(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
UK > Wales
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 115 | 110 | 131 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +21 | -39 |
| Permanent jobs citing CISSP | 3 | 21 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 0.15% | 1.26% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.59% | 3.31% | 1.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,375 | £42,925 | £40,975 |
| 25th Percentile | £59,063 | £44,331 | £46,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £68,750 | £46,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.46% | -29.23% | +15.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £79,063 | £60,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,125 | £69,500 | £79,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £72,500 | £70,000 | £67,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.57% | +3.32% | +4.23% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales
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 Wales with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 510 | 634 | 569 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 25.11% | 37.96% | 29.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 191 | 235 | 231 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £26,391 | £29,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £32,577 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £43,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | +11.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £60,125 | £59,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,736 | £70,600 | £71,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £54,000 | £59,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.47% | +7.27% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
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Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Wales.
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Salary Histogram in Wales
Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Wales over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
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Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Wales region over the 6 months to 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales | -12 | 3 | £68,750 | +49.46% | 6 |
| CISSP UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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: