(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 90 | 81 | 91 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +10 | +28 |
| Contract jobs citing CISSP | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.51% | 0.67% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 2.09% | 2.41% | 1.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £432 | £425 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £454 | £469 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £458 | £588 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.13% | -2.08% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £673 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £655 | £715 | £845 |
| North West median daily rate | £519 | £600 | £629 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.54% | -4.53% | -0.24% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester
CISSP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Manchester.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 287 | 291 | 397 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 24.43% | 27.66% | 26.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 210 | 166 | 259 |
| 10th Percentile | £291 | £294 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £369 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £458 | £463 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.08% | -7.50% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £579 | £540 | £616 |
| 90th Percentile | £644 | £700 | £700 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -13.64% | +7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 13 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.25 | £30.85 | £30.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.46 | £31.25 | £39.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.08 | £32.50 | £55.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.54% | -41.70% | +178.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £33.75 | £73.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.13 | £53.80 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.46 | £37.00 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.86% | -19.88% | +56.54% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CISSP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing CISSP.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Manchester over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: