(ISC)2 CCSP Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

(ISC)² Certified Cloud Security Professional (ISC2 CCSP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 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 291 336 432
Rank change year-on-year +45 +96 +147
Contract jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP 13 9 45
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.13% 0.059% 0.17%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.47% 0.21% 0.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 5 24
10th Percentile £485 £500 £608
25th Percentile £530 £575 £650
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £725 £750
Median % change year-on-year -24.14% -3.33% +12.15%
75th Percentile - £750 £803
90th Percentile £633 £795 £813
UK median daily rate £650 £675 £700
% change year-on-year -3.70% -3.57% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £45.75 - -
Median hourly rate £54.50 - -
75th Percentile £63.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £54.50 - £80.00

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

(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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,762 4,242 6,586
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 27.88% 27.64% 25.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,865 2,651 4,417
10th Percentile £350 £325 £381
25th Percentile £425 £440 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.80%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £700 £730 £745
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 269 292
10th Percentile £19.10 £15.85 £20.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £25.00 £42.50
Median hourly rate £54.51 £43.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.76% -33.85% +33.22%
75th Percentile £67.75 £65.00 £73.75
90th Percentile £85.78 £83.84 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

(ISC)2 CCSP
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing (ISC)2 CCSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

(ISC)2 CCSP trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

(ISC)2 CCSP
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing (ISC)2 CCSP.

(ISC)2 CCSP daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

(ISC)2 CCSP
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing (ISC)2 CCSP over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

(ISC)2 CCSP daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

(ISC)2 CCSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 10 (76.92%) Azure
2 6 (46.15%) AWS
2 6 (46.15%) GCP
3 3 (23.08%) IaaS
3 3 (23.08%) PaaS
3 3 (23.08%) SaaS
4 2 (15.38%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (7.69%) Amazon ECS
5 1 (7.69%) AWS KMS
5 1 (7.69%) Azure Key Vault
5 1 (7.69%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (7.69%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 5 (38.46%) Network Security
2 2 (15.38%) DNS
2 2 (15.38%) Firewall
2 2 (15.38%) HTTP
2 2 (15.38%) TCP/IP
3 1 (7.69%) BGP
3 1 (7.69%) LAN
3 1 (7.69%) SD-WAN
3 1 (7.69%) SMTP
3 1 (7.69%) SSL
3 1 (7.69%) VPN
3 1 (7.69%) WAN
General
1 4 (30.77%) Finance
1 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (15.38%) French Language
3 1 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Architect
1 5 (38.46%) Security Architect
2 3 (23.08%) Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Cloud Architect
3 2 (15.38%) Cloud Security Architect
3 2 (15.38%) Governance Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Operational Security Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Operations Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Security Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Security Operations Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Applications Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Cloud Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Cloud Security Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Cryptography Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Information Security Specialist
4 1 (7.69%) Information Specialist
4 1 (7.69%) Security Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Security Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) .NET
1 1 (7.69%) React
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) Security Posture
2 3 (23.08%) Cloud Native
2 3 (23.08%) PKI
3 2 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (7.69%) Algorithms
4 1 (7.69%) Data Centre
4 1 (7.69%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (7.69%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Threat Modelling
1 6 (46.15%) Vulnerability Management
2 5 (38.46%) Agile
2 5 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (38.46%) Security Architecture
2 5 (38.46%) SIEM
3 4 (30.77%) Cryptography
3 4 (30.77%) DevSecOps
3 4 (30.77%) Identity Access Management
4 3 (23.08%) Cloud Security
4 3 (23.08%) Data Loss Prevention
4 3 (23.08%) Information Security
4 3 (23.08%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (23.08%) Risk Assessment
4 3 (23.08%) Security Operations
4 3 (23.08%) SOAR
4 3 (23.08%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
5 2 (15.38%) Incident Response
5 2 (15.38%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) Bash
1 2 (15.38%) PowerShell
1 2 (15.38%) Python
2 1 (7.69%) Java
2 1 (7.69%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (7.69%) PHP
2 1 (7.69%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 13 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (53.85%) CISSP
3 6 (46.15%) CCSP
4 5 (38.46%) Azure Certification
5 3 (23.08%) AWS Certification
5 3 (23.08%) CEH
5 3 (23.08%) CISM
5 3 (23.08%) GCIH
6 2 (15.38%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 2 (15.38%) CCNA
6 2 (15.38%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (15.38%) Degree
6 2 (15.38%) OSCP
6 2 (15.38%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (7.69%) CCNP
7 1 (7.69%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (7.69%) CRISC
7 1 (7.69%) GIAC
7 1 (7.69%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) SLA
2 3 (23.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (23.08%) NIST
3 2 (15.38%) GDPR
3 2 (15.38%) PCI DSS
4 1 (7.69%) HIPAA
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) CSIRT
1 1 (7.69%) Kubernetes
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (61.54%) Microsoft
2 5 (38.46%) Google
3 1 (7.69%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (7.69%) Darktrace
3 1 (7.69%) Gemalto
3 1 (7.69%) Rapid7
3 1 (7.69%) Splunk
3 1 (7.69%) Symantec
3 1 (7.69%) Thales