CISSP Jobs in England

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 245 265 263
Rank change year-on-year +20 -2 +101
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 649 972 1,112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.32% 1.01% 1.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.73% 3.78% 4.03%
Number of salaries quoted 289 725 792
10th Percentile £52,400 £44,325 £45,250
25th Percentile £57,670 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% - +3.70%
75th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £95,500 £100,000 £103,750
UK median annual salary £72,500 £71,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +2.11% +1.43% +1.45%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 23,758 25,700 27,560
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 48.24% 26.74% 33.83%
Number of salaries quoted 9,578 15,764 12,782
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,757 £38,603 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,273 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.34% -9.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,263 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.26% -11.23% +9.09%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in England

CISSP
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in England.

Salary trend for CISSP in England

CISSP
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in England over the 6 months to 15 June 2025.

Salary histogram for CISSP in England

CISSP
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the England region over the 6 months to 15 June 2025. 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 -9 240 £75,000 -9.09% 301
Midlands +144 157 £57,500 -17.86% 26
South East +94 111 £71,000 +29.09% 155
West Midlands +120 105 £57,500 -20.69% 14
North of England -30 58 £65,000 +15.04% 61
East Midlands +88 52 £58,750 -13.92% 12
South West +46 44 £67,500 -1.46% 36
North West -59 33 £61,000 +10.91% 44
East of England +29 18 £47,042 -12.88% 39
Yorkshire +38 17 £57,500 -17.86% 6
North East +48 8 £72,500 -9.20% 11
CISSP
UK

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (1.69%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.46%) Confluence
3 2 (0.31%) IIS
3 2 (0.31%) TPMS
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 8 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.62%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 78 (12.02%) Azure
2 56 (8.63%) AWS
3 31 (4.78%) SaaS
4 28 (4.31%) Microsoft 365
5 24 (3.70%) Entra ID
6 22 (3.39%) GCP
7 17 (2.62%) Azure Sentinel
8 12 (1.85%) IaaS
9 8 (1.23%) Power Platform
10 7 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (0.92%) PaaS
12 5 (0.77%) Azure Monitor
13 4 (0.62%) Azure Key Vault
14 3 (0.46%) Amazon ECS
14 3 (0.46%) GitHub
14 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Purview
14 3 (0.46%) Mimecast
14 3 (0.46%) Miro
15 2 (0.31%) WhatsApp
16 1 (0.15%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 90 (13.87%) Firewall
2 37 (5.70%) Network Security
3 28 (4.31%) VPN
4 27 (4.16%) Intrusion Detection
5 9 (1.39%) DNS
5 9 (1.39%) SAN
6 7 (1.08%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.92%) HTTP
7 6 (0.92%) WAN
8 5 (0.77%) Kerberos
9 3 (0.46%) LAN
9 3 (0.46%) S/MIME
9 3 (0.46%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.46%) Software-Defined Networking
9 3 (0.46%) SSL
9 3 (0.46%) X.509
10 2 (0.31%) Cisco ISE
10 2 (0.31%) DMZ
10 2 (0.31%) SMTP
10 2 (0.31%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.23%) Power BI
2 7 (1.08%) MongoDB
3 4 (0.62%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.46%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.15%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.15%) HBase
Development Applications
1 9 (1.39%) JIRA
2 3 (0.46%) Cypress.io
2 3 (0.46%) JMeter
2 3 (0.46%) JUnit
2 3 (0.46%) LoadRunner
2 3 (0.46%) Selenium
2 3 (0.46%) TestRail
3 1 (0.15%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.15%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.15%) Postman
3 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.15%) Subversion
General
1 234 (36.06%) Social Skills
2 221 (34.05%) Finance
3 111 (17.10%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (7.70%) Legal
5 35 (5.39%) Banking
6 30 (4.62%) Marketing
7 29 (4.47%) Public Sector
8 25 (3.85%) Telecoms
9 24 (3.70%) Manufacturing
9 24 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (3.39%) Electronics
11 20 (3.08%) Retail
12 19 (2.93%) Law
13 13 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (1.85%) Local Government
15 11 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (1.23%) Military
17 7 (1.08%) Aerospace
18 5 (0.77%) Publishing
19 4 (0.62%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 166 (25.58%) Security Engineer
2 134 (20.65%) Analyst
3 123 (18.95%) Security Manager
4 121 (18.64%) Security Analyst
5 119 (18.34%) Principal Engineer
5 119 (18.34%) Principal Security Engineer
6 110 (16.95%) Senior
7 87 (13.41%) Architect
8 82 (12.63%) Security Architect
9 81 (12.48%) Senior Manager
10 63 (9.71%) Engineering Manager
11 60 (9.24%) IT Manager
11 60 (9.24%) Product Engineer
12 59 (9.09%) Principal Security Analyst
12 59 (9.09%) Product Analyst
13 46 (7.09%) Senior Architect
13 46 (7.09%) Senior Security Architect
14 45 (6.93%) Product Architect
15 44 (6.78%) Consultant
16 38 (5.86%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.69%) Leaflet
2 8 (1.23%) LDAP
2 8 (1.23%) SAML
3 7 (1.08%) Kafka
4 6 (0.92%) SailPoint
5 5 (0.77%) OAuth
5 5 (0.77%) OpenID
5 5 (0.77%) RESTful
6 3 (0.46%) EJB
6 3 (0.46%) HTML
7 2 (0.31%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.31%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.31%) CSS
7 2 (0.31%) Elastic Stack
7 2 (0.31%) ModSecurity
7 2 (0.31%) Node.js
8 1 (0.15%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 177 (27.27%) Management Information System
2 67 (10.32%) Security Posture
3 40 (6.16%) Cyber Threat
4 21 (3.24%) Life Science
5 20 (3.08%) Security Operations Centre
6 17 (2.62%) PKI
6 17 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (2.31%) Cloud Security Posture
7 15 (2.31%) Hedge funds
8 14 (2.16%) Data Protection Act
9 13 (2.00%) Cloud Native
10 12 (1.85%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (1.39%) Onboarding
12 8 (1.23%) Virtual Team
13 7 (1.08%) CESG
13 7 (1.08%) Operational Technology
14 6 (0.92%) Podcast
14 6 (0.92%) Social Media
14 6 (0.92%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 5 (0.77%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 47 (7.24%) Windows
2 14 (2.16%) Linux
3 10 (1.54%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.92%) Windows Vista
5 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.15%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 434 (66.87%) Cybersecurity
2 398 (61.33%) Information Security
3 270 (41.60%) Risk Management
4 238 (36.67%) Project Management
5 143 (22.03%) Incident Response
6 141 (21.73%) Mentoring
7 132 (20.34%) Cyber Resilience
7 132 (20.34%) Security Testing
8 108 (16.64%) Problem-Solving
9 93 (14.33%) Agile
9 93 (14.33%) SIEM
10 91 (14.02%) Continuous Improvement
11 81 (12.48%) Stakeholder Management
12 80 (12.33%) Cloud Security
13 76 (11.71%) ITIL
14 70 (10.79%) Security Operations
15 63 (9.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 59 (9.09%) Roadmaps
17 57 (8.78%) Regulatory Compliance
18 52 (8.01%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (6.32%) PowerShell
2 30 (4.62%) Python
3 9 (1.39%) Kusto Query Language
3 9 (1.39%) R
4 6 (0.92%) Bash
5 3 (0.46%) SQL
6 2 (0.31%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.31%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.15%) Bicep
7 1 (0.15%) C#
7 1 (0.15%) C++
7 1 (0.15%) Java
7 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 379 (58.40%) CISM
2 318 (49.00%) Degree
3 180 (27.73%) BPSS Clearance
4 140 (21.57%) CESG Certified Professional
5 92 (14.18%) CISA
6 71 (10.94%) CRISC
7 70 (10.79%) CEH
8 67 (10.32%) Security Cleared
9 59 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
10 53 (8.17%) Cisco Certification
11 43 (6.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 41 (6.32%) OSCP
12 41 (6.32%) SC Cleared
13 40 (6.16%) Computer Science Degree
13 40 (6.16%) PMI Certification
14 39 (6.01%) PMP
15 37 (5.70%) SANS
16 33 (5.08%) GCIH
17 29 (4.47%) GIAC
18 27 (4.16%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 303 (46.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 273 (42.06%) NIST
3 125 (19.26%) JSP 440
4 124 (19.11%) RMADS
5 74 (11.40%) Cyber Essentials
6 72 (11.09%) GDPR
7 46 (7.09%) GRC
8 44 (6.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 40 (6.16%) PCI DSS
10 33 (5.08%) SOC 2
11 31 (4.78%) QA
12 27 (4.16%) NCSC
13 20 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 16 (2.47%) ITGC
15 13 (2.00%) Accessibility
16 11 (1.69%) COBIT
17 10 (1.54%) NIST 800
18 9 (1.39%) Def Stans
18 9 (1.39%) HIPAA
19 6 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 22 (3.39%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.62%) Docker
4 2 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.15%) HDFS
5 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (2.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (1.69%) Nessus
2 11 (1.69%) Terraform
3 10 (1.54%) CASB
4 9 (1.39%) QRadar
5 7 (1.08%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.92%) FortiGate
7 5 (0.77%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 5 (0.77%) CSIRT
8 4 (0.62%) Progress Chef
8 4 (0.62%) Puppet
9 3 (0.46%) Ansible
9 3 (0.46%) HP Quality Center
9 3 (0.46%) Kubernetes
10 2 (0.31%) EnCase
10 2 (0.31%) FTK
10 2 (0.31%) RSA Security Analytics
11 1 (0.15%) MaaS360
11 1 (0.15%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 93 (14.33%) Microsoft
2 22 (3.39%) SAP
3 19 (2.93%) Splunk
3 19 (2.93%) VMware
4 17 (2.62%) CrowdStrike
4 17 (2.62%) Tenable
5 15 (2.31%) Cisco
6 9 (1.39%) Palo Alto
6 9 (1.39%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.08%) Fortinet
7 7 (1.08%) Google
7 7 (1.08%) Qualys
8 5 (0.77%) AlienVault
8 5 (0.77%) SolarWinds
8 5 (0.77%) Zscaler
9 4 (0.62%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.62%) Sophos
10 3 (0.46%) Alibaba
10 3 (0.46%) Rapid7
10 3 (0.46%) Symantec