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ISSMP – Info Systems Security Mgmt Professional

ISC2
RANK #11 / 100 INVEST DEMAND 88 2026-Q3 DATA
$726,642
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Your benchmark against real contributors — the median beside top-of-band, plus stacking uplift and vintage decay.

What the verdict means

INVESTAppreciating — hold it and stack an AI-adjacent cert
DEMAND 88Relative hiring demand for ISSMP – Info Systems Security Mgmt Professional this quarter — join free to see it.

The analyst note

The read

ISC2's management concentration layered on top of CISSP — a rare, senior credential. It's a rare credential: few holders, senior roles only.

Who holds it

CISOs, deputy CISOs and security program directors who set security strategy, run governance and incident programs, and own the budgets. They tend to be at large enterprises, government suppliers and financial services firms.

The case for the verdict

The case rests on seniority scarcity. Demand for security leadership is rising as regulatory pressure builds (NIS2, SEC disclosure rules) and AI-governance obligations land on security teams. It presumes CISSP underneath.

The risk

The caveat is thin evidence. A small holder pool makes this credential less comparable than its neighbours, and if ISC2's next workforce study reprices it, the rank moves.

The benchmark check

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Where it sits

Top 25% of the CertBueno Top 100.

This certification pays 30% above the rest of the Top 100.

Vendor

One of 3 ISC2 certifications in the Top 100 — ranked 1st among them.

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