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 6 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 63 109
Rank change year-on-year -4 +46 -23
Contract jobs citing CISSP 52 31 8
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 2.74% 2.59% 0.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.06% 7.18% 0.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 18 6
10th Percentile £411 £450 £388
25th Percentile £492 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year +5.68% -3.08% -1.30%
75th Percentile £625 £631 £641
90th Percentile £725 £641 £650
South East median daily rate £588 £550 £588
% change year-on-year +6.82% -6.38% -11.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 0
10th Percentile £80.29 - -
25th Percentile £85.00 £86.29 -
Median hourly rate £87.16 £87.58 -
Median % change year-on-year -0.48% - -
75th Percentile £97.50 £88.87 -
90th Percentile £104.10 - -
South East median hourly rate £87.16 £87.58 -
% change year-on-year -0.48% - -

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 858 432 894
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 45.16% 36.06% 45.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 511 257 417
10th Percentile £306 £320 £293
25th Percentile £405 £425 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £580
Median % change year-on-year - -9.48% +5.45%
75th Percentile £626 £608 £650
90th Percentile £733 £700 £725
South East median daily rate £538 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +2.38% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 157 23 98
10th Percentile £31.25 £27.81 £41.50
25th Percentile £71.80 £42.91 £55.22
Median hourly rate £83.50 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +19.29% +13.64% -6.67%
75th Percentile £88.00 £87.38 £85.65
90th Percentile £104.50 £88.87 £88.27
South East median hourly rate £61.16 £46.90 £57.35
% change year-on-year +30.41% -18.22% -4.42%

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 6 July 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 6 July 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 6 July 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
Reading -9 31 £600 +9.09% 8
Wokingham -3 21 £560 +24.44% 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.92%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 31 (59.62%) Azure
2 24 (46.15%) AWS
3 20 (38.46%) GCP
4 6 (11.54%) Entra ID
5 2 (3.85%) SaaS
5 2 (3.85%) Serverless
6 1 (1.92%) AWS Direct Connect
6 1 (1.92%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.92%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (13.46%) Network Security
2 2 (3.85%) Firewall
3 1 (1.92%) BGP
3 1 (1.92%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (1.92%) LAN
3 1 (1.92%) Modbus
3 1 (1.92%) MPLS
3 1 (1.92%) NGFW
3 1 (1.92%) OSPF
3 1 (1.92%) SD-WAN
3 1 (1.92%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.92%) VXLAN
3 1 (1.92%) WAN
General
1 32 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 13 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
3 10 (19.23%) Aerospace
3 10 (19.23%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (15.38%) Finance
5 3 (5.77%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (23.08%) Project Manager
2 10 (19.23%) Architect
3 9 (17.31%) Security Manager
4 8 (15.38%) Security Project Manager
5 7 (13.46%) Product Owner
6 4 (7.69%) Enterprise Architect
6 4 (7.69%) Lead
6 4 (7.69%) Project Assurance Manager
6 4 (7.69%) Security Assurance Manager
7 3 (5.77%) Cloud Architect
7 3 (5.77%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 3 (5.77%) SIEM Engineer
8 2 (3.85%) Cloud Security Architect
8 2 (3.85%) Security Architect
8 2 (3.85%) Security Engineer
9 1 (1.92%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 1 (1.92%) Digital Product Owner
9 1 (1.92%) Product Lead
9 1 (1.92%) Senior
9 1 (1.92%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (32.69%) LDAP
2 5 (9.62%) OAuth
2 5 (9.62%) OpenID
2 5 (9.62%) SAML
3 4 (7.69%) SailPoint
4 1 (1.92%) FIDO
4 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (1.92%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.38%) Product Ownership
2 5 (9.62%) Operational Technology
3 4 (7.69%) Management Information System
3 4 (7.69%) PKI
3 4 (7.69%) Virtual Team
4 3 (5.77%) Cyber Security Posture
4 3 (5.77%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (5.77%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (3.85%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.92%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (1.92%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.92%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.92%) SCADA
6 1 (1.92%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.85%) Windows
2 1 (1.92%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (82.69%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (44.23%) SIEM
3 22 (42.31%) Stakeholder Management
4 19 (36.54%) Problem-Solving
5 18 (34.62%) DevOps
6 15 (28.85%) DevSecOps
6 15 (28.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 14 (26.92%) CI/CD
8 13 (25.00%) Budget Management
8 13 (25.00%) Risk Management
9 12 (23.08%) Roadmaps
9 12 (23.08%) TOGAF
10 10 (19.23%) Identity Access Management
11 9 (17.31%) Continuous Improvement
11 9 (17.31%) Incident Response
11 9 (17.31%) Programme Delivery
12 8 (15.38%) Change Management
12 8 (15.38%) Matrix Organization
13 7 (13.46%) Agile
13 7 (13.46%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 21 (40.38%) Python
2 19 (36.54%) PowerShell
3 3 (5.77%) Kusto Query Language
3 3 (5.77%) SQL
4 2 (3.85%) Bash
Qualifications
1 31 (59.62%) CISM
2 28 (53.85%) Security Cleared
3 25 (48.08%) SC Cleared
4 14 (26.92%) PMI Certification
4 14 (26.92%) PMP
5 8 (15.38%) Degree
5 8 (15.38%) GIAC
6 7 (13.46%) AWS Certification
6 7 (13.46%) Azure Certification
7 6 (11.54%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (11.54%) TOGAF Certification
8 5 (9.62%) CSPO
9 4 (7.69%) CEH
10 3 (5.77%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (5.77%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (3.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 2 (3.85%) CCSP
11 2 (3.85%) Master's Degree
12 1 (1.92%) CCNP
12 1 (1.92%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (63.46%) NIST
2 26 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (32.69%) GDPR
4 8 (15.38%) SOC 2
5 4 (7.69%) EU AI Act
6 1 (1.92%) GRC
6 1 (1.92%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 14 (26.92%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (5.77%) Kibana
1 3 (5.77%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.85%) CASB
2 2 (3.85%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.92%) Ansible
3 1 (1.92%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (1.92%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (25.00%) CyberArk
2 12 (23.08%) BeyondTrust
3 5 (9.62%) ForgeRock
3 5 (9.62%) Okta
3 5 (9.62%) Ping Identity
4 3 (5.77%) FireEye
4 3 (5.77%) Google
4 3 (5.77%) Microsoft
4 3 (5.77%) Tanium
5 1 (1.92%) ArcSight
5 1 (1.92%) Cisco
5 1 (1.92%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.92%) LogRhythm
5 1 (1.92%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.92%) Splunk