CISSP Job Trends in Leicestershire

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 - 54
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire 0.48% - 0.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.56% - 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £57,000 - -
25th Percentile £60,000 - £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £72,500
75th Percentile £80,000 - £76,250
90th Percentile £83,000 - -
East Midlands median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £56,250
% change year-on-year +4.35% +2.22% -6.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 128 199 111
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 30.70% 28.15% 27.54%
Number of salaries quoted 42 40 61
10th Percentile £25,750 - -
25th Percentile £32,500 £34,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.74% -9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £46,585 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £57,950 £73,125 £72,500
East Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £45,076 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.81% -18.04% +15.79%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

CISSP job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

CISSP
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing CISSP

CISSP
Salary Histogram in Leicestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 20 October 2025.

Salary histogram for CISSP in Leicestershire

CISSP
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 20 October 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
Market Harborough - 2 £70,000 - 1
CISSP
East Midlands

CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Consultant
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 2 (100.00%) Security Consultant
2 1 (50.00%) Senior
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Consultant
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Security Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CRISC
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NCSC
1 2 (100.00%) PCI DSS