CISSP Job Trends in Surrey

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Surrey with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 85 118 78
Rank change year-on-year +33 -40 +97
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 8 13 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 0.69% 0.69% 1.86%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.13% 1.87% 4.38%
Number of salaries quoted 5 4 15
10th Percentile £45,500 £48,450 £45,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £55,875 £52,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% -16.43%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £77,000 £68,400 £96,400
South East median annual salary £67,500 £66,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.89% +10.42% -7.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 376 696 479
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 32.36% 37.18% 42.35%
Number of salaries quoted 266 329 235
10th Percentile £27,040 £29,950 £29,850
25th Percentile £33,813 £40,000 £37,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% -1.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £69,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £90,000 £86,250
South East median annual salary £51,300 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.73% +4.76% +0.76%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in Surrey

CISSP
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing CISSP

CISSP
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Surrey over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.

Salary histogram for CISSP in Surrey

CISSP
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 19 September 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
Guildford +14 3 £46,250 - 2
Redhill - 3 £60,000 -
Camberley - 2 £85,000 -
CISSP
South East

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) TPMS
General
1 7 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 2 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Architect
2 2 (25.00%) Enterprise Architect
2 2 (25.00%) Enterprise Information Architect
2 2 (25.00%) Enterprise Security Architect
2 2 (25.00%) Information Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Information Architect
2 2 (25.00%) Information Assurance Specialist
2 2 (25.00%) Information Security Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Information Security Architect
2 2 (25.00%) Information Specialist
2 2 (25.00%) Security Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Security Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Applications Support Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) ERP Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) ERP Support
3 1 (12.50%) IT Security Officer
3 1 (12.50%) Security Officer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior
3 1 (12.50%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (12.50%) Distributed Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (62.50%) Information Security
2 3 (37.50%) Cloud Security
2 3 (37.50%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (37.50%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (37.50%) SABSA
2 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (37.50%) TOGAF
3 2 (25.00%) Architecture Governance
3 2 (25.00%) Communications Security
3 2 (25.00%) Cryptography
3 2 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (25.00%) Design Patterns
3 2 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (25.00%) Information Assurance
3 2 (25.00%) Security Architecture
3 2 (25.00%) Security Testing
3 2 (25.00%) Software Engineering
3 2 (25.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) CISM
2 3 (37.50%) CEH
3 2 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 2 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (25.00%) CRISC
3 2 (25.00%) DBS Check
3 2 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 2 (25.00%) TOGAF Certification
4 1 (12.50%) CISA
4 1 (12.50%) GIAC
4 1 (12.50%) OSCP
4 1 (12.50%) SANS
4 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (50.00%) GRC
1 4 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (50.00%) NIST
2 2 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (25.00%) PCI DSS