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 citing CISSP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 2 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	182	133	126
Rank change year-on-year	-49	-7	+11
Permanent jobs citing CISSP	22	15	47
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester	0.28%	0.63%	1.28%
As % of the Qualifications category	1.99%	2.07%	4.98%
Number of salaries quoted	13	11	28
10^th Percentile	£49,771	£40,000	£34,500
25^th Percentile	£58,855	£55,625	£40,313
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,343	£81,900	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	-26.32%	+36.50%	-17.24%
75^th Percentile	£67,500	£87,500	£76,750
90^th Percentile	£91,500	£105,000	£87,500
North West median annual salary	£61,422	£65,000	£54,793
% change year-on-year	-5.51%	+18.63%	-21.72%

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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in Manchester.

	6 months to 2 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	1,103	726	943
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester	14.13%	30.67%	25.74%
Number of salaries quoted	703	318	371
10^th Percentile	£38,500	£26,925	£27,500
25^th Percentile	£46,250	£31,656	£41,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£65,000	£50,000	£52,500
Median % change year-on-year	+30.00%	-4.76%	-12.50%
75^th Percentile	£80,000	£70,000	£67,500
90^th Percentile	£96,250	£87,500	£82,000
North West median annual salary	£55,000	£48,500	£50,055
% change year-on-year	+13.40%	-3.11%	-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 Salary Trend in Manchester

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 2 November 2026.

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 November 2026. 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Bolton	-	1	£75,000	-	1
CISSP North West

CISSP Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 2 November 2026, job vacancies citing CISSP also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region citing CISSP.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CISM	81.8%	18
2	Cybersecurity	72.7%	16
2	ISO/IEC 27001	72.7%	16
4	Information Security	50.0%	11
4	NIST	50.0%	11
6	Risk Register	40.9%	9
7	Azure	36.4%	8
7	CRISC	36.4%	8
7	Risk Management	36.4%	8
7	Roadmaps	36.4%	8
11	Data Protection	31.8%	7
11	GAP Analysis	31.8%	7
11	GDPR	31.8%	7
14	AI	27.3%	6
14	Cloud Security	27.3%	6
14	Stakeholder Engagement	27.3%	6
17	AWS	22.7%	5
17	CISA	22.7%	5
17	Continuous Improvement	22.7%	5
17	GRC	22.7%	5
17	Identity Access Management	22.7%	5
17	Microsoft 365	22.7%	5
17	SaaS	22.7%	5
24	Business Continuity	18.2%	4
24	Coaching	18.2%	4
24	Cyber Resilience	18.2%	4
24	Cyber Threat Intelligence	18.2%	4
24	ISMS	18.2%	4
24	ISO 27001 Lead Auditor	18.2%	4
24	Stakeholder Management	18.2%	4

CISSP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CISM	81.8%	18
2	CRISC	36.4%	8
3	CISA	22.7%	5
4	ISO 27001 Lead Auditor	18.2%	4
5	Security Cleared	13.6%	3
6	CESG Certified Professional	9.1%	2
6	IISP	9.1%	2
6	ISO 27001 Lead Implementer	9.1%	2
6	SC Cleared	9.1%	2
10	BPSS Clearance	4.5%	1
10	CCNP	4.5%	1
10	Cisco Certification	4.5%	1
10	CISMP	4.5%	1
10	Degree	4.5%	1
10	DV Cleared	4.5%	1
10	ISEB	4.5%	1