CISSP Job Trends in Swansea

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
West Wales > Swansea

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Swansea with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 17 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Swansea 1.82% 3.57% -
As % of the Qualifications category 4.92% 9.52% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £52,532 - -
25th Percentile £59,233 £44,956 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,600 £49,104 -
Median % change year-on-year +51.92% - -
75th Percentile £78,800 £53,252 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median annual salary £74,600 £49,104 -
% change year-on-year +51.92% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Swansea

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 Swansea.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 61 21 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swansea 36.97% 37.50% 26.09%
Number of salaries quoted 17 8 35
10th Percentile £33,898 £21,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,848 £33,612 £32,603
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,290 £37,733 £46,131
Median % change year-on-year +70.38% -18.20% +15.33%
75th Percentile £78,800 £46,126 £57,500
90th Percentile £90,921 £53,252 £71,723
West Wales median annual salary £64,290 £37,733 £46,131
% change year-on-year +70.38% -18.20% +15.33%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

CISSP job vacancy trend in Swansea

CISSP
Salary Trend in Swansea

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing CISSP

CISSP
Salary Histogram in Swansea

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Swansea over the 6 months to 21 March 2026.

Salary histogram for CISSP in Swansea

CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Head of Cybersecurity
1 1 (33.33%) Head of Security
1 1 (33.33%) Security Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Senior
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Cyber Security Posture
1 2 (66.67%) Security Posture
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Assurance
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) SEO
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) NIST