CIPD Job Trends in the North West

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 214 - 194
Rank change year-on-year - - +134
Permanent jobs citing CIPD 6 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.12% - 0.076%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.39% - 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 - -
75th Percentile £48,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £41,992
% change year-on-year +10.00% +19.07% -1.20%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

CIPD 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 the North West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,550 1,851 1,055
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 31.61% 26.77% 26.78%
Number of salaries quoted 628 816 721
10th Percentile £27,175 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,590 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,475 £50,055 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.16% -12.95% +15.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,455 £75,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% +4.55%

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CIPD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

CIPD job vacancy trend in the North West

CIPD
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing CIPD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing CIPD

CIPD
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIPD within the North West region over the 6 months to 4 November 2025. 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Merseyside - 5 - -
Cheshire - 1 £47,000 - 2
CIPD
England

CIPD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (83.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (83.33%) Law
2 5 (83.33%) Legal
2 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) HR Specialist
2 1 (16.67%) MIS Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Onboarding
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (83.33%) Case Management
2 5 (83.33%) Data Entry
2 5 (83.33%) Mentoring
2 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (83.33%) Service Delivery
2 5 (83.33%) Workflow
3 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
3 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
3 1 (16.67%) Line Management
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) GDPR
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
1 5 (83.33%) ServiceNow
1 5 (83.33%) Workday