CISSP Jobs in the Midlands

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

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 257 208 238
Rank change year-on-year -49 +30 -33
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 64 109 119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.53% 1.20% 1.09%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.15% 3.01% 3.47%
Number of salaries quoted 48 89 84
10th Percentile £52,125 £42,325 £42,875
25th Percentile £57,500 £51,250 £54,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -9.43% -1.85%
75th Percentile £84,919 £81,250 £75,625
90th Percentile £90,625 £86,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £71,217 £70,000 £68,000
% change year-on-year +1.74% +2.94% +4.62%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

CISSP is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,972 3,625 3,430
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 24.66% 39.85% 31.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,865 1,247 1,721
10th Percentile £25,500 £27,900 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,750 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £50,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% +8.70% +2.22%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £73,751 £77,000
England median annual salary £54,700 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.83% +9.09% -

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the Midlands

CISSP
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the Midlands.

Salary trend for CISSP in the Midlands

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the Midlands over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CISSP in the Midlands

CISSP
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 CISSP within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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 -44 41 £75,000 +25.00% 12
East Midlands +8 22 £66,500 +4.31% 6
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (4.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.13%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (10.94%) Azure
2 6 (9.38%) Cloud Computing
3 5 (7.81%) AWS
4 3 (4.69%) Power Platform
5 2 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (3.13%) SaaS
6 1 (1.56%) IaaS
6 1 (1.56%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (12.50%) Firewall
2 5 (7.81%) WAN
3 3 (4.69%) SD-WAN
4 2 (3.13%) LAN
4 2 (3.13%) TCP/IP
4 2 (3.13%) Wireshark
5 1 (1.56%) SAN
5 1 (1.56%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.69%) Power BI
2 1 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
General
1 23 (35.94%) Finance
2 13 (20.31%) Social Skills
3 11 (17.19%) Legal
4 8 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (7.81%) Automotive
5 5 (7.81%) Electronics
6 4 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.13%) Manufacturing
7 2 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (3.13%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.13%) Retail
8 1 (1.56%) Advertising
8 1 (1.56%) Back Office
8 1 (1.56%) Banking
8 1 (1.56%) Law
8 1 (1.56%) Marketing
8 1 (1.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (42.19%) Security Manager
2 14 (21.88%) Information Manager
2 14 (21.88%) Information Security Manager
3 8 (12.50%) Analyst
3 8 (12.50%) Lead
4 7 (10.94%) Security Analyst
5 6 (9.38%) IT Manager
5 6 (9.38%) Senior
6 5 (7.81%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 5 (7.81%) IT Security Manager
7 4 (6.25%) Architect
7 4 (6.25%) Junior
8 3 (4.69%) Data Manager
8 3 (4.69%) Head of Information Security
8 3 (4.69%) Head of Security
8 3 (4.69%) Junior Analyst
8 3 (4.69%) Lead Architect
8 3 (4.69%) Lead Security Architect
8 3 (4.69%) Security Architect
8 3 (4.69%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.13%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 14 (21.88%) Management Information System
2 11 (17.19%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (7.81%) Cyberattack
3 5 (7.81%) Data Centre
4 3 (4.69%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 3 (4.69%) Operational Technology
4 3 (4.69%) Security Posture
5 2 (3.13%) Cyber Security Posture
5 2 (3.13%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.13%) SCADA
5 2 (3.13%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.56%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.56%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.81%) Windows
2 2 (3.13%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (84.38%) Information Security
2 41 (64.06%) Cybersecurity
3 23 (35.94%) Incident Response
4 22 (34.38%) Risk Management
5 20 (31.25%) Data Protection
6 17 (26.56%) Penetration Testing
7 16 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
8 14 (21.88%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (17.19%) Computer Science
9 11 (17.19%) Data Security
10 9 (14.06%) Roadmaps
10 9 (14.06%) Vulnerability Management
11 8 (12.50%) Analytics
11 8 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
11 8 (12.50%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 8 (12.50%) Security Architecture
11 8 (12.50%) Security Management
11 8 (12.50%) Threat Intelligence
12 7 (10.94%) Project Management
12 7 (10.94%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 52 (81.25%) CISM
2 23 (35.94%) Degree
3 19 (29.69%) CISA
4 15 (23.44%) CRISC
5 9 (14.06%) CEH
6 7 (10.94%) OSCP
7 6 (9.38%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (9.38%) GIAC
7 6 (9.38%) SANS
8 5 (7.81%) PCI QSA
9 4 (6.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (6.25%) Azure Certification
9 4 (6.25%) CCSP
9 4 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (6.25%) CISMP
9 4 (6.25%) Security Cleared
10 3 (4.69%) AWS Certification
10 3 (4.69%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (4.69%) Master's Degree
10 3 (4.69%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (43.75%) NIST
3 15 (23.44%) PCI DSS
4 13 (20.31%) GDPR
5 6 (9.38%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (9.38%) GRC
6 5 (7.81%) COBIT
6 5 (7.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (6.25%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 2 (3.13%) NIST 800
9 1 (1.56%) Accessibility
9 1 (1.56%) Data Quality
9 1 (1.56%) ISO 31000
9 1 (1.56%) NCSC
9 1 (1.56%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (4.69%) Docker
2 2 (3.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (4.69%) Kubernetes
1 3 (4.69%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (3.13%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 2 (3.13%) Fortinet
1 2 (3.13%) Rapid7
1 2 (3.13%) SAP
2 1 (1.56%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.56%) Oracle