CISSP Jobs in the South West

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 142 190 159
Rank change year-on-year +48 -31 +51
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 42 114 120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.21% 1.17% 1.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.40% 3.43% 4.18%
Number of salaries quoted 32 90 82
10th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £51,500
25th Percentile £48,165 £50,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £68,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.11% +1.48% +3.85%
75th Percentile £84,375 £70,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,250 £92,833
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.70%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,748 3,324 2,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 50.19% 34.22% 42.78%
Number of salaries quoted 942 2,174 1,261
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,685 £30,932
25th Percentile £37,574 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £54,600
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +0.73% +9.20%
75th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £70,600
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,786 £81,250
England median annual salary £54,793 £54,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.54% -9.17% +9.09%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the South West

CISSP
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the South West.

Salary trend for CISSP in the South West

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the South West over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CISSP in the South West

CISSP
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 CISSP within the South West region over the 6 months to 29 May 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
Bristol +9 23 £80,000 +16.79% 18
Wiltshire +49 10 £51,058 +2.12% 3
Dorset +29 3 - - 1
Devon +24 3 £67,500 -5.26% 2
Somerset +9 3 - - 1
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 16 (38.10%) AWS
2 10 (23.81%) Azure
3 2 (4.76%) Amazon ECS
3 2 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.38%) SaaS
4 1 (2.38%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 17 (40.48%) Firewall
2 10 (23.81%) Network Security
2 10 (23.81%) VPN
3 1 (2.38%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (2.38%) SAN
3 1 (2.38%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) MongoDB
1 2 (4.76%) SQL Server
General
1 22 (52.38%) Finance
2 9 (21.43%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.52%) Retail
4 3 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (7.14%) Military
5 2 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (4.76%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.38%) Aerospace
6 1 (2.38%) Electronics
6 1 (2.38%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.38%) Marketing
6 1 (2.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (33.33%) Security Manager
2 12 (28.57%) Architect
3 11 (26.19%) Security Architect
3 11 (26.19%) Security Engineer
4 9 (21.43%) Engineering Manager
4 9 (21.43%) Product Architect
4 9 (21.43%) Senior
4 9 (21.43%) Senior Architect
4 9 (21.43%) Senior Manager
4 9 (21.43%) Senior Security Architect
5 7 (16.67%) Cloud Engineer
5 7 (16.67%) Lead
6 6 (14.29%) Cloud Security Engineer
6 6 (14.29%) Cloud Security Lead
6 6 (14.29%) Lead Cloud Engineer
7 5 (11.90%) Analyst
8 4 (9.52%) Security Analyst
9 2 (4.76%) Cloud Security Analyst
9 2 (4.76%) Consultant
9 2 (4.76%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.76%) Kafka
1 2 (4.76%) Leaflet
1 2 (4.76%) ModSecurity
2 1 (2.38%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (30.95%) Management Information System
2 4 (9.52%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (9.52%) Security Operations Centre
3 3 (7.14%) Security Posture
4 2 (4.76%) Cloud Security Posture
4 2 (4.76%) CSOC
4 2 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (4.76%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 1 (2.38%) IoT
5 1 (2.38%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.38%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.52%) Linux
1 4 (9.52%) Windows
2 2 (4.76%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (57.14%) Information Security
2 15 (35.71%) Mentoring
3 14 (33.33%) Cloud Security
4 12 (28.57%) Threat Modelling
5 11 (26.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (26.19%) Cybersecurity
5 11 (26.19%) Roadmaps
6 9 (21.43%) Project Management
7 8 (19.05%) Incident Response
7 8 (19.05%) Security Operations
7 8 (19.05%) SIEM
7 8 (19.05%) Strategic Roadmap
7 8 (19.05%) Technology Transformation
8 6 (14.29%) Network Design
8 6 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (14.29%) Risk Management
8 6 (14.29%) Service Management
9 5 (11.90%) Application Security
9 5 (11.90%) DevSecOps
10 4 (9.52%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.76%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 21 (50.00%) CISM
2 17 (40.48%) Degree
3 11 (26.19%) Security Cleared
4 9 (21.43%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (16.67%) SC Cleared
6 5 (11.90%) CEH
6 5 (11.90%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (11.90%) SANS
7 4 (9.52%) AWS Certification
7 4 (9.52%) DV Cleared
8 3 (7.14%) CCNA
8 3 (7.14%) CCSK
9 2 (4.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (4.76%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 2 (4.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (4.76%) CESG Certified Professional
9 2 (4.76%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (4.76%) CREST Certified
9 2 (4.76%) GIAC
9 2 (4.76%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (40.48%) NIST
2 8 (19.05%) Accessibility
2 8 (19.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (16.67%) NCSC
3 7 (16.67%) PCI DSS
4 6 (14.29%) GDPR
5 3 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (4.76%) COBIT
6 2 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (4.76%) Def Stans
6 2 (4.76%) GRC
6 2 (4.76%) SOC 2
7 1 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (2.38%) JSP 440
7 1 (2.38%) RMADS
System Software
1 2 (4.76%) Docker
1 2 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.38%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.38%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (7.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (4.76%) Ansible
2 2 (4.76%) Kubernetes
2 2 (4.76%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.90%) Fortinet
3 4 (9.52%) CrowdStrike
3 4 (9.52%) VMware
4 3 (7.14%) Cisco
4 3 (7.14%) Palo Alto
4 3 (7.14%) Sophos
5 2 (4.76%) HP
5 2 (4.76%) Splunk
6 1 (2.38%) Dell
6 1 (2.38%) SAP