(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 48 | 89 | 61 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +41 | -28 | +30 |
| Contract jobs citing CISSP | 19 | 3 | 27 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 3.16% | 0.26% | 2.50% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 10.80% | 0.62% | 7.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £571 | £312 |
| 25th Percentile | £503 | £584 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £591 | £613 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.59% | +11.36% | +92.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £705 | £634 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £644 | £734 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £531 | £600 | £552 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.46% | +8.79% | -4.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £74.08 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £74.20 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £74.40 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £74.59 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £74.71 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £87.58 | - | £73.20 |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Reading
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 Reading.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 176 | 486 | 374 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 29.24% | 42.89% | 34.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 106 | 257 | 234 |
| 10th Percentile | £364 | £379 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £466 | £570 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £605 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.02% | +10.00% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £624 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £765 | £700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £525 | £600 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +14.29% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 39 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.73 | £48.84 | £57.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £59.19 | £58.00 | £63.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £72.33 | £70.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.22% | +2.41% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £87.52 | £75.19 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £100.00 | £78.53 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £70.00 | £61.65 | £64.90 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.54% | -5.00% | +208.68% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Reading.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Reading over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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: