CISSP Jobs in the UK excluding London

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 247 343 306
Rank change year-on-year +96 -37 +26
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 463 535 620
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.17% 0.71% 1.08%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.17% 2.70% 2.89%
Number of salaries quoted 155 391 407
10th Percentile £47,604 £40,000 £43,215
25th Percentile £54,793 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £86,086
UK median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year - +3.57% +3.70%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21,361 19,849 21,444
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.83% 26.51% 37.41%
Number of salaries quoted 8,719 12,283 7,957
10th Percentile £31,000 £27,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,900 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,708 £79,600 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +9.09%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the UK excluding London

CISSP
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for CISSP in the UK excluding London

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CISSP in the UK excluding London

CISSP
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 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
Midlands +146 180 £57,500 -17.86% 21
West Midlands +127 123 £57,500 -22.03% 8
South East +80 109 £70,000 +27.27% 54
North of England -54 64 £57,500 +1.77% 58
East Midlands +77 57 £62,500 -6.02% 13
South West +44 42 £65,000 -5.11% 40
North West -68 41 £56,500 +2.73% 31
Scotland +109 34 £92,500 +32.14% 49
East of England +34 17 £52,000 -3.70% 20
Yorkshire +33 15 £57,500 +1.77% 12
Northern Ireland - 10 - - 14
North East +45 8 £71,250 -10.76% 16
Wales +43 5 £53,750 -21.82% 7
Channel Islands 0 2 £78,750 -21.25% 7
CISSP
UK

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (0.43%) IIS
1 2 (0.43%) TPMS
2 1 (0.22%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 42 (9.07%) Azure
2 36 (7.78%) AWS
3 8 (1.73%) Azure Sentinel
3 8 (1.73%) GCP
3 8 (1.73%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (1.51%) SaaS
5 6 (1.30%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.30%) IaaS
6 5 (1.08%) PaaS
7 4 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (0.65%) Azure Key Vault
8 3 (0.65%) Power Platform
9 2 (0.43%) Amazon ECS
9 2 (0.43%) Asana
9 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.22%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 62 (13.39%) Firewall
2 31 (6.70%) Network Security
3 28 (6.05%) VPN
4 15 (3.24%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (1.08%) DNS
5 5 (1.08%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.86%) HTTP
6 4 (0.86%) WAN
7 3 (0.65%) Software-Defined Networking
7 3 (0.65%) Wireshark
8 2 (0.43%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (0.43%) DMZ
8 2 (0.43%) LAN
8 2 (0.43%) SAN
8 2 (0.43%) SCCP
8 2 (0.43%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.43%) SMTP
8 2 (0.43%) TACACS
9 1 (0.22%) Internet
9 1 (0.22%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.51%) MongoDB
2 4 (0.86%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.65%) Power BI
4 1 (0.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (0.86%) Burp Suite
1 4 (0.86%) Metasploit
2 3 (0.65%) AppScan
3 2 (0.43%) JIRA
General
1 116 (25.05%) Finance
2 103 (22.25%) Social Skills
3 46 (9.94%) Legal
4 38 (8.21%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (2.38%) Retail
6 9 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (1.73%) Public Sector
8 7 (1.51%) Aerospace
8 7 (1.51%) Law
9 6 (1.30%) Banking
9 6 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (1.30%) Local Government
9 6 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (1.30%) Publishing
10 3 (0.65%) Manufacturing
10 3 (0.65%) Military
10 3 (0.65%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.43%) Automotive
11 2 (0.43%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.43%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 194 (41.90%) Security Engineer
2 147 (31.75%) Principal Engineer
2 147 (31.75%) Principal Security Engineer
3 115 (24.84%) Analyst
4 110 (23.76%) Security Analyst
5 109 (23.54%) Security Manager
6 87 (18.79%) Principal Security Analyst
6 87 (18.79%) Product Analyst
7 81 (17.49%) Architect
8 78 (16.85%) Security Architect
8 78 (16.85%) Senior
9 63 (13.61%) Engineering Manager
10 61 (13.17%) Senior Architect
10 61 (13.17%) Senior Security Architect
11 60 (12.96%) Product Architect
11 60 (12.96%) Product Engineer
11 60 (12.96%) Senior Manager
12 28 (6.05%) Risk Manager
13 21 (4.54%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 21 (4.54%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.51%) Kafka
2 4 (0.86%) Leaflet
3 3 (0.65%) LDAP
3 3 (0.65%) SAML
4 2 (0.43%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.43%) ModSecurity
5 1 (0.22%) HTML
5 1 (0.22%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 150 (32.40%) Management Information System
2 35 (7.56%) Security Posture
3 16 (3.46%) Cyber Threat
3 16 (3.46%) Data Protection Act
3 16 (3.46%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.73%) Cloud Security Posture
6 7 (1.51%) Cloud Native
6 7 (1.51%) Operational Technology
7 6 (1.30%) Freedom of Information
7 6 (1.30%) Freedom of Information Act
7 6 (1.30%) PKI
7 6 (1.30%) Social Media
7 6 (1.30%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 5 (1.08%) CESG
8 5 (1.08%) Cyber Security Posture
9 4 (0.86%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (0.86%) Product Ownership
10 3 (0.65%) Cyberattack
11 2 (0.43%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.32%) Windows
2 10 (2.16%) Linux
3 6 (1.30%) Windows Vista
4 5 (1.08%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.86%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 342 (73.87%) Information Security
2 301 (65.01%) Cybersecurity
3 244 (52.70%) Risk Management
4 230 (49.68%) Project Management
5 157 (33.91%) Security Testing
6 150 (32.40%) Cyber Resilience
7 116 (25.05%) Mentoring
8 75 (16.20%) Continuous Improvement
9 65 (14.04%) Incident Response
10 60 (12.96%) Cloud Security
11 55 (11.88%) Agile
12 47 (10.15%) Stakeholder Management
13 46 (9.94%) SIEM
14 45 (9.72%) Risk Assessment
15 41 (8.86%) Problem-Solving
16 40 (8.64%) Roadmaps
16 40 (8.64%) Vulnerability Management
17 37 (7.99%) Data Protection
17 37 (7.99%) Regulatory Compliance
18 33 (7.13%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 13 (2.81%) PowerShell
2 8 (1.73%) Kusto Query Language
2 8 (1.73%) Python
3 6 (1.30%) R
4 5 (1.08%) Bash
5 3 (0.65%) SQL
6 2 (0.43%) C++
6 2 (0.43%) Java
6 2 (0.43%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.22%) Bicep
7 1 (0.22%) Perl
7 1 (0.22%) VBA
Qualifications
1 310 (66.95%) CISM
2 281 (60.69%) Degree
3 207 (44.71%) BPSS Clearance
4 159 (34.34%) CESG Certified Professional
5 59 (12.74%) CISA
6 47 (10.15%) Security Cleared
7 39 (8.42%) CRISC
8 38 (8.21%) CEH
9 35 (7.56%) Cisco Certification
10 29 (6.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 28 (6.05%) CompTIA Security+
11 28 (6.05%) SC Cleared
12 26 (5.62%) GIAC
13 23 (4.97%) SANS
14 22 (4.75%) Computer Science Degree
15 20 (4.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 11 (2.38%) OSCP
17 10 (2.16%) DV Cleared
17 10 (2.16%) Master's Degree
18 8 (1.73%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 267 (57.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 231 (49.89%) NIST
3 153 (33.05%) JSP 440
4 151 (32.61%) RMADS
5 41 (8.86%) GDPR
6 37 (7.99%) Cyber Essentials
7 26 (5.62%) NCSC
8 21 (4.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 21 (4.54%) PCI DSS
9 20 (4.32%) SOC 2
10 19 (4.10%) GRC
11 16 (3.46%) Accessibility
11 16 (3.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 15 (3.24%) HIPAA
13 12 (2.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 9 (1.94%) Def Stans
15 7 (1.51%) COBIT
16 2 (0.43%) ITGC
17 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
17 1 (0.22%) NIST 800
System Software
1 9 (1.94%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.43%) Docker
3 2 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (2.59%) Nessus
2 6 (1.30%) CASB
3 5 (1.08%) FortiGate
4 4 (0.86%) QRadar
5 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.65%) Terraform
6 2 (0.43%) Ansible
6 2 (0.43%) EnCase
6 2 (0.43%) FTK
6 2 (0.43%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.43%) RSA Security Analytics
7 1 (0.22%) OpenVAS
7 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.22%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.22%) WSUS
Vendors
1 61 (13.17%) Microsoft
2 13 (2.81%) Cisco
3 12 (2.59%) VMware
4 9 (1.94%) Fortinet
4 9 (1.94%) Palo Alto
4 9 (1.94%) Splunk
5 8 (1.73%) Tenable
6 7 (1.51%) Qualys
7 5 (1.08%) AlienVault
7 5 (1.08%) CrowdStrike
8 3 (0.65%) Sophos
8 3 (0.65%) Trustwave
9 2 (0.43%) Dell
9 2 (0.43%) FireEye
9 2 (0.43%) HP
9 2 (0.43%) NetWitness
10 1 (0.22%) Aruba
10 1 (0.22%) EMC
10 1 (0.22%) SAP
10 1 (0.22%) Zscaler