(ISC)2 CCSP Job Trends in England

(ISC)² Certified Cloud Security Professional (ISC2 CCSP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for (ISC)2 CCSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 545 581 578
Rank change year-on-year +36 -3 +233
Permanent jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP 57 80 90
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.11% 0.16% 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.33% 0.44% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 45 50 65
10th Percentile £48,399 £61,250 £52,500
25th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £55,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £95,000 £88,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £123,125 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +11.11% -12.90%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

(ISC)2 CCSP 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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 17,498 17,988 13,955
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.58% 36.46% 30.51%
Number of salaries quoted 7,046 7,168 9,612
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,063 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £93,075 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

(ISC)2 CCSP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing (ISC)2 CCSP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

(ISC)2 CCSP job vacancy trend in England

(ISC)2 CCSP
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing (ISC)2 CCSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing (ISC)2 CCSP

(ISC)2 CCSP
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP in England over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for (ISC)2 CCSP in England

(ISC)2 CCSP
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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
London +44 32 £90,000 +4.35% 7
Midlands +28 8 £56,779 +24.11% 4
South East +25 8 £52,500 -25.00% 8
West Midlands +31 5 £85,000 +150.00% 2
North of England +9 5 £85,000 +13.33%
North West +24 3 £85,000 +13.33%
East Midlands -14 3 £51,058 -11.20% 2
South West +12 2 £61,250 -5.77% 2
Yorkshire -6 2 - -
(ISC)2 CCSP
UK

(ISC)2 CCSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.75%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 29 (50.88%) Azure
2 18 (31.58%) AWS
3 17 (29.82%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (12.28%) Azure Sentinel
4 7 (12.28%) Entra ID
5 6 (10.53%) GCP
6 4 (7.02%) Azure Logic Apps
6 4 (7.02%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (5.26%) Azure Key Vault
7 3 (5.26%) Cloudflare
8 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (1.75%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 11 (19.30%) Firewall
2 9 (15.79%) Network Security
3 4 (7.02%) VPN
4 3 (5.26%) DNS
4 3 (5.26%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (1.75%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 3 (5.26%) Burp Suite
1 3 (5.26%) Metasploit
General
1 24 (42.11%) Finance
2 23 (40.35%) Social Skills
3 11 (19.30%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (14.04%) Law
5 7 (12.28%) Legal
6 6 (10.53%) Banking
6 6 (10.53%) Retail
7 5 (8.77%) Influencing Skills
7 5 (8.77%) Public Sector
8 4 (7.02%) Telecoms
9 3 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (3.51%) Marketing
11 1 (1.75%) Electronics
11 1 (1.75%) Games
11 1 (1.75%) Manufacturing
11 1 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (29.82%) Senior
2 14 (24.56%) Security Engineer
3 12 (21.05%) Security Manager
4 10 (17.54%) Analyst
4 10 (17.54%) Architect
4 10 (17.54%) Security Analyst
5 9 (15.79%) Security Architect
6 8 (14.04%) Senior Manager
7 6 (10.53%) IT Manager
8 5 (8.77%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 5 (8.77%) Information Analyst
8 5 (8.77%) Information Security Analyst
8 5 (8.77%) Principal Engineer
8 5 (8.77%) Principal Security Engineer
9 4 (7.02%) Cybersecurity Architect
9 4 (7.02%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 4 (7.02%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 4 (7.02%) Lead
9 4 (7.02%) Operational Security Manager
9 4 (7.02%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 14 (24.56%) Security Posture
2 5 (8.77%) Cloud Native
2 5 (8.77%) Management Information System
3 3 (5.26%) Cloud Security Posture
3 3 (5.26%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (3.51%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (3.51%) Onboarding
4 2 (3.51%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.75%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.75%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.02%) Linux
1 4 (7.02%) Windows
2 1 (1.75%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (64.91%) Cybersecurity
2 25 (43.86%) Information Security
3 17 (29.82%) Security Architecture
3 17 (29.82%) Vulnerability Management
4 16 (28.07%) SIEM
5 15 (26.32%) Risk Management
6 12 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
6 12 (21.05%) Security Operations
7 11 (19.30%) Cloud Security
7 11 (19.30%) Computer Science
7 11 (19.30%) Zero Trust
8 10 (17.54%) Data Loss Prevention
9 9 (15.79%) Incident Response
9 9 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
9 9 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
9 9 (15.79%) Technical Leadership
10 8 (14.04%) AI
10 8 (14.04%) Penetration Testing
10 8 (14.04%) Risk Assessment
10 8 (14.04%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 12 (21.05%) PowerShell
2 6 (10.53%) Python
3 3 (5.26%) Bash
3 3 (5.26%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (1.75%) SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 54 (94.74%) CISSP
3 30 (52.63%) CISM
4 29 (50.88%) CCSP
5 19 (33.33%) Degree
6 12 (21.05%) CISA
7 8 (14.04%) Azure Certification
7 8 (14.04%) CompTIA Security+
7 8 (14.04%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (12.28%) AWS Certification
8 7 (12.28%) GCIH
8 7 (12.28%) GIAC
9 6 (10.53%) Security Cleared
10 5 (8.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (7.02%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (7.02%) CEH
11 4 (7.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 4 (7.02%) SC Cleared
12 3 (5.26%) CRISC
12 3 (5.26%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (68.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (45.61%) NIST
3 18 (31.58%) GDPR
4 13 (22.81%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (12.28%) GRC
6 5 (8.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (8.77%) PCI DSS
7 3 (5.26%) NCSC
7 3 (5.26%) SOC 2
8 2 (3.51%) HIPAA
8 2 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (1.75%) NIST 800
9 1 (1.75%) QA
9 1 (1.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (5.26%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (5.26%) Nmap
2 2 (3.51%) CASB
2 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.51%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 22 (38.60%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.02%) Google
3 3 (5.26%) Palo Alto
3 3 (5.26%) Rapid7
3 3 (5.26%) Tenable
3 3 (5.26%) Trend Micro
4 2 (3.51%) Cisco
4 2 (3.51%) CyberArk
4 2 (3.51%) Exabeam
4 2 (3.51%) LogRhythm
4 2 (3.51%) Meraki
5 1 (1.75%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.75%) Imperva
5 1 (1.75%) Qualys
5 1 (1.75%) SAP
5 1 (1.75%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.75%) Thales
5 1 (1.75%) VMware