CISSP Job Trends in the South East

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 202 240
Rank change year-on-year -36 +38 -45
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 87 94 96
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.51% 1.07% 0.70%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.47% 2.68% 2.25%
Number of salaries quoted 57 49 66
10th Percentile £46,250 £53,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £71,813
90th Percentile £86,750 £97,500 £77,625
England median annual salary £77,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +10.71% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,524 3,512 4,275
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 20.77% 40.12% 31.07%
Number of salaries quoted 2,067 1,646 2,584
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,652 £52,550
Median % change year-on-year +18.46% -3.61% +0.10%
75th Percentile £76,250 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

CISSP job vacancy trend in the South East

CISSP
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing CISSP

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the South East over the 6 months to 10 August 2026.

Salary histogram for CISSP in the South East

CISSP
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the South East region over the 6 months to 10 August 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
Hampshire -31 42 £80,000 +14.29% 20
Thames Valley -4 26 £60,000 -21.31% 14
Surrey -13 19 £70,000 +16.67% 6
Berkshire +18 15 £65,000 - 8
Buckinghamshire -4 8 £52,268 -44.98% 2
Oxfordshire -21 3 £110,000 +18.92% 4
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 28 (32.18%) Azure
2 21 (24.14%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (17.24%) AWS
4 10 (11.49%) Entra ID
5 6 (6.90%) Azure Logic Apps
5 6 (6.90%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (1.15%) GCP
6 1 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.15%) OpenShift
6 1 (1.15%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (27.59%) Firewall
2 15 (17.24%) Network Security
3 11 (12.64%) Intrusion Detection
4 7 (8.05%) TCP/IP
5 5 (5.75%) WAN
6 4 (4.60%) DNS
6 4 (4.60%) Internet
7 3 (3.45%) LAN
7 3 (3.45%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (3.45%) Wireless
8 2 (2.30%) 4G
8 2 (2.30%) 5G
8 2 (2.30%) MPLS
8 2 (2.30%) SD-WAN
8 2 (2.30%) Software-Defined Networking
8 2 (2.30%) VPN
Development Applications
1 3 (3.45%) JIRA
General
1 47 (54.02%) Social Skills
2 24 (27.59%) Aerospace
3 23 (26.44%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (12.64%) Legal
5 10 (11.49%) Finance
6 9 (10.34%) Influencing Skills
6 9 (10.34%) Military
7 6 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (6.90%) Public Sector
8 3 (3.45%) Retail
8 3 (3.45%) Telecoms
9 2 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (2.30%) Police
10 1 (1.15%) Banking
10 1 (1.15%) Games
10 1 (1.15%) Local Government
10 1 (1.15%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 20 (22.99%) Architect
2 16 (18.39%) Lead
3 12 (13.79%) Senior
4 11 (12.64%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 9 (10.34%) Security Engineer
6 8 (9.20%) Analyst
6 8 (9.20%) Consultant
6 8 (9.20%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 8 (9.20%) IT Manager
6 8 (9.20%) Security Consultant
7 7 (8.05%) Security Architect
7 7 (8.05%) Security Manager
8 6 (6.90%) Information Officer
8 6 (6.90%) Information Security Officer
8 6 (6.90%) Security Analyst
8 6 (6.90%) Security Officer
8 6 (6.90%) Senior Security Engineer
9 5 (5.75%) IT Security Manager
10 4 (4.60%) Lead Architect
10 4 (4.60%) SOC Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (26.44%) ModSecurity
2 10 (11.49%) OAuth
2 10 (11.49%) OpenID
3 9 (10.34%) LDAP
3 9 (10.34%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (31.03%) Security Posture
2 22 (25.29%) Social Media
3 14 (16.09%) Cyber Threat
3 14 (16.09%) Management Information System
4 10 (11.49%) Cloud Native
5 9 (10.34%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 9 (10.34%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (4.60%) CSOC
6 4 (4.60%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 4 (4.60%) Operational Technology
6 4 (4.60%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (3.45%) CESG
7 3 (3.45%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (3.45%) Driving Licence
7 3 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (2.30%) NHS
8 2 (2.30%) PKI
8 2 (2.30%) Product Ownership
8 2 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (9.20%) Linux
1 8 (9.20%) Windows
2 4 (4.60%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (58.62%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (45.98%) Incident Response
2 40 (45.98%) Security Architecture
3 34 (39.08%) Security Operations
4 31 (35.63%) Continuous Improvement
5 30 (34.48%) SIEM
6 27 (31.03%) Risk Management
7 26 (29.89%) Decision-Making
7 26 (29.89%) Vulnerability Management
8 25 (28.74%) Information Security
9 24 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
10 20 (22.99%) Cloud Security
11 19 (21.84%) Mentoring
11 19 (21.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 17 (19.54%) Identity Access Management
12 17 (19.54%) Threat Detection
13 15 (17.24%) Security Monitoring
13 15 (17.24%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 14 (16.09%) Strategic Thinking
14 14 (16.09%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 11 (12.64%) Python
2 9 (10.34%) PowerShell
3 6 (6.90%) C
4 5 (5.75%) Bash
5 4 (4.60%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 48 (55.17%) Security Cleared
2 42 (48.28%) CISM
3 28 (32.18%) DV Cleared
4 27 (31.03%) Cisco Certification
5 20 (22.99%) SC Cleared
6 15 (17.24%) CCNP
6 15 (17.24%) CompTIA Security+
6 15 (17.24%) Degree
7 14 (16.09%) Azure Certification
7 14 (16.09%) CRISC
8 11 (12.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 11 (12.64%) GIAC
9 10 (11.49%) CEH
9 10 (11.49%) CISA
10 8 (9.20%) CompTIA CySA+
10 8 (9.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 7 (8.05%) CCNA
11 7 (8.05%) CCSP
11 7 (8.05%) GCIA
12 6 (6.90%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (44.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (27.59%) Cyber Essentials
2 24 (27.59%) NIST
3 9 (10.34%) GDPR
3 9 (10.34%) SLA
4 8 (9.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 8 (9.20%) NCSC
5 7 (8.05%) GRC
6 5 (5.75%) PCI DSS
7 4 (4.60%) COBIT
8 2 (2.30%) COSO
8 2 (2.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (2.30%) ITGC
8 2 (2.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (1.15%) HIPAA
9 1 (1.15%) ISO 22301
9 1 (1.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 10 (11.49%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (10.34%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (5.75%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.15%) CASB
3 1 (1.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 14 (16.09%) Microsoft
2 13 (14.94%) Cisco
2 13 (14.94%) Fortinet
3 9 (10.34%) ForgeRock
3 9 (10.34%) Okta
3 9 (10.34%) Palo Alto
4 6 (6.90%) Splunk
5 4 (4.60%) CA Agile Central
5 4 (4.60%) Qualys
6 3 (3.45%) New Relic
6 3 (3.45%) SolarWinds
6 3 (3.45%) Zerto
7 2 (2.30%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (2.30%) Darktrace
7 2 (2.30%) OneTrust