CISSP Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 81 112
Rank change year-on-year +32 +31 -15
Contract jobs citing CISSP 71 16 15
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 4.40% 1.25% 0.77%
As % of the Qualifications category 10.33% 3.59% 1.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 9 9
10th Percentile £340 £522 £218
25th Percentile £413 £613 £272
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £625 £525
Median % change year-on-year -25.44% +19.05% -19.23%
75th Percentile £492 £650 £538
90th Percentile £521 - £583
South East median daily rate £480 £628 £575
% change year-on-year -23.51% +9.13% -14.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £86.50 - -
25th Percentile £88.75 - -
Median hourly rate £95.00 - -
75th Percentile £109.64 - -
90th Percentile £116.92 - -
South East median hourly rate £95.00 £73.31 -
% change year-on-year +29.59% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

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 Berkshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 687 446 886
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 42.54% 34.74% 45.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 491 224 467
10th Percentile £255 £247 £205
25th Percentile £340 £381 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +2.44% -7.66%
75th Percentile £538 £650 £615
90th Percentile £625 £686 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £537
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.23% -0.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 28 72
10th Percentile £20.12 £41.25 £42.00
25th Percentile £26.39 £55.87 £52.72
Median hourly rate £73.50 £61.63 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +19.26% +0.04% -4.99%
75th Percentile £95.00 £67.93 £70.50
90th Percentile £103.00 £86.08 £85.65
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £58.30
% change year-on-year -55.68% -2.67% +29.56%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CISSP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

CISSP job vacancy trend in Berkshire

CISSP
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing CISSP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing CISSP

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Berkshire over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in Berkshire

CISSP
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing CISSP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing CISSP

CISSP
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CISSP in Berkshire over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for CISSP in Berkshire

CISSP
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 11 February 2026. 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
Wokingham +3 42 £478 - 2
Reading +11 25 £420 -32.80% 2
Bracknell - 1 - -
CISSP
South East

CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (5.63%) Confluence
2 2 (2.82%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (5.63%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 32 (45.07%) Azure
2 28 (39.44%) AWS
3 24 (33.80%) GCP
4 7 (9.86%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (4.23%) IaaS
5 3 (4.23%) PaaS
5 3 (4.23%) SaaS
6 2 (2.82%) Google Workspace
6 2 (2.82%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.41%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.41%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 18 (25.35%) Network Security
2 5 (7.04%) Firewall
3 1 (1.41%) Internet
3 1 (1.41%) Intranet
3 1 (1.41%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (1.41%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (1.41%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 5 (7.04%) JIRA
2 2 (2.82%) Burp Suite
General
1 49 (69.01%) Social Skills
2 23 (32.39%) Documentation Skills
3 21 (29.58%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (11.27%) Public Sector
5 3 (4.23%) Legal
6 1 (1.41%) Aerospace
6 1 (1.41%) Banking
6 1 (1.41%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.41%) Law
6 1 (1.41%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (19.72%) SIEM Engineer
2 9 (12.68%) Architect
3 7 (9.86%) Analyst
4 6 (8.45%) Security Architect
4 6 (8.45%) SOC Analyst
5 4 (5.63%) Consultant
5 4 (5.63%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 3 (4.23%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 3 (4.23%) Operational Security Manager
6 3 (4.23%) Operations Manager
6 3 (4.23%) Security Engineer
6 3 (4.23%) Security Manager
6 3 (4.23%) Security Operations Manager
6 3 (4.23%) Security Solutions Architect
6 3 (4.23%) Security Specialist
6 3 (4.23%) Solutions Architect
7 2 (2.82%) Forensic Consultant
7 2 (2.82%) Information Security Engineer
7 2 (2.82%) Penetration Tester
7 2 (2.82%) Testing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (30.99%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 12 (16.90%) Cyber Security Posture
1 12 (16.90%) Security Operations Centre
2 7 (9.86%) Security Posture
3 6 (8.45%) Management Information System
4 5 (7.04%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (4.23%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (2.82%) CSOC
6 2 (2.82%) IoT
6 2 (2.82%) Operational Technology
7 1 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.41%) Clustering
7 1 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.41%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.41%) Private Cloud
7 1 (1.41%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 11 (15.49%) Linux
2 8 (11.27%) Windows
3 2 (2.82%) Kali Linux
3 2 (2.82%) Mac OS
3 2 (2.82%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (88.73%) Cybersecurity
2 49 (69.01%) SIEM
3 40 (56.34%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (35.21%) DevSecOps
5 24 (33.80%) DevOps
6 22 (30.99%) CI/CD
7 20 (28.17%) Incident Response
8 17 (23.94%) Threat Detection
9 16 (22.54%) Analytical Thinking
9 16 (22.54%) Security Operations
10 8 (11.27%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (11.27%) Privileged Access Management
10 8 (11.27%) Vulnerability Management
11 7 (9.86%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 7 (9.86%) Risk Management
11 7 (9.86%) Stakeholder Management
11 7 (9.86%) Threat Intelligence
11 7 (9.86%) TOGAF
12 6 (8.45%) Actionable Insight
12 6 (8.45%) Digital Forensics
Programming Languages
1 42 (59.15%) PowerShell
1 42 (59.15%) Python
2 13 (18.31%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (1.41%) SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (57.75%) Security Cleared
2 36 (50.70%) SC Cleared
3 34 (47.89%) CISM
4 25 (35.21%) GIAC
5 21 (29.58%) CEH
6 14 (19.72%) Degree
7 9 (12.68%) GCFA
8 8 (11.27%) GCIH
9 7 (9.86%) CREST Certified
10 6 (8.45%) GCIA
10 6 (8.45%) TOGAF Certification
11 5 (7.04%) Azure Certification
11 5 (7.04%) CFCE
11 5 (7.04%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (5.63%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (5.63%) PMI Certification
12 4 (5.63%) PMP
13 3 (4.23%) CCSP
13 3 (4.23%) CISA
13 3 (4.23%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (59.15%) NIST
2 34 (47.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (39.44%) GDPR
4 4 (5.63%) PMO
5 3 (4.23%) HIPAA
6 2 (2.82%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (1.41%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (1.41%) COBIT
7 1 (1.41%) Def Stans
7 1 (1.41%) GRC
7 1 (1.41%) ISO 22301
7 1 (1.41%) JSP 440
7 1 (1.41%) NCSC
7 1 (1.41%) QA
System Software
1 23 (32.39%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.41%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 14 (19.72%) Kibana
2 3 (4.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 2 (2.82%) EnCase
3 2 (2.82%) FTK
3 2 (2.82%) Nmap
3 2 (2.82%) QRadar
3 2 (2.82%) SCCM
4 1 (1.41%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (1.41%) Nessus
Vendors
1 22 (30.99%) BeyondTrust
1 22 (30.99%) CyberArk
2 15 (21.13%) Microsoft
3 14 (19.72%) FireEye
3 14 (19.72%) Tanium
4 9 (12.68%) Splunk
5 6 (8.45%) ArcSight
5 6 (8.45%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (5.63%) LogRhythm
6 4 (5.63%) Tenable
7 2 (2.82%) CheckPoint
7 2 (2.82%) Darktrace
7 2 (2.82%) Fortinet
8 1 (1.41%) Carbon Black
8 1 (1.41%) Cisco
8 1 (1.41%) Google
8 1 (1.41%) ServiceNow
8 1 (1.41%) SolarWinds