CISSP Job Trends in Exeter

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
Devon > Exeter

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Exeter 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 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 0.46% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.72% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - -
75th Percentile £73,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £72,500 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Exeter

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 Exeter.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 58 70 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Exeter 26.61% 33.33% 53.70%
Number of salaries quoted 24 47 42
10th Percentile £26,688 £27,598 £23,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £34,404 £32,025
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,250 £43,491 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.05% +2.33% +11.03%
75th Percentile £48,750 £45,312 £48,661
90th Percentile £55,875 £67,000 £59,512
Devon median annual salary £39,250 £43,491 £42,500
% change year-on-year -9.75% +2.33% +11.03%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

CISSP job vacancy trend in Exeter

CISSP
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing CISSP

CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Information Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft