SSCP Job Trends in the West Midlands

(ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (ISC2 SSCP)
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for SSCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 181 191 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Permanent jobs citing SSCP 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.047% 0.053% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.14% 0.13% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £65,520
% change year-on-year -12.00% -4.61% +74.72%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

SSCP 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 2,151 1,530 1,530
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 33.55% 40.75% 26.08%
Number of salaries quoted 535 500 1,197
10th Percentile £27,694 £32,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,869 £41,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +18.56% -3.96%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,175 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.50% +9.09% -4.35%

SSCP
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SSCP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

SSCP job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing SSCP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing SSCP

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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 SSCP within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 March 2026. 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
Birmingham - 3 - - 1
SSCP
England

SSCP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Analyst
1 3 (100.00%) Senior
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Analyst
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Digital Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 3 (100.00%) Coaching
1 3 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 3 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CISA
1 3 (100.00%) CISSP
1 3 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) NIST