CCSE Job Trends in England

Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 610 624 788
Rank change year-on-year +14 +164 +151
Permanent jobs citing CCSE 23 16 2
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.036% 0.038% 0.003%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.13% 0.096% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 2
10th Percentile - £56,250 -
25th Percentile £82,500 - £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +41.67% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £87,500 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £85,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +41.67% - -7.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CCSE 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 18,358 16,651 20,311
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.71% 40.02% 28.40%
Number of salaries quoted 7,469 6,995 14,392
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £76,000 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

CCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

CCSE job vacancy trend in England

CCSE
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CCSE

CCSE
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCSE within the England region over the 6 months to 7 March 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 +45 23 £85,000 +41.67% 1
CCSE
UK

CCSE
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 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (13.04%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 16 (69.57%) AWS
2 14 (60.87%) Azure
3 2 (8.70%) AWS Direct Connect
Communications & Networking
1 18 (78.26%) Firewall
1 18 (78.26%) LAN
2 16 (69.57%) Cisco ASA
2 16 (69.57%) Cisco Firepower
2 16 (69.57%) WAN
2 16 (69.57%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (17.39%) Network Security
4 2 (8.70%) BGP
4 2 (8.70%) Cisco ISE
4 2 (8.70%) IPsec
4 2 (8.70%) MPLS
4 2 (8.70%) Multicast
4 2 (8.70%) NX-OS
4 2 (8.70%) OSPF
4 2 (8.70%) SD-WAN
4 2 (8.70%) VPN
4 2 (8.70%) VXLAN
4 2 (8.70%) Wireless
4 2 (8.70%) WLAN
5 1 (4.35%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.70%) Big Data
General
1 18 (78.26%) Finance
2 4 (17.39%) Banking
2 4 (17.39%) Telecoms
3 3 (13.04%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Marketing
4 2 (8.70%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Public Sector
4 2 (8.70%) Retail
4 2 (8.70%) Social Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Advertising
5 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (86.96%) Network Engineer
2 14 (60.87%) AWS Engineer
2 14 (60.87%) Azure Engineer
2 14 (60.87%) Cisco Engineer
2 14 (60.87%) Cisco Network Engineer
2 14 (60.87%) LAN Engineer
2 14 (60.87%) LAN/WAN Engineer
2 14 (60.87%) WAN Engineer
3 2 (8.70%) Consultant
3 2 (8.70%) Deployment Engineer
3 2 (8.70%) Network Deployment Engineer
3 2 (8.70%) Presales Consultant
3 2 (8.70%) Senior
3 2 (8.70%) Senior Network Engineer
3 2 (8.70%) Solutions Consultant
4 1 (4.35%) Architect
4 1 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 1 (4.35%) Network Security Engineer
4 1 (4.35%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (69.57%) Data Centre
2 14 (60.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 2 (8.70%) Cloud Native
3 2 (8.70%) Public Cloud
4 1 (4.35%) CMDB
4 1 (4.35%) Operational Technology
4 1 (4.35%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (78.26%) Computer Science
2 16 (69.57%) Process Improvement
3 14 (60.87%) High Availability
4 4 (17.39%) Inventory Management
5 3 (13.04%) Change Control
5 3 (13.04%) Change Management
5 3 (13.04%) Load Balancing
5 3 (13.04%) Low Latency
5 3 (13.04%) Network Design
5 3 (13.04%) Ultra-Low Latency
5 3 (13.04%) Validation
6 2 (8.70%) Big Data Analytics
6 2 (8.70%) Customer Engagement
6 2 (8.70%) Customer Requirements
6 2 (8.70%) Data Analytics
6 2 (8.70%) Integrated Marketing
6 2 (8.70%) Market Research
6 2 (8.70%) Network Segmentation
6 2 (8.70%) Presales
6 2 (8.70%) Proactive Monitoring
Qualifications
1 23 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 22 (95.65%) CCNP
3 21 (91.30%) CCIE
3 21 (91.30%) CCSA
3 21 (91.30%) Degree
4 18 (78.26%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (73.91%) CCNA
6 3 (13.04%) CISSP
7 2 (8.70%) APMG
7 2 (8.70%) Check Point Certification
7 2 (8.70%) CISM
8 1 (4.35%) CCNA CyberOps
Systems Management
1 14 (60.87%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 23 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 23 (100.00%) Cisco
2 20 (86.96%) Fortinet
3 5 (21.74%) F5
4 3 (13.04%) Palo Alto
5 2 (8.70%) Arista
5 2 (8.70%) Dynatrace
5 2 (8.70%) Meraki
5 2 (8.70%) SolarWinds
6 1 (4.35%) Zscaler