Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for IISP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 884 940 1228
Rank change year-on-year +56 +288 -351
Permanent jobs citing IISP 12 30 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.012% 0.029% 0.003%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.044% 0.087% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 2 26 1
10th Percentile £48,900 - -
25th Percentile £50,625 £67,500 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £76,250 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% +1.67% -3.23%
75th Percentile £66,125 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £67,100 £86,875 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,000 £85,000 -
% change year-on-year -30.59% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

IISP 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 27,286 34,290 41,595
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.83% 32.76% 26.99%
Number of salaries quoted 17,237 15,306 18,961
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,296 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.59% +0.59% -

IISP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing IISP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IISP in the UK

IISP
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IISP.

Salary trend for IISP in the UK

IISP
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IISP within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 +107 12 £59,000 -15.71% 3
UK excluding London +18 12 £59,000 -30.59% 2
South West +9 12 £59,000 -
Work from Home +89 11 £63,500 -18.06% 2

IISP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 12 (100.00%) IIS
General
1 10 (83.33%) Aerospace
1 10 (83.33%) Aviation
1 10 (83.33%) Finance
1 10 (83.33%) Military
Job Titles
1 12 (100.00%) Consultant
1 12 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 12 (100.00%) Security Consultant
1 12 (100.00%) Senior
1 12 (100.00%) Senior Consultant
1 12 (100.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
1 12 (100.00%) Senior Security Consultant
2 11 (91.67%) Cyber Defence Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 12 (100.00%) CESG
2 11 (91.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 12 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 12 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 12 (100.00%) Information Security
1 12 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 12 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 11 (91.67%) Matrix Organization
3 10 (83.33%) Active Listening
3 10 (83.33%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) CISMP
2 10 (83.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (100.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 12 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 12 (100.00%) NIST
1 12 (100.00%) NIST 800
2 11 (91.67%) RMADS