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 13 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 62 104
Rank change year-on-year +7 +42 -19
Contract jobs citing CISSP 58 27 13
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 3.19% 2.36% 0.67%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.17% 6.34% 1.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 18 9
10th Percentile £411 £450 £218
25th Percentile £459 £481 £272
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £570 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.80% +8.62% -14.63%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £538
90th Percentile £695 £650 £622
South East median daily rate £574 £591 £538
% change year-on-year -2.79% +9.86% -20.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile £88.00 - -
25th Percentile £92.50 £86.29 -
Median hourly rate £102.50 £87.58 -
Median % change year-on-year +17.04% - -
75th Percentile £105.50 £88.87 -
90th Percentile £115.26 - -
South East median hourly rate £95.00 £62.91 -
% change year-on-year +51.02% - -

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 809 426 848
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 44.55% 37.27% 43.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 501 237 415
10th Percentile £285 £313 £213
25th Percentile £368 £450 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - -
75th Percentile £600 £650 £638
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 21 80
10th Percentile £30.71 £32.05 £41.48
25th Percentile £79.17 £59.00 £52.90
Median hourly rate £83.25 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +18.93% +13.64% -5.23%
75th Percentile £88.00 £80.00 £75.68
90th Percentile £99.75 £88.87 £87.46
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £56.75 £57.35
% change year-on-year -3.08% -1.05% -1.97%

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 13 May 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 13 May 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 13 May 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 +1 30 £500 +11.11% 3
Reading -18 26 £600 -4.00% 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 (1.72%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 30 (51.72%) Azure
2 27 (46.55%) AWS
3 21 (36.21%) GCP
4 2 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.72%) AWS Direct Connect
5 1 (1.72%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (1.72%) IaaS
5 1 (1.72%) PaaS
5 1 (1.72%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (17.24%) Network Security
2 1 (1.72%) BGP
2 1 (1.72%) Firewall
2 1 (1.72%) LAN
2 1 (1.72%) MPLS
2 1 (1.72%) NGFW
2 1 (1.72%) OSPF
2 1 (1.72%) SD-WAN
2 1 (1.72%) VXLAN
2 1 (1.72%) WAN
General
1 40 (68.97%) Social Skills
2 19 (32.76%) Documentation Skills
3 12 (20.69%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (13.79%) Finance
5 4 (6.90%) Aerospace
6 3 (5.17%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (20.69%) Project Manager
2 11 (18.97%) Architect
3 10 (17.24%) Security Manager
4 9 (15.52%) SIEM Engineer
5 8 (13.79%) Security Project Manager
6 5 (8.62%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 4 (6.90%) Enterprise Architect
7 4 (6.90%) Project Assurance Manager
7 4 (6.90%) Security Assurance Manager
8 3 (5.17%) Lead
9 2 (3.45%) Operational Security Manager
9 2 (3.45%) Operations Manager
9 2 (3.45%) Security Architect
9 2 (3.45%) Security Operations Manager
9 2 (3.45%) Security Solutions Architect
9 2 (3.45%) Solutions Architect
10 1 (1.72%) Head of Information Security
10 1 (1.72%) Head of Security
10 1 (1.72%) Information Assurance Consultant
10 1 (1.72%) Risk Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (31.03%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 7 (12.07%) Cyber Security Posture
2 5 (8.62%) Operational Technology
3 4 (6.90%) Virtual Team
4 3 (5.17%) PKI
4 3 (5.17%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (3.45%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.72%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.72%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.72%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.45%) Linux
2 1 (1.72%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (93.10%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (58.62%) SIEM
3 26 (44.83%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (37.93%) DevOps
5 19 (32.76%) CI/CD
5 19 (32.76%) DevSecOps
6 16 (27.59%) Stakeholder Management
7 14 (24.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 12 (20.69%) Budget Management
8 12 (20.69%) TOGAF
9 10 (17.24%) Threat Detection
10 9 (15.52%) Analytical Thinking
10 9 (15.52%) Programme Delivery
10 9 (15.52%) Risk Management
11 8 (13.79%) Change Management
11 8 (13.79%) Incident Response
11 8 (13.79%) Matrix Organization
12 7 (12.07%) Vulnerability Management
13 6 (10.34%) Privileged Access Management
13 6 (10.34%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 28 (48.28%) PowerShell
1 28 (48.28%) Python
2 8 (13.79%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 35 (60.34%) CISM
2 34 (58.62%) Security Cleared
3 30 (51.72%) SC Cleared
4 16 (27.59%) GIAC
5 13 (22.41%) PMI Certification
5 13 (22.41%) PMP
6 12 (20.69%) CEH
7 7 (12.07%) TOGAF Certification
8 5 (8.62%) Azure Certification
9 4 (6.90%) AWS Certification
10 3 (5.17%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (5.17%) CREST Certified
10 3 (5.17%) Degree
10 3 (5.17%) DV Cleared
11 2 (3.45%) CISA
11 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (1.72%) CCDE
12 1 (1.72%) CCIE
12 1 (1.72%) CCNP
12 1 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (63.79%) NIST
2 31 (53.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (39.66%) GDPR
4 8 (13.79%) SOC 2
5 4 (6.90%) EU AI Act
6 1 (1.72%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (1.72%) Def Stans
6 1 (1.72%) ISO 22301
6 1 (1.72%) JSP 440
6 1 (1.72%) NCSC
System Software
1 18 (31.03%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (15.52%) Kibana
2 1 (1.72%) Ansible
2 1 (1.72%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.72%) Terraform
Vendors
1 18 (31.03%) BeyondTrust
1 18 (31.03%) CyberArk
2 8 (13.79%) FireEye
2 8 (13.79%) Tanium
3 5 (8.62%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.72%) ArcSight
4 1 (1.72%) Cisco
4 1 (1.72%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.72%) LogRhythm
4 1 (1.72%) Palo Alto
4 1 (1.72%) Splunk
4 1 (1.72%) Tenable