CISSP Contract Job Trends in the East of England

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 82 85
Rank change year-on-year -35 +3 +19
Contract jobs citing CISSP 4 16 8
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.17% 1.15% 0.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.59% 3.57% 2.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 8 7
10th Percentile - £92 £490
25th Percentile £525 £207 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £575
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% -6.05%
75th Percentile £606 £513 £600
90th Percentile £625 £580 £605
England median daily rate £600 £570 £600
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 0
Median hourly rate - £84.50 -
England median hourly rate £83.50 £57.50 £78.40
% change year-on-year +45.22% -26.66% +7.40%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 East of England.

6 months to
22 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 677 448 396
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 28.27% 32.18% 28.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 272 176 164
10th Percentile £213 £199 £215
25th Percentile £410 £396 £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £528 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.85% +5.60% -9.09%
75th Percentile £675 £580 £575
90th Percentile £775 £669 £600
England median daily rate £535 £525 £530
% change year-on-year +1.90% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 237 158 90
10th Percentile £21.51 £15.50 £21.45
25th Percentile £36.43 £18.87 £35.85
Median hourly rate £65.00 £25.15 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +158.45% -47.05% +111.11%
75th Percentile £75.00 £55.69 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £81.13 £75.03
England median hourly rate £48.36 £25.15 £52.50
% change year-on-year +92.29% -52.10% -2.17%

CISSP Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CISSP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

CISSP job vacancy trend in the East of England

CISSP Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing CISSP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing CISSP

CISSP Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing CISSP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing CISSP

CISSP Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the East of England region over the 6 months to 22 October 2026. 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
Cambridgeshire +7 2 £550 - 6
Hertfordshire -19 2 £625 +39.04% 1
CISSP
England

CISSP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1CISM75.0%3
2TOGAF Certification50.0%2
3(ISC)2 CCSP25.0%1
3CCSP25.0%1
3Cisco Certification25.0%1
3Degree25.0%1
3ISACA25.0%1
3PRINCE2 Practitioner25.0%1