CISSP Engineer Job Trends

CISSP Engineer
UK

As of 16 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median CISSP Engineer salary in the UK.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 668 749 -
Rank change year-on-year +81 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a CISSP Engineer 2 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.004% 0.003% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.003% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £100,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 47,393 64,241 50,771
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.95% 94.75% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 29,512 36,137 39,329
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,468 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,000 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.93% -3.81% -

CISSP Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'CISSP Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

CISSP Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

CISSP Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for CISSP Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for CISSP Engineer job vacancies in the UK

CISSP Engineer
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 November 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
England +98 2 - -
London +58 2 - -

CISSP Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 November 2025, CISSP Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring CISSP Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) CISA
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Google
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) Tableau
1 2 (100.00%) Windows

CISSP Engineer Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Hedge funds
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISA
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Google
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft