(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 90 | 98 | 83 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -15 | +18 |
| Permanent jobs citing CISSP | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.39% | 0.43% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.39% | 1.69% | 1.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | - | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £35,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.14% | -46.15% | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | - | £70,625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £72,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £56,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.73% | -4.35% | +2.22% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire
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 Cheshire.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 216 | 413 | 268 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire | 27.94% | 25.53% | 29.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 53 | 284 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26,250 | £25,420 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £32,500 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,000 | £72,125 | £87,950 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -13.04% | +21.05% |
CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
CISSP
Salary Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Cheshire.
CISSP
Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 29 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Port | - | 2 | £55,000 | - | |
| Crewe | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | |
| CISSP North West |
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CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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: