(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
Northern Ireland > County Down
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in County Down with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 3 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing CISSP | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in County Down | 5.78% | - | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 38.46% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Northern Ireland median annual salary | - | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
County Down
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 Down.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 26 | 4 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Down | 15.03% | 23.53% | 52.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £37,500 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £52,750 |
| Northern Ireland median annual salary | £40,000 | £69,384 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.35% | +54.19% | - |
CISSP
Job Locations in County Down
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the County Down region over the 6 months to 3 July 2026. 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Donaghadee | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Holywood | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Newtownards | - | 1 | - | - | |
| CISSP Northern Ireland |
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CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down 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: