(ISC)2 CCSP Job Trends in London

(ISC)² Certified Cloud Security Professional (ISC2 CCSP)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for (ISC)2 CCSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 344 395 391
Rank change year-on-year +51 -4 +219
Permanent jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP 31 36 53
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.23% 0.23% 0.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.77% 0.73% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 24 25 29
10th Percentile £65,750 £61,250 £52,500
25th Percentile £74,375 £67,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £86,250 £87,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% +20.69% -3.33%
75th Percentile £108,125 £100,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £126,875 - £104,500
England median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +11.11% -10.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

(ISC)2 CCSP 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 London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,026 4,964 4,781
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 29.32% 31.44% 26.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,107 2,073 3,473
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £39,085
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.12%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £117,250 £112,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

(ISC)2 CCSP
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing (ISC)2 CCSP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

(ISC)2 CCSP job vacancy trend in London

(ISC)2 CCSP
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing (ISC)2 CCSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing (ISC)2 CCSP

(ISC)2 CCSP
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP in London over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for (ISC)2 CCSP in London

(ISC)2 CCSP
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP within the London region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Central London +42 6 £80,000 +28.00% 4
(ISC)2 CCSP
England

(ISC)2 CCSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.23%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (45.16%) Azure
2 9 (29.03%) AWS
3 5 (16.13%) GCP
3 5 (16.13%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (12.90%) Azure Sentinel
5 3 (9.68%) Cloudflare
5 3 (9.68%) Entra ID
6 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (3.23%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 1 (3.23%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 7 (22.58%) Network Security
2 5 (16.13%) Firewall
3 3 (9.68%) DNS
4 1 (3.23%) Intrusion Detection
Development Applications
1 3 (9.68%) Burp Suite
1 3 (9.68%) Metasploit
General
1 14 (45.16%) Finance
2 12 (38.71%) Social Skills
3 6 (19.35%) Law
4 5 (16.13%) Banking
4 5 (16.13%) Legal
5 4 (12.90%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (9.68%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (9.68%) Retail
6 3 (9.68%) Telecoms
7 2 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (6.45%) Public Sector
8 1 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (3.23%) Games
8 1 (3.23%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 11 (35.48%) Senior
2 10 (32.26%) Security Manager
3 7 (22.58%) Security Engineer
4 5 (16.13%) IT Manager
4 5 (16.13%) Senior Manager
5 4 (12.90%) Architect
5 4 (12.90%) Architecture Manager
5 4 (12.90%) Engineering Manager
5 4 (12.90%) IT Operations Manager
5 4 (12.90%) IT Security Manager
5 4 (12.90%) Operational Security Manager
5 4 (12.90%) Operations Manager
5 4 (12.90%) Security Architect
5 4 (12.90%) Security Operations Manager
6 3 (9.68%) Information Security Engineer
6 3 (9.68%) IT Security Specialist
6 3 (9.68%) Principal Engineer
6 3 (9.68%) Principal Security Engineer
6 3 (9.68%) Security Specialist
6 3 (9.68%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 8 (25.81%) Security Posture
2 5 (16.13%) Cloud Native
3 3 (9.68%) Cloud Security Posture
4 2 (6.45%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (6.45%) Management Information System
5 1 (3.23%) Data Centre
5 1 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.90%) Linux
1 4 (12.90%) Windows
2 1 (3.23%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (51.61%) Information Security
2 15 (48.39%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (38.71%) SIEM
4 11 (35.48%) Risk Management
4 11 (35.48%) Vulnerability Management
5 10 (32.26%) Cloud Security
5 10 (32.26%) Data Loss Prevention
6 9 (29.03%) Computer Science
6 9 (29.03%) Security Architecture
6 9 (29.03%) Security Operations
7 8 (25.81%) Incident Response
7 8 (25.81%) Zero Trust
8 7 (22.58%) Stakeholder Management
8 7 (22.58%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
9 6 (19.35%) AI
9 6 (19.35%) Mentoring
9 6 (19.35%) SABSA
9 6 (19.35%) Threat Modelling
9 6 (19.35%) TOGAF
10 5 (16.13%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 5 (16.13%) PowerShell
2 3 (9.68%) Bash
2 3 (9.68%) Python
3 1 (3.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 31 (100.00%) CISSP
2 16 (51.61%) CCSP
3 15 (48.39%) CISM
3 15 (48.39%) Degree
4 8 (25.81%) CISA
5 7 (22.58%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (22.58%) GCIH
6 5 (16.13%) GIAC
7 4 (12.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (9.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 3 (9.68%) Master's Degree
9 2 (6.45%) AWS Certification
9 2 (6.45%) Azure Certification
9 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (3.23%) A+ Certification
10 1 (3.23%) CCNP
10 1 (3.23%) CRISC
10 1 (3.23%) MCITP
10 1 (3.23%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (67.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (48.39%) GDPR
3 13 (41.94%) NIST
4 3 (9.68%) SOC 2
5 2 (6.45%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (6.45%) GRC
5 2 (6.45%) HIPAA
6 1 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 1 (3.23%) QA
6 1 (3.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (9.68%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (9.68%) Nmap
2 2 (6.45%) CASB
2 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (6.45%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 11 (35.48%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.68%) Rapid7
3 1 (3.23%) Google
3 1 (3.23%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.23%) VMware