The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 21 January 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
CISSP is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
12,902
27,674
36,426
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK
20.24%
21.92%
24.16%
Number of salaries quoted
9,424
20,869
27,024
Median annual salary
£55,000
£50,000
£50,000
Median salary % change year-on-year
+10.00%
-
+5.26%
10th Percentile
£31,250
£27,500
£26,250
90th Percentile
£85,000
£82,500
£81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary
£49,127
£45,000
£45,000
% change year-on-year
+9.17%
-
+5.88%
CISSP Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
CISSP Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP.
CISSP Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP over the 6 months to 21 January 2021.
CISSP Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the UK over the 6 months to 21 January 2021.
The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
For the 6 months to 21 January 2021, IT jobs citing CISSP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for CISSP.
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
