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 12 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 133 129
Rank change year-on-year +6 -4 +61
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 13 44 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.53% 1.22% 0.92%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.64% 4.59% 3.42%
Number of salaries quoted 10 25 13
10th Percentile £39,750 £34,500 £43,639
25th Percentile £52,188 £37,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,450 £57,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.74% -20.69% +31.82%
75th Percentile £87,238 £82,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £89,250 £87,500 £105,000
North West median annual salary £62,500 £52,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +20.19% -25.71% +24.44%

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 795 958 644
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 32.58% 26.57% 27.01%
Number of salaries quoted 327 368 464
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £36,750
25th Percentile £31,125 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £82,500
North West median annual salary £48,000 £50,055 £56,000
% change year-on-year -4.10% -10.62% +12.00%

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 12 November 2025.

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 5 (38.46%) Azure
2 4 (30.77%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (15.38%) Azure Logic Apps
4 1 (7.69%) AWS
4 1 (7.69%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 4 (30.77%) Network Security
2 3 (23.08%) Firewall
3 1 (7.69%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (7.69%) TCP/IP
3 1 (7.69%) VPN
General
1 4 (30.77%) Finance
2 3 (23.08%) Social Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Banking
3 2 (15.38%) Legal
4 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
4 1 (7.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Architect
1 4 (30.77%) Security Architect
1 4 (30.77%) Security Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Information Architect
2 3 (23.08%) Information Security Architect
3 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Enterprise Architect
3 2 (15.38%) Enterprise Information Architect
3 2 (15.38%) Enterprise Security Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Data Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Designer
4 1 (7.69%) Information Assurance Consultant
4 1 (7.69%) Information Security Consultant
4 1 (7.69%) IT Security Specialist
4 1 (7.69%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Principal Security Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Security Consultant
4 1 (7.69%) Security Specialist
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Security Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Solutions Designer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Management Information System
2 2 (15.38%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (15.38%) Security Posture
3 1 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (7.69%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (7.69%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Linux
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (53.85%) Information Security
3 6 (46.15%) Risk Management
4 5 (38.46%) Cloud Security
4 5 (38.46%) Security Architecture
5 4 (30.77%) Data Protection
6 3 (23.08%) Design Patterns
6 3 (23.08%) Enterprise Architecture
6 3 (23.08%) Security Operations
7 2 (15.38%) Architecture Governance
7 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
7 2 (15.38%) SABSA
7 2 (15.38%) Security Monitoring
7 2 (15.38%) SIEM
7 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (15.38%) Strategic Thinking
7 2 (15.38%) Technical Leadership
7 2 (15.38%) TOGAF
7 2 (15.38%) Vulnerability Management
7 2 (15.38%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 4 (30.77%) PowerShell
2 2 (15.38%) Python
3 1 (7.69%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) CISM
2 4 (30.77%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (23.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 3 (23.08%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (23.08%) DBS Check
3 3 (23.08%) Degree
4 2 (15.38%) Azure Certification
4 2 (15.38%) GCIA
4 2 (15.38%) TOGAF Certification
5 1 (7.69%) CCNA
5 1 (7.69%) CCNP
5 1 (7.69%) CCSP
5 1 (7.69%) CEH
5 1 (7.69%) CISA
5 1 (7.69%) CISMP
5 1 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (7.69%) CRISC
5 1 (7.69%) GCIH
5 1 (7.69%) Postgraduate
5 1 (7.69%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (53.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (38.46%) NIST
3 3 (23.08%) GRC
4 2 (15.38%) PCI DSS
5 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (7.69%) ISO 22301
5 1 (7.69%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Nessus
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Proofpoint
2 1 (7.69%) Rapid7
2 1 (7.69%) Splunk
2 1 (7.69%) Tenable