CISMP Job Trends in the North West

ISEB Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for CISMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 180 203 181
Rank change year-on-year +23 -22 +117
Permanent jobs citing CISMP 1 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.016% 0.077% 0.026%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.035% 0.20% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -23.08% +52.94%
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £70,576
% change year-on-year +3.85% -7.90% +22.08%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

CISMP 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 2,831 1,969 964
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 45.93% 37.87% 24.90%
Number of salaries quoted 689 872 631
10th Percentile £27,200 £32,025 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £40,000 £41,239
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £50,055 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.10% -4.66% -3.67%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CISMP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

CISMP job vacancy trend in the North West

CISMP
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing CISMP

CISMP
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 CISMP within the North West region over the 6 months to 30 December 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 +24 1 - -
CISMP
England

CISMP
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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISMS
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 22301
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST