CISSP Job Trends in North London

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
London > North London

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

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 23 25
Rank change year-on-year +2 +2 +2
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 1 4 4
As % of all permanent jobs in North London 0.94% 2.25% 2.94%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.94% 2.84% 6.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 4
10th Percentile - - £61,000
25th Percentile - - £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £65,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -13.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £85,000 £75,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -6.25% +10.34%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North London

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 North London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 34 141 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in North London 32.08% 79.21% 43.38%
Number of salaries quoted 7 11 58
10th Percentile £39,500 £45,000 £50,625
25th Percentile £47,148 £63,125 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,588 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.17% +18.18% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £70,125 £62,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £72,500
London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.70%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in North London

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

CISSP job vacancy trend in North London

CISSP
Salary Trend in North London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in North London citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in North London citing CISSP

CISSP
Job Locations in North London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the North London region over the 6 months to 6 March 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
Enfield - 1 £80,000 - 1
CISSP
London

CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Head of Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Head of Security
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS