SSCP Job Trends in Leeds

(ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (ISC2 SSCP)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leeds citing SSCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 8 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	117	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing SSCP	6	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds	0.20%	-	-
As % of the Qualifications category	1.86%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	5	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£46,250	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£67,500	-	-
75^th Percentile	£68,750	-	-
90^th Percentile	£71,750	-	-
West Yorkshire median annual salary	£67,500	-	-

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leeds

SSCP 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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in Leeds.

	6 months to 8 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	322	307	294
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds	10.59%	27.34%	20.63%
Number of salaries quoted	205	154	97
10^th Percentile	£38,500	£27,500	£25,000
25^th Percentile	£44,447	£28,250	£41,103
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,343	£42,788	£52,500
Median % change year-on-year	+41.03%	-18.50%	-7.49%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£70,000	£80,000
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£75,000	£90,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary	£55,000	£42,000	£52,500
% change year-on-year	+30.95%	-20.00%	-8.70%

SSCP Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

SSCP Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing SSCP.

SSCP Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing SSCP in Leeds over the 6 months to 8 November 2026.

SSCP Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 8 November 2026, job vacancies citing SSCP also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leeds region citing SSCP.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Cybersecurity	100.0%	6
1	SIEM	100.0%	6
3	Azure	83.3%	5
3	CompTIA Security+	83.3%	5
3	Incident Response	83.3%	5
3	Problem-Solving	83.3%	5
7	Firewall	66.7%	4
7	Microsoft	66.7%	4
7	Stakeholder Management	66.7%	4
10	Azure Sentinel	50.0%	3
10	Cisco Certification	50.0%	3
10	Cloud Security	50.0%	3
10	Degree	50.0%	3
10	ITIL	50.0%	3
10	Linux	50.0%	3
10	VMware	50.0%	3
10	Vulnerability Management	50.0%	3
10	Vulnerability Remediation	50.0%	3
10	Windows	50.0%	3
10	Windows Server	50.0%	3
21	Antivirus Management	33.3%	2
21	CCNA	33.3%	2
21	CEH	33.3%	2
21	Cisco	33.3%	2
21	Citrix	33.3%	2
21	Computer Science Degree	33.3%	2
21	Cryptography	33.3%	2
21	Cyber Threat Intelligence	33.3%	2
21	Data Protection	33.3%	2
21	IIS	33.3%	2

SSCP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CompTIA Security+	83.3%	5
2	Cisco Certification	50.0%	3
2	Degree	50.0%	3
4	CCNA	33.3%	2
4	CEH	33.3%	2
4	Computer Science Degree	33.3%	2
4	MCSE	33.3%	2
4	Microsoft Certification	33.3%	2
4	Network+ Certification	33.3%	2
4	OSCP	33.3%	2
11	(ISC)2 CCSP	16.7%	1
11	CCSP	16.7%	1
11	CISM	16.7%	1
11	CISSP	16.7%	1
11	CompTIA CySA+	16.7%	1
11	CRISC	16.7%	1
11	Master's Degree	16.7%	1