CISSP Jobs in Manchester

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 145 164 192
Rank change year-on-year +19 +28 -3
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 22 59 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.91% 0.99% 0.99%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.71% 4.61% 2.92%
Number of salaries quoted 16 53 19
10th Percentile £53,837 £41,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £57,543 £55,000 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +8.33% +10.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,125 £87,500 £74,500
North West median annual salary £61,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.91% +10.00% -9.09%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 811 1,279 1,475
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 33.51% 21.56% 33.91%
Number of salaries quoted 400 830 523
10th Percentile £25,480 £27,500 £31,350
25th Percentile £33,250 £38,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -12.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £83,750
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 Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in Manchester

CISSP
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Manchester.

Salary trend for CISSP in Manchester

CISSP
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Manchester over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.

Salary histogram for CISSP in Manchester

CISSP
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 2 July 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
Bolton -7 6 £75,000 +7.14% 6
CISSP
North West

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 2 (9.09%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 6 (27.27%) Azure
2 3 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.55%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 8 (36.36%) Firewall
2 6 (27.27%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (18.18%) VPN
4 3 (13.64%) Network Security
5 2 (9.09%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (9.09%) DMZ
5 2 (9.09%) DNS
5 2 (9.09%) SD-WAN
5 2 (9.09%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (9.09%) TACACS
5 2 (9.09%) TCP/IP
5 2 (9.09%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.09%) SQL Server
General
1 16 (72.73%) Social Skills
2 8 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (27.27%) Finance
4 4 (18.18%) Legal
5 2 (9.09%) Local Government
5 2 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (4.55%) Banking
6 1 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (40.91%) Architect
1 9 (40.91%) Security Architect
2 5 (22.73%) Risk Manager
3 4 (18.18%) Operations Manager
3 4 (18.18%) Security Manager
4 3 (13.64%) IT Manager
5 2 (9.09%) Information Manager
5 2 (9.09%) Information Security Manager
5 2 (9.09%) IT Security Manager
5 2 (9.09%) Security Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Consultant
6 1 (4.55%) Head of Operations
6 1 (4.55%) Head of Security
6 1 (4.55%) IT Architect
6 1 (4.55%) IT Security Architect
6 1 (4.55%) Network Architect
6 1 (4.55%) Network Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Network Security Architect
6 1 (4.55%) Network Security Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) SOC Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.09%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 9 (40.91%) Management Information System
2 8 (36.36%) Security Posture
3 6 (27.27%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (27.27%) Social Media
3 6 (27.27%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 2 (9.09%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (9.09%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (4.55%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 8 (36.36%) Windows
2 6 (27.27%) Windows Vista
3 2 (9.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (77.27%) Information Security
2 14 (63.64%) Risk Management
3 13 (59.09%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (54.55%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (50.00%) Cloud Security
5 11 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (50.00%) Security Architecture
5 11 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
6 10 (45.45%) Incident Response
6 10 (45.45%) TOGAF
7 8 (36.36%) Computer Science
7 8 (36.36%) Data Protection
7 8 (36.36%) Identity Management
7 8 (36.36%) SIEM
8 7 (31.82%) Project Management
9 6 (27.27%) DevSecOps
9 6 (27.27%) Ethical Hacking
9 6 (27.27%) Information Assurance
9 6 (27.27%) Proactive Management
9 6 (27.27%) Risk Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.55%) PowerShell
1 1 (4.55%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (59.09%) CISA
1 13 (59.09%) CISM
2 12 (54.55%) Cisco Certification
3 10 (45.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 9 (40.91%) Degree
5 7 (31.82%) CEH
5 7 (31.82%) CompTIA Security+
6 6 (27.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (27.27%) DBS Check
6 6 (27.27%) Master's Degree
7 4 (18.18%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 2 (9.09%) CCIE
8 2 (9.09%) CCNP
8 2 (9.09%) CRISC
8 2 (9.09%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (9.09%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (4.55%) GCIA
9 1 (4.55%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (77.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (50.00%) NIST
3 8 (36.36%) GDPR
4 5 (22.73%) PCI DSS
5 4 (18.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (9.09%) GRC
6 2 (9.09%) NCSC
7 1 (4.55%) ITGC
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) Nessus
Vendors
1 3 (13.64%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.09%) Cisco
3 1 (4.55%) AlienVault
3 1 (4.55%) Proofpoint
3 1 (4.55%) Rapid7
3 1 (4.55%) Splunk
3 1 (4.55%) Tenable