(ISC)2 CCSP Contract Job Trends

(ISC)² Certified Cloud Security Professional (ISC2 CCSP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for (ISC)2 CCSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 533 508 519
Rank change year-on-year -25 +11 +199
Contract jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP 49 35 89
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.098% 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.40% 0.33% 0.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 21 57
10th Percentile £416 £575 £488
25th Percentile £431 £650 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £544 £680 £650
Median % change year-on-year -20.04% +4.62% +3.17%
75th Percentile £733 £750 £765
90th Percentile £773 £760 £835
UK excluding London median daily rate £690 £680 £609
% change year-on-year +1.47% +11.70% +1.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £38.15 - -
25th Percentile £41.00 - -
Median hourly rate £54.50 - -
75th Percentile £62.75 - -
90th Percentile £63.05 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

(ISC)2 CCSP 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.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 12,126 10,544 13,419
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.42% 29.53% 29.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,881 6,411 8,455
10th Percentile £306 £307 £300
25th Percentile £413 £420 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £515 £538
% change year-on-year -2.91% -4.19% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,015 505 755
10th Percentile £17.06 £18.94 £17.72
25th Percentile £19.23 £24.18 £27.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.82% -19.05% +16.67%
75th Percentile £45.46 £66.00 £67.66
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.00 £80.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £51.90
% change year-on-year -45.54% -11.01% +15.32%

(ISC)2 CCSP
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing (ISC)2 CCSP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

(ISC)2 CCSP job vacancy trend in the UK

(ISC)2 CCSP
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing (ISC)2 CCSP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing (ISC)2 CCSP

(ISC)2 CCSP
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP over the 6 months to 7 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for (ISC)2 CCSP in the UK

(ISC)2 CCSP
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing (ISC)2 CCSP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing (ISC)2 CCSP

(ISC)2 CCSP
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP over the 6 months to 7 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for (ISC)2 CCSP in the UK

(ISC)2 CCSP
Top 11 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP within the UK over the 6 months to 7 December 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
England -25 45 £525 -22.79% 81
London +7 23 £488 -25.00% 25
Work from Home +11 18 £563 - 6
UK excluding London -42 18 £690 +1.47% 69
South East -10 7 £750 - 23
North of England -42 5 £581 -14.52% 14
West Midlands -24 4 £500 -35.48% 5
Midlands -30 4 £500 -35.48% 13
Yorkshire -39 4 £488 -28.31% 5
South West -16 2 £725 +1.40% 5
North West -18 1 £675 +1.50% 8

(ISC)2 CCSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 33 (67.35%) Azure
2 30 (61.22%) AWS
3 24 (48.98%) GCP
4 12 (24.49%) Entra ID
5 6 (12.24%) Azure Sentinel
5 6 (12.24%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (8.16%) Microsoft Purview
6 4 (8.16%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 3 (6.12%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 3 (6.12%) IaaS
7 3 (6.12%) PaaS
8 2 (4.08%) AWS CloudFormation
8 2 (4.08%) AWS Direct Connect
8 2 (4.08%) Google Kubernetes Engine
8 2 (4.08%) Google Workspace
8 2 (4.08%) Mimecast
8 2 (4.08%) OCI
8 2 (4.08%) SaaS
9 1 (2.04%) Amazon ECR
9 1 (2.04%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 15 (30.61%) Firewall
2 12 (24.49%) Network Security
3 6 (12.24%) DNS
4 5 (10.20%) HTTP
5 4 (8.16%) BGP
5 4 (8.16%) IPv4
5 4 (8.16%) IPv6
5 4 (8.16%) LAN
5 4 (8.16%) MPLS
5 4 (8.16%) OSPF
5 4 (8.16%) SD-WAN
5 4 (8.16%) VXLAN
5 4 (8.16%) WAN
5 4 (8.16%) Wireless
5 4 (8.16%) WLAN
6 3 (6.12%) Cisco ASA
6 3 (6.12%) EIGRP
6 3 (6.12%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 3 (6.12%) SSL
6 3 (6.12%) VLAN
Development Applications
1 1 (2.04%) Burp Suite
1 1 (2.04%) Git
General
1 15 (30.61%) Finance
1 15 (30.61%) Social Skills
2 10 (20.41%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 5 (10.20%) Influencing Skills
4 5 (10.20%) Legal
5 3 (6.12%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.04%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 22 (44.90%) Architect
2 17 (34.69%) Security Architect
3 9 (18.37%) Security Engineer
4 8 (16.33%) Senior
5 4 (8.16%) Analyst
5 4 (8.16%) Consultant
5 4 (8.16%) Network Architect
5 4 (8.16%) Senior Architect
5 4 (8.16%) Senior Security Architect
5 4 (8.16%) Solutions Architect
6 2 (4.08%) Applications Architect
6 2 (4.08%) Cloud Architect
6 2 (4.08%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 2 (4.08%) Enterprise Architect
6 2 (4.08%) Enterprise Security Architect
6 2 (4.08%) Lead
6 2 (4.08%) Security Analyst
6 2 (4.08%) Security Manager
6 2 (4.08%) Senior Consultant
6 2 (4.08%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (10.20%) .NET
2 4 (8.16%) OpenID
2 4 (8.16%) SAML
3 3 (6.12%) OAuth
3 3 (6.12%) OAuth2
4 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Graph
4 2 (4.08%) React
4 2 (4.08%) YAML
5 1 (2.04%) ARM Templates
5 1 (2.04%) EJB
5 1 (2.04%) JCE
5 1 (2.04%) JSON Web Signature
5 1 (2.04%) JWT
5 1 (2.04%) REST
5 1 (2.04%) SLSA
5 1 (2.04%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 13 (26.53%) Cloud Native
2 11 (22.45%) Security Posture
3 7 (14.29%) Cloud Security Posture
4 6 (12.24%) Data Centre
4 6 (12.24%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (10.20%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (10.20%) Management Information System
5 5 (10.20%) Public Cloud
6 4 (8.16%) IoT
6 4 (8.16%) PKI
7 2 (4.08%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 2 (4.08%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (4.08%) Onboarding
7 2 (4.08%) STIX
7 2 (4.08%) YARA
8 1 (2.04%) Algorithms
8 1 (2.04%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (2.04%) Operational Technology
8 1 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.29%) Windows
2 5 (10.20%) Linux
3 4 (8.16%) Mac OS
4 2 (4.08%) Unix
5 1 (2.04%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (59.18%) Cloud Security
2 23 (46.94%) Zero Trust
3 21 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
4 20 (40.82%) Security Architecture
5 19 (38.78%) DevSecOps
6 18 (36.73%) CI/CD
6 18 (36.73%) SIEM
7 17 (34.69%) Incident Response
7 17 (34.69%) Information Security
7 17 (34.69%) Threat Modelling
8 15 (30.61%) Data Loss Prevention
8 15 (30.61%) Infrastructure as Code
8 15 (30.61%) TOGAF
8 15 (30.61%) Vulnerability Management
9 12 (24.49%) Roadmaps
9 12 (24.49%) Strategic Thinking
10 10 (20.41%) Computer Science
10 10 (20.41%) DevOps
10 10 (20.41%) Mentoring
11 9 (18.37%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 15 (30.61%) Python
2 10 (20.41%) PowerShell
3 6 (12.24%) Bash
4 5 (10.20%) Java
4 5 (10.20%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (4.08%) PHP
5 2 (4.08%) TypeScript
6 1 (2.04%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 49 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 44 (89.80%) CISSP
3 30 (61.22%) CCSP
4 17 (34.69%) CISM
5 15 (30.61%) AWS Certification
6 13 (26.53%) Degree
7 11 (22.45%) Azure Certification
7 11 (22.45%) Security Cleared
8 9 (18.37%) CEH
9 8 (16.33%) GCIH
10 6 (12.24%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (10.20%) OSCP
12 4 (8.16%) CCIE
12 4 (8.16%) CCNP
12 4 (8.16%) GCFA
12 4 (8.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (8.16%) Master's Degree
13 3 (6.12%) CCNA
13 3 (6.12%) CompTIA CySA+
13 3 (6.12%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (53.06%) NIST
3 23 (46.94%) GDPR
4 21 (42.86%) PCI DSS
5 7 (14.29%) PSD2
6 5 (10.20%) NCSC
7 4 (8.16%) HIPAA
7 4 (8.16%) SOC 2
8 3 (6.12%) GRC
8 3 (6.12%) NIST 800
9 2 (4.08%) COBIT
9 2 (4.08%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (4.08%) RMADS
10 1 (2.04%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (2.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (2.04%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (2.04%) JSP 440
10 1 (2.04%) QA
10 1 (2.04%) SLA
10 1 (2.04%) SOC 1
System Software
1 8 (16.33%) Docker
2 6 (12.24%) Active Directory
3 3 (6.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (6.12%) VMware NSX
4 1 (2.04%) Firmware
4 1 (2.04%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (22.45%) Kubernetes
2 9 (18.37%) Terraform
3 4 (8.16%) Ansible
3 4 (8.16%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (6.12%) CSIRT
4 3 (6.12%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (6.12%) Nessus
5 2 (4.08%) CASB
5 2 (4.08%) EnCase
5 2 (4.08%) FTK
5 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (2.04%) Istio
6 1 (2.04%) linkerd
6 1 (2.04%) Nmap
6 1 (2.04%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 19 (38.78%) Microsoft
2 8 (16.33%) CrowdStrike
3 7 (14.29%) Google
4 6 (12.24%) Cisco
5 5 (10.20%) Darktrace
6 4 (8.16%) F5
6 4 (8.16%) Fortinet
6 4 (8.16%) Meraki
6 4 (8.16%) Palo Alto
7 3 (6.12%) SolarWinds
7 3 (6.12%) VMware
7 3 (6.12%) Zscaler
8 2 (4.08%) Forcepoint
8 2 (4.08%) Juniper
8 2 (4.08%) Okta
8 2 (4.08%) Salesforce
8 2 (4.08%) Tenable
9 1 (2.04%) CheckPoint
9 1 (2.04%) Intel
9 1 (2.04%) Oracle