CCSE Job Trends in London

Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 358 421 437
Rank change year-on-year +63 +16 +247
Permanent jobs citing CCSE 21 17 2
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.15% 0.11% 0.011%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.52% 0.34% 0.042%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - - £58,687
25th Percentile £82,500 £60,000 £59,342
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £70,000 £61,059
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% +14.64% -6.06%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £62,151
90th Percentile - - £62,431
England median annual salary £85,000 £61,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +38.78% +2.08% -7.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

CCSE 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 4,021 5,010 4,756
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 29.36% 31.60% 27.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,111 2,076 3,449
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 - - +1.71%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £116,875 £112,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

CCSE job vacancy trend in London

CCSE
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CCSE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CCSE

CCSE
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCSE within the London region over the 6 months to 31 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
East London - 10 - -
CCSE
England

CCSE
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 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (38.10%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (38.10%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 10 (47.62%) AWS
1 10 (47.62%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 19 (90.48%) LAN
2 13 (61.90%) Firewall
3 10 (47.62%) Cisco ASA
3 10 (47.62%) Cisco Firepower
3 10 (47.62%) WAN
3 10 (47.62%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (14.29%) Network Security
5 2 (9.52%) Multicast
6 1 (4.76%) Ethernet VPN
6 1 (4.76%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 1 (4.76%) Internet
6 1 (4.76%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (4.76%) NGFW
General
1 17 (80.95%) Finance
2 8 (38.10%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (9.52%) Banking
3 2 (9.52%) Telecoms
4 1 (4.76%) Advertising
4 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (95.24%) Network Engineer
2 10 (47.62%) AWS Engineer
2 10 (47.62%) Azure Engineer
2 10 (47.62%) Cisco Engineer
2 10 (47.62%) Cisco Network Engineer
2 10 (47.62%) LAN Engineer
2 10 (47.62%) LAN/WAN Engineer
2 10 (47.62%) WAN Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) Deployment Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) Network Deployment Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) Senior
3 3 (14.29%) Senior Network Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Network Security Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Security Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) Architect
5 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Architect
Miscellaneous
1 10 (47.62%) Data Centre
1 10 (47.62%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (4.76%) CMDB
2 1 (4.76%) Operational Technology
2 1 (4.76%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (47.62%) Computer Science
1 10 (47.62%) High Availability
1 10 (47.62%) Process Improvement
2 9 (42.86%) Inventory Management
3 8 (38.10%) Change Control
3 8 (38.10%) Load Balancing
3 8 (38.10%) Low Latency
3 8 (38.10%) Ultra-Low Latency
3 8 (38.10%) Validation
4 3 (14.29%) Change Management
5 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (4.76%) Customer Service
6 1 (4.76%) Incident Response
6 1 (4.76%) ITSM
6 1 (4.76%) Migration
6 1 (4.76%) Network Design
6 1 (4.76%) SIEM
6 1 (4.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (4.76%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 1 (4.76%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 20 (95.24%) CCSA
1 20 (95.24%) Cisco Certification
2 19 (90.48%) CCNP
3 18 (85.71%) CCIE
3 18 (85.71%) Degree
4 11 (52.38%) CCNA
5 10 (47.62%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (9.52%) Check Point Certification
7 1 (4.76%) CCNA CyberOps
7 1 (4.76%) CISSP
Systems Management
1 10 (47.62%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 21 (100.00%) CheckPoint
2 20 (95.24%) Cisco
3 13 (61.90%) Fortinet
4 9 (42.86%) F5
5 5 (23.81%) Arista
6 1 (4.76%) Palo Alto
6 1 (4.76%) Zscaler