(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
South West > Somerset
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 27 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing CISSP | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | - | 1.38% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 3.53% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £675 | - |
| South West median daily rate | £600 | £550 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Somerset
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 Somerset.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 81 | 85 | 84 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset | 51.27% | 38.99% | 45.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 47 | 35 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £211 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £387 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £633 | £575 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -11.54% | +38.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £619 | £717 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £640 | £749 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £580 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.09% | +10.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 19 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £18.50 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £25.00 | £34.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.51 | £40.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.73% | -20.00% | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £65.65 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £44.25 | £82.50 |
| South West median hourly rate | £40.00 | £63.50 | £65.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.01% | -2.68% | +6.10% |
CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Somerset.