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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 248 180 220
Rank change year-on-year -68 +40 +21
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 41 113 74
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.52% 1.09% 0.98%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.82% 4.65% 2.73%
Number of salaries quoted 29 107 38
10th Percentile £53,250 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £54,793 £52,084 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £55,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% +2.33% -4.44%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile - £85,000 £70,375
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +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 4,991 2,430 2,712
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 63.60% 23.36% 36.07%
Number of salaries quoted 2,479 1,653 901
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -13.04% +21.05%
75th Percentile £58,943 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.11% -9.34% +9.09%

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 31 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 31 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 +23 23 £75,000 +15.38% 16
Lancashire -96 15 £54,793 +5.20% 1
Cheshire +3 3 £55,000 +57.14%
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 (4.88%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 7 (17.07%) Azure
2 2 (4.88%) AWS
2 2 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (2.44%) Azure Key Vault
3 1 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 10 (24.39%) Firewall
2 8 (19.51%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (9.76%) DNS
3 4 (9.76%) HTTP
3 4 (9.76%) TCP/IP
3 4 (9.76%) VPN
4 2 (4.88%) Cisco ISE
4 2 (4.88%) DMZ
4 2 (4.88%) Network Security
4 2 (4.88%) SD-WAN
4 2 (4.88%) SMTP
4 2 (4.88%) Software-Defined Networking
4 2 (4.88%) TACACS
4 2 (4.88%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.88%) SQL Server
General
1 19 (46.34%) Social Skills
2 14 (34.15%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (21.95%) Finance
4 4 (9.76%) Legal
5 2 (4.88%) Local Government
5 2 (4.88%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.44%) Banking
6 1 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (46.34%) Security Manager
2 12 (29.27%) Architect
2 12 (29.27%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 12 (29.27%) Security Architect
3 5 (12.20%) Risk Manager
4 4 (9.76%) Operations Manager
5 3 (7.32%) Engineering Manager
5 3 (7.32%) IT Manager
5 3 (7.32%) Product Architect
5 3 (7.32%) Security Engineer
5 3 (7.32%) Senior
5 3 (7.32%) Senior Architect
5 3 (7.32%) Senior Manager
5 3 (7.32%) Senior Security Architect
6 2 (4.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) Information Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Information Security Manager
6 2 (4.88%) IT Security Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.88%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 28 (68.29%) Management Information System
2 11 (26.83%) Security Posture
3 6 (14.63%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (14.63%) Social Media
3 6 (14.63%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 3 (7.32%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (4.88%) Cyberattack
5 2 (4.88%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (2.44%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 8 (19.51%) Windows
2 6 (14.63%) Windows Vista
3 2 (4.88%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (87.80%) Information Security
2 28 (68.29%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (43.90%) Risk Management
4 14 (34.15%) Continuous Improvement
4 14 (34.15%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (31.71%) Incident Response
6 12 (29.27%) Vulnerability Management
7 11 (26.83%) Cloud Security
7 11 (26.83%) Security Architecture
8 10 (24.39%) Project Management
8 10 (24.39%) Service Catalogue
8 10 (24.39%) TOGAF
9 9 (21.95%) SIEM
10 8 (19.51%) Computer Science
10 8 (19.51%) Data Protection
10 8 (19.51%) Ethical Hacking
10 8 (19.51%) Identity Management
10 8 (19.51%) Penetration Testing
11 7 (17.07%) Mentoring
12 6 (14.63%) Risk Analysis
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.32%) PowerShell
2 2 (4.88%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (2.44%) Bash
3 1 (2.44%) Bicep
3 1 (2.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 29 (70.73%) CISM
2 23 (56.10%) Degree
3 15 (36.59%) CISA
4 13 (31.71%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (26.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 10 (24.39%) CEH
7 8 (19.51%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (14.63%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (14.63%) DBS Check
8 6 (14.63%) Master's Degree
9 4 (9.76%) CRISC
9 4 (9.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 3 (7.32%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (4.88%) CCNP
11 2 (4.88%) GCIH
11 2 (4.88%) GIAC
11 2 (4.88%) GISF
11 2 (4.88%) ISACA
11 2 (4.88%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (4.88%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (51.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (36.59%) NIST
3 8 (19.51%) GDPR
4 4 (9.76%) PCI DSS
4 4 (9.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (4.88%) GRC
5 2 (4.88%) NCSC
6 1 (2.44%) ITGC
Systems Management
1 1 (2.44%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (17.07%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.88%) Cisco
3 1 (2.44%) AlienVault