CISSP Job Trends in Coventry

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
West Midlands > Coventry

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Coventry with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 26 39
Rank change year-on-year -7 +13 +18
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 1 4 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Coventry 0.36% 2.22% 1.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.27% 4.76% 6.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £70,400 - £60,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,600 £50,000 £70,750
Median % change year-on-year +49.20% -29.33% +23.04%
75th Percentile £78,800 - £85,000
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £62,500 £58,191 £71,250
% change year-on-year +7.40% -18.33% +4.78%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Coventry

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 Coventry.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 79 84 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Coventry 28.62% 46.67% 24.31%
Number of salaries quoted 11 30 55
10th Percentile £31,500 £47,375 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £51,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% +4.55% +6.84%
75th Percentile £77,500 £69,375 £65,000
90th Percentile - £71,875 £77,500
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -17.39% +17.35% -2.00%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISSP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Coventry.

CISSP job vacancy trend in Coventry

CISSP
Salary Trend in Coventry

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Coventry citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Coventry citing CISSP

CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Security Posture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001