(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield 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 | 47 | 51 | 53 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +2 | -6 |
| Contract jobs citing CISSP | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Sheffield | 0.94% | 1.06% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 5.36% | 5.26% | 3.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £480 | - | £583 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £563 | £594 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £575 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -8.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £588 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | - | - |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £600 | £575 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -8.00% | +25.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Sheffield
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 Sheffield.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 56 | 76 | 87 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield | 17.55% | 20.05% | 19.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 41 | 43 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £400 | £383 |
| 25th Percentile | £328 | £466 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £447 | £525 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.86% | -12.50% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £529 | £628 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £716 | - |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £447 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.86% | -12.50% | +20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.50 | - | £11.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -8.33% |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate | £18.50 | - | £11.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -25.42% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Sheffield.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Sheffield over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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: