IISP Job Trends in the North West

Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for IISP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 259 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IISP 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.008% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.057% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary £35,866 £67,500 -
% change year-on-year -46.87% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

IISP 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 1,751 1,994 1,794
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 13.60% 38.03% 24.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,064 592 856
10th Percentile £32,750 £27,550 £28,749
25th Percentile £42,429 £33,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,303 £48,293 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.52% -3.41% -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £60,000 £62,200
90th Percentile £90,907 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -0.86%

IISP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

IISP job vacancy trend in the North West

IISP
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing IISP

IISP
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 IISP within the North West region over the 6 months to 9 October 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 - - 1
IISP
England

IISP
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) IIS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP