CISSP Contracts in London

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 192 193 337
Rank change year-on-year +1 +144 -70
Contract jobs citing CISSP 209 354 294
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.20% 1.37% 0.76%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.04% 6.30% 4.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 270 213
10th Percentile £417 £500 £450
25th Percentile £500 £553 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £738 £783 £725
90th Percentile £823 £838 £775
England median daily rate £600 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £80.00 -
England median hourly rate £53.21 £72.98 £67.50
% change year-on-year -27.10% +8.12% +3.85%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

CISSP is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,148 5,621 6,694
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 23.76% 21.69% 17.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,816 3,807 4,580
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% +4.55% +7.32%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £800 £750
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 79 149
10th Percentile £14.17 £19.88 £24.35
25th Percentile £19.74 £21.24 £25.68
Median hourly rate £25.00 £47.50 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -47.37% +6.74% +18.67%
75th Percentile £42.00 £64.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £64.25 £84.50 £65.93
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £40.26
% change year-on-year -23.81% +30.42% +4.56%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in London

CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISSP in London.

Daily rate trend for CISSP in London

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in London over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in London

CISSP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISSP in London.

Hourly rate trend for CISSP in London

CISSP
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the London region over the 6 months to 15 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +31 27 £625 -8.76% 9
East London -3 14 £650 -13.33% 3
West London -7 3 £550 -33.33% 1
South London +10 1 £675 +22.73%
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 3 (1.44%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.96%) Confluence
2 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.48%) Apache
3 1 (0.48%) IBM Notes
3 1 (0.48%) IIS
3 1 (0.48%) WebLogic
3 1 (0.48%) WebSphere
Applications
1 5 (2.39%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.48%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.48%) OmniGraffle
Cloud Services
1 48 (22.97%) Azure
2 35 (16.75%) AWS
3 19 (9.09%) GCP
4 17 (8.13%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (6.22%) Entra ID
6 5 (2.39%) SaaS
7 4 (1.91%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (1.44%) IaaS
9 2 (0.96%) GitHub
9 2 (0.96%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (0.96%) Power Platform
9 2 (0.96%) SuccessFactors
10 1 (0.48%) AWS IoT
10 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.48%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.48%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.48%) PaaS
10 1 (0.48%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 26 (12.44%) Network Security
2 17 (8.13%) Firewall
3 6 (2.87%) TCP/IP
4 5 (2.39%) DNS
5 4 (1.91%) SAN
6 3 (1.44%) Intrusion Detection
7 2 (0.96%) Cisco Firepower
7 2 (0.96%) HTTP
7 2 (0.96%) Kerberos
7 2 (0.96%) SNMP
7 2 (0.96%) SSL
8 1 (0.48%) DHCP
8 1 (0.48%) DMZ
8 1 (0.48%) FTP
8 1 (0.48%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.48%) Internet
8 1 (0.48%) Modbus
8 1 (0.48%) tcpdump
8 1 (0.48%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.39%) BigQuery
2 4 (1.91%) Big Data
2 4 (1.91%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.96%) Power BI
4 1 (0.48%) DB2
4 1 (0.48%) MySQL
4 1 (0.48%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.48%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 5 (2.39%) JIRA
2 4 (1.91%) Git
3 3 (1.44%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.44%) Visual Studio Code
4 2 (0.96%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.48%) Artifactory
General
1 76 (36.36%) Finance
2 45 (21.53%) Social Skills
3 25 (11.96%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (11.00%) Banking
5 18 (8.61%) Financial Institution
6 8 (3.83%) Presentation Skills
6 8 (3.83%) Public Sector
7 6 (2.87%) Local Government
8 5 (2.39%) Front Office
8 5 (2.39%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.39%) Retail
8 5 (2.39%) Telecoms
9 4 (1.91%) Legal
10 3 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.44%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.44%) Marketing
10 3 (1.44%) Retail Banking
11 2 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.96%) International Banking
11 2 (0.96%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 60 (28.71%) Architect
2 55 (26.32%) Security Architect
3 37 (17.70%) Analyst
4 34 (16.27%) Security Engineer
5 22 (10.53%) Security Manager
6 21 (10.05%) Lead
7 20 (9.57%) Security Analyst
8 15 (7.18%) Consultant
9 13 (6.22%) Project Manager
10 12 (5.74%) Security Project Manager
11 11 (5.26%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 11 (5.26%) Security Consultant
12 10 (4.78%) CISSP Manager
12 10 (4.78%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 10 (4.78%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
12 10 (4.78%) Risk Analyst
13 9 (4.31%) Senior
13 9 (4.31%) SOC Engineer
14 8 (3.83%) IT Analyst
14 8 (3.83%) SIEM Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.35%) SailPoint
2 5 (2.39%) OAuth
3 4 (1.91%) .NET
3 4 (1.91%) REST
3 4 (1.91%) Web Services
4 3 (1.44%) JDBC
4 3 (1.44%) OpenID
4 3 (1.44%) SAML
5 2 (0.96%) J2EE
5 2 (0.96%) LDAP
5 2 (0.96%) Regular Expression
5 2 (0.96%) SPML
6 1 (0.48%) EJB
6 1 (0.48%) JSON
6 1 (0.48%) JSP
6 1 (0.48%) RESTful
6 1 (0.48%) Servlets
6 1 (0.48%) XML
6 1 (0.48%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 41 (19.62%) Management Information System
2 26 (12.44%) Security Posture
3 12 (5.74%) Cyber Threat
4 10 (4.78%) Security Operations Centre
5 9 (4.31%) PKI
6 6 (2.87%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 6 (2.87%) Operational Technology
6 6 (2.87%) Public Cloud
7 5 (2.39%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (1.91%) Hedge funds
8 4 (1.91%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.91%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.44%) Cloud Security Posture
9 3 (1.44%) Cyberattack
9 3 (1.44%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.44%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.44%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 12 (5.74%) Windows
2 4 (1.91%) Linux
3 3 (1.44%) Unix
4 2 (0.96%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.48%) Android
5 1 (0.48%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.48%) CentOS
5 1 (0.48%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (51.20%) Cybersecurity
2 87 (41.63%) Information Security
3 48 (22.97%) Security Architecture
4 46 (22.01%) Risk Management
5 39 (18.66%) SIEM
6 38 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
7 36 (17.22%) Cloud Security
8 29 (13.88%) Project Management
8 29 (13.88%) TOGAF
9 26 (12.44%) Incident Response
9 26 (12.44%) SABSA
9 26 (12.44%) Threat Modelling
10 25 (11.96%) Computer Science
11 24 (11.48%) Security Operations
12 23 (11.00%) Risk Assessment
13 22 (10.53%) Identity Access Management
14 20 (9.57%) Security Management
15 19 (9.09%) Agile
15 19 (9.09%) Enterprise Architecture
15 19 (9.09%) Information Security Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (6.22%) Python
2 12 (5.74%) SQL
3 6 (2.87%) PowerShell
4 5 (2.39%) Java
5 2 (0.96%) Bash
6 1 (0.48%) Groovy
6 1 (0.48%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.48%) Perl
Qualifications
1 130 (62.20%) CISM
2 69 (33.01%) CISA
3 41 (19.62%) Degree
4 29 (13.88%) Cisco Certification
4 29 (13.88%) CRISC
5 26 (12.44%) CEH
6 22 (10.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 21 (10.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (9.09%) SANS
9 15 (7.18%) CCSK
9 15 (7.18%) GIAC
10 11 (5.26%) CompTIA Security+
10 11 (5.26%) CREST Certified
11 10 (4.78%) TOGAF Certification
12 9 (4.31%) AWS Certification
12 9 (4.31%) OSCP
13 8 (3.83%) CCNP
14 7 (3.35%) GREM
14 7 (3.35%) GSEC
14 7 (3.35%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (30.62%) NIST
2 46 (22.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (8.61%) NCSC
4 12 (5.74%) GDPR
4 12 (5.74%) QA
5 11 (5.26%) COBIT
5 11 (5.26%) GRC
5 11 (5.26%) NIST 800
6 9 (4.31%) PCI DSS
7 7 (3.35%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (3.35%) ISO 22301
7 7 (3.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 5 (2.39%) ISO 31000
9 4 (1.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.96%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.48%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.48%) ISAE 3402
System Software
1 13 (6.22%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.96%) Docker
3 1 (0.48%) OpenAM
3 1 (0.48%) OpenDJ
3 1 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.87%) Nessus
2 5 (2.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.39%) Terraform
3 4 (1.91%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.91%) QRadar
3 4 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.44%) PingFederate
5 2 (0.96%) Ansible
5 2 (0.96%) CASB
5 2 (0.96%) CSIRT
5 2 (0.96%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 2 (0.96%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.48%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.48%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.48%) McAfee ePO
6 1 (0.48%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 47 (22.49%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.26%) Splunk
3 10 (4.78%) Google
4 8 (3.83%) Cisco
4 8 (3.83%) Okta
4 8 (3.83%) Oracle
5 6 (2.87%) AlienVault
5 6 (2.87%) CyberArk
5 6 (2.87%) Rapid7
6 5 (2.39%) ArcSight
6 5 (2.39%) Qualys
7 4 (1.91%) ForgeRock
7 4 (1.91%) Palo Alto
8 3 (1.44%) Fortinet
8 3 (1.44%) Symantec
9 2 (0.96%) CA
9 2 (0.96%) Cybereason
9 2 (0.96%) LogRhythm
9 2 (0.96%) SAP
9 2 (0.96%) Workday