SSCP Contracts in England

(ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (ISC2 SSCP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for SSCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 479 533 646
Rank change year-on-year +54 +113 +110
Contract jobs citing SSCP 6 9 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.025% 0.024% 0.014%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.079% 0.077% 0.050%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile £633 - £390
25th Percentile £660 - £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.00%
75th Percentile £725 - £625
90th Percentile - - £715
UK median daily rate £700 - £600
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £31.41
UK median hourly rate - - £50.96
% change year-on-year - - +62.23%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

SSCP 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 England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,629 11,624 13,999
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.33% 31.25% 27.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,849 7,135 9,365
10th Percentile £290 £306 £330
25th Percentile £415 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £629 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 435 985 748
10th Percentile £18.13 £14.00 £15.15
25th Percentile £22.39 £18.13 £20.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%
75th Percentile £67.75 £62.50 £68.25
90th Percentile £81.74 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing SSCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SSCP in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SSCP in England.

Daily rate trend for SSCP in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SSCP in England.

Hourly rate trend for SSCP in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SSCP within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
South East - 4 £700 - 4
South West +39 1 - - 2
London - 1 - - 6
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 3 (50.00%) Azure
1 3 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (16.67%) Analyst
1 1 (16.67%) Architect
1 1 (16.67%) Information Assurance Specialist
1 1 (16.67%) Information Security Specialist
1 1 (16.67%) Information Specialist
1 1 (16.67%) Lead
1 1 (16.67%) Lead Architect
1 1 (16.67%) Security Specialist
1 1 (16.67%) SOC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Cyber Defence
1 3 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (16.67%) CESG
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (16.67%) Operational Technology
2 1 (16.67%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (16.67%) Security Posture
2 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (66.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 4 (66.67%) Incident Response
2 4 (66.67%) Threat Intelligence
2 4 (66.67%) Vulnerability Management
3 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (50.00%) Process Improvement
3 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 3 (50.00%) Workload Management
4 2 (33.33%) Information Security
4 2 (33.33%) Security Operations
5 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
5 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
5 1 (16.67%) Ethical Hacking
5 1 (16.67%) Information Assurance
5 1 (16.67%) Information Security Management
5 1 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Security Architecture
5 1 (16.67%) Security Management
5 1 (16.67%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) CISSP
2 5 (83.33%) CompTIA Security+
3 4 (66.67%) CISM
3 4 (66.67%) Degree
4 3 (50.00%) Azure Certification
4 3 (50.00%) ISSEP
4 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (33.33%) CEH
5 2 (33.33%) CISA
6 1 (16.67%) CISMP
6 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (16.67%) GCIH
6 1 (16.67%) GIAC
6 1 (16.67%) GSEC
6 1 (16.67%) ISACA
6 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
6 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
6 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (16.67%) GDPR
2 1 (16.67%) Government Security Classifications
2 1 (16.67%) HIPAA
2 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (16.67%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Splunk