIAC
8 14 (13.73%) SC Cleared
9 13 (12.75%) CESG Certified Professional
10 12 (11.76%) CISA
11 11 (10.78%) CRISC
12 10 (9.80%) CCSK
13 9 (8.82%) Azure Certification
13 9 (8.82%) PMI Certification
13 9 (8.82%) PMP
14 8 (7.84%) GPEN
15 7 (6.86%) CISMP
15 7 (6.86%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (41.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (34.31%) NIST
3 23 (22.55%) GRC
4 21 (20.59%) GDPR
5 17 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
6 14 (13.73%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 9 (8.82%) NIST 800
7 9 (8.82%) PCI DSS
8 8 (7.84%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (6.86%) RMADS
10 6 (5.88%) NCSC
11 4 (3.92%) JSP 440
12 1 (0.98%) COBIT
12 1 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.98%) Def Stans
System Software
1 1 (0.98%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.98%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (5.88%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (5.88%) Nessus
2 3 (2.94%) Suricata
3 1 (0.98%) QRadar
Vendors
1 35 (34.31%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.84%) Cisco
3 6 (5.88%) Qualys
4 5 (4.90%) Splunk
5 4 (3.92%) Darktrace
6 3 (2.94%) Juniper
6 3 (2.94%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.98%) SonicWALL
7 1 (0.98%) Tripwire
7 1 (0.98%) VMware