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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 85 212 158
Rank change year-on-year +127 -54 +35
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 123 41 103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.94% 0.52% 1.73%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.15% 1.99% 4.21%
Number of salaries quoted 10 36 87
10th Percentile £51,164 £51,875 £41,625
25th Percentile £52,797 £57,938 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £73,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.03% +28.26% -17.86%
75th Percentile £67,188 £84,939 £81,250
90th Percentile £72,625 £94,875 £86,750
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +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 2,389 2,058 2,446
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 57.13% 26.07% 41.12%
Number of salaries quoted 559 1,292 960
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,925 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% +11.70%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £65,813
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.11% -9.34% +9.09%

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 31 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 31 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 +56 78 £51,887 -20.17%
Birmingham +44 20 £57,500 -27.98% 2
Coventry +11 17 - -
Staffordshire +17 2 £60,594 -16.42%
Solihull +10 2 £53,750 -19.78%
Herefordshire - 1 £67,500 -
Dudley - 1 £105,000 -
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:

Applications
1 2 (1.63%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.81%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 9 (7.32%) Azure
2 3 (2.44%) AWS
2 3 (2.44%) Entra ID
3 2 (1.63%) Asana
3 2 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (0.81%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.07%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (3.25%) Network Security
3 2 (1.63%) Firewall
4 1 (0.81%) Cisco Firepower
4 1 (0.81%) Internet
Development Applications
1 2 (1.63%) JIRA
General
1 8 (6.50%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (4.07%) Retail
2 5 (4.07%) Social Skills
3 4 (3.25%) Finance
4 3 (2.44%) Legal
5 2 (1.63%) Manufacturing
5 2 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (0.81%) Automotive
6 1 (0.81%) Games
6 1 (0.81%) Law
6 1 (0.81%) Police
6 1 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 107 (86.99%) Security Engineer
2 98 (79.67%) Principal Engineer
2 98 (79.67%) Principal Security Engineer
3 59 (47.97%) Analyst
3 59 (47.97%) Principal Security Analyst
3 59 (47.97%) Product Analyst
3 59 (47.97%) Security Analyst
4 39 (31.71%) Product Engineer
5 8 (6.50%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 5 (4.07%) Head of Operations
6 5 (4.07%) Head of Security
7 2 (1.63%) Cybersecurity Practitioner
7 2 (1.63%) Malware Engineer
7 2 (1.63%) Project Manager
8 1 (0.81%) Architect
8 1 (0.81%) Delivery Manager
8 1 (0.81%) Service Delivery Manager
8 1 (0.81%) Service Manager
8 1 (0.81%) Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.81%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.88%) Management Information System
2 4 (3.25%) Security Posture
3 3 (2.44%) PKI
4 2 (1.63%) Algorithms
5 1 (0.81%) BYOD
5 1 (0.81%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.81%) IoT
5 1 (0.81%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.81%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (0.81%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.63%) Linux
2 1 (0.81%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (98.37%) Cybersecurity
2 107 (86.99%) Information Security
3 106 (86.18%) Risk Management
4 101 (82.11%) Project Management
5 99 (80.49%) Cyber Resilience
6 98 (79.67%) Security Testing
7 9 (7.32%) Incident Response
8 8 (6.50%) Agile
8 8 (6.50%) ITIL
8 8 (6.50%) SIEM
9 7 (5.69%) Security Operations
10 6 (4.88%) Incident Management
10 6 (4.88%) Problem Management
10 6 (4.88%) Risk Assessment
10 6 (4.88%) Vulnerability Management
11 5 (4.07%) Compliance Management
11 5 (4.07%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (4.07%) Identity Access Management
11 5 (4.07%) Malware Analysis
12 4 (3.25%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.63%) C++
1 2 (1.63%) Java
1 2 (1.63%) PowerShell
1 2 (1.63%) Python
1 2 (1.63%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 115 (93.50%) CISM
2 103 (83.74%) Degree
3 98 (79.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 98 (79.67%) CESG Certified Professional
4 11 (8.94%) SANS
5 6 (4.88%) CISA
5 6 (4.88%) GIAC
5 6 (4.88%) ISACA
5 6 (4.88%) SC Cleared
5 6 (4.88%) Security Cleared
6 4 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.44%) PMI Certification
7 3 (2.44%) PMP
8 2 (1.63%) CASP
8 2 (1.63%) CEH
8 2 (1.63%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (1.63%) CRISC
8 2 (1.63%) IISP
9 1 (0.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 1 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (84.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 103 (83.74%) JSP 440
3 102 (82.93%) NIST
4 98 (79.67%) RMADS
5 6 (4.88%) NCSC
6 5 (4.07%) GRC
7 4 (3.25%) GDPR
8 2 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (1.63%) HIPAA
8 2 (1.63%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.81%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (4.07%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (2.44%) Nessus
2 1 (0.81%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 12 (9.76%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.44%) Tenable
3 1 (0.81%) Cisco