Information Assurance Jobs in the North West

Information Assurance
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Information Assurance skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Assurance over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 267 254 260
Rank change year-on-year -13 +6 +62
Permanent jobs citing Information Assurance 11 20 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.15% 0.22% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.28% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 11 20 7
10th Percentile £55,860 - £41,100
25th Percentile £68,504 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +33.33% -50.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £74,782 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,333 - -
England median annual salary £67,500 £68,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -1.46% -2.14% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Information Assurance falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,806 7,238 6,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 89.82% 78.94% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 3,350 4,852 3,614
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,750 £31,077
25th Percentile £39,000 £39,665 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £51,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.28% -5.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,603 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,840 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,000
% change year-on-year - -11.29% +3.33%

Information Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Assurance in the North West

Information Assurance
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Information Assurance in the North West

Information Assurance
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Assurance in the North West over the 6 months to 31 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Assurance in the North West

Information Assurance
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 Information Assurance within the North West region over the 6 months to 31 July 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 +58 10 £75,000 +87.50% 2
Lancashire -56 1 £47,500 -20.83% 3
Information Assurance
England

Information Assurance
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:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (54.55%) Firewall
1 6 (54.55%) Intrusion Detection
2 3 (27.27%) Network Security
General
1 10 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 6 (54.55%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (27.27%) Finance
3 3 (27.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (27.27%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (18.18%) Legal
Job Titles
1 9 (81.82%) Architect
1 9 (81.82%) Security Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Principal Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Principal Security Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Delivery Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Lead
3 1 (9.09%) Lead Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Lead Security Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Senior
3 1 (9.09%) Senior Delivery Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Senior Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Technical Assurance Specialist
3 1 (9.09%) Technical Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 7 (63.64%) Management Information System
2 6 (54.55%) Security Posture
2 6 (54.55%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (54.55%) Social Media
2 6 (54.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 6 (54.55%) Windows
1 6 (54.55%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Information Security
1 10 (90.91%) Risk Management
2 9 (81.82%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (81.82%) Security Architecture
2 9 (81.82%) TOGAF
3 8 (72.73%) Risk Analysis
4 6 (54.55%) Cloud Security
4 6 (54.55%) Collaborative Working
4 6 (54.55%) Computer Science
4 6 (54.55%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (54.55%) Data Protection
4 6 (54.55%) DevSecOps
4 6 (54.55%) Ethical Hacking
4 6 (54.55%) Identity Management
4 6 (54.55%) Incident Response
4 6 (54.55%) Proactive Management
4 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (54.55%) SIEM
4 6 (54.55%) Vulnerability Management
5 3 (27.27%) Architectural Patterns
Qualifications
1 6 (54.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 6 (54.55%) CEH
1 6 (54.55%) CISA
1 6 (54.55%) Cisco Certification
1 6 (54.55%) CISM
1 6 (54.55%) CISSP
1 6 (54.55%) Computer Science Degree
1 6 (54.55%) DBS Check
1 6 (54.55%) Degree
1 6 (54.55%) Master's Degree
2 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
2 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (90.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 10 (90.91%) NIST
2 6 (54.55%) GDPR
3 3 (27.27%) NCSC
4 2 (18.18%) QA
5 1 (9.09%) COBIT