IISP Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for IISP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 488 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IISP 16 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.040% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.12% - -
Number of salaries quoted 16 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £63,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - -
75th Percentile £71,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £67,500 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

IISP 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 13,683 14,253 9,815
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.45% 33.31% 33.77%
Number of salaries quoted 5,165 5,669 6,691
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £28,290
25th Percentile £31,750 £41,263 £37,733
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.30% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £65,591
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,125 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.98% +2.83% -

IISP
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IISP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

IISP job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

IISP
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing IISP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing IISP

IISP
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 IISP within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 December 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
South West - 16 £67,500 -
IISP
UK

IISP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (100.00%) IIS
Job Titles
1 16 (100.00%) Consultant
1 16 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (100.00%) Security Consultant
1 16 (100.00%) Senior
1 16 (100.00%) Senior Consultant
1 16 (100.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (100.00%) Senior Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 16 (100.00%) CESG
1 16 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) Active Listening
1 16 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 16 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 16 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 16 (100.00%) Information Security
1 16 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 16 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 16 (100.00%) ISMS
1 16 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 16 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 16 (100.00%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 16 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 16 (100.00%) CISM
1 16 (100.00%) CISMP
1 16 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (100.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 16 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 16 (100.00%) NCSC
1 16 (100.00%) NIST
1 16 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 16 (100.00%) RMADS