(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP) South East> Home Counties
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Home Counties with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Home Counties.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
4
0
4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties
57.14%
-
26.67%
Number of daily rates quoted
3
0
2
10th Percentile
£569
-
£156
25th Percentile
£597
-
£199
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£644
-
£280
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-53.33%
75th Percentile
£897
-
£364
90th Percentile
£1,049
-
£408
South East median daily rate
£500
£525
£537
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-2.23%
+2.29%
CISSP Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CISSP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties.
CISSP Daily Rate Trend in the Home Counties
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Home Counties citing CISSP.
CISSP Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties
For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing CISSP also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Home Counties region with a requirement for CISSP.
CISSP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
