(ISC)2 CCSP Job Trends in the South West

(ISC)² Certified Cloud Security Professional (ISC2 CCSP)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for (ISC)2 CCSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 185 211
Rank change year-on-year +7 +26 +78
Permanent jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP 2 5 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.040% 0.12% 0.066%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.12% 0.31% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile £57,875 £58,500 -
25th Percentile £58,438 £60,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.77% +18.18% -15.38%
75th Percentile £63,438 £70,000 £58,125
90th Percentile £63,625 £71,500 £58,500
England median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% +15.38% -13.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

(ISC)2 CCSP 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 West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,678 1,623 1,829
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 33.57% 37.98% 40.52%
Number of salaries quoted 875 832 1,270
10th Percentile £28,250 £23,800 £29,440
25th Percentile £36,375 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,600 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.19% +5.20% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,250 £82,500 £77,600
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

(ISC)2 CCSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing (ISC)2 CCSP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

(ISC)2 CCSP job vacancy trend in the South West

(ISC)2 CCSP
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing (ISC)2 CCSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing (ISC)2 CCSP

(ISC)2 CCSP
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP within the South West region over the 6 months to 4 January 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
Wiltshire +12 1 £60,000 -14.29%
Bristol +8 1 £62,500 +4.17%
(ISC)2 CCSP
England

(ISC)2 CCSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 2 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (50.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (50.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Security Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) ArchiMate
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Forensic Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Malware Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) SABSA
2 1 (50.00%) Secure Coding
2 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Management
2 1 (50.00%) TOGAF
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) AWS Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CCSP
2 1 (50.00%) CEH
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP