ECSA Job Trends in the North West

EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for ECSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing ECSA 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.008% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.060% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

ECSA 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 1,678 1,952 1,777
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 13.78% 37.30% 21.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,024 678 1,057
10th Percentile £31,000 £25,669 £26,650
25th Percentile £42,500 £33,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -13.04%
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £89,500 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

ECSA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

ECSA job vacancy trend in the North West

ECSA
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing ECSA

ECSA
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 ECSA within the North West region over the 6 months to 26 August 2026. 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 - 1 - -
ECSA
England

ECSA
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Social Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft