CISSP Jobs with Work from Home Options

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 284 229 355
Rank change year-on-year -55 +126 -42
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 374 607 708
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.11% 1.50% 1.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.92% 5.85% 4.35%
Number of salaries quoted 277 473 589
10th Percentile £42,500 £44,000 £49,000
25th Percentile £55,750 £52,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% - +8.00%
75th Percentile £84,919 £83,484 £82,500
90th Percentile £91,991 £96,700 £100,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% - +7.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,548 10,383 16,258
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.22% 25.59% 23.06%
Number of salaries quoted 5,897 6,327 8,719
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

CISSP
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CISSP trend for jobs with a WFH option

CISSP
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CISSP.

CISSP salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

CISSP
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing CISSP over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

CISSP salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 5 (1.34%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 123 (32.89%) Azure
2 76 (20.32%) AWS
3 40 (10.70%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (6.42%) SaaS
5 23 (6.15%) Cloud Computing
6 22 (5.88%) Azure Sentinel
7 16 (4.28%) Microsoft Purview
8 14 (3.74%) GCP
9 13 (3.48%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (2.94%) PaaS
11 9 (2.41%) Entra ID
11 9 (2.41%) IaaS
12 6 (1.60%) Azure Service Fabric
13 5 (1.34%) Snowflake
14 4 (1.07%) Amazon S3
14 4 (1.07%) Serverless
15 3 (0.80%) OneDrive
15 3 (0.80%) Power Platform
16 1 (0.27%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 101 (27.01%) Firewall
2 57 (15.24%) WAN
3 56 (14.97%) Network Security
4 41 (10.96%) TCP/IP
5 33 (8.82%) SD-WAN
6 28 (7.49%) VPN
7 25 (6.68%) Intrusion Detection
8 24 (6.42%) LAN
9 14 (3.74%) Wi-Fi
10 13 (3.48%) Wireshark
11 10 (2.67%) Cisco IOS
11 10 (2.67%) Cisco Nexus
11 10 (2.67%) DNS
12 6 (1.60%) Cisco IPT
12 6 (1.60%) Internet
13 5 (1.34%) DHCP
14 3 (0.80%) VLAN
14 3 (0.80%) VoIP
15 1 (0.27%) SAN
15 1 (0.27%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.60%) Azure SQL Database
2 5 (1.34%) Elasticsearch
2 5 (1.34%) NoSQL
2 5 (1.34%) Redis
3 4 (1.07%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.80%) Power BI
5 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 4 (1.07%) Jenkins
General
1 113 (30.21%) Finance
2 104 (27.81%) Social Skills
3 42 (11.23%) Law
4 37 (9.89%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (9.09%) Legal
6 25 (6.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 22 (5.88%) Retail
8 21 (5.61%) Military
8 21 (5.61%) Telecoms
9 19 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
10 17 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
10 17 (4.55%) Manufacturing
11 15 (4.01%) Public Sector
12 8 (2.14%) Back Office
12 8 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.60%) Marketing
14 5 (1.34%) Aerospace
14 5 (1.34%) Automotive
14 5 (1.34%) Banking
15 4 (1.07%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 77 (20.59%) Architect
2 70 (18.72%) Lead
3 68 (18.18%) Analyst
4 53 (14.17%) Security Architect
5 43 (11.50%) Security Manager
6 40 (10.70%) Security Analyst
7 38 (10.16%) Consultant
8 37 (9.89%) Senior
9 36 (9.63%) Security Engineer
10 33 (8.82%) IT Manager
10 33 (8.82%) Security Consultant
11 31 (8.29%) Lead Architect
12 27 (7.22%) Information Analyst
12 27 (7.22%) Information Security Analyst
12 27 (7.22%) Lead Security Architect
13 19 (5.08%) IT Security Manager
14 17 (4.55%) Information Manager
14 17 (4.55%) Information Security Manager
15 14 (3.74%) Senior Security Engineer
15 14 (3.74%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.74%) HTML
2 7 (1.87%) ModSecurity
3 6 (1.60%) REST
3 6 (1.60%) SOAP
3 6 (1.60%) Web Services
4 5 (1.34%) Middleware
5 4 (1.07%) Kafka
6 2 (0.53%) .NET
6 2 (0.53%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 130 (34.76%) Management Information System
2 45 (12.03%) Security Posture
3 36 (9.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 32 (8.56%) Cyber Threat
5 25 (6.68%) Security Operations Centre
6 22 (5.88%) Operational Technology
7 21 (5.61%) Cyberattack
8 15 (4.01%) Product Ownership
9 14 (3.74%) Onboarding
10 11 (2.94%) Data Centre
11 9 (2.41%) Public Cloud
12 7 (1.87%) Distributed Systems
12 7 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.87%) PKI
13 6 (1.60%) PMI
13 6 (1.60%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 5 (1.34%) CESG
14 5 (1.34%) NHS
14 5 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
15 4 (1.07%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 58 (15.51%) Windows
2 30 (8.02%) Linux
3 19 (5.08%) Unix
4 14 (3.74%) Mac OS X
5 13 (3.48%) Android
5 13 (3.48%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.60%) Windows Server
7 4 (1.07%) CentOS
7 4 (1.07%) Solaris
7 4 (1.07%) Ubuntu
7 4 (1.07%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (59.89%) Information Security
2 189 (50.53%) Cybersecurity
3 91 (24.33%) Risk Management
4 81 (21.66%) Security Architecture
5 75 (20.05%) Problem-Solving
6 73 (19.52%) Cloud Security
6 73 (19.52%) Incident Response
7 70 (18.72%) Security Operations
8 58 (15.51%) Agile
9 55 (14.71%) ITIL
9 55 (14.71%) Roadmaps
10 54 (14.44%) SIEM
11 52 (13.90%) OWASP
12 49 (13.10%) Application Security
12 49 (13.10%) Mentoring
13 44 (11.76%) Secure Coding
14 43 (11.50%) Computer Science
15 40 (10.70%) Vulnerability Management
16 39 (10.43%) DevOps
16 39 (10.43%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 22 (5.88%) Python
2 17 (4.55%) PowerShell
3 14 (3.74%) SQL
4 3 (0.80%) Bash
5 2 (0.53%) C#
5 2 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 210 (56.15%) CISM
2 95 (25.40%) Cisco Certification
3 85 (22.73%) Degree
4 75 (20.05%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 68 (18.18%) CCSP
6 59 (15.78%) Security Cleared
7 58 (15.51%) CEH
8 56 (14.97%) CISA
9 47 (12.57%) Azure Certification
10 44 (11.76%) AWS Certification
11 42 (11.23%) GIAC
12 41 (10.96%) CRISC
13 39 (10.43%) CCSK
14 35 (9.36%) SC Cleared
15 33 (8.82%) Computer Science Degree
16 29 (7.75%) CompTIA Security+
17 28 (7.49%) SANS
17 28 (7.49%) SSCP
18 26 (6.95%) DV Cleared
19 24 (6.42%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 149 (39.84%) NIST
2 132 (35.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 45 (12.03%) Cyber Essentials
4 42 (11.23%) GRC
5 41 (10.96%) GDPR
5 41 (10.96%) PCI DSS
6 32 (8.56%) NCSC
7 19 (5.08%) COBIT
7 19 (5.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (4.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 7 (1.87%) Data Quality
9 7 (1.87%) ISO 31000
9 7 (1.87%) JSP 440
9 7 (1.87%) RMADS
9 7 (1.87%) SOC 2
10 6 (1.60%) NIST 800
10 6 (1.60%) Web Application Security Consortium
11 5 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (1.07%) HIPAA
12 4 (1.07%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 33 (8.82%) Docker
2 13 (3.48%) Virtual Desktop
3 11 (2.94%) Active Directory
4 5 (1.34%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 38 (10.16%) Kubernetes
2 33 (8.82%) Single Sign-On
3 14 (3.74%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (3.48%) Nmap
5 8 (2.14%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 6 (1.60%) Nessus
7 5 (1.34%) Grafana
7 5 (1.34%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.34%) SCOM
8 4 (1.07%) Ansible
9 2 (0.53%) QRadar
10 1 (0.27%) CASB
Vendors
1 51 (13.64%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.15%) Splunk
3 19 (5.08%) Cisco
3 19 (5.08%) Qualys
4 17 (4.55%) Palo Alto
5 14 (3.74%) Dell
5 14 (3.74%) Rapid7
6 13 (3.48%) Thycotic
7 12 (3.21%) Oracle
8 11 (2.94%) SAP
9 10 (2.67%) Meraki
10 8 (2.14%) CrowdStrike
10 8 (2.14%) Fortinet
11 7 (1.87%) CyberArk
11 7 (1.87%) Zscaler
12 6 (1.60%) Blue Coat
12 6 (1.60%) CheckPoint
12 6 (1.60%) Netskope
12 6 (1.60%) Symantec
13 5 (1.34%) ServiceNow