(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
Northern Ireland > County Antrim
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in County Antrim with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 41 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -4 | +35 |
| Permanent jobs citing CISSP | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in County Antrim | - | 1.58% | 2.13% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 5.05% | 6.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £39,000 | £31,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £45,000 | £34,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £60,000 | £48,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +23.08% | +14.71% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £69,572 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72,315 | £63,750 |
| Northern Ireland median annual salary | - | £60,000 | £48,750 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +23.08% | +18.18% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
County Antrim
CISSP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in County Antrim.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 109 | 99 | 88 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim | 30.28% | 31.23% | 31.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 47 | 28 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £34,112 | £29,994 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £37,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £54,869 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.32% | -0.24% | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £71,974 | £69,575 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,274 | £88,625 | £78,750 |
| Northern Ireland median annual salary | £51,250 | £40,221 | £57,291 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.42% | -29.79% | +34.80% |
CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISSP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.
CISSP
Salary Trend in County Antrim
Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing CISSP.
