CISSP Job Trends in Yorkshire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 158 155
Rank change year-on-year -28 -3 +26
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 13 11 34
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 0.18% 0.31% 0.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.16% 0.71% 2.47%
Number of salaries quoted 13 8 11
10th Percentile - - £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,850 £68,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.49% +25.00% -24.14%
75th Percentile £63,750 £76,563 £80,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £85,000 -
England median annual salary £77,500 £67,500 £71,500
% change year-on-year +14.81% -5.59% +2.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,116 1,555 1,374
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 15.09% 43.88% 26.10%
Number of salaries quoted 469 381 432
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,313 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,500 £31,250 £34,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% -11.58% -5.56%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £85,184 £71,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISSP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

CISSP job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

CISSP
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing CISSP

CISSP
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for CISSP in Yorkshire

CISSP
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 17 August 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
West Yorkshire -34 8 £55,000 -4.35% 5
South Yorkshire -29 5 £62,500 -20.63% 3
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (46.15%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (30.77%) Network Security
General
1 6 (46.15%) Pharmaceutical
2 4 (30.77%) Advertising
2 4 (30.77%) Banking
2 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Public Sector
4 1 (7.69%) Finance
4 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) Senior
2 6 (46.15%) Analyst
2 6 (46.15%) Information Analyst
2 6 (46.15%) Information Security Analyst
2 6 (46.15%) Security Analyst
2 6 (46.15%) Senior Analyst
2 6 (46.15%) Senior Information Analyst
2 6 (46.15%) Senior Information Security Analyst
2 6 (46.15%) Senior Security Analyst
3 5 (38.46%) Lead
4 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 2 (15.38%) Security Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Lead Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Lead Security Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Risk Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Security Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Risk Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (53.85%) Information Security
3 6 (46.15%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (46.15%) Penetration Testing
3 6 (46.15%) SIEM
4 5 (38.46%) AI
4 5 (38.46%) Incident Response
4 5 (38.46%) Security Architecture
4 5 (38.46%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
4 5 (38.46%) Vulnerability Management
5 4 (30.77%) Computer Science
5 4 (30.77%) Cryptography
5 4 (30.77%) Data Security
5 4 (30.77%) Identity Access Management
5 4 (30.77%) Identity Management
5 4 (30.77%) Project Planning
5 4 (30.77%) Quality Management
5 4 (30.77%) Resource Management
5 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (30.77%) Threat Management
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) CISM
2 5 (38.46%) Degree
3 4 (30.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (30.77%) CCSP
3 4 (30.77%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (30.77%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
4 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
5 1 (7.69%) CRISC
5 1 (7.69%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (76.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (46.15%) GDPR
3 4 (30.77%) NIST
4 1 (7.69%) GRC