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

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 139 140 154
Rank change year-on-year +1 +14 +39
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 14 41 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.59% 1.01% 0.90%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.91% 4.48% 3.35%
Number of salaries quoted 8 24 15
10th Percentile £46,125 £45,750 £47,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +40.00%
75th Percentile £71,875 £77,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £94,000 £108,750 £101,250
North West median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £61,250
% change year-on-year - -2.04% +19.51%

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 734 915 746
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 30.97% 22.51% 26.82%
Number of salaries quoted 319 438 456
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,000 £34,375
25th Percentile £33,250 £38,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% -12.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,438 £70,313
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,625 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% -13.04% +18.97%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP 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 September 2025.

Salary histogram for CISSP in Manchester

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.14%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (14.29%) Azure
3 1 (7.14%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 6 (42.86%) Network Security
2 4 (28.57%) Firewall
2 4 (28.57%) VPN
3 2 (14.29%) Cisco ISE
3 2 (14.29%) SD-WAN
3 2 (14.29%) Software-Defined Networking
3 2 (14.29%) TACACS
3 2 (14.29%) TCP/IP
3 2 (14.29%) WAN
4 1 (7.14%) DMZ
4 1 (7.14%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 3 (21.43%) Finance
3 2 (14.29%) Legal
4 1 (7.14%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Architect
1 5 (35.71%) Security Architect
2 4 (28.57%) Security Engineer
3 3 (21.43%) Information Architect
3 3 (21.43%) Information Security Architect
4 2 (14.29%) Enterprise Architect
4 2 (14.29%) Enterprise Information Architect
4 2 (14.29%) Enterprise Security Architect
4 2 (14.29%) Operations Manager
4 2 (14.29%) Risk Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Applications Consultant
5 1 (7.14%) Head of Operations
5 1 (7.14%) Head of Security
5 1 (7.14%) IT Architect
5 1 (7.14%) IT Security Architect
5 1 (7.14%) Network Architect
5 1 (7.14%) Network Security Architect
5 1 (7.14%) Network Security Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Security Consultant
5 1 (7.14%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (14.29%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Management Information System
1 3 (21.43%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (14.29%) Security Posture
3 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (7.14%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
1 1 (7.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Information Security
2 6 (42.86%) Security Architecture
3 5 (35.71%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (35.71%) TOGAF
4 4 (28.57%) Cloud Security
4 4 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (28.57%) Risk Management
4 4 (28.57%) Security Operations
4 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (21.43%) Data Protection
5 3 (21.43%) Incident Response
5 3 (21.43%) ITIL
5 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (21.43%) Project Management
5 3 (21.43%) Regulatory Compliance
5 3 (21.43%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (21.43%) SIEM
5 3 (21.43%) Zero Trust
6 2 (14.29%) Network Segmentation
6 2 (14.29%) SABSA
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) PowerShell
1 2 (14.29%) Python
2 1 (7.14%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 6 (42.86%) Cisco Certification
1 6 (42.86%) CISM
2 5 (35.71%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (21.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 3 (21.43%) CCNP
3 3 (21.43%) TOGAF Certification
4 2 (14.29%) CCIE
4 2 (14.29%) CISA
4 2 (14.29%) DBS Check
4 2 (14.29%) GCIA
4 2 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 1 (7.14%) CCNA
5 1 (7.14%) CCSP
5 1 (7.14%) CEH
5 1 (7.14%) CISMP
5 1 (7.14%) CRISC
5 1 (7.14%) Degree
5 1 (7.14%) GCIH
5 1 (7.14%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (7.14%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (28.57%) NIST
3 3 (21.43%) GRC
3 3 (21.43%) PCI DSS
4 2 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (14.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (7.14%) ISO 22301
5 1 (7.14%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Nessus
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 2 (14.29%) Cisco
3 1 (7.14%) AlienVault
3 1 (7.14%) Proofpoint
3 1 (7.14%) Rapid7
3 1 (7.14%) Splunk
3 1 (7.14%) Tenable