(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 17 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing CISSP | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chester | - | 3.13% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 16.67% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £563 | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £600 | £600 | £688 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -12.79% | +9.21% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Chester
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 Chester.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 39 | 12 | 11 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 30.00% | 18.75% | 20.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 5 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £202 | £405 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £525 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £621 | £575 | £458 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.91% | +25.61% | +30.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £640 | £600 | £497 |
| 90th Percentile | £699 | £675 | £619 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +6.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £55.10 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -65.51% | - | - |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £17.50 | £32.50 | £26.66 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.15% | +21.91% | -25.94% |
CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CISSP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
CISSP
Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing CISSP.
