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 4 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 65 109
Rank change year-on-year +15 +44 -8
Contract jobs citing CISSP 77 27 13
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 4.16% 2.35% 0.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.01% 6.72% 1.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 19 9
10th Percentile £368 £450 £218
25th Percentile £427 £488 £272
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -19.79% +14.29% -19.23%
75th Percentile £588 £641 £538
90th Percentile £654 £650 £622
South East median daily rate £492 £625 £529
% change year-on-year -21.28% +18.15% -24.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £88.00 - -
25th Percentile £92.50 - -
Median hourly rate £102.50 - -
75th Percentile £105.50 - -
90th Percentile £115.26 - -
South East median hourly rate £98.75 £52.50 -
% change year-on-year +88.10% - -

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 855 402 936
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 46.14% 34.99% 45.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 543 211 454
10th Percentile £268 £325 £205
25th Percentile £359 £438 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -14.36% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £575 £663 £619
90th Percentile £675 £700 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £544 £550
% change year-on-year -3.45% -1.14% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 123 20 86
10th Percentile £25.15 £50.62 £41.50
25th Percentile £71.90 £60.31 £53.43
Median hourly rate £83.00 £63.75 £62.07
Median % change year-on-year +30.21% +2.69% -4.02%
75th Percentile £88.00 £75.92 £72.33
90th Percentile £97.00 £87.60 £87.46
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £55.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.10% +9.24%

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 4 April 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 4 April 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 4 April 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 38 £481 +6.94% 1
Reading -7 35 £480 -23.20% 5
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:

Cloud Services
1 36 (46.75%) Azure
2 32 (41.56%) AWS
3 26 (33.77%) GCP
4 5 (6.49%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (3.90%) IaaS
5 3 (3.90%) PaaS
5 3 (3.90%) SaaS
6 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.30%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.30%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 16 (20.78%) Network Security
2 3 (3.90%) Firewall
3 1 (1.30%) Internet
3 1 (1.30%) Intranet
3 1 (1.30%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (1.30%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (2.60%) Burp Suite
2 1 (1.30%) JIRA
General
1 52 (67.53%) Social Skills
2 25 (32.47%) Documentation Skills
3 18 (23.38%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (9.09%) Finance
4 7 (9.09%) Public Sector
5 4 (5.19%) Aerospace
6 2 (2.60%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (2.60%) Legal
7 1 (1.30%) Banking
7 1 (1.30%) Law
7 1 (1.30%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (16.88%) SIEM Engineer
2 11 (14.29%) Architect
3 10 (12.99%) Project Manager
3 10 (12.99%) Security Manager
4 7 (9.09%) Security Project Manager
5 6 (7.79%) Analyst
6 5 (6.49%) Security Architect
6 5 (6.49%) SOC Analyst
7 4 (5.19%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 4 (5.19%) Enterprise Architect
7 4 (5.19%) Lead
8 3 (3.90%) Cybersecurity Specialist
8 3 (3.90%) Operational Security Manager
8 3 (3.90%) Operations Manager
8 3 (3.90%) Project Assurance Manager
8 3 (3.90%) Security Assurance Manager
8 3 (3.90%) Security Operations Manager
8 3 (3.90%) Security Solutions Architect
8 3 (3.90%) Security Specialist
8 3 (3.90%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (31.17%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.29%) Cyber Security Posture
1 11 (14.29%) Security Operations Centre
2 6 (7.79%) Operational Technology
3 5 (6.49%) Security Posture
4 4 (5.19%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (3.90%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (3.90%) Virtual Team
6 2 (2.60%) CSOC
6 2 (2.60%) Management Information System
7 1 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.30%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.30%) Private Cloud
7 1 (1.30%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (10.39%) Linux
2 5 (6.49%) Windows
3 2 (2.60%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (93.51%) Cybersecurity
2 48 (62.34%) SIEM
3 39 (50.65%) Problem-Solving
4 27 (35.06%) DevSecOps
5 26 (33.77%) DevOps
6 24 (31.17%) CI/CD
7 16 (20.78%) Threat Detection
8 15 (19.48%) Incident Response
8 15 (19.48%) Security Operations
8 15 (19.48%) Stakeholder Management
9 14 (18.18%) Analytical Thinking
10 12 (15.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 10 (12.99%) Budget Management
11 10 (12.99%) TOGAF
12 9 (11.69%) Privileged Access Management
12 9 (11.69%) Risk Management
13 8 (10.39%) Continuous Improvement
14 7 (9.09%) Change Management
14 7 (9.09%) Programme Delivery
14 7 (9.09%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (54.55%) PowerShell
1 42 (54.55%) Python
2 12 (15.58%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 41 (53.25%) Security Cleared
2 40 (51.95%) CISM
3 37 (48.05%) SC Cleared
4 23 (29.87%) GIAC
5 19 (24.68%) CEH
6 11 (14.29%) PMI Certification
6 11 (14.29%) PMP
7 10 (12.99%) Degree
8 9 (11.69%) TOGAF Certification
9 7 (9.09%) CREST Certified
10 6 (7.79%) Azure Certification
10 6 (7.79%) GCFA
11 5 (6.49%) GCIA
11 5 (6.49%) GCIH
12 4 (5.19%) CFCE
12 4 (5.19%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (3.90%) AWS Certification
13 3 (3.90%) Chartered Engineer
13 3 (3.90%) DV Cleared
13 3 (3.90%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (63.64%) NIST
2 38 (49.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 34 (44.16%) GDPR
4 7 (9.09%) SOC 2
5 3 (3.90%) EU AI Act
6 2 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (2.60%) HIPAA
7 1 (1.30%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (1.30%) COBIT
7 1 (1.30%) Def Stans
7 1 (1.30%) GRC
7 1 (1.30%) ISO 22301
7 1 (1.30%) JSP 440
7 1 (1.30%) NCSC
7 1 (1.30%) QA
System Software
1 25 (32.47%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 13 (16.88%) Kibana
2 2 (2.60%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 2 (2.60%) Nmap
2 2 (2.60%) SCCM
3 1 (1.30%) Nessus
3 1 (1.30%) QRadar
3 1 (1.30%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 24 (31.17%) BeyondTrust
1 24 (31.17%) CyberArk
2 12 (15.58%) FireEye
2 12 (15.58%) Microsoft
2 12 (15.58%) Tanium
3 7 (9.09%) Splunk
4 4 (5.19%) ArcSight
4 4 (5.19%) Tenable
5 3 (3.90%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (3.90%) LogRhythm
6 2 (2.60%) CheckPoint
6 2 (2.60%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.30%) Carbon Black
7 1 (1.30%) Google
7 1 (1.30%) ServiceNow