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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 194 251 275
Rank change year-on-year +57 +24 +75
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 730 958 1,192
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.59% 1.12% 1.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.18% 3.93% 3.95%
Number of salaries quoted 353 738 883
10th Percentile £52,500 £45,000 £45,250
25th Percentile £57,670 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £71,108 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% +1.58% +3.70%
75th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £97,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year - +3.57% +2.94%

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 22,991 24,349 30,200
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 49.92% 28.58% 32.64%
Number of salaries quoted 10,025 15,815 13,648
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,500 £38,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £58,193
Median % change year-on-year - -5.49% +5.81%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,700 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -6.90% +5.45%

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 1 May 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 1 May 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 -5 278 £76,250 -4.69% 247
Midlands +172 190 £57,500 -17.86% 37
West Midlands +129 133 £57,500 -23.33% 24
South East +113 107 £65,000 +18.18% 113
North of England +6 70 £61,750 +9.29% 78
East Midlands +84 57 £72,500 +10.27% 10
North West -22 50 £61,000 +10.91% 48
South West +30 40 £65,000 -5.11% 53
East of England +40 24 £71,250 +31.94% 27
Yorkshire +56 15 £57,500 -8.38% 22
North East +41 5 £71,250 -10.76% 9
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 18 (2.47%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.41%) Confluence
2 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.27%) IBM Domino
3 2 (0.27%) IIS
3 2 (0.27%) TPMS
4 1 (0.14%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 6 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.27%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (0.14%) Elite 3E
1 1 (0.14%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 109 (14.93%) Azure
2 72 (9.86%) AWS
3 40 (5.48%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (4.66%) SaaS
5 31 (4.25%) Entra ID
6 29 (3.97%) Azure Sentinel
7 25 (3.42%) GCP
8 10 (1.37%) IaaS
8 10 (1.37%) Power Platform
9 7 (0.96%) PaaS
10 6 (0.82%) Azure Key Vault
10 6 (0.82%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (0.68%) Azure AKS
11 5 (0.68%) Azure Monitor
12 3 (0.41%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.41%) GitHub
12 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.41%) Miro
12 3 (0.41%) WhatsApp
13 2 (0.27%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 129 (17.67%) Firewall
2 52 (7.12%) Network Security
3 41 (5.62%) Intrusion Detection
4 30 (4.11%) VPN
5 14 (1.92%) DNS
6 11 (1.51%) SAN
6 11 (1.51%) TCP/IP
7 8 (1.10%) Cisco Firepower
8 7 (0.96%) WAN
9 6 (0.82%) HTTP
10 5 (0.68%) Kerberos
11 4 (0.55%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (0.55%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (0.55%) VSAN
12 3 (0.41%) Cisco ISE
12 3 (0.41%) Internet
12 3 (0.41%) SD-WAN
13 2 (0.27%) DMZ
13 2 (0.27%) TACACS
13 2 (0.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.37%) Power BI
2 4 (0.55%) MongoDB
3 3 (0.41%) Big Data
3 3 (0.41%) NoSQL
3 3 (0.41%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.14%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.14%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.14%) HBase
5 1 (0.14%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.14%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 11 (1.51%) JIRA
2 3 (0.41%) Cypress.io
2 3 (0.41%) JMeter
2 3 (0.41%) JUnit
2 3 (0.41%) LoadRunner
2 3 (0.41%) Selenium
2 3 (0.41%) TestRail
3 2 (0.27%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.14%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.14%) Postman
4 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.14%) Subversion
General
1 258 (35.34%) Social Skills
2 219 (30.00%) Finance
3 110 (15.07%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (6.85%) Legal
5 31 (4.25%) Banking
6 28 (3.84%) Presentation Skills
7 25 (3.42%) Retail
8 23 (3.15%) Public Sector
9 21 (2.88%) Telecoms
10 20 (2.74%) Manufacturing
10 20 (2.74%) Marketing
11 15 (2.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (2.05%) Law
12 14 (1.92%) Electronics
13 12 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.23%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (1.23%) Publishing
15 6 (0.82%) Aerospace
15 6 (0.82%) Local Government
15 6 (0.82%) Military
Job Titles
1 208 (28.49%) Security Engineer
2 183 (25.07%) Analyst
3 163 (22.33%) Security Analyst
4 147 (20.14%) Principal Engineer
4 147 (20.14%) Principal Security Engineer
5 141 (19.32%) Security Manager
6 104 (14.25%) Senior
7 97 (13.29%) Architect
8 94 (12.88%) Security Architect
9 87 (11.92%) Principal Security Analyst
9 87 (11.92%) Product Analyst
10 67 (9.18%) Senior Manager
11 62 (8.49%) IT Manager
12 60 (8.22%) Product Engineer
13 50 (6.85%) Consultant
14 48 (6.58%) Engineering Manager
15 47 (6.44%) Senior Architect
15 47 (6.44%) Senior Security Architect
16 45 (6.16%) Product Architect
17 42 (5.75%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.51%) Leaflet
2 9 (1.23%) LDAP
3 8 (1.10%) SAML
4 6 (0.82%) SailPoint
5 5 (0.68%) Azure Blueprints
5 5 (0.68%) OAuth
5 5 (0.68%) OpenID
5 5 (0.68%) RESTful
6 4 (0.55%) Kafka
7 3 (0.41%) HTML
8 2 (0.27%) 802.1X
8 2 (0.27%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.27%) CSS
8 2 (0.27%) Node.js
9 1 (0.14%) EJB
9 1 (0.14%) JDBC
9 1 (0.14%) ModSecurity
9 1 (0.14%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 184 (25.21%) Management Information System
2 77 (10.55%) Security Posture
3 45 (6.16%) Cyber Threat
4 27 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.88%) Life Science
6 19 (2.60%) Hedge funds
6 19 (2.60%) PKI
7 18 (2.47%) Data Protection Act
8 16 (2.19%) Cloud Native
8 16 (2.19%) Security Operations Centre
9 14 (1.92%) Cloud Security Posture
9 14 (1.92%) Social Media
9 14 (1.92%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 11 (1.51%) Onboarding
11 9 (1.23%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (1.23%) Freedom of Information
11 9 (1.23%) Freedom of Information Act
11 9 (1.23%) Podcast
12 8 (1.10%) Operational Technology
12 8 (1.10%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 69 (9.45%) Windows
2 19 (2.60%) Linux
3 14 (1.92%) Windows Vista
4 13 (1.78%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.68%) VMS
6 4 (0.55%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.27%) Unix
8 1 (0.14%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.14%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 508 (69.59%) Cybersecurity
2 466 (63.84%) Information Security
3 307 (42.05%) Risk Management
4 240 (32.88%) Project Management
5 162 (22.19%) Security Testing
6 161 (22.05%) Incident Response
7 160 (21.92%) Cyber Resilience
8 132 (18.08%) SIEM
9 121 (16.58%) Problem-Solving
10 116 (15.89%) Mentoring
11 105 (14.38%) Cloud Security
12 96 (13.15%) ITIL
13 89 (12.19%) Vulnerability Management
14 88 (12.05%) Continuous Improvement
15 86 (11.78%) Computer Science
16 84 (11.51%) Stakeholder Management
17 81 (11.10%) Agile
18 74 (10.14%) Security Operations
19 70 (9.59%) Roadmaps
20 66 (9.04%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 53 (7.26%) PowerShell
2 45 (6.16%) Python
3 12 (1.64%) Kusto Query Language
4 10 (1.37%) Bash
5 9 (1.23%) R
6 6 (0.82%) SQL
7 5 (0.68%) C++
7 5 (0.68%) Java
7 5 (0.68%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.41%) C#
9 2 (0.27%) Go
9 2 (0.27%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.14%) ABAP
10 1 (0.14%) Bicep
10 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 452 (61.92%) CISM
2 375 (51.37%) Degree
3 193 (26.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 165 (22.60%) CESG Certified Professional
5 103 (14.11%) CISA
6 87 (11.92%) CEH
7 75 (10.27%) Computer Science Degree
7 75 (10.27%) CRISC
8 74 (10.14%) CompTIA Security+
9 69 (9.45%) Cisco Certification
10 62 (8.49%) Security Cleared
11 48 (6.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 46 (6.30%) OSCP
13 42 (5.75%) SANS
14 41 (5.62%) PMI Certification
15 40 (5.48%) PMP
16 37 (5.07%) GCIH
17 36 (4.93%) GCIA
17 36 (4.93%) SC Cleared
18 29 (3.97%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 356 (48.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 331 (45.34%) NIST
3 156 (21.37%) JSP 440
4 151 (20.68%) RMADS
5 88 (12.05%) GDPR
6 70 (9.59%) Cyber Essentials
7 57 (7.81%) GRC
8 51 (6.99%) PCI DSS
9 37 (5.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 34 (4.66%) NCSC
11 28 (3.84%) SOC 2
12 22 (3.01%) QA
13 21 (2.88%) COBIT
14 20 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 18 (2.47%) ITGC
16 16 (2.19%) HIPAA
17 13 (1.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 12 (1.64%) Accessibility
19 8 (1.10%) Def Stans
19 8 (1.10%) NIST 800
System Software
1 28 (3.84%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
2 8 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.41%) Docker
5 1 (0.14%) HDFS
5 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 17 (2.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 17 (2.33%) Terraform
2 14 (1.92%) CASB
2 14 (1.92%) Nessus
3 9 (1.23%) FortiGate
4 8 (1.10%) QRadar
5 7 (0.96%) Kubernetes
5 7 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.82%) CSIRT
7 5 (0.68%) Istio
7 5 (0.68%) linkerd
8 4 (0.55%) Progress Chef
8 4 (0.55%) Puppet
9 3 (0.41%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 3 (0.41%) HP Quality Center
10 2 (0.27%) Ansible
10 2 (0.27%) EnCase
10 2 (0.27%) FTK
10 2 (0.27%) RSA Security Analytics
11 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 101 (13.84%) Microsoft
2 28 (3.84%) VMware
3 26 (3.56%) Tenable
4 24 (3.29%) Cisco
5 22 (3.01%) CrowdStrike
6 15 (2.05%) Fortinet
6 15 (2.05%) SAP
6 15 (2.05%) Splunk
7 14 (1.92%) Palo Alto
8 12 (1.64%) Google
8 12 (1.64%) Qualys
8 12 (1.64%) Salesforce
9 11 (1.51%) CheckPoint
10 5 (0.68%) LogRhythm
10 5 (0.68%) SolarWinds
11 4 (0.55%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.55%) Sophos
12 3 (0.41%) Arista
12 3 (0.41%) F5
12 3 (0.41%) Symantec