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 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 88 103
Rank change year-on-year +42 +15 -4
Contract jobs citing CISSP 71 15 17
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 4.79% 1.10% 1.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 11.43% 3.02% 2.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 10 11
10th Percentile £339 £561 £265
25th Percentile £408 £600 £292
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £625 £325
Median % change year-on-year -25.44% +92.31% -49.02%
75th Percentile £492 £649 £538
90th Percentile £661 £650 £575
South East median daily rate £480 £600 £593
% change year-on-year -20.00% +1.21% -8.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £88.68 - -
25th Percentile £94.19 - -
Median hourly rate £105.89 - -
75th Percentile £115.08 - -
90th Percentile £119.09 - -
South East median hourly rate £105.89 £73.31 -
% change year-on-year +44.43% - -

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 621 497 758
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 41.90% 36.49% 44.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 443 260 445
10th Percentile £255 £238 £205
25th Percentile £340 £384 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £461 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -16.18% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £538 £656 £615
90th Percentile £633 £698 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +0.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 30 55
10th Percentile £19.43 £41.23 £42.50
25th Percentile £21.79 £55.87 £51.72
Median hourly rate £72.00 £61.63 £61.65
Median % change year-on-year +16.83% -0.03% +12.08%
75th Percentile £95.00 £66.65 £68.63
90th Percentile £101.20 £78.08 £75.93
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -55.68% -5.43% +33.33%

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 14 January 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 14 January 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 14 January 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 - 39 £465 - 3
Reading +30 26 £449 -29.65% 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:

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 25 (35.21%) GCP
4 8 (11.27%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (4.23%) Entra ID
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 21 (29.58%) Network Security
2 9 (12.68%) Firewall
3 2 (2.82%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.41%) Internet
4 1 (1.41%) Intranet
4 1 (1.41%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (1.41%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 5 (7.04%) JIRA
2 2 (2.82%) Burp Suite
General
1 45 (63.38%) Social Skills
2 22 (30.99%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (28.17%) Documentation Skills
4 6 (8.45%) Public Sector
5 4 (5.63%) Finance
6 3 (4.23%) Legal
7 1 (1.41%) Banking
7 1 (1.41%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.41%) Law
7 1 (1.41%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (19.72%) SIEM Engineer
2 11 (15.49%) Architect
3 10 (14.08%) Security Architect
4 6 (8.45%) Analyst
5 5 (7.04%) Consultant
5 5 (7.04%) SOC Analyst
6 4 (5.63%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 3 (4.23%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 3 (4.23%) Operational Security Manager
7 3 (4.23%) Operations Manager
7 3 (4.23%) Security Manager
7 3 (4.23%) Security Operations Manager
7 3 (4.23%) Security Solutions Architect
7 3 (4.23%) Security Specialist
7 3 (4.23%) Solutions Architect
8 2 (2.82%) Chief Information Security Officer
8 2 (2.82%) Security Consultant
8 2 (2.82%) Security Engineer
8 2 (2.82%) Senior Consultant
8 2 (2.82%) Testing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (26.76%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 12 (16.90%) Cyber Security Posture
2 11 (15.49%) Security Operations Centre
3 10 (14.08%) Security Posture
4 6 (8.45%) Management Information System
5 5 (7.04%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (5.63%) Cloud Native
7 3 (4.23%) Cloud Security Posture
7 3 (4.23%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (4.23%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (4.23%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (4.23%) Public Cloud
8 2 (2.82%) CSOC
8 2 (2.82%) IoT
8 2 (2.82%) Operational Technology
9 1 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (1.41%) Clustering
9 1 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (1.41%) Onboarding
9 1 (1.41%) Private Cloud
9 1 (1.41%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 10 (14.08%) Linux
2 7 (9.86%) Windows
3 2 (2.82%) Kali Linux
3 2 (2.82%) Mac OS
3 2 (2.82%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (83.10%) Cybersecurity
2 50 (70.42%) SIEM
3 36 (50.70%) Problem-Solving
4 26 (36.62%) DevSecOps
5 23 (32.39%) CI/CD
6 22 (30.99%) Incident Response
7 21 (29.58%) DevOps
8 17 (23.94%) Threat Detection
9 16 (22.54%) Security Operations
10 15 (21.13%) Analytical Thinking
11 11 (15.49%) Vulnerability Management
12 10 (14.08%) Information Security
13 9 (12.68%) Security Architecture
13 9 (12.68%) TOGAF
14 8 (11.27%) Continuous Improvement
14 8 (11.27%) Privileged Access Management
15 7 (9.86%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 7 (9.86%) Threat Intelligence
16 6 (8.45%) Actionable Insight
16 6 (8.45%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 39 (54.93%) PowerShell
1 39 (54.93%) Python
2 10 (14.08%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (1.41%) SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (53.52%) Security Cleared
2 34 (47.89%) SC Cleared
3 33 (46.48%) CISM
4 24 (33.80%) GIAC
5 22 (30.99%) CEH
6 14 (19.72%) Degree
7 9 (12.68%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (11.27%) GCFA
9 7 (9.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (9.86%) Azure Certification
9 7 (9.86%) CCSP
9 7 (9.86%) CREST Certified
9 7 (9.86%) GCIH
10 5 (7.04%) AWS Certification
10 5 (7.04%) GCIA
10 5 (7.04%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (5.63%) CFCE
11 4 (5.63%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (5.63%) PMI Certification
11 4 (5.63%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (59.15%) NIST
2 36 (50.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (40.85%) GDPR
4 4 (5.63%) PCI DSS
4 4 (5.63%) PMO
4 4 (5.63%) PSD2
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/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (1.41%) JSP 440
7 1 (1.41%) NCSC
7 1 (1.41%) QA
System Software
1 20 (28.17%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.23%) Docker
3 1 (1.41%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 11 (15.49%) Kibana
2 5 (7.04%) QRadar
3 3 (4.23%) Kubernetes
4 2 (2.82%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 2 (2.82%) EnCase
4 2 (2.82%) FTK
4 2 (2.82%) Nmap
4 2 (2.82%) SCCM
5 1 (1.41%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (1.41%) Nessus
Vendors
1 19 (26.76%) BeyondTrust
1 19 (26.76%) CyberArk
2 16 (22.54%) Microsoft
3 11 (15.49%) FireEye
3 11 (15.49%) Splunk
3 11 (15.49%) Tanium
4 8 (11.27%) ArcSight
5 6 (8.45%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (5.63%) Tenable
7 3 (4.23%) LogRhythm
8 2 (2.82%) CheckPoint
8 2 (2.82%) Darktrace
8 2 (2.82%) Fortinet
9 1 (1.41%) Carbon Black
9 1 (1.41%) Cisco
9 1 (1.41%) Google
9 1 (1.41%) Proofpoint
9 1 (1.41%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.41%) SolarWinds