CISSP Contracts with Work from Home Options

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 196 193 282
Rank change year-on-year -3 +89 +10
Contract jobs citing CISSP 152 331 408
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.00% 1.30% 0.92%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.64% 5.09% 4.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 115 265 306
10th Percentile £463 £486 £460
25th Percentile £513 £540 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £681 £750 £700
90th Percentile £750 £823 £775
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
10th Percentile - £69.80 £73.00
25th Percentile - £70.64 £77.50
Median hourly rate - £72.65 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year - -14.54% +77.08%
75th Percentile - £74.03 £92.50
90th Percentile - £74.49 £97.00
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £72.69 £68.04
% change year-on-year -68.36% +6.83% +6.31%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

CISSP is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,176 6,498 8,854
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 27.43% 25.45% 19.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,635 4,367 6,217
10th Percentile £325 £381 £369
25th Percentile £440 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £730 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 265 285 226
10th Percentile £15.85 £19.35 £19.43
25th Percentile £24.25 £42.50 £38.00
Median hourly rate £43.00 £65.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.85% +32.65% +22.50%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £65.53
90th Percentile £82.13 £85.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +27.06% +12.43%

CISSP
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CISSP trend for jobs with a WFH option

CISSP
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISSP.

CISSP daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing CISSP over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

CISSP daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

CISSP
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISSP.

CISSP hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

CISSP
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.95%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.97%) Apache
2 3 (1.97%) IIS
2 3 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.97%) WebLogic
2 3 (1.97%) WebSphere
3 1 (0.66%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 9 (5.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (3.29%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.97%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 27 (17.76%) Azure
2 22 (14.47%) AWS
3 9 (5.92%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (5.26%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (3.29%) Power Platform
5 5 (3.29%) SaaS
6 4 (2.63%) IaaS
7 3 (1.97%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.97%) GCP
8 2 (1.32%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.32%) GitHub
8 2 (1.32%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (1.32%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.32%) PaaS
9 1 (0.66%) AWS CloudFormation
9 1 (0.66%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.66%) Route 53
9 1 (0.66%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 34 (22.37%) Network Security
2 13 (8.55%) Firewall
3 5 (3.29%) DNS
4 4 (2.63%) DHCP
4 4 (2.63%) SCCP
4 4 (2.63%) TCP/IP
4 4 (2.63%) VLAN
4 4 (2.63%) VPN
5 3 (1.97%) Cisco Firepower
5 3 (1.97%) Internet
5 3 (1.97%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.66%) Cisco IPT
6 1 (0.66%) DMZ
6 1 (0.66%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.66%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.66%) NGFW
6 1 (0.66%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.29%) Power BI
2 3 (1.97%) DB2
3 1 (0.66%) BigQuery
3 1 (0.66%) MySQL
3 1 (0.66%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.66%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (1.97%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.32%) Git
2 2 (1.32%) GitLab
General
1 37 (24.34%) Social Skills
2 35 (23.03%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (21.05%) Finance
4 22 (14.47%) Public Sector
5 7 (4.61%) Banking
6 4 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (2.63%) Legal
6 4 (2.63%) Telecoms
7 3 (1.97%) Marketing
7 3 (1.97%) Police
7 3 (1.97%) Retail Banking
8 2 (1.32%) Financial Institution
8 2 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.32%) Local Government
8 2 (1.32%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.32%) Multimedia
8 2 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.32%) Retail
9 1 (0.66%) Military
Job Titles
1 41 (26.97%) Architect
2 36 (23.68%) Security Architect
3 31 (20.39%) Consultant
4 26 (17.11%) Analyst
5 21 (13.82%) Security Consultant
6 18 (11.84%) Security Analyst
6 18 (11.84%) Security Engineer
7 13 (8.55%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 9 (5.92%) Lead
8 9 (5.92%) Security Manager
8 9 (5.92%) Senior
9 8 (5.26%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 8 (5.26%) Information Security Consultant
10 7 (4.61%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 5 (3.29%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 5 (3.29%) Information Manager
11 5 (3.29%) Information Security Manager
12 4 (2.63%) Project Manager
12 4 (2.63%) Risk Analyst
12 4 (2.63%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.63%) Servlets
1 4 (2.63%) XML
2 3 (1.97%) .NET
2 3 (1.97%) EJB
2 3 (1.97%) J2EE
2 3 (1.97%) JSP
2 3 (1.97%) LDAP
2 3 (1.97%) Web Services
3 2 (1.32%) Regular Expression
3 2 (1.32%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.66%) JSON
4 1 (0.66%) OAuth
4 1 (0.66%) OpenID
4 1 (0.66%) REST
4 1 (0.66%) SAML
4 1 (0.66%) SOAP
4 1 (0.66%) Spring
4 1 (0.66%) Spring Security
Miscellaneous
1 34 (22.37%) Management Information System
2 17 (11.18%) Security Posture
3 9 (5.92%) Security Operations Centre
4 7 (4.61%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (3.95%) Operational Technology
6 5 (3.29%) Cyberattack
7 4 (2.63%) PMI
7 4 (2.63%) SCADA
8 3 (1.97%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.32%) Insider Threat
9 2 (1.32%) Mobile App
9 2 (1.32%) Onboarding
9 2 (1.32%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 1 (0.66%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (0.66%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.66%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.66%) Private Cloud
10 1 (0.66%) Tandem
10 1 (0.66%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.63%) Linux
2 2 (1.32%) Windows
3 1 (0.66%) CentOS
3 1 (0.66%) Ubuntu
3 1 (0.66%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (56.58%) Information Security
2 82 (53.95%) Cybersecurity
3 46 (30.26%) Risk Management
4 35 (23.03%) Problem-Solving
5 32 (21.05%) Security Management
6 29 (19.08%) Information Security Management
7 27 (17.76%) Security Architecture
8 22 (14.47%) TOGAF
9 21 (13.82%) ISMS
9 21 (13.82%) SABSA
10 20 (13.16%) Risk Assessment
10 20 (13.16%) Vulnerability Management
11 19 (12.50%) Incident Response
11 19 (12.50%) Threat Modelling
12 18 (11.84%) Identity Access Management
13 17 (11.18%) Computer Science
13 17 (11.18%) SIEM
14 16 (10.53%) Cloud Security
14 16 (10.53%) Roadmaps
14 16 (10.53%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.58%) SQL
2 4 (2.63%) Java
2 4 (2.63%) Kusto Query Language
2 4 (2.63%) Python
3 2 (1.32%) Bash
3 2 (1.32%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 102 (67.11%) CISM
2 42 (27.63%) Security Cleared
3 36 (23.68%) SC Cleared
4 34 (22.37%) CISA
4 34 (22.37%) Degree
5 17 (11.18%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (9.87%) CRISC
7 13 (8.55%) CEH
7 13 (8.55%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (7.24%) CompTIA Security+
9 10 (6.58%) CREST Certified
9 10 (6.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 10 (6.58%) TOGAF Certification
10 9 (5.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 9 (5.92%) Master's Degree
11 7 (4.61%) CCNA
12 6 (3.95%) CCSP
12 6 (3.95%) CLAS
12 6 (3.95%) CSSLP
12 6 (3.95%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (38.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (32.89%) NIST
3 21 (13.82%) NCSC
4 12 (7.89%) GDPR
5 8 (5.26%) GRC
6 6 (3.95%) COBIT
6 6 (3.95%) Government Security Classifications
6 6 (3.95%) NIST 800
7 5 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 5 (3.29%) PCI DSS
8 3 (1.97%) JSP 440
9 2 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (1.32%) ISO 22301
9 2 (1.32%) QA
9 2 (1.32%) RMADS
10 1 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.66%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.66%) GPG13
10 1 (0.66%) ISO 31000
10 1 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 5 (3.29%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.32%) Docker
3 1 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (3.29%) QRadar
2 3 (1.97%) Nessus
3 2 (1.32%) CASB
3 2 (1.32%) Host Intrusion Detection System
3 2 (1.32%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.66%) Ansible
4 1 (0.66%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (0.66%) PingFederate
4 1 (0.66%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.66%) Terraform
Vendors
1 30 (19.74%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.24%) Qualys
3 7 (4.61%) Cisco
4 5 (3.29%) CyberArk
5 4 (2.63%) Oracle
6 2 (1.32%) AlienVault
6 2 (1.32%) ArcSight
6 2 (1.32%) Carbon Black
6 2 (1.32%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (1.32%) LogRhythm
6 2 (1.32%) NetIQ
6 2 (1.32%) Splunk
6 2 (1.32%) Symantec
7 1 (0.66%) Checkmarx
7 1 (0.66%) Netskope
7 1 (0.66%) Okta
7 1 (0.66%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.66%) Ping Identity
7 1 (0.66%) Sparx
7 1 (0.66%) Zscaler