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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 102 161
Rank change year-on-year -41 +59 +48
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 9 49 38
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.22% 2.26% 0.87%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.87% 5.79% 3.93%
Number of salaries quoted 9 39 38
10th Percentile £52,300 £35,700 £40,625
25th Percentile £65,000 £54,462 £54,515
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,900 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.20% +15.38% +10.35%
75th Percentile £87,500 £77,500 £84,919
90th Percentile £92,200 £82,100 £85,000
North West median annual salary £77,500 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +24.00% -3.85% +12.44%

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 1,035 847 968
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 25.59% 39.01% 22.07%
Number of salaries quoted 407 449 730
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,633 £29,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.60%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £81,400 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% -9.09%

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 18 March 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 (44.44%) Azure
2 2 (22.22%) Azure Logic Apps
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (11.11%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) Firewall
2 1 (11.11%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (11.11%) Network Security
General
1 3 (33.33%) Finance
1 3 (33.33%) Legal
2 2 (22.22%) Banking
2 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Retail
3 1 (11.11%) Social Housing
3 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Security Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Architect
2 1 (11.11%) Compliance Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Consultant
2 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Architect
2 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Data Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Designer
2 1 (11.11%) Head of Cybersecurity
2 1 (11.11%) Head of Operations
2 1 (11.11%) Head of Security
2 1 (11.11%) Information Assurance Consultant
2 1 (11.11%) IT Security Specialist
2 1 (11.11%) Lead Designer
2 1 (11.11%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Principal Security Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Security Consultant
2 1 (11.11%) Security Specialist
2 1 (11.11%) Solutions Designer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (11.11%) Housing Association
2 1 (11.11%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (11.11%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Linux
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 4 (44.44%) Information Security
3 4 (44.44%) Security Architecture
4 3 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
5 2 (22.22%) Computer Science
5 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (22.22%) Data Security
5 2 (22.22%) Disaster Recovery
5 2 (22.22%) Incident Response
5 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (22.22%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (11.11%) Architecture Governance
6 1 (11.11%) Cloud Security
6 1 (11.11%) Design Patterns
6 1 (11.11%) Risk Register
6 1 (11.11%) Roadmaps
6 1 (11.11%) Strategic Roadmap
6 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 1 (11.11%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) CISM
2 3 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (33.33%) Degree
3 2 (22.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 2 (22.22%) Azure Certification
3 2 (22.22%) CISA
3 2 (22.22%) CRISC
4 1 (11.11%) CCNP
4 1 (11.11%) CEH
4 1 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (11.11%) DBS Check
4 1 (11.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 1 (11.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 1 (11.11%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (55.56%) NIST
3 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (22.22%) GRC
4 1 (11.11%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (11.11%) ISO 22301
4 1 (11.11%) PCI DSS
4 1 (11.11%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft