CISSP Contracts in Bedfordshire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 34 27
Rank change year-on-year +3 -7 +3
Contract jobs citing CISSP 8 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 3.38% 0.47% 0.68%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.30% 1.56% 2.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £169 - -
25th Percentile £293 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% -15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £84.15 - -
25th Percentile £85.50 - -
Median hourly rate £93.75 - -
75th Percentile £101.38 - -
90th Percentile £103.85 - -
East of England median hourly rate £84.50 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire

CISSP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bedfordshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 86 64 34
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 36.29% 30.33% 23.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 25 20
10th Percentile £93 £300 £291
25th Percentile £363 £363 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - +25.00%
75th Percentile £580 £550 £606
90th Percentile £640 £579 £638
East of England median daily rate £530 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +6.00% -4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 19 1
10th Percentile £42.68 £48.25 -
25th Percentile £66.25 £55.63 -
Median hourly rate £85.00 £65.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.77% +18.18% -13.04%
75th Percentile £91.50 - -
90th Percentile £91.90 £70.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £33.37 £43.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -22.40% +104.76% -

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in Bedfordshire

CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Bedfordshire.

Daily rate trend for CISSP in Bedfordshire

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in Bedfordshire

CISSP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Bedfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for CISSP in Bedfordshire

CISSP
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CISSP in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for CISSP in Bedfordshire

CISSP
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 14 August 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Luton - 7 £500 -
CISSP
East of England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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 1 (12.50%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) AWS
1 2 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (12.50%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) Network Security
2 1 (12.50%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (12.50%) DHCP
2 1 (12.50%) DNS
2 1 (12.50%) Firewall
2 1 (12.50%) LAN
2 1 (12.50%) SD-WAN
2 1 (12.50%) VPN
2 1 (12.50%) WAN
2 1 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 5 (62.50%) Military
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
2 1 (12.50%) Automotive
2 1 (12.50%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Security Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Architect
2 2 (25.00%) Lead
2 2 (25.00%) Security Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Network Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Network Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) Data Centre
2 1 (12.50%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Android
1 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (37.50%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 3 (37.50%) Patch Management
2 3 (37.50%) SABSA
2 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (25.00%) Incident Management
3 2 (25.00%) Information Assurance
3 2 (25.00%) Key Management
3 2 (25.00%) MODAF
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (25.00%) Security Architecture
3 2 (25.00%) Security Management
3 2 (25.00%) SIEM
3 2 (25.00%) Threat Modelling
3 2 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (12.50%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Degree
2 5 (62.50%) SC Cleared
2 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
3 2 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (25.00%) CISM
4 1 (12.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (12.50%) CCIE
4 1 (12.50%) CCIE Security
4 1 (12.50%) CCNP
4 1 (12.50%) CCSP
4 1 (12.50%) GIAC
4 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
4 1 (12.50%) PMP
4 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (87.50%) NIST
2 5 (62.50%) JSP 440
2 5 (62.50%) NCSC
3 4 (50.00%) NIST 800
4 2 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (12.50%) GDPR
5 1 (12.50%) GRC
System Software
1 4 (50.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (25.00%) Zscaler
2 1 (12.50%) Cisco
2 1 (12.50%) Fortinet
2 1 (12.50%) Palo Alto