(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 22 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +6 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing CISSP | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset | - | 1.08% | 3.33% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 6.67% | 7.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £207 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £775 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £794 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £798 |
| South West median daily rate | £619 | £650 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.81% | +4.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £68.26 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £73.31 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £78.36 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | - | - | £78.36 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.79% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset
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 Dorset.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 23 | 15 | 97 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 21.70% | 16.13% | 46.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 11 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £146 | £181 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £270 | £322 | £609 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -15.38% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £663 | £825 |
| 90th Percentile | £635 | £688 | - |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | +0.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.52 | - | £51.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.29 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.58 | - | £56.49 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.86 | - | £57.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.64 | - | £70.35 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -61.31% | +4.00% | -3.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CISSP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing CISSP.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing CISSP.
