CISSP Contracts in London

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 188 212 191
Rank change year-on-year +24 -21 +133
Contract jobs citing CISSP 161 199 342
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.33% 1.14% 1.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.14% 4.84% 6.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 140 265
10th Percentile £450 £420 £515
25th Percentile £513 £500 £561
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile £700 £755 £785
90th Percentile £845 £823 £838
England median daily rate £600 £600 £650
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £50.36 - -
25th Percentile £57.28 - -
Median hourly rate £73.60 - £80.00
75th Percentile £80.80 - -
90th Percentile £82.24 - -
England median hourly rate £72.50 £23.00 £72.98
% change year-on-year +215.22% -68.48% +8.12%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,135 4,111 5,577
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 25.86% 23.53% 21.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,109 2,814 3,803
10th Percentile £360 £325 £363
25th Percentile £450 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £536 £573
Median % change year-on-year -1.12% -6.38% +4.09%
75th Percentile £663 £650 £688
90th Percentile £751 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 113 83
10th Percentile £20.02 £14.49 £19.52
25th Percentile £24.66 £20.22 £21.24
Median hourly rate £28.28 £25.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.90% -46.32% +6.74%
75th Percentile £55.19 £42.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £67.40 £87.50
England median hourly rate £32.50 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year -18.75% -25.93% +33.33%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in London

CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for CISSP in London

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in London over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in London

CISSP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for CISSP in London

CISSP
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CISSP in London over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for CISSP in London

CISSP
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the London region over the 6 months to 29 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
Central London +4 19 £650 -1.89% 17
South London +8 3 - - 1
West London +10 1 - - 3
East London +10 1 £550 -15.38% 2
North London - 1 £413 -
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (3.11%) Confluence
2 1 (0.62%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (2.48%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.86%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.62%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.62%) SAP ERP
1 1 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 53 (32.92%) Azure
2 39 (24.22%) AWS
3 23 (14.29%) GCP
4 10 (6.21%) Entra ID
4 10 (6.21%) Microsoft Purview
5 7 (4.35%) Azure Sentinel
6 6 (3.73%) SaaS
7 4 (2.48%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (1.24%) Akamai
8 2 (1.24%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.24%) Cloudflare
8 2 (1.24%) GitHub
8 2 (1.24%) Google Workspace
8 2 (1.24%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (1.24%) OCI
9 1 (0.62%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.62%) Azure Key Vault
9 1 (0.62%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.62%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.62%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 28 (17.39%) Network Security
2 27 (16.77%) Firewall
3 6 (3.73%) DNS
3 6 (3.73%) HTTP
4 4 (2.48%) VPN
5 3 (1.86%) DHCP
5 3 (1.86%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.86%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.86%) Wireless
6 2 (1.24%) HTTPS
6 2 (1.24%) SAN
6 2 (1.24%) SMTP
7 1 (0.62%) 4G
7 1 (0.62%) 5G
7 1 (0.62%) LTE
7 1 (0.62%) PPP
7 1 (0.62%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.62%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (3.73%) JIRA
2 2 (1.24%) Git
2 2 (1.24%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.62%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.62%) GitLab
3 1 (0.62%) Metasploit
General
1 69 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 43 (26.71%) Finance
3 21 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (9.32%) Public Sector
5 12 (7.45%) Legal
6 9 (5.59%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (4.97%) Banking
8 6 (3.73%) Telecoms
9 5 (3.11%) Financial Institution
10 4 (2.48%) Law
10 4 (2.48%) Military
11 3 (1.86%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.86%) French Language
11 3 (1.86%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (1.24%) Fire and Rescue
12 2 (1.24%) Manufacturing
12 2 (1.24%) Police
13 1 (0.62%) Electronics
13 1 (0.62%) Retail
13 1 (0.62%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 46 (28.57%) Architect
2 41 (25.47%) Security Architect
3 21 (13.04%) Lead
4 20 (12.42%) Analyst
5 19 (11.80%) Security Engineer
6 17 (10.56%) Senior
7 16 (9.94%) Consultant
8 15 (9.32%) Security Consultant
9 13 (8.07%) Security Manager
10 11 (6.83%) Senior Architect
10 11 (6.83%) Senior Security Architect
11 10 (6.21%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 10 (6.21%) Security Analyst
12 9 (5.59%) IT Manager
12 9 (5.59%) Risk Manager
13 8 (4.97%) IT Risk Manager
14 7 (4.35%) Business Analyst
15 6 (3.73%) Enterprise Architect
15 6 (3.73%) Enterprise Security Architect
16 5 (3.11%) Information Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.73%) SailPoint
2 4 (2.48%) OAuth
2 4 (2.48%) SAML
3 3 (1.86%) OpenID
4 2 (1.24%) .NET
4 2 (1.24%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (1.24%) LDAP
4 2 (1.24%) React
5 1 (0.62%) JBoss Seam
5 1 (0.62%) Node.js
5 1 (0.62%) REST
5 1 (0.62%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 20 (12.42%) Management Information System
2 18 (11.18%) Security Posture
3 13 (8.07%) Insider Threat
4 8 (4.97%) Operational Technology
5 6 (3.73%) Product Ownership
6 5 (3.11%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (3.11%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (3.11%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (2.48%) Algorithms
7 4 (2.48%) Onboarding
7 4 (2.48%) PKI
7 4 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.86%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.86%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.24%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.24%) Cloud Native
9 2 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.24%) Legacy Applications
9 2 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.24%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 11 (6.83%) Windows
2 8 (4.97%) Linux
3 6 (3.73%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.24%) AIX
4 2 (1.24%) Solaris
5 1 (0.62%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.62%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (53.42%) Cybersecurity
2 51 (31.68%) Risk Management
3 49 (30.43%) Information Security
4 48 (29.81%) Cloud Security
5 38 (23.60%) Incident Response
5 38 (23.60%) Problem-Solving
6 34 (21.12%) Security Architecture
7 31 (19.25%) Vulnerability Management
8 27 (16.77%) Identity Access Management
8 27 (16.77%) SIEM
9 26 (16.15%) Computer Science
10 25 (15.53%) Security Operations
11 24 (14.91%) Data Loss Prevention
11 24 (14.91%) Risk Assessment
12 23 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
13 21 (13.04%) DevSecOps
13 21 (13.04%) SABSA
14 20 (12.42%) Agile
14 20 (12.42%) Roadmaps
14 20 (12.42%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 19 (11.80%) PowerShell
2 17 (10.56%) Python
3 8 (4.97%) Bash
4 7 (4.35%) Java
5 3 (1.86%) PHP
6 2 (1.24%) C++
6 2 (1.24%) Perl
6 2 (1.24%) SQL
6 2 (1.24%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.62%) Groovy
7 1 (0.62%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.62%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.62%) Search Processing Language
7 1 (0.62%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 85 (52.80%) CISM
2 48 (29.81%) Degree
3 39 (24.22%) Security Cleared
4 33 (20.50%) CRISC
5 32 (19.88%) CISA
5 32 (19.88%) SC Cleared
6 22 (13.66%) Cisco Certification
7 20 (12.42%) CEH
8 19 (11.80%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 16 (9.94%) CompTIA Security+
9 16 (9.94%) GIAC
10 14 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
10 14 (8.70%) Microsoft Certification
11 11 (6.83%) AWS Certification
11 11 (6.83%) CCSP
11 11 (6.83%) GCIH
12 10 (6.21%) Azure Certification
13 8 (4.97%) DV Cleared
13 8 (4.97%) SANS
14 7 (4.35%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (44.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 68 (42.24%) NIST
3 39 (24.22%) GDPR
4 20 (12.42%) HIPAA
5 16 (9.94%) SOC 2
6 13 (8.07%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 11 (6.83%) GRC
8 10 (6.21%) NCSC
8 10 (6.21%) PCI DSS
9 8 (4.97%) NIST 800
9 8 (4.97%) SLA
10 6 (3.73%) Cyber Essentials
10 6 (3.73%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 6 (3.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (1.24%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (1.24%) EU AI Act
11 2 (1.24%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.62%) Government Security Classifications
12 1 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 12 (7.45%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.62%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (6.21%) CASB
2 5 (3.11%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.86%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (1.24%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.24%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.24%) QRadar
4 2 (1.24%) SELinux
5 1 (0.62%) Ansible
5 1 (0.62%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.62%) Grafana
5 1 (0.62%) Nessus
5 1 (0.62%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.62%) Terraform
Vendors
1 39 (24.22%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.21%) Google
3 9 (5.59%) CyberArk
3 9 (5.59%) Okta
4 7 (4.35%) Splunk
5 5 (3.11%) Ping Identity
5 5 (3.11%) Qualys
5 5 (3.11%) ServiceNow
5 5 (3.11%) Zscaler
6 4 (2.48%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (2.48%) Tenable
7 3 (1.86%) Ariba
7 3 (1.86%) Darktrace
8 2 (1.24%) Aruba
8 2 (1.24%) CheckPoint
8 2 (1.24%) F5
8 2 (1.24%) ForgeRock
8 2 (1.24%) Imperva
8 2 (1.24%) Infoblox
8 2 (1.24%) SAP