CCSP Job Trends in the Midlands

Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for CCSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 240 -
Rank change year-on-year +22 - -
Permanent jobs citing CCSP 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.038% 0.030% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.11% 0.082% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £34,175 -
25th Percentile £58,750 £37,438 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £45,750 -
Median % change year-on-year +36.61% - -
75th Percentile £66,250 £54,938 -
90th Percentile - £58,725 -
England median annual salary £62,538 £85,000 £65,500
% change year-on-year -26.43% +29.77% -18.13%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,774 2,442 1,384
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.55% 36.65% 27.62%
Number of salaries quoted 761 737 1,099
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CCSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

CCSP job vacancy trend in the Midlands

CCSP
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CCSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CCSP

CCSP
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCSP within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
West Midlands +20 3 £62,500 +83.82% 1
CCSP
England

CCSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) Azure Key Vault
2 2 (66.67%) Entra ID
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (33.33%) AWS
3 1 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (33.33%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) VPN
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) IT Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) IT Security Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Security Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) SIEM
2 2 (66.67%) Task Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) Information Assurance
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Kusto Query Language
1 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
1 2 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (100.00%) CISSP
2 2 (66.67%) CISM
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Cisco
1 2 (66.67%) Exabeam
1 2 (66.67%) Meraki
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft