CISSP Jobs in the North West

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for CISSP 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 207 185 235
Rank change year-on-year -22 +50 +2
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 50 106 65
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.66% 1.09% 0.82%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.99% 4.46% 2.37%
Number of salaries quoted 39 100 36
10th Percentile £53,650 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £54,793 £52,084 £44,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £55,000 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year +10.91% -4.86% +2.77%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile - £85,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £72,500 £71,108 £70,000
% change year-on-year +1.96% +1.58% +3.70%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

CISSP 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%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the North West

CISSP
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for CISSP in the North West

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the North West

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

Salary histogram for CISSP in the North West

CISSP
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 CISSP 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 +52 32 £75,000 +15.38% 42
Lancashire -79 15 £54,793 +5.20% 24
Cheshire +37 3 £55,000 +57.14% 1
CISSP
England

CISSP
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.00%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 7 (14.00%) Azure
2 2 (4.00%) AWS
2 2 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.00%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (2.00%) Azure Key Vault
3 1 (2.00%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 18 (36.00%) Firewall
2 16 (32.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (8.00%) DNS
3 4 (8.00%) HTTP
3 4 (8.00%) TCP/IP
3 4 (8.00%) VPN
4 2 (4.00%) Cisco ISE
4 2 (4.00%) DMZ
4 2 (4.00%) Network Security
4 2 (4.00%) SD-WAN
4 2 (4.00%) SMTP
4 2 (4.00%) Software-Defined Networking
4 2 (4.00%) TACACS
4 2 (4.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.00%) SQL Server
General
1 27 (54.00%) Social Skills
2 24 (48.00%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (18.00%) Finance
4 5 (10.00%) Legal
5 2 (4.00%) Local Government
5 2 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.00%) Banking
6 1 (2.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (40.00%) Architect
1 20 (40.00%) Security Architect
2 19 (38.00%) Security Manager
3 12 (24.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 6 (12.00%) Risk Manager
5 4 (8.00%) Analyst
5 4 (8.00%) Operations Manager
5 4 (8.00%) Security Analyst
6 3 (6.00%) Engineering Manager
6 3 (6.00%) IT Manager
6 3 (6.00%) Product Architect
6 3 (6.00%) Security Engineer
6 3 (6.00%) Senior
6 3 (6.00%) Senior Architect
6 3 (6.00%) Senior Manager
6 3 (6.00%) Senior Security Architect
7 2 (4.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 2 (4.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 2 (4.00%) Development Analyst
7 2 (4.00%) Software Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.00%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 35 (70.00%) Management Information System
2 19 (38.00%) Security Posture
3 14 (28.00%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (28.00%) Social Media
3 14 (28.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 2 (4.00%) Algorithms
4 2 (4.00%) Cyberattack
4 2 (4.00%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (4.00%) Mobile App
4 2 (4.00%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.00%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 16 (32.00%) Windows
2 14 (28.00%) Windows Vista
3 2 (4.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (92.00%) Information Security
2 37 (74.00%) Cybersecurity
3 27 (54.00%) Risk Management
4 23 (46.00%) Problem-Solving
5 21 (42.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 19 (38.00%) Cloud Security
6 19 (38.00%) Incident Response
6 19 (38.00%) Vulnerability Management
7 18 (36.00%) Security Architecture
7 18 (36.00%) TOGAF
8 16 (32.00%) Computer Science
8 16 (32.00%) Data Protection
8 16 (32.00%) Ethical Hacking
8 16 (32.00%) Identity Management
8 16 (32.00%) SIEM
9 14 (28.00%) Collaborative Working
9 14 (28.00%) DevSecOps
9 14 (28.00%) Information Assurance
9 14 (28.00%) Proactive Management
9 14 (28.00%) Risk Analysis
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (6.00%) Python
2 2 (4.00%) C#
2 2 (4.00%) C++
2 2 (4.00%) Go
2 2 (4.00%) Java
2 2 (4.00%) JavaScript
2 2 (4.00%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (2.00%) Bash
3 1 (2.00%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 37 (74.00%) CISM
2 32 (64.00%) Degree
3 24 (48.00%) CISA
4 21 (42.00%) Cisco Certification
5 19 (38.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 18 (36.00%) CEH
7 14 (28.00%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (28.00%) DBS Check
7 14 (28.00%) Master's Degree
8 8 (16.00%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (10.00%) CRISC
10 4 (8.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 3 (6.00%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (4.00%) CCNP
12 2 (4.00%) CSSLP
12 2 (4.00%) ISACA
12 2 (4.00%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (4.00%) SANS
12 2 (4.00%) SSCP
12 2 (4.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (62.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (52.00%) NIST
3 16 (32.00%) GDPR
4 4 (8.00%) PCI DSS
4 4 (8.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (6.00%) GRC
6 2 (4.00%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (4.00%) NCSC
7 1 (2.00%) COBIT
7 1 (2.00%) ITGC
Systems Management
1 1 (2.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (14.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.00%) Cisco