(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
46 |
- |
47 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+35 |
| Permanent jobs citing CISSP |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset |
0.21% |
- |
0.31% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
1.11% |
- |
0.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£77,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
- |
- |
£80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+50.94% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£82,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South West median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
£62,400 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.00% |
+0.16% |
-4.00% |
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 Dorset.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
90 |
108 |
105 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset |
18.83% |
26.93% |
32.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
53 |
39 |
84 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£35,400 |
£34,125 |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£43,000 |
£45,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+30.00% |
-9.09% |
+15.79% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£59,341 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£64,700 |
£75,500 |
| South West median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£52,600 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.19% |
+5.20% |
- |
CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISSP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
CISSP
Salary Trend in Dorset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing CISSP.
CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:
