CISSP Jobs in the West Midlands

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 210 158
Rank change year-on-year +129 -52 +32
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 133 40 121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.98% 0.55% 1.82%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.27% 2.10% 4.42%
Number of salaries quoted 19 37 95
10th Percentile £40,500 £52,000 £47,800
25th Percentile £48,125 £55,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £75,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £85,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £71,500 £104,150 £87,000
England median annual salary £72,500 £71,108 £70,000
% change year-on-year +1.96% +1.58% +3.70%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,525 1,903 2,736
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 56.53% 26.28% 41.16%
Number of salaries quoted 572 1,277 969
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,925 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,097 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.19% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,193
% change year-on-year - -5.49% +5.81%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the West Midlands

CISSP
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for CISSP in the West Midlands

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CISSP in the West Midlands

CISSP
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
Warwickshire +41 81 £40,000 -38.46% 5
Birmingham +44 22 £50,000 -37.38% 12
Coventry +15 17 - - 2
Staffordshire +31 6 £60,000 -17.24% 5
Solihull - 3 £55,000 - 1
Herefordshire - 1 £67,500 -
Dudley - 1 £105,000 - 1
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 4 (3.01%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.50%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.75%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 10 (7.52%) Azure
2 4 (3.01%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (2.26%) Entra ID
4 2 (1.50%) Asana
4 2 (1.50%) AWS
5 1 (0.75%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.51%) Firewall
1 6 (4.51%) Intrusion Detection
2 5 (3.76%) Network Security
3 4 (3.01%) Cisco Firepower
4 3 (2.26%) VPN
5 2 (1.50%) Internet
Development Applications
1 2 (1.50%) JIRA
General
1 10 (7.52%) Social Skills
2 6 (4.51%) Finance
3 5 (3.76%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (3.01%) Legal
5 2 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (1.50%) Manufacturing
5 2 (1.50%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (1.50%) Police
5 2 (1.50%) Retail
6 1 (0.75%) Automotive
6 1 (0.75%) Games
6 1 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (0.75%) Law
Job Titles
1 111 (83.46%) Security Engineer
2 98 (73.68%) Principal Engineer
2 98 (73.68%) Principal Security Engineer
3 59 (44.36%) Analyst
3 59 (44.36%) Principal Security Analyst
3 59 (44.36%) Product Analyst
3 59 (44.36%) Security Analyst
4 39 (29.32%) Product Engineer
5 12 (9.02%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 5 (3.76%) Lead
6 5 (3.76%) Security Manager
7 2 (1.50%) Head of Operations
7 2 (1.50%) Head of Security
7 2 (1.50%) Information Manager
7 2 (1.50%) Information Security Manager
7 2 (1.50%) IT Manager
7 2 (1.50%) IT Security Manager
7 2 (1.50%) IT Security Officer
7 2 (1.50%) Malware Engineer
7 2 (1.50%) Security Officer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.77%) Management Information System
2 4 (3.01%) Housing Association
2 4 (3.01%) PKI
3 3 (2.26%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.50%) Algorithms
4 2 (1.50%) Cyberattack
4 2 (1.50%) Operational Technology
4 2 (1.50%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (0.75%) BYOD
5 1 (0.75%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.75%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.50%) Linux
2 1 (0.75%) Unix
2 1 (0.75%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (93.98%) Cybersecurity
2 110 (82.71%) Information Security
3 109 (81.95%) Risk Management
4 104 (78.20%) Project Management
5 99 (74.44%) Cyber Resilience
6 98 (73.68%) Security Testing
7 18 (13.53%) ITIL
8 16 (12.03%) SIEM
9 13 (9.77%) Vulnerability Management
10 11 (8.27%) Incident Response
11 9 (6.77%) Problem Management
12 8 (6.02%) Compliance Management
12 8 (6.02%) Security Management
13 7 (5.26%) Cloud Security
13 7 (5.26%) Data Loss Prevention
14 5 (3.76%) Agile
14 5 (3.76%) Continuous Improvement
14 5 (3.76%) Identity Access Management
14 5 (3.76%) Security Operations
14 5 (3.76%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.50%) C++
1 2 (1.50%) Java
1 2 (1.50%) PowerShell
1 2 (1.50%) Python
1 2 (1.50%) Shell Script
2 1 (0.75%) SQL
Qualifications
1 124 (93.23%) CISM
2 104 (78.20%) Degree
3 98 (73.68%) BPSS Clearance
3 98 (73.68%) CESG Certified Professional
4 14 (10.53%) CISA
5 11 (8.27%) SANS
6 9 (6.77%) GIAC
6 9 (6.77%) ISACA
6 9 (6.77%) SC Cleared
6 9 (6.77%) Security Cleared
7 3 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.26%) PMI Certification
7 3 (2.26%) PMP
8 2 (1.50%) CASP
8 2 (1.50%) CEH
8 2 (1.50%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (1.50%) CRISC
8 2 (1.50%) IISP
8 2 (1.50%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (85.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 106 (79.70%) JSP 440
3 103 (77.44%) NIST
4 98 (73.68%) RMADS
5 10 (7.52%) NCSC
6 8 (6.02%) GRC
7 6 (4.51%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (3.76%) COBIT
8 5 (3.76%) GDPR
9 2 (1.50%) HIPAA
9 2 (1.50%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.75%) COSO
10 1 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.75%) ITGC
10 1 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.75%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (3.76%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (5.26%) Nessus
2 4 (3.01%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 10 (7.52%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.51%) Tenable
3 4 (3.01%) Cisco
4 3 (2.26%) Fortinet
5 1 (0.75%) Oracle