CISSP Jobs in Wales

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 123 117
Rank change year-on-year +50 -6 +10
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 6 3 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.53% 0.14% 0.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.56% 0.60% 2.47%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 6
10th Percentile £51,500 £54,375 £42,866
25th Percentile £51,875 £59,063 £43,747
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £68,750 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +49.46% -34.29%
75th Percentile £74,375 £79,063 £55,713
90th Percentile £84,500 £84,125 £64,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year - +3.57% +3.32%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

CISSP 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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 384 498 649
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 33.68% 23.20% 38.40%
Number of salaries quoted 237 187 227
10th Percentile £37,733 £26,500 £26,391
25th Percentile £47,683 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +37.78% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £70,600 £60,000 £59,125
90th Percentile £74,555 £69,942 £68,928
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% +9.09%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in Wales

CISSP
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Wales.

Salary trend for CISSP in Wales

CISSP
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Wales over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CISSP in Wales

CISSP
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Wales region over the 6 months to 28 May 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 Wales +39 3 £55,000 -20.00% 41
North Wales - 3 - -
CISSP
UK

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) Network Security
2 1 (16.67%) Firewall
General
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Legal
2 1 (16.67%) Retail
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Architect
1 3 (50.00%) Engineering Manager
1 3 (50.00%) Product Architect
1 3 (50.00%) Security Architect
1 3 (50.00%) Security Manager
1 3 (50.00%) Senior
1 3 (50.00%) Senior Architect
1 3 (50.00%) Senior Manager
1 3 (50.00%) Senior Security Architect
2 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Lead
2 1 (16.67%) Network Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Network Security Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (16.67%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (50.00%) Information Security
1 3 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 3 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 2 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) Cloud Security
3 1 (16.67%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (16.67%) Identity Management
3 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Management
3 1 (16.67%) Network Segmentation
3 1 (16.67%) Security Architecture
3 1 (16.67%) Security Patching
3 1 (16.67%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Task Automation
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Degree
2 3 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (16.67%) CISA
3 1 (16.67%) CISM
3 1 (16.67%) CRISC
3 1 (16.67%) GCIH
3 1 (16.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (16.67%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (16.67%) GDPR
1 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27005
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Fortinet
2 1 (16.67%) Palo Alto
2 1 (16.67%) VMware
2 1 (16.67%) Zscaler