CISSP Jobs in Kent

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 99 75
Rank change year-on-year +32 -24 +45
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 4 11 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 0.50% 0.72% 2.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.89% 3.42% 6.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1 10 8
10th Percentile - £50,250 £51,750
25th Percentile £67,500 £56,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £57,500 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% -6.12% -2.78%
75th Percentile £72,500 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile - - £69,500
South East median annual salary £70,000 £55,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year +27.27% -6.78% -5.60%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 451 322 390
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 56.16% 20.98% 36.14%
Number of salaries quoted 226 218 158
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £34,988 £32,563 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,325 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.83% - -
75th Percentile £47,683 £60,000 £58,438
90th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £67,285
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +2.94% -2.12%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in Kent

CISSP
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for CISSP in Kent

CISSP
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Kent region over the 6 months to 28 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
Rochester - 3 - -
Tunbridge Wells - 1 £70,000 -
CISSP
South East

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Architect
1 3 (75.00%) Engineering Manager
1 3 (75.00%) Product Architect
1 3 (75.00%) Security Architect
1 3 (75.00%) Security Manager
1 3 (75.00%) Senior
1 3 (75.00%) Senior Architect
1 3 (75.00%) Senior Manager
1 3 (75.00%) Senior Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
2 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (75.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) SABSA
3 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (25.00%) Scrum
3 1 (25.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) CEH
2 1 (25.00%) CISM
2 1 (25.00%) GIAC
2 1 (25.00%) OSCP
2 1 (25.00%) SANS