CISSP Job Trends 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 14 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 142 147
Rank change year-on-year -44 +5 -1
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 14 15 37
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.19% 0.63% 0.91%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.45% 2.02% 4.13%
Number of salaries quoted 9 9 25
10th Percentile £54,300 £47,000 £46,000
25th Percentile £56,000 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% -6.15% -7.14%
75th Percentile - £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £74,500 £91,000 £108,750
North West median annual salary £75,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% - -

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 968 743 895
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 13.16% 31.17% 22.08%
Number of salaries quoted 638 322 442
10th Percentile £35,000 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £33,250 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £48,068 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +24.82% -8.44% -12.50%
75th Percentile £80,000 £66,813 £66,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £81,125
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -13.04%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CISSP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

CISSP job vacancy trend in Manchester

CISSP
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing CISSP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing CISSP

CISSP
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Manchester over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

Salary histogram for CISSP in Manchester

CISSP
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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (28.57%) AWS
1 4 (28.57%) Azure
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (28.57%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (21.43%) Network Security
2 2 (14.29%) Firewall
General
1 6 (42.86%) Public Sector
1 6 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 3 (21.43%) Finance
3 2 (14.29%) Banking
3 2 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Legal
3 2 (14.29%) Retail
3 2 (14.29%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Consultant
1 6 (42.86%) Security Consultant
2 5 (35.71%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 2 (14.29%) Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 2 (14.29%) Information Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Information Risk Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Information Security Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Risk Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Security Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Security Manager
3 2 (14.29%) Security Risk Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Senior
4 1 (7.14%) Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Information Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Information Security Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Housing Association
1 2 (14.29%) Security Posture
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (7.14%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.14%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (92.86%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (50.00%) Information Security
3 6 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (42.86%) Risk Register
4 5 (35.71%) Cloud Security
4 5 (35.71%) Data Protection
4 5 (35.71%) GAP Analysis
4 5 (35.71%) Incident Response
4 5 (35.71%) Risk Management
4 5 (35.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (28.57%) AI
5 4 (28.57%) Roadmaps
5 4 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
6 3 (21.43%) Business Continuity
6 3 (21.43%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 3 (21.43%) Due Diligence
6 3 (21.43%) Identity Access Management
6 3 (21.43%) Threat Intelligence
7 2 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
7 2 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 13 (92.86%) CISM
2 4 (28.57%) CISA
2 4 (28.57%) CRISC
3 2 (14.29%) CCNP
3 2 (14.29%) CEH
3 2 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (14.29%) CISMP
3 2 (14.29%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (14.29%) Degree
3 2 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 2 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 2 (14.29%) Security Cleared
4 1 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (7.14%) DV Cleared
4 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (92.86%) NIST
2 11 (78.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (35.71%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (35.71%) GDPR
4 3 (21.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (14.29%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (14.29%) NCSC
5 2 (14.29%) NIST 800
6 1 (7.14%) PCI DSS
6 1 (7.14%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) YouTube