CISSP Contracts in Hertfordshire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 67 74
Rank change year-on-year +30 +7 -1
Contract jobs citing CISSP 7 3 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 2.10% 0.36% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.73% 0.99% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile £267 £560 -
25th Percentile £302 £575 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £600 -
Median % change year-on-year -37.58% - -
75th Percentile £457 - -
90th Percentile £498 - -
East of England median daily rate £510 £550 £450
% change year-on-year -7.36% +22.22% -28.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £27.93 - -
25th Percentile £28.52 - -
Median hourly rate £31.49 - -
75th Percentile £53.61 - -
90th Percentile £65.69 - -
East of England median hourly rate £31.49 - £31.41
% change year-on-year - - -53.47%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 148 304 333
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 44.31% 36.32% 44.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 127 182
10th Percentile £390 £229 £273
25th Percentile £500 £328 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £650
90th Percentile £665 £700 £700
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 88 71
10th Percentile £27.31 £38.40 £49.00
25th Percentile £41.25 - £53.75
Median hourly rate £65.75 £43.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +52.91% -28.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £79.82 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £84.10 £85.00 £70.00
East of England median hourly rate £51.25 £36.05 £21.00
% change year-on-year +42.18% +71.64% +6.01%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in Hertfordshire

CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for CISSP in Hertfordshire

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in Hertfordshire

CISSP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for CISSP in Hertfordshire

CISSP
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CISSP in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for CISSP in Hertfordshire

CISSP
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 30 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
Stevenage +24 3 - - 12
Watford +9 2 - - 15
Hatfield +7 1 £500 -16.67%
CISSP
East of England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
General
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Aerospace
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Military
3 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Analyst
1 2 (28.57%) Compliance Consultant
1 2 (28.57%) Consultant
1 2 (28.57%) Information Security Consultant
1 2 (28.57%) Junior
1 2 (28.57%) Junior Analyst
1 2 (28.57%) Security Consultant
1 2 (28.57%) SOC Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) IAM Specialist
2 1 (14.29%) Information Security Compliance Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Information Security Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Solutions Architect
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Specialist
2 1 (14.29%) Network Architect
2 1 (14.29%) Network Infrastructure Architect
2 1 (14.29%) Security Compliance Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Security Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Senior
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Microsoft Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (28.57%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (28.57%) Security Posture
3 1 (14.29%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Incident Response
1 5 (71.43%) Security Operations
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Information Security
2 3 (42.86%) ITIL
2 3 (42.86%) OWASP
2 3 (42.86%) Roadmaps
2 3 (42.86%) Vulnerability Management
3 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (28.57%) Security Monitoring
3 2 (28.57%) SIEM
3 2 (28.57%) Threat Analysis
3 2 (28.57%) Threat Detection
4 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (14.29%) Identity Access Management
4 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Automation
4 1 (14.29%) Line Management
4 1 (14.29%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 1 (14.29%) Presales
4 1 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) CISM
2 3 (42.86%) OSCP
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (28.57%) GCIA
4 1 (14.29%) CCNP
4 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (14.29%) MCSA
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 4 (57.14%) GDPR
1 4 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (57.14%) NIST
2 3 (42.86%) COBIT
2 3 (42.86%) PCI DSS
3 1 (14.29%) NCSC
3 1 (14.29%) QA
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow