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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 289 269 216
Rank change year-on-year -20 -53 +14
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 101 152 326
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.61% 1.02% 1.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.76% 2.58% 5.01%
Number of salaries quoted 71 100 207
10th Percentile £37,500 £44,750 £48,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £48,750 £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 £74,063 £76,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £92,500 £85,000
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
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 5,741 5,884 6,504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 34.39% 39.47% 32.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3,659 2,613 3,151
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,350 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,526 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.60% +8.23% -

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 5 May 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 5 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +21 47 £55,000 -8.33% 11
Berkshire +13 21 £67,500 +5.88% 9
Hampshire -31 19 £47,500 -13.64% 5
Buckinghamshire -9 17 £40,000 -33.33% 1
Surrey -10 12 £52,500 -19.23% 7
Kent -21 11 £57,500 - 2
Oxfordshire +20 9 £77,500 +12.20% 1
West Sussex +30 4 - - 2
Sussex - 2 £67,500 -
Middlesex - 2 - -
East Sussex +17 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 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 46 (45.54%) Azure
2 33 (32.67%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (13.86%) Azure Sentinel
4 11 (10.89%) AWS
5 5 (4.95%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.97%) GCP
7 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (1.98%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.99%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.99%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 32 (31.68%) Firewall
2 24 (23.76%) Intrusion Detection
3 15 (14.85%) Network Security
4 4 (3.96%) Internet
4 4 (3.96%) VPN
5 2 (1.98%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.98%) VoIP
6 1 (0.99%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.98%) Power BI
General
1 34 (33.66%) Finance
2 19 (18.81%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (16.83%) Social Skills
4 9 (8.91%) Public Sector
4 9 (8.91%) Telecoms
5 7 (6.93%) Legal
6 4 (3.96%) Law
6 4 (3.96%) Retail
7 1 (0.99%) Back Office
7 1 (0.99%) Games
Job Titles
1 29 (28.71%) Analyst
2 18 (17.82%) Security Manager
2 18 (17.82%) SOC Analyst
3 15 (14.85%) Consultant
3 15 (14.85%) Security Consultant
4 14 (13.86%) Architect
4 14 (13.86%) IT Manager
4 14 (13.86%) Security Architect
5 12 (11.88%) Senior
6 11 (10.89%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 10 (9.90%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 10 (9.90%) Security Analyst
7 10 (9.90%) Security Assurance Manager
8 8 (7.92%) Information Architect
8 8 (7.92%) Information Security Architect
9 7 (6.93%) Senior Analyst
10 5 (4.95%) Information Analyst
10 5 (4.95%) Information Security Analyst
11 4 (3.96%) Information Manager
11 4 (3.96%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.96%) Web Services
2 2 (1.98%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 43 (42.57%) Management Information System
2 26 (25.74%) Cyber Threat
3 19 (18.81%) Security Operations Centre
4 17 (16.83%) Security Posture
5 15 (14.85%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (12.87%) Client/Server
7 5 (4.95%) Data Centre
8 4 (3.96%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (2.97%) Cloud Native
9 3 (2.97%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (1.98%) Cyberattack
10 2 (1.98%) Operational Technology
11 1 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.99%) Cloud Security Posture
11 1 (0.99%) Cyber Security Posture
11 1 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
11 1 (0.99%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 1 (0.99%) Driving Licence
11 1 (0.99%) PKI
11 1 (0.99%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 17 (16.83%) Windows
2 4 (3.96%) Kali Linux
3 3 (2.97%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (62.38%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (39.60%) Information Security
3 38 (37.62%) Risk Management
4 37 (36.63%) Incident Response
4 37 (36.63%) Security Operations
5 36 (35.64%) Computer Science
6 31 (30.69%) SIEM
7 29 (28.71%) Security Management
8 19 (18.81%) Vulnerability Management
9 18 (17.82%) Problem-Solving
10 17 (16.83%) Application Security
11 16 (15.84%) Penetration Testing
12 15 (14.85%) ITIL
12 15 (14.85%) Security Architecture
13 14 (13.86%) Information Assurance
13 14 (13.86%) OWASP
13 14 (13.86%) Software Engineering
14 12 (11.88%) SABSA
14 12 (11.88%) Security Monitoring
15 11 (10.89%) ISMS
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.96%) PowerShell
1 4 (3.96%) Python
2 2 (1.98%) C#
2 2 (1.98%) SQL
Qualifications
1 55 (54.46%) Degree
2 37 (36.63%) CISM
3 23 (22.77%) Computer Science Degree
4 21 (20.79%) CompTIA Security+
5 19 (18.81%) Cisco Certification
5 19 (18.81%) Security Cleared
6 16 (15.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 15 (14.85%) CCSP
7 15 (14.85%) GIAC
8 12 (11.88%) CISA
8 12 (11.88%) SC Cleared
9 11 (10.89%) CESG Certified Professional
10 10 (9.90%) Azure Certification
10 10 (9.90%) CCSK
11 9 (8.91%) CRISC
11 9 (8.91%) PMI Certification
11 9 (8.91%) PMP
12 8 (7.92%) GPEN
13 7 (6.93%) CEH
13 7 (6.93%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (42.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (35.64%) NIST
3 23 (22.77%) GRC
4 21 (20.79%) GDPR
5 17 (16.83%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (14.85%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 10 (9.90%) PCI DSS
8 9 (8.91%) NIST 800
9 8 (7.92%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 6 (5.94%) NCSC
11 5 (4.95%) RMADS
12 4 (3.96%) JSP 440
13 1 (0.99%) COBIT
13 1 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.99%) Def Stans
System Software
1 1 (0.99%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (5.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (5.94%) Nessus
2 4 (3.96%) Suricata
3 1 (0.99%) QRadar
Vendors
1 36 (35.64%) Microsoft
2 9 (8.91%) Cisco
3 6 (5.94%) Qualys
3 6 (5.94%) Splunk
4 4 (3.96%) Darktrace
4 4 (3.96%) Juniper
4 4 (3.96%) Palo Alto
5 1 (0.99%) SonicWALL
5 1 (0.99%) Tripwire
5 1 (0.99%) VMware