SSCP Contracts in the UK excluding London

(ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (ISC2 SSCP)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for SSCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 333 390 442
Rank change year-on-year +57 +52 +57
Contract jobs citing SSCP 6 9 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.047% 0.043% 0.021%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.13% 0.12% 0.063%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 4
10th Percentile £524 - £394
25th Percentile £615 - £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.50%
75th Percentile £725 - £675
90th Percentile - - £810
UK median daily rate £700 - £600
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £31.41
UK median hourly rate - - £50.96
% change year-on-year - - +62.23%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

SSCP 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,542 7,681 7,967
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.51% 37.01% 33.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,777 4,413 5,341
10th Percentile £212 £269 £275
25th Percentile £394 £425 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £535 £530
Median % change year-on-year -6.45% +0.94% +6.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £631
90th Percentile £688 £725 £703
UK median daily rate £525 £536 £550
% change year-on-year -2.05% -2.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 408 935 669
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.58 £14.25
25th Percentile £21.46 £16.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £40.94 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.81% -18.12% +54.46%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.29 £65.75
90th Percentile £80.25 £77.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £40.25 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year +0.63% -25.93% +29.16%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing SSCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for SSCP in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SSCP in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for SSCP in the UK excluding London

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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SSCP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SSCP in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SSCP in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for SSCP in the UK excluding London

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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SSCP within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 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
South East - 4 £700 - 3
South West +36 1 - - 1
Scotland - 1 £475 -
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SSCP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Azure
1 3 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (16.67%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (16.67%) Entra ID
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Network Security
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (16.67%) Analyst
1 1 (16.67%) Architect
1 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 1 (16.67%) Information Assurance Specialist
1 1 (16.67%) Information Security Specialist
1 1 (16.67%) Information Specialist
1 1 (16.67%) Lead
1 1 (16.67%) Lead Architect
1 1 (16.67%) Security Analyst
1 1 (16.67%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (50.00%) Cyber Defence
3 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
3 2 (33.33%) Security Posture
4 1 (16.67%) CESG
4 1 (16.67%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (16.67%) Operational Technology
4 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (83.33%) Vulnerability Management
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (66.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 4 (66.67%) Incident Response
2 4 (66.67%) Threat Intelligence
3 3 (50.00%) Information Security
3 3 (50.00%) Process Improvement
3 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 3 (50.00%) Workload Management
4 2 (33.33%) Information Security Management
4 2 (33.33%) Security Management
4 2 (33.33%) Security Operations
5 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
5 1 (16.67%) Cryptography
5 1 (16.67%) Data Security
5 1 (16.67%) Ethical Hacking
5 1 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
5 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) CISSP
1 6 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 5 (83.33%) CISM
2 5 (83.33%) Degree
3 3 (50.00%) Azure Certification
3 3 (50.00%) ISSEP
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (33.33%) CEH
4 2 (33.33%) CISA
5 1 (16.67%) CISMP
5 1 (16.67%) CompTIA CySA+
5 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (16.67%) ISACA
5 1 (16.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
5 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
5 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (16.67%) GDPR
2 1 (16.67%) Government Security Classifications
2 1 (16.67%) HIPAA
2 1 (16.67%) NIST 800
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) CASB
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Forcepoint