(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 31 | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +5 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing CISSP | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | - | 0.48% | 1.71% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 2.56% | 6.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £631 | £538 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £638 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +10.87% | +12.75% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £644 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £623 |
| South Wales median daily rate | - | £638 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.87% | +12.75% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cardiff
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 Cardiff.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 61 | 39 | 74 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 36.75% | 18.84% | 25.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 53 | 34 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £216 | £140 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £305 | £211 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £495 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.24% | -9.92% | +9.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £536 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £646 | £639 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £400 | £515 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.33% | -6.36% | +0.34% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £11.03 | £16.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.08 | £11.64 | £16.45 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.37% | -29.22% | -26.91% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £12.25 | £16.67 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £37.50 | £25.18 | £18.14 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.93% | +38.81% | -60.78% |
CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Cardiff.