SSCP Job Trends in the North of England

(ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (ISC2 SSCP)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for SSCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 253 - 278
Rank change year-on-year - - +137
Permanent jobs citing SSCP 3 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.029% - 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.071% - 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £55,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +32.94%
75th Percentile - - £57,250
90th Percentile - - £63,625
England median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £65,520
% change year-on-year +12.00% -4.61% +23.62%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

SSCP 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 4,228 3,449 1,786
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 40.19% 36.43% 23.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,226 1,232 1,167
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £50,021 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% -4.72% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,381 £67,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,600 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

SSCP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

SSCP job vacancy trend in the North of England

SSCP
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

SSCP
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 SSCP within the North of England region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Yorkshire - 2 - -
North West - 1 £50,000 -
SSCP
England

SSCP
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) Internet
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Military
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Security Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) Senior
3 1 (33.33%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (66.67%) Operational Technology
2 1 (33.33%) Cyberattack
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) Protective Monitoring
3 1 (33.33%) SIEM
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Detection
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Use Case
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 2 (66.67%) CCSP
1 2 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (66.67%) CISMP
1 2 (66.67%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (33.33%) CEH
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) GCIA
2 1 (33.33%) GCIH
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory