Hybrid/Remote SSCP Contract Job Trends

(ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (ISC2 SSCP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for SSCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 330 305 355
Rank change year-on-year -25 +50 +141
Contract jobs citing SSCP 3 4 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.026% 0.039% 0.006%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.074% 0.15% 0.022%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £560 £478 -
25th Percentile £613 £501 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £553 -
Median % change year-on-year +26.70% - -
75th Percentile - £606 -
90th Percentile - £629 -
UK median daily rate £540 £700 £550
% change year-on-year -22.86% +27.27% -8.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,070 2,744 4,577
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 35.61% 26.80% 28.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,802 1,839 2,825
10th Percentile £354 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £609 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £715 £724
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 105 238
10th Percentile £21.53 £21.25 £14.69
25th Percentile £35.00 £26.25 £23.34
Median hourly rate £53.00 £54.50 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year -2.75% +20.55% -30.45%
75th Percentile £80.00 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £97.00 £85.70 £76.83
UK median hourly rate £28.50 £45.00 £38.95
% change year-on-year -36.67% +15.53% -22.10%

SSCP
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SSCP and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

SSCP job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

SSCP
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SSCP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SSCP

SSCP
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SSCP over the 6 months to 13 March 2026.

SSCP daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

SSCP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) BGP
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (33.33%) MPLS
1 1 (33.33%) Network Security
1 1 (33.33%) TACACS
1 1 (33.33%) VPN
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Information Assurance Leader
1 2 (66.67%) Lead
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Leader
2 1 (33.33%) Network Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Network Security Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
1 2 (66.67%) Operational Technology
1 2 (66.67%) Security Posture
2 1 (33.33%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Assurance
2 2 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Ethical Hacking
2 2 (66.67%) Incident Response
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security Management
2 2 (66.67%) Network Monitoring
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (66.67%) Security Management
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) PHP
1 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) CEH
2 2 (66.67%) CISA
2 2 (66.67%) CISM
2 2 (66.67%) CISSP
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Master's Degree
3 1 (33.33%) APMG
3 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) GIAC
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) NIST 800
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (33.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco
1 1 (33.33%) VMware