CISSP Jobs in the West Midlands

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 209 158 188
Rank change year-on-year -51 +30 -26
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 39 122 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.54% 1.81% 1.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.06% 4.41% 4.50%
Number of salaries quoted 36 96 66
10th Percentile £51,875 £47,500 £46,875
25th Percentile £57,938 £52,250 £53,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -4.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £104,250 £86,875 £84,375
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
West 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 West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,896 2,768 2,180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.23% 41.15% 30.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,272 975 1,153
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,000 £28,602
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,000 £35,575
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £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 West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the West Midlands

CISSP
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for CISSP in the West Midlands

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

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

Salary histogram for CISSP in the West Midlands

CISSP
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the West Midlands 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
Birmingham -18 17 £79,842 +10.13% 8
Staffordshire -13 5 £72,500 +67.63%
Coventry +28 2 £80,500 +40.00% 2
Warwickshire +14 2 - - 2
Walsall - 2 £39,649 -
Worcestershire -20 1 £55,000 -18.52%
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 4 (10.26%) AWS
2 3 (7.69%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.69%) SD-WAN
1 3 (7.69%) WAN
2 2 (5.13%) TCP/IP
2 2 (5.13%) Wireshark
3 1 (2.56%) Network Security
General
1 10 (25.64%) Finance
2 5 (12.82%) Automotive
3 4 (10.26%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (10.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (10.26%) Social Skills
4 3 (7.69%) Electronics
4 3 (7.69%) Legal
5 2 (5.13%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.56%) Back Office
6 1 (2.56%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.56%) Marketing
6 1 (2.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (30.77%) Security Manager
2 6 (15.38%) Lead
2 6 (15.38%) Senior
3 4 (10.26%) Architect
3 4 (10.26%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 4 (10.26%) Information Manager
3 4 (10.26%) Information Security Manager
3 4 (10.26%) Senior Manager
4 3 (7.69%) Head of Information
4 3 (7.69%) Head of Information Security
4 3 (7.69%) Head of Security
4 3 (7.69%) Lead Architect
4 3 (7.69%) Lead Security Architect
4 3 (7.69%) Security Architect
5 2 (5.13%) Incident Engineer
5 2 (5.13%) Security Engineer
5 2 (5.13%) Senior Security Engineer
5 2 (5.13%) Technical Leader
6 1 (2.56%) Information Security Analyst
6 1 (2.56%) IT Audit Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.13%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.26%) Cyber Threat
1 4 (10.26%) Management Information System
2 3 (7.69%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 2 (5.13%) Data Centre
3 2 (5.13%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (2.56%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (2.56%) Cybercrime
4 1 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.56%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (87.18%) Information Security
2 24 (61.54%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 11 (28.21%) Data Protection
4 11 (28.21%) Incident Response
5 9 (23.08%) Computer Science
5 9 (23.08%) Data Security
6 8 (20.51%) Penetration Testing
7 7 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (17.95%) Validation
7 7 (17.95%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 6 (15.38%) Application Security
8 6 (15.38%) IT Audit
9 5 (12.82%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (12.82%) Cloud Security
9 5 (12.82%) Compliance Management
9 5 (12.82%) Roadmaps
9 5 (12.82%) Security Management
9 5 (12.82%) Security Operations
10 4 (10.26%) Risk and Compliance Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 31 (79.49%) CISM
2 15 (38.46%) Degree
3 10 (25.64%) CISA
3 10 (25.64%) CRISC
4 6 (15.38%) CompTIA Security+
4 6 (15.38%) SANS
5 5 (12.82%) PCI QSA
6 4 (10.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 4 (10.26%) CCSP
6 4 (10.26%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (10.26%) GIAC
7 3 (7.69%) AWS Certification
7 3 (7.69%) Azure Certification
7 3 (7.69%) CCSK
7 3 (7.69%) Master's Degree
7 3 (7.69%) OSCP
7 3 (7.69%) SSCP
8 2 (5.13%) CEH
8 2 (5.13%) GCFE
8 2 (5.13%) GREM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (61.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (51.28%) NIST
3 7 (17.95%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (17.95%) GDPR
3 7 (17.95%) PCI DSS
4 6 (15.38%) GRC
5 5 (12.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (10.26%) COBIT
6 4 (10.26%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (2.56%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (7.69%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (7.69%) Kubernetes
1 3 (7.69%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (5.13%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 2 (5.13%) SAP
2 1 (2.56%) Oracle