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 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 212 156 188
Rank change year-on-year -56 +32 -27
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 40 116 97
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.55% 1.76% 1.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.10% 4.30% 4.39%
Number of salaries quoted 37 92 65
10th Percentile £52,000 £45,250 £46,750
25th Percentile £55,500 £54,375 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £61,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.45% -5.77% -3.70%
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £104,150 £87,375 £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
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 1,907 2,699 2,212
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.28% 40.97% 30.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,280 973 1,187
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,190 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,444
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.66% -0.12%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,526 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.60% +8.23% -

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 4 May 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 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
Birmingham -25 16 £79,842 +10.13% 4
Warwickshire +14 5 £65,000 +18.18% 2
Staffordshire -17 5 £72,500 +67.63%
Walsall - 2 £39,649 -
Coventry +28 1 £81,000 +40.87% 1
Worcestershire -19 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (7.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.00%) MS Visio
3 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (12.50%) Azure
2 4 (10.00%) AWS
3 3 (7.50%) Power Platform
4 2 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.50%) WAN
2 3 (7.50%) SD-WAN
3 2 (5.00%) Firewall
3 2 (5.00%) LAN
3 2 (5.00%) TCP/IP
3 2 (5.00%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.50%) Power BI
General
1 9 (22.50%) Finance
2 5 (12.50%) Automotive
2 5 (12.50%) Social Skills
3 4 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (7.50%) Electronics
4 3 (7.50%) Legal
5 2 (5.00%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.50%) Back Office
6 1 (2.50%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.50%) Marketing
6 1 (2.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (30.00%) Security Manager
2 7 (17.50%) Lead
3 6 (15.00%) Senior
4 4 (10.00%) Architect
4 4 (10.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 3 (7.50%) Head of Information
5 3 (7.50%) Head of Information Security
5 3 (7.50%) Head of Security
5 3 (7.50%) Information Manager
5 3 (7.50%) Information Security Manager
5 3 (7.50%) Lead Architect
5 3 (7.50%) Lead Security Architect
5 3 (7.50%) Security Architect
5 3 (7.50%) Senior Manager
6 2 (5.00%) Analyst
6 2 (5.00%) Incident Engineer
6 2 (5.00%) Security Engineer
6 2 (5.00%) Senior Security Engineer
6 2 (5.00%) Technical Leader
7 1 (2.50%) IT Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.00%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 7 (17.50%) Management Information System
2 4 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (7.50%) Data Centre
3 3 (7.50%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 3 (7.50%) Operational Technology
4 2 (5.00%) Cyber Security Posture
4 2 (5.00%) SCADA
4 2 (5.00%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.50%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.50%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.50%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.00%) Windows
2 2 (5.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (85.00%) Information Security
2 26 (65.00%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (37.50%) Risk Management
4 11 (27.50%) Data Protection
4 11 (27.50%) Incident Response
5 9 (22.50%) Computer Science
5 9 (22.50%) Data Security
6 8 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
6 8 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (17.50%) Penetration Testing
7 7 (17.50%) Validation
7 7 (17.50%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 6 (15.00%) Decision-Making
8 6 (15.00%) IT Audit
9 5 (12.50%) Application Security
9 5 (12.50%) Project Management
9 5 (12.50%) Roadmaps
9 5 (12.50%) Security Management
9 5 (12.50%) Security Operations
10 4 (10.00%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 33 (82.50%) CISM
2 17 (42.50%) Degree
3 13 (32.50%) CISA
4 11 (27.50%) CRISC
5 6 (15.00%) CompTIA Security+
5 6 (15.00%) SANS
6 5 (12.50%) PCI QSA
7 4 (10.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (10.00%) CCSP
7 4 (10.00%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (10.00%) GIAC
7 4 (10.00%) Security Cleared
8 3 (7.50%) AWS Certification
8 3 (7.50%) Azure Certification
8 3 (7.50%) CCSK
8 3 (7.50%) Master's Degree
8 3 (7.50%) SSCP
9 2 (5.00%) CEH
9 2 (5.00%) GREM
9 2 (5.00%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (62.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (57.50%) NIST
3 7 (17.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (17.50%) GDPR
3 7 (17.50%) PCI DSS
4 5 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (12.50%) GRC
5 4 (10.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 3 (7.50%) COBIT
7 1 (2.50%) Data Quality
7 1 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (2.50%) NCSC
7 1 (2.50%) NIST 800
System Software
1 3 (7.50%) Docker
2 2 (5.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (7.50%) Kubernetes
1 3 (7.50%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (5.00%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 2 (5.00%) Fortinet
1 2 (5.00%) Rapid7
1 2 (5.00%) SAP
2 1 (2.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.50%) Oracle