CISSP Jobs 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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 280 233 298
Rank change year-on-year -47 +65 +18
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 66 164 136
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.57% 0.91% 0.82%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.99% 4.19% 2.66%
Number of salaries quoted 46 133 73
10th Percentile £52,875 £38,000 £43,300
25th Percentile £54,793 £52,084 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,250 £56,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.87% -4.24% +2.61%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,919 £70,000
90th Percentile - £85,000 £77,715
England median annual salary £71,991 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +2.84% - +3.70%

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 6,636 3,915 5,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 57.34% 21.62% 30.79%
Number of salaries quoted 2,965 2,700 1,737
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,748 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £48,013 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +4.25% -12.52% +15.54%
75th Percentile £58,943 £62,500 £68,250
90th Percentile £72,500 £79,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £54,793 £54,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.54% -9.17% +9.09%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the North of England

CISSP
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the North of England.

Salary trend for CISSP in the North of England

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the North of England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

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 28 May 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
North West -66 43 £56,500 +2.73% 142
Yorkshire +40 15 £57,500 +1.77% 121
North East +42 8 £71,250 -10.76% 47
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 (3.03%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 9 (13.64%) Azure
2 3 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.03%) AWS
4 1 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.52%) Azure Key Vault
4 1 (1.52%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 14 (21.21%) Firewall
2 11 (16.67%) Intrusion Detection
3 5 (7.58%) VPN
4 4 (6.06%) DNS
4 4 (6.06%) HTTP
4 4 (6.06%) Network Security
4 4 (6.06%) TCP/IP
5 2 (3.03%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (3.03%) DMZ
5 2 (3.03%) SD-WAN
5 2 (3.03%) SMTP
5 2 (3.03%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (3.03%) TACACS
5 2 (3.03%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.03%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.52%) Relational Database
General
1 23 (34.85%) Social Skills
2 16 (24.24%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (24.24%) Finance
3 4 (6.06%) Legal
4 3 (4.55%) Public Sector
5 2 (3.03%) Banking
5 2 (3.03%) Local Government
5 2 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (46.97%) Security Manager
2 21 (31.82%) Architect
2 21 (31.82%) Security Architect
3 15 (22.73%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 12 (18.18%) Senior
5 9 (13.64%) Engineering Manager
5 9 (13.64%) Product Architect
5 9 (13.64%) Risk Manager
5 9 (13.64%) Senior Architect
5 9 (13.64%) Senior Manager
5 9 (13.64%) Senior Security Architect
6 6 (9.09%) Analyst
6 6 (9.09%) Security Analyst
7 5 (7.58%) Operations Manager
8 4 (6.06%) Governance Manager
8 4 (6.06%) Information Manager
8 4 (6.06%) Information Security Manager
9 3 (4.55%) Information Security Analyst
9 3 (4.55%) Senior Information Analyst
9 3 (4.55%) Senior Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.03%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 43 (65.15%) Management Information System
2 13 (19.70%) Security Posture
3 8 (12.12%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (12.12%) Social Media
3 8 (12.12%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 4 (6.06%) Operational Technology
5 3 (4.55%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (4.55%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (3.03%) Cyberattack
6 2 (3.03%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (1.52%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.52%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 1 (1.52%) Learning Management System
7 1 (1.52%) NHS
7 1 (1.52%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 12 (18.18%) Windows
2 8 (12.12%) Windows Vista
3 2 (3.03%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.52%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (83.33%) Information Security
2 46 (69.70%) Cybersecurity
3 27 (40.91%) Risk Management
4 21 (31.82%) Incident Response
5 18 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (24.24%) Project Management
6 16 (24.24%) Vulnerability Management
7 14 (21.21%) Cloud Security
7 14 (21.21%) Security Architecture
8 13 (19.70%) Mentoring
9 12 (18.18%) Computer Science
9 12 (18.18%) Data Protection
9 12 (18.18%) SIEM
9 12 (18.18%) TOGAF
10 10 (15.15%) Ethical Hacking
10 10 (15.15%) Identity Management
10 10 (15.15%) Service Catalogue
11 9 (13.64%) Risk Analysis
11 9 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.55%) PowerShell
2 2 (3.03%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (1.52%) Bash
3 1 (1.52%) Bicep
3 1 (1.52%) Python
3 1 (1.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (62.12%) CISM
2 36 (54.55%) Degree
3 25 (37.88%) CISA
4 16 (24.24%) CEH
4 16 (24.24%) Cisco Certification
5 14 (21.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 9 (13.64%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (13.64%) CompTIA Security+
6 9 (13.64%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (13.64%) Master's Degree
7 8 (12.12%) DBS Check
8 5 (7.58%) Security Cleared
9 4 (6.06%) CRISC
9 4 (6.06%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 3 (4.55%) GIAC
10 3 (4.55%) SANS
10 3 (4.55%) SSCP
11 2 (3.03%) GCIH
11 2 (3.03%) ISACA
11 2 (3.03%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (51.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (40.91%) NIST
3 18 (27.27%) GDPR
4 8 (12.12%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (10.61%) GRC
5 7 (10.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 7 (10.61%) PCI DSS
6 4 (6.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (3.03%) NCSC
9 1 (1.52%) COBIT
9 1 (1.52%) ITGC
9 1 (1.52%) NIST 800
Systems Management
1 1 (1.52%) Nessus
1 1 (1.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (13.64%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.03%) Cisco
3 1 (1.52%) AlienVault
3 1 (1.52%) Qualys
3 1 (1.52%) Tenable