CISSP Job Trends in Croydon

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
South London > Croydon

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Croydon with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - 44
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 2 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Croydon 1.63% - 3.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.85% - 8.70%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile - - £91,250
25th Percentile £70,400 - £91,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,600 - £100,000
75th Percentile £78,800 - £107,500
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary £74,600 - £98,750
% change year-on-year - - +203.85%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Croydon

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 Croydon.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 52 123 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Croydon 42.28% 62.76% 37.91%
Number of salaries quoted 4 16 52
10th Percentile £44,657 £43,125 £42,500
25th Percentile £56,517 £58,016 £68,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,445 £61,644 £81,250
Median % change year-on-year +12.65% -24.13% +30.00%
75th Percentile £78,800 £67,500 £83,750
90th Percentile - £68,750 £102,375
South London median annual salary £36,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -39.17% - +14.29%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon

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

CISSP job vacancy trend in Croydon

CISSP
Salary Trend in Croydon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing CISSP

CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon 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 2 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Head of Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Head of Security
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Security Posture
1 2 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001