CISSP Contracts in Central London

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 108 107 146
Rank change year-on-year -1 +39 +28
Contract jobs citing CISSP 16 24 30
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.83% 1.00% 0.81%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.40% 4.78% 3.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 21 26
10th Percentile £525 £488 £519
25th Percentile £528 £563 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £700 £650
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% +6.12%
75th Percentile £695 £775 £738
90th Percentile £720 £875 £813
London median daily rate £650 £625 £690
% change year-on-year +4.00% -9.42% +15.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 470 502 762
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 24.48% 20.93% 20.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 314 312 456
10th Percentile £363 £363 £325
25th Percentile £463 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £531 £575
Median % change year-on-year +3.53% -7.61% +4.55%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £695
90th Percentile £763 £775 £800
London median daily rate £527 £525 £563
% change year-on-year +0.32% -6.67% +2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 5 6
10th Percentile £26.45 - £17.31
25th Percentile £28.23 £20.22 £18.56
Median hourly rate £51.44 £21.00 £36.10
Median % change year-on-year +144.95% -41.83% -17.01%
75th Percentile £64.66 £27.00 £53.50
90th Percentile £79.34 £37.05 £68.75
London median hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £51.75
% change year-on-year +10.00% -51.69% +18.97%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in Central London

CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

Daily rate trend for CISSP in Central London

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Central London over the 6 months to 17 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in Central London

CISSP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

Hourly rate trend for CISSP in Central London

CISSP
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Central London region over the 6 months to 17 June 2025. 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
City of London -9 12 £600 -14.29% 93
West End of London +5 4 £650 -
City of Westminster - 3 £650 - 3
CISSP
London

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (43.75%) AWS
1 7 (43.75%) Azure
1 7 (43.75%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (12.50%) Network Security
2 1 (6.25%) Firewall
2 1 (6.25%) TCP/IP
2 1 (6.25%) Wireless
General
1 5 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Banking
2 2 (12.50%) Finance
2 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
2 2 (12.50%) Telecoms
3 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Military
Job Titles
1 11 (68.75%) Architect
1 11 (68.75%) Security Architect
2 2 (12.50%) Security Manager
2 2 (12.50%) Senior
2 2 (12.50%) Senior Architect
2 2 (12.50%) Senior Security Architect
3 1 (6.25%) CyberArk Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Enterprise Security Architect
3 1 (6.25%) IT Architect
3 1 (6.25%) IT Security Architect
3 1 (6.25%) Lead
3 1 (6.25%) Lead Architect
3 1 (6.25%) Lead Security Architect
3 1 (6.25%) Network Security Architect
3 1 (6.25%) Operational Security Manager
3 1 (6.25%) Risk Business Analyst
3 1 (6.25%) Security Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Security Operations Manager
3 1 (6.25%) Security Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.25%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Algorithms
2 2 (12.50%) Legacy Applications
2 2 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (6.25%) Insider Threat
3 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
3 1 (6.25%) Security Posture
3 1 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (12.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (43.75%) Threat Modelling
3 6 (37.50%) DevSecOps
3 6 (37.50%) SABSA
4 5 (31.25%) Cloud Security
4 5 (31.25%) TOGAF
5 4 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (25.00%) Security Architecture
5 4 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
6 3 (18.75%) Artificial Intelligence
6 3 (18.75%) Identity Access Management
6 3 (18.75%) Information Security
6 3 (18.75%) Machine Learning
6 3 (18.75%) Privileged Access Management
6 3 (18.75%) Risk Analysis
6 3 (18.75%) Roadmaps
7 2 (12.50%) Data Privacy
7 2 (12.50%) Migration
7 2 (12.50%) Risk Management
7 2 (12.50%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 2 (12.50%) PowerShell
1 2 (12.50%) Python
2 1 (6.25%) C++
2 1 (6.25%) Java
2 1 (6.25%) Perl
Qualifications
1 8 (50.00%) CISM
2 7 (43.75%) Security Cleared
3 6 (37.50%) SC Cleared
4 4 (25.00%) GIAC
5 3 (18.75%) CASP
5 3 (18.75%) CREST Certified
6 2 (12.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 2 (12.50%) CCSP
6 2 (12.50%) CEH
6 2 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (12.50%) CSSLP
7 1 (6.25%) CISA
7 1 (6.25%) CRISC
7 1 (6.25%) GCIA
7 1 (6.25%) GCIH
7 1 (6.25%) OSCP
7 1 (6.25%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (56.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (56.25%) NIST
2 3 (18.75%) GDPR
3 2 (12.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 2 (12.50%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 2 (12.50%) NCSC
4 1 (6.25%) GRC
4 1 (6.25%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (18.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) SELinux
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) CyberArk
1 2 (12.50%) Google
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.25%) Ariba
2 1 (6.25%) LogRhythm
2 1 (6.25%) Okta
2 1 (6.25%) Ping Identity
2 1 (6.25%) Qualys
2 1 (6.25%) Rapid7
2 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow
2 1 (6.25%) Splunk
2 1 (6.25%) Tenable