Information Assurance Consultant Job Trends in Manchester

Information Assurance Consultant
North West > Manchester

The median Information Assurance Consultant salary in Manchester is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Assurance Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.043% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £95,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
75th Percentile £105,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 2,147 3,486 2,385
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.34% 94.73% 96.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,353 1,787 1,941
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,000 £34,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -7.60% +8.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,850 £84,056
North West median annual salary £48,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Information Assurance Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Information Assurance Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Information Assurance Consultant job vacancy trend in Manchester

Information Assurance Consultant
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Information Assurance Consultant job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Information Assurance Consultant job vacancies in Manchester

Information Assurance Consultant Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 29 October 2025, Information Assurance Consultant job roles required 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 featuring Information Assurance Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Information Assurance Consultant Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA