CISSP Contracts in the City of London

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 98 130
Rank change year-on-year -3 +32 +40
Contract jobs citing CISSP 15 25 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.89% 1.15% 1.06%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.65% 5.72% 5.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 22 29
10th Percentile £520 £409 £451
25th Percentile £527 £537 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £645 £631 £650
Median % change year-on-year +2.18% -2.88% +8.33%
75th Percentile £708 £775 £738
90th Percentile £731 £866 £814
Central London median daily rate £650 £631 £650
% change year-on-year +2.97% -2.88% +8.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 411 437 706
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 24.35% 20.18% 20.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 275 287 406
10th Percentile £402 £379 £383
25th Percentile £462 £453 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £575
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -6.52% +2.68%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £710
90th Percentile £763 £775 £823
Central London median daily rate £550 £530 £567
% change year-on-year +3.77% -6.57% +3.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 5
10th Percentile £23.62 - £18.06
25th Percentile £26.04 £20.22 £20.22
Median hourly rate £45.33 £20.82 £51.50
Median % change year-on-year +117.75% -59.58% +13.19%
75th Percentile £72.81 £24.20 £53.75
90th Percentile £89.13 £25.88 £71.75
Central London median hourly rate £28.61 £23.91 £51.50
% change year-on-year +19.67% -53.58% +13.19%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the City of London

CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for CISSP in the City of London

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the City of London over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in the City of London

CISSP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for CISSP in the City of London

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 (46.67%) Azure
2 6 (40.00%) AWS
2 6 (40.00%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (13.33%) Network Security
2 1 (6.67%) Firewall
2 1 (6.67%) TCP/IP
2 1 (6.67%) Wireless
General
1 7 (46.67%) Social Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Finance
3 3 (20.00%) Banking
4 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
4 2 (13.33%) Telecoms
5 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (6.67%) Military
Job Titles
1 7 (46.67%) Architect
1 7 (46.67%) Security Architect
2 4 (26.67%) Security Manager
3 2 (13.33%) CyberArk Engineer
3 2 (13.33%) Senior
3 2 (13.33%) Senior Architect
3 2 (13.33%) Senior Security Architect
4 1 (6.67%) Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Business Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Information Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Information Security Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Insurance Business Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) IT Architect
4 1 (6.67%) IT Manager
4 1 (6.67%) IT Security Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Operations Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Project Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Risk Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Security Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.67%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) Algorithms
2 2 (13.33%) Insider Threat
3 1 (6.67%) Cloud Native
3 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
3 1 (6.67%) Product Ownership
3 1 (6.67%) Security Posture
3 1 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (26.67%) Cloud Security
3 4 (26.67%) DevSecOps
3 4 (26.67%) Incident Response
3 4 (26.67%) Privileged Access Management
3 4 (26.67%) Threat Modelling
3 4 (26.67%) TOGAF
4 3 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 3 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
4 3 (20.00%) Information Security
4 3 (20.00%) Machine Learning
4 3 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (20.00%) Risk Analysis
4 3 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 3 (20.00%) SABSA
4 3 (20.00%) Security Architecture
4 3 (20.00%) Security Testing
5 2 (13.33%) Data Loss Prevention
5 2 (13.33%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 3 (20.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (20.00%) Python
2 1 (6.67%) C++
2 1 (6.67%) Java
2 1 (6.67%) Perl
Qualifications
1 10 (66.67%) CISM
2 6 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 5 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 2 (13.33%) CEH
4 2 (13.33%) CRISC
5 1 (6.67%) CASP
5 1 (6.67%) CISA
5 1 (6.67%) CREST Certified
5 1 (6.67%) Degree
5 1 (6.67%) GCIA
5 1 (6.67%) GCIH
5 1 (6.67%) GIAC
5 1 (6.67%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (53.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (46.67%) NIST
3 3 (20.00%) GDPR
4 2 (13.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (6.67%) GRC
5 1 (6.67%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (6.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) CyberArk
2 2 (13.33%) Google
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (6.67%) Ariba
3 1 (6.67%) LogRhythm
3 1 (6.67%) Okta
3 1 (6.67%) Ping Identity
3 1 (6.67%) Qualys
3 1 (6.67%) Rapid7
3 1 (6.67%) ServiceNow
3 1 (6.67%) Splunk
3 1 (6.67%) Tenable