PCI QSA Job Trends in Manchester

PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI QSA)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for PCI QSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 166 - 212
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PCI QSA 2 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.035% - 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.21% - 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £39,875 - £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,750 - £80,000
75th Percentile £45,625 - £85,000
90th Percentile - - £86,000
North West median annual salary £42,750 - £80,000

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester

PCI QSA 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 967 807 1,076
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 16.99% 36.14% 21.28%
Number of salaries quoted 479 426 803
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,480 £27,500
25th Percentile £43,000 £33,813 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £82,500
North West median annual salary £52,500 £50,055 £48,500
% change year-on-year +4.89% +3.21% -15.65%

PCI QSA
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PCI QSA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

PCI QSA job vacancy trend in Manchester

PCI QSA
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing PCI QSA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing PCI QSA

PCI QSA
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 2 (100.00%) Retail
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Compliance Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 22301
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) PCI DSS