(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
Leicestershire > Leicester
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicester with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | - | 49 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing CISSP | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester | 1.38% | - | 0.38% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 6.56% | - | 1.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | - | £65,000 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Leicestershire median annual salary | £80,000 | - | £68,750 |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leicester
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 Leicester.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 61 | 62 | 61 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester | 21.03% | 23.48% | 23.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23 | 24 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £17,713 | £34,875 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25,750 | £41,250 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £51,500 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.33% | +58.46% | -31.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £60,375 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £67,750 | £67,500 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary | £40,000 | £42,500 | £39,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +8.97% | -17.89% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISSP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
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Salary Trend in Leicester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing CISSP.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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: