CISA Jobs in the North West

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for CISA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 231 253 278
Rank change year-on-year +22 +25 +34
Permanent jobs citing CISA 26 36 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.34% 0.37% 0.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.51% 1.52% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 19 28 16
10th Percentile £54,500 £35,000 -
25th Percentile £66,500 £37,500 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £40,000 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year +87.50% -30.81% -7.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £43,750 £61,650
90th Percentile - £85,000 £65,825
England median annual salary £66,250 £65,000 £65,500
% change year-on-year +1.92% -0.76% +0.77%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

CISA 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 5,066 2,376 2,739
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 66.89% 24.45% 34.68%
Number of salaries quoted 2,617 1,611 927
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £39,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £58,943 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £71,399 £78,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,193
% change year-on-year - -5.49% +5.81%

CISA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing CISA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for CISA in the North West

CISA
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISA in the North West.

Salary trend for CISA in the North West

CISA
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISA in the North West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CISA in the North West

CISA
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 CISA within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Manchester +83 24 £75,000 -6.25% 10
Cheshire +20 2 £55,000 +37.50%
CISA
England

CISA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (7.69%) AWS
1 2 (7.69%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 14 (53.85%) Firewall
1 14 (53.85%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 22 (84.62%) Social Skills
2 16 (61.54%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (23.08%) Finance
4 5 (19.23%) Legal
5 1 (3.85%) Banking
5 1 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (53.85%) Architect
1 14 (53.85%) Security Architect
2 6 (23.08%) Risk Manager
3 4 (15.38%) Operations Manager
4 3 (11.54%) IT Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Audit Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Audit Support Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) IT Security Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Quality Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Security Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Security Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Senior
5 2 (7.69%) Senior Audit Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Senior Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Senior Quality Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Senior Support Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Support Manager
6 1 (3.85%) Compliance Manager
6 1 (3.85%) Governance Manager
Miscellaneous
1 17 (65.38%) Security Posture
2 16 (61.54%) Management Information System
3 14 (53.85%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (53.85%) Social Media
3 14 (53.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 2 (7.69%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (7.69%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (3.85%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 14 (53.85%) Windows
1 14 (53.85%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (88.46%) Information Security
1 23 (88.46%) Risk Management
2 19 (73.08%) Continuous Improvement
2 19 (73.08%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (69.23%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (65.38%) Incident Response
5 16 (61.54%) Cloud Security
5 16 (61.54%) Computer Science
5 16 (61.54%) Data Protection
6 15 (57.69%) Vulnerability Management
7 14 (53.85%) Collaborative Working
7 14 (53.85%) DevSecOps
7 14 (53.85%) Ethical Hacking
7 14 (53.85%) Identity Management
7 14 (53.85%) Information Assurance
7 14 (53.85%) Proactive Management
7 14 (53.85%) Risk Analysis
7 14 (53.85%) Security Architecture
7 14 (53.85%) SIEM
7 14 (53.85%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.69%) Kusto Query Language
1 2 (7.69%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 24 (92.31%) CISSP
2 19 (73.08%) CISM
2 19 (73.08%) Degree
3 18 (69.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 18 (69.23%) Cisco Certification
4 16 (61.54%) CEH
5 14 (53.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (53.85%) DBS Check
5 14 (53.85%) Master's Degree
6 6 (23.08%) CompTIA Security+
7 4 (15.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (11.54%) CRISC
9 2 (7.69%) GCIH
9 2 (7.69%) GIAC
9 2 (7.69%) GISF
9 2 (7.69%) ISACA
9 2 (7.69%) SANS
9 2 (7.69%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (76.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (65.38%) NIST
3 16 (61.54%) GDPR
4 6 (23.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (3.85%) COBIT
5 1 (3.85%) GRC
5 1 (3.85%) ITGC
Vendors
1 2 (7.69%) Microsoft