CISSP Job Trends in the North of England

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 266 201 246
Rank change year-on-year -65 +45 +60
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 50 54 126
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.29% 0.78% 0.76%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.02% 1.71% 3.60%
Number of salaries quoted 42 46 96
10th Percentile £51,250 £50,375 £36,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £54,141 £52,396
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £61,206
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +10.28% +3.74%
75th Percentile £78,776 £77,500 £84,919
90th Percentile £88,850 - £85,000
England median annual salary £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +10.34% - +3.57%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,926 3,159 3,500
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 28.23% 45.53% 21.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,539 1,322 2,575
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £38,563 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +5.38% -9.52%
75th Percentile £64,750 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £58,750 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.17% +4.55% -4.35%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

CISSP job vacancy trend in the North of England

CISSP
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CISSP

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the North of England over the 6 months to 19 April 2026.

Salary histogram for CISSP in the North of England

CISSP
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the North of England region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
Yorkshire -37 22 £56,014 -2.58% 6
North West -43 18 £68,750 -8.33% 21
North East -27 10 £75,000 +5.26% 4
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 9 (18.00%) AWS
1 9 (18.00%) Azure
2 4 (8.00%) GCP
3 3 (6.00%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (4.00%) Azure Logic Apps
4 2 (4.00%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (4.00%) Serverless
4 2 (4.00%) Vertex AI
5 1 (2.00%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (2.00%) Mimecast
5 1 (2.00%) OpenShift
5 1 (2.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (14.00%) Network Security
2 6 (12.00%) Firewall
3 2 (4.00%) Internet
4 1 (2.00%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (2.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.00%) GitLab
General
1 12 (24.00%) Legal
2 11 (22.00%) Social Skills
3 10 (20.00%) Finance
4 7 (14.00%) Pharmaceutical
5 6 (12.00%) Law
5 6 (12.00%) Retail
6 5 (10.00%) Public Sector
7 3 (6.00%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (6.00%) Banking
8 2 (4.00%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (4.00%) Marketing
8 2 (4.00%) Public Speaking
8 2 (4.00%) Social Housing
9 1 (2.00%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (2.00%) Military
9 1 (2.00%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (2.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (28.00%) Analyst
2 13 (26.00%) Security Analyst
3 12 (24.00%) Information Analyst
3 12 (24.00%) Information Security Analyst
4 10 (20.00%) Senior
5 8 (16.00%) Lead
6 7 (14.00%) Architect
6 7 (14.00%) Head of Security
6 7 (14.00%) Security Architect
6 7 (14.00%) Senior Analyst
7 6 (12.00%) Security Manager
7 6 (12.00%) Senior Information Analyst
7 6 (12.00%) Senior Information Security Analyst
7 6 (12.00%) Senior Security Analyst
8 5 (10.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 5 (10.00%) Head of IT
8 5 (10.00%) Head of IT Security
9 4 (8.00%) Lead Architect
9 4 (8.00%) Lead Security Architect
10 3 (6.00%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (16.00%) Security Posture
2 4 (8.00%) Management Information System
3 3 (6.00%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (4.00%) Cloud Native
4 2 (4.00%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (4.00%) Housing Association
4 2 (4.00%) Mobile App
4 2 (4.00%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.00%) Cyberattack
5 1 (2.00%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.00%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.00%) Linux
1 2 (4.00%) Windows
2 1 (2.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (64.00%) Cybersecurity
2 24 (48.00%) Information Security
3 18 (36.00%) SIEM
4 17 (34.00%) Penetration Testing
5 16 (32.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (32.00%) Incident Response
6 13 (26.00%) Risk Management
7 11 (22.00%) Security Architecture
7 11 (22.00%) Vulnerability Management
8 10 (20.00%) Security Operations
9 8 (16.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (14.00%) Application Security
11 6 (12.00%) Cloud Security
11 6 (12.00%) Computer Science
11 6 (12.00%) IT Strategy
11 6 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
11 6 (12.00%) Roadmaps
12 5 (10.00%) Mentoring
13 4 (8.00%) Coaching
13 4 (8.00%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (6.00%) Python
2 2 (4.00%) Perl
2 2 (4.00%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 33 (66.00%) CISM
2 11 (22.00%) Degree
3 10 (20.00%) CompTIA Security+
4 9 (18.00%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (14.00%) CRISC
6 6 (12.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 5 (10.00%) CEH
8 4 (8.00%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (8.00%) CISA
8 4 (8.00%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (8.00%) OSCP
9 3 (6.00%) Azure Certification
9 3 (6.00%) CCNP
9 3 (6.00%) CCSP
9 3 (6.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 3 (6.00%) SC Cleared
9 3 (6.00%) Security Cleared
10 2 (4.00%) CESG Certified Professional
10 2 (4.00%) CISMP
10 2 (4.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (62.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (42.00%) NIST
3 12 (24.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (20.00%) GDPR
5 5 (10.00%) GRC
6 4 (8.00%) NCSC
7 2 (4.00%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (4.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (2.00%) Def Stans
8 1 (2.00%) GxP
8 1 (2.00%) ISO 22301
8 1 (2.00%) NIST 800
8 1 (2.00%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (2.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.00%) Fluentd
1 1 (2.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 9 (18.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.00%) Cisco
2 1 (2.00%) Cribl.io
2 1 (2.00%) Proofpoint
2 1 (2.00%) Qualys
2 1 (2.00%) Splunk
2 1 (2.00%) Zscaler