CISSP Job Trends in Portsmouth

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 38 30
Rank change year-on-year -2 -8 +47
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 1 5 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.31% 1.69% 3.89%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.79% 3.70% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 9
10th Percentile - £69,250 £56,200
25th Percentile - £79,375 £56,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £92,250 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year - +57.69% +33.71%
75th Percentile - £96,750 £62,000
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £57,500 £76,500 £61,700
% change year-on-year -24.84% +23.99% -10.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 126 135 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 38.53% 45.61% 38.91%
Number of salaries quoted 44 72 71
10th Percentile £38,838 £31,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,000 £41,250 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £52,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% -9.48% +16.00%
75th Percentile £73,125 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,375 £81,250 £82,500
Hampshire median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.87% +15.00% -

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

CISSP job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

CISSP
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing CISSP

CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Engineering Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Security Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST