CISSP Contracts in Glasgow

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for CISSP 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 70 69 77
Rank change year-on-year -1 +8 +4
Contract jobs citing CISSP 9 13 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 1.13% 1.48% 0.77%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.82% 5.70% 3.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 7 4
10th Percentile £235 £306 £474
25th Percentile £263 £481 £491
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year -45.00% -2.44% -14.58%
75th Percentile £488 - £541
90th Percentile £578 £542 £546
Scotland median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £83.20 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £83.20 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 132 228 190
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 16.54% 26.00% 20.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 133 149
10th Percentile £230 £203 £250
25th Percentile £352 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% +2.86%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £588
90th Percentile £608 £670 £650
Scotland median daily rate £450 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 13 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.75 - -
Median hourly rate £26.50 £40.94 -
Median % change year-on-year -35.27% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 -
90th Percentile £75.92 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £22.88 £40.94 £21.47
% change year-on-year -44.13% +90.73% -49.57%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in Glasgow

CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Glasgow.

Daily rate trend for CISSP in Glasgow

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Glasgow over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in Glasgow

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Glasgow.

Hourly rate trend for CISSP in Glasgow

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (11.11%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (22.22%) Finance
5 1 (11.11%) Banking
5 1 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
5 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Analyst
1 4 (44.44%) Architect
2 3 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Security Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Security Architect
2 3 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
2 3 (33.33%) Vulnerability Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Security Solutions Architect
3 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) CISSP Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (11.11%) Distributed Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
1 1 (11.11%) Operational Technology
1 1 (11.11%) Security Posture
1 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Linux
1 2 (22.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (55.56%) DevSecOps
2 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (44.44%) Information Security
3 4 (44.44%) Risk Management
3 4 (44.44%) Security Operations
3 4 (44.44%) TOGAF
3 4 (44.44%) Vulnerability Management
4 3 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (33.33%) ITIL
4 3 (33.33%) Security Architecture
5 2 (22.22%) Agile
5 2 (22.22%) Business Case
5 2 (22.22%) Change Management
5 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
5 2 (22.22%) Regulatory Compliance
5 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Scanning
6 1 (11.11%) Application Security
6 1 (11.11%) Cloud Security
6 1 (11.11%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) CISM
2 2 (22.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (11.11%) CompTIA CySA+
3 1 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (11.11%) CRISC
3 1 (11.11%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) GRC
2 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (11.11%) NIST
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) CASB
Vendors
1 6 (66.67%) Qualys
2 4 (44.44%) ServiceNow
3 1 (11.11%) Ariba
3 1 (11.11%) Forcepoint
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft