CESG Certified Professional Job Trends in the South West

CESG Certified Professional (CCP)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for CESG Certified Professional qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 192 208
Rank change year-on-year +25 +16 +73
Permanent jobs citing CESG Certified Professional 17 1 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.34% 0.023% 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.01% 0.062% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 17 1 7
10th Percentile - - £66,750
25th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £67,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% -21.88% +14.29%
75th Percentile £71,250 £63,750 £89,375
90th Percentile - - £101,500
England median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £62,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +12.90% -8.15%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

CESG Certified Professional 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 1,680 1,625 1,830
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 33.45% 38.13% 40.33%
Number of salaries quoted 877 832 1,271
10th Percentile £28,250 £23,800 £29,440
25th Percentile £36,500 £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 £83,000 £82,500 £78,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CESG Certified Professional
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CESG Certified Professional relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

CESG Certified Professional job vacancy trend in the South West

CESG Certified Professional
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing CESG Certified Professional.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing CESG Certified Professional

CESG Certified Professional
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing CESG Certified Professional in the South West over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CESG Certified Professional in the South West

CESG Certified Professional
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 CESG Certified Professional within the South West region over the 6 months to 5 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
Gloucestershire - 16 £67,500 -
CESG Certified Professional
England

CESG Certified Professional
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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (94.12%) IIS
Job Titles
1 16 (94.12%) Consultant
1 16 (94.12%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (94.12%) Security Consultant
1 16 (94.12%) Senior
1 16 (94.12%) Senior Consultant
1 16 (94.12%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (94.12%) Senior Security Consultant
2 1 (5.88%) Architect
2 1 (5.88%) Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 16 (94.12%) CESG
1 16 (94.12%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 17 (100.00%) Information Security
2 16 (94.12%) Active Listening
2 16 (94.12%) Creative Thinking
2 16 (94.12%) Information Assurance
2 16 (94.12%) Information Security Management
2 16 (94.12%) Innovative Thinking
2 16 (94.12%) ISMS
2 16 (94.12%) Matrix Organization
2 16 (94.12%) Risk Management
2 16 (94.12%) Security Management
3 1 (5.88%) SABSA
3 1 (5.88%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 17 (100.00%) CISM
1 17 (100.00%) CISSP
2 16 (94.12%) CISMP
2 16 (94.12%) IISP
3 1 (5.88%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
3 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (100.00%) NCSC
2 16 (94.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 16 (94.12%) JSP 440
2 16 (94.12%) NIST
2 16 (94.12%) NIST 800
2 16 (94.12%) RMADS