CISSP Job Trends in Devon

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Devon with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 0.18% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.66% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - -
75th Percentile £73,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £60,000 £61,250 £62,400
% change year-on-year -2.04% -1.84% -4.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Devon

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 Devon.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 152 161 169
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 26.67% 35.46% 46.69%
Number of salaries quoted 35 67 127
10th Percentile £26,625 £29,039 £23,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £37,349 £26,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,215 £43,491 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.93% +2.33% +11.03%
75th Percentile £55,625 £66,386 £51,500
90th Percentile £73,250 £82,500 £54,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

CISSP job vacancy trend in Devon

CISSP
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing CISSP

CISSP
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Devon region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
Exeter - 1 £72,500 - 1
CISSP
South West

CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Information Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft