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 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 187 135 133
Rank change year-on-year -52 -2 +2
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 14 15 43
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.18% 0.64% 1.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.33% 1.98% 4.58%
Number of salaries quoted 9 9 22
10th Percentile £47,109 £47,000 £37,875
25th Percentile £58,855 £53,750 £48,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -3.70% -6.90%
75th Percentile £61,831 £85,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £74,500 £107,000 £106,625
North West median annual salary £75,000 £61,250 £57,397
% change year-on-year +22.45% +6.71% -0.18%

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 1,054 759 938
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 13.78% 32.35% 24.15%
Number of salaries quoted 685 313 399
10th Percentile £37,500 £27,600 £26,950
25th Percentile £45,750 £33,250 £39,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £48,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.21% -8.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £84,750 £79,225
North West median annual salary £56,077 £47,842 £50,055
% change year-on-year +17.21% -4.42% -12.95%

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 October 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.14%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 6 (42.86%) Azure
2 5 (35.71%) AWS
3 4 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (28.57%) SaaS
4 1 (7.14%) GCP
4 1 (7.14%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) JIRA
General
1 6 (42.86%) Public Sector
1 6 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 3 (21.43%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Banking
4 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Consultant
1 6 (42.86%) Security Consultant
2 5 (35.71%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 3 (21.43%) Senior
4 2 (14.29%) Architect
4 2 (14.29%) Security Architect
5 1 (7.14%) Head of Digital
5 1 (7.14%) Information Architect
5 1 (7.14%) Information Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (7.14%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (7.14%) Onboarding
2 1 (7.14%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (42.86%) AI
2 6 (42.86%) Cloud Security
2 6 (42.86%) Information Security
3 5 (35.71%) Data Protection
3 5 (35.71%) GAP Analysis
3 5 (35.71%) Identity Access Management
3 5 (35.71%) Risk Register
3 5 (35.71%) Roadmaps
4 4 (28.57%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 4 (28.57%) Risk Management
4 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (28.57%) Threat Intelligence
5 3 (21.43%) Coaching
5 3 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (21.43%) Customer Service
5 3 (21.43%) Digital Identity
5 3 (21.43%) Information Assurance
5 3 (21.43%) Zero Trust
6 2 (14.29%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (85.71%) CISM
2 5 (35.71%) CISA
2 5 (35.71%) CRISC
3 2 (14.29%) Security Cleared
4 1 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (7.14%) CESG Certified Professional
4 1 (7.14%) DV Cleared
4 1 (7.14%) IISP
4 1 (7.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 1 (7.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (78.57%) NIST
2 9 (64.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (35.71%) GDPR
4 3 (21.43%) NIST 800
5 2 (14.29%) NCSC
6 1 (7.14%) COBIT
6 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (7.14%) Data Quality
6 1 (7.14%) GRC
6 1 (7.14%) PCI DSS
6 1 (7.14%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) YouTube