(ISC)2 CCSP Job Trends

(ISC)² Certified Cloud Security Professional (ISC2 CCSP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for (ISC)2 CCSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 589 603 612
Rank change year-on-year +14 +9 +186
Permanent jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP 64 96 109
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.18% 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.33% 0.49% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 49 63 83
10th Percentile £48,633 £61,250 £52,500
25th Percentile £59,900 £71,250 £55,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +15.38% -13.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £86,875 £78,125
90th Percentile £119,375 £98,750 £94,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £75,000 £61,206
% change year-on-year -20.00% +22.54% +2.01%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

(ISC)2 CCSP 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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,162 19,568 16,260
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.94% 36.57% 29.20%
Number of salaries quoted 7,764 7,644 10,980
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,518 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.59% +3.51% -
75th Percentile £75,900 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,976 £92,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £51,300
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.21% +1.40%

(ISC)2 CCSP
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing (ISC)2 CCSP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

(ISC)2 CCSP job vacancy trend in the UK

(ISC)2 CCSP
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing (ISC)2 CCSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing (ISC)2 CCSP

(ISC)2 CCSP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for (ISC)2 CCSP in the UK

(ISC)2 CCSP
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing (ISC)2 CCSP within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
England +43 60 £80,000 +6.67% 21
London +54 34 £90,000 +5.88% 11
Work from Home +66 30 £85,000 +6.25% 7
UK excluding London +35 24 £60,000 -20.00% 15
South East +36 9 £52,500 -25.00% 9
Midlands +27 7 £56,779 +24.11% 1
North of England -3 6 £85,000 +13.33% 1
West Midlands +24 4 £85,000 +150.00%
North West +9 4 £85,000 +13.33%
East Midlands -5 3 £51,058 -11.20% 1
South West +9 2 £61,250 -5.77% 1
Yorkshire -12 2 - - 1

(ISC)2 CCSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (1.56%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 33 (51.56%) Azure
2 21 (32.81%) AWS
3 18 (28.13%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (14.06%) GCP
5 7 (10.94%) Azure Sentinel
6 6 (9.38%) Entra ID
7 4 (6.25%) Azure Logic Apps
7 4 (6.25%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (4.69%) Cloudflare
9 2 (3.13%) Azure Key Vault
9 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (1.56%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 13 (20.31%) Firewall
2 10 (15.63%) Network Security
3 4 (6.25%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (4.69%) DNS
4 3 (4.69%) VPN
5 1 (1.56%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 3 (4.69%) Burp Suite
1 3 (4.69%) Metasploit
General
1 30 (46.88%) Finance
2 24 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 15 (23.44%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (12.50%) Law
4 8 (12.50%) Legal
5 7 (10.94%) Banking
6 6 (9.38%) Retail
7 5 (7.81%) Influencing Skills
7 5 (7.81%) Public Sector
8 4 (6.25%) Telecoms
9 3 (4.69%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (3.13%) Marketing
11 1 (1.56%) Electronics
11 1 (1.56%) Games
11 1 (1.56%) Manufacturing
11 1 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (29.69%) Senior
2 13 (20.31%) Security Engineer
3 12 (18.75%) Security Manager
4 11 (17.19%) Architect
5 10 (15.63%) Analyst
5 10 (15.63%) Security Analyst
5 10 (15.63%) Security Architect
6 8 (12.50%) Senior Manager
7 6 (9.38%) IT Manager
8 5 (7.81%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 5 (7.81%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 5 (7.81%) Information Analyst
8 5 (7.81%) Information Security Analyst
8 5 (7.81%) Principal Engineer
8 5 (7.81%) Principal Security Engineer
8 5 (7.81%) Security Specialist
9 4 (6.25%) Architecture Manager
9 4 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 4 (6.25%) Operational Security Manager
9 4 (6.25%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 14 (21.88%) Security Posture
2 5 (7.81%) Cloud Native
2 5 (7.81%) Management Information System
3 3 (4.69%) Cloud Security Posture
3 3 (4.69%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (4.69%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (4.69%) Onboarding
4 2 (3.13%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (3.13%) Data Centre
4 2 (3.13%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.56%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.81%) Windows
2 4 (6.25%) Linux
3 2 (3.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (64.06%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (43.75%) Information Security
3 21 (32.81%) Security Architecture
4 18 (28.13%) Vulnerability Management
5 17 (26.56%) SIEM
6 16 (25.00%) Risk Management
7 15 (23.44%) Cloud Security
8 14 (21.88%) Incident Response
9 13 (20.31%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (20.31%) Security Operations
10 12 (18.75%) Computer Science
10 12 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
10 12 (18.75%) Threat Modelling
11 11 (17.19%) Data Loss Prevention
11 11 (17.19%) Zero Trust
12 10 (15.63%) Security Management
13 9 (14.06%) Risk Assessment
13 9 (14.06%) Stakeholder Management
13 9 (14.06%) Technical Leadership
13 9 (14.06%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 11 (17.19%) PowerShell
2 5 (7.81%) Python
3 3 (4.69%) Bash
4 2 (3.13%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (1.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 61 (95.31%) CISSP
3 36 (56.25%) CISM
4 33 (51.56%) CCSP
5 20 (31.25%) Degree
6 13 (20.31%) CISA
7 9 (14.06%) Security Cleared
8 8 (12.50%) Azure Certification
8 8 (12.50%) CompTIA Security+
8 8 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (10.94%) AWS Certification
9 7 (10.94%) GCIH
9 7 (10.94%) GIAC
10 5 (7.81%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (7.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 5 (7.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (6.25%) CEH
11 4 (6.25%) CESG Certified Professional
11 4 (6.25%) SC Cleared
12 3 (4.69%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (71.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (50.00%) NIST
3 20 (31.25%) GDPR
4 17 (26.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (14.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 7 (10.94%) GRC
7 6 (9.38%) NCSC
8 5 (7.81%) PCI DSS
9 3 (4.69%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (4.69%) HIPAA
9 3 (4.69%) SOC 2
10 2 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 2 (3.13%) NIST 800
10 2 (3.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (1.56%) QA
System Software
1 3 (4.69%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (4.69%) Nmap
2 2 (3.13%) CASB
2 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 24 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.25%) Google
3 3 (4.69%) Palo Alto
3 3 (4.69%) Rapid7
3 3 (4.69%) Tenable
3 3 (4.69%) Trend Micro
4 2 (3.13%) CyberArk
4 2 (3.13%) LogRhythm
4 2 (3.13%) VMware
5 1 (1.56%) Cisco
5 1 (1.56%) Exabeam
5 1 (1.56%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.56%) Imperva
5 1 (1.56%) Meraki
5 1 (1.56%) Qualys
5 1 (1.56%) SAP
5 1 (1.56%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.56%) Thales