CISSP Contracts in Bristol

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 62 98
Rank change year-on-year +16 +36 -2
Contract jobs citing CISSP 9 12 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 1.68% 1.14% 0.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.53% 2.45% 0.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 2
10th Percentile £351 £527 £663
25th Percentile £391 £529 £664
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £638 £681
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -6.42% -22.14%
75th Percentile £715 £778 £702
90th Percentile £750 £851 £704
South West median daily rate £600 £575 £650
% change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +5.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £91.25
Median hourly rate - - £92.50
75th Percentile - - £93.75
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate - £83.41 £72.98
% change year-on-year - +14.29% +6.42%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 255 490 476
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 47.49% 46.36% 37.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 240 306
10th Percentile £240 £311 £303
25th Percentile £366 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £566 £576
Median % change year-on-year -19.47% -1.74% +10.82%
75th Percentile £587 £650 £675
90th Percentile £679 £725 £739
South West median daily rate £550 £550 £578
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +11.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 118 75
10th Percentile £18.51 £43.75 £30.21
25th Percentile £31.56 £54.74 £57.25
Median hourly rate £64.50 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.86% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £68.00 £76.88 £85.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £85.00 £89.10
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £61.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -1.64% -6.15% +5.69%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in Bristol

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for CISSP in Bristol

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Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in Bristol

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Bristol.

Hourly rate trend for CISSP in Bristol

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) DHCP
1 1 (11.11%) DNS
1 1 (11.11%) Firewall
1 1 (11.11%) Network Security
1 1 (11.11%) Wireless
General
1 3 (33.33%) Banking
1 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
2 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
3 1 (11.11%) Finance
3 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
3 1 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Architect
2 3 (33.33%) Consultant
2 3 (33.33%) DevSecOps Architect
2 3 (33.33%) DevSecOps Consultant
2 3 (33.33%) Security Architect
2 3 (33.33%) Security Consultant
2 3 (33.33%) Security Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Contracts Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Compliance Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Information Assurance Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Information Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Lead
4 1 (11.11%) Lead Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Network Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Network Security Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Hybrid Cloud
1 3 (33.33%) Private Cloud
2 1 (11.11%) CESG
2 1 (11.11%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Security Management
2 5 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (33.33%) DevOps
3 3 (33.33%) DevSecOps
3 3 (33.33%) Network Architecture
3 3 (33.33%) OWASP
3 3 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
4 2 (22.22%) Change Management
4 2 (22.22%) Customer Engagement
4 2 (22.22%) Information Assurance
4 2 (22.22%) Information Security
4 2 (22.22%) Security Operations
5 1 (11.11%) Conflict Resolution
5 1 (11.11%) Data Security
5 1 (11.11%) Demand Generation
5 1 (11.11%) Network Security Management
5 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
5 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (11.11%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 8 (88.89%) CISM
2 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
3 4 (44.44%) CEH
3 4 (44.44%) CISA
3 4 (44.44%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (33.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 3 (33.33%) CCSP
4 3 (33.33%) ISACA
4 3 (33.33%) OSCP
5 2 (22.22%) CRISC
5 2 (22.22%) SC Cleared
6 1 (11.11%) CCNP
6 1 (11.11%) CISMP
6 1 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (11.11%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (55.56%) NIST
2 4 (44.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (33.33%) COBIT
3 3 (33.33%) PCI DSS
4 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (11.11%) GDPR
4 1 (11.11%) Government Security Classifications
4 1 (11.11%) GRC
4 1 (11.11%) HIPAA
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Aruba
1 1 (11.11%) CheckPoint
1 1 (11.11%) Extreme Networks
1 1 (11.11%) F5
1 1 (11.11%) Infoblox
1 1 (11.11%) Ruckus Wireless
1 1 (11.11%) Zscaler