Cybersecurity Jobs in Manchester

Cybersecurity
North West > Manchester

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 46 31 36
Rank change year-on-year -15 +5 +44
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 252 431 425
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 4.86% 8.83% 7.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.63% 9.14% 7.87%
Number of salaries quoted 186 181 198
10th Percentile £36,085 £31,250 £41,750
25th Percentile £38,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,337 £59,526 £64,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.36% -8.07% +11.34%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,750 £76,250 £90,000
North West median annual salary £52,084 £62,000 £61,250
% change year-on-year -15.99% +1.22% +12.07%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Cybersecurity is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,476 4,718 5,401
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 86.38% 96.64% 96.21%
Number of salaries quoted 3,412 2,511 3,579
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,389
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,800 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,600 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.04% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £69,250 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Manchester

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Manchester.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Manchester

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Manchester over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Manchester

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
Altrincham +3 9 £60,000 +33.33% 2
Salford +4 7 £57,500 -4.17% 3
Bolton 0 7 £55,000 +12.82% 1
Bury +3 4 £50,000 -
Cheadle - 4 £50,000 -
Rochdale +9 1 £60,000 -
Sale - 1 £60,000 -
Cybersecurity
North West

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 6 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.59%) CloudStack
2 4 (1.59%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 45 (17.86%) Azure
2 42 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (10.71%) AWS
4 19 (7.54%) SaaS
5 14 (5.56%) PaaS
6 11 (4.37%) IaaS
7 8 (3.17%) Entra ID
7 8 (3.17%) GCP
8 6 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.59%) Amazon EC2
9 4 (1.59%) Amazon S3
9 4 (1.59%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (1.59%) Google Workspace
10 3 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.19%) GitHub
11 2 (0.79%) Serverless
12 1 (0.40%) AWS Lambda
12 1 (0.40%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.40%) Rubrik
12 1 (0.40%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 29 (11.51%) Firewall
2 19 (7.54%) WAN
3 15 (5.95%) Network Security
4 12 (4.76%) SD-WAN
5 9 (3.57%) TCP/IP
6 8 (3.17%) Unified Communications
7 7 (2.78%) Intrusion Detection
7 7 (2.78%) LAN
8 6 (2.38%) Cisco Firepower
8 6 (2.38%) DHCP
8 6 (2.38%) DNS
8 6 (2.38%) VoIP
8 6 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (1.98%) NAS
9 5 (1.98%) SAN
10 4 (1.59%) Ethernet
10 4 (1.59%) Multicast
10 4 (1.59%) OSPF
10 4 (1.59%) RS-232
10 4 (1.59%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.98%) Data Lake
1 5 (1.98%) Data Warehouse
1 5 (1.98%) NoSQL
2 3 (1.19%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.79%) Tableau
4 1 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 7 (2.78%) JIRA
2 4 (1.59%) Burp Suite
2 4 (1.59%) Git
2 4 (1.59%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (1.59%) Subversion
3 3 (1.19%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.19%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.79%) GitLab
General
1 53 (21.03%) Social Skills
2 28 (11.11%) Finance
3 23 (9.13%) Law
4 19 (7.54%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (5.16%) Public Sector
6 11 (4.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (3.17%) Banking
7 8 (3.17%) Games
8 7 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (2.38%) Legal
9 6 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (2.38%) Retail
10 3 (1.19%) Local Government
10 3 (1.19%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.79%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.79%) Marketing
12 1 (0.40%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.40%) Mandarin Language
12 1 (0.40%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.40%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 43 (17.06%) Senior
2 37 (14.68%) Analyst
2 37 (14.68%) Architect
3 28 (11.11%) Lead
4 20 (7.94%) Security Analyst
5 18 (7.14%) Senior Architect
6 16 (6.35%) Security Architect
7 14 (5.56%) Consultant
7 14 (5.56%) IT Manager
7 14 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
8 12 (4.76%) Security Engineer
8 12 (4.76%) Security Manager
8 12 (4.76%) Senior Security Architect
9 11 (4.37%) Cisco Architect
9 11 (4.37%) Senior Cisco Architect
10 10 (3.97%) Software Engineer
11 9 (3.57%) Enterprise Architect
11 9 (3.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 9 (3.57%) Project Manager
12 8 (3.17%) Information Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.17%) .NET
1 8 (3.17%) OpenID
2 7 (2.78%) Web Services
3 4 (1.59%) Akka
3 4 (1.59%) ASP.NET Web API
3 4 (1.59%) LAMP
3 4 (1.59%) WCF
3 4 (1.59%) WinForms
4 3 (1.19%) OAuth
5 2 (0.79%) REST
6 1 (0.40%) Node.js
6 1 (0.40%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.40%) SAML
6 1 (0.40%) Spring
6 1 (0.40%) Spring Boot
6 1 (0.40%) Vue
6 1 (0.40%) XACML
Miscellaneous
1 56 (22.22%) Data Centre
2 17 (6.75%) Management Information System
3 15 (5.95%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (5.16%) Private Cloud
4 13 (5.16%) Public Cloud
4 13 (5.16%) Security Posture
4 13 (5.16%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (2.78%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 6 (2.38%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (2.38%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.98%) Blockchain
7 5 (1.98%) Mainframe
7 5 (1.98%) Social Media
8 4 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.59%) Freedom of Information
8 4 (1.59%) IoT
8 4 (1.59%) Linux Command Line
8 4 (1.59%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.59%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (1.59%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 41 (16.27%) Windows
2 20 (7.94%) Linux
3 17 (6.75%) Windows 10
4 11 (4.37%) Windows Server
5 9 (3.57%) Unix
6 8 (3.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (2.78%) Kali Linux
8 5 (1.98%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (1.59%) Ubuntu
9 4 (1.59%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (1.19%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.40%) VMS
11 1 (0.40%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (20.24%) Information Security
2 47 (18.65%) Presales
3 46 (18.25%) Software Licensing
4 36 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 32 (12.70%) Incident Response
6 26 (10.32%) Computer Science
7 23 (9.13%) Project Management
8 22 (8.73%) User Experience
9 21 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
9 21 (8.33%) ITIL
10 20 (7.94%) Cloud Security
10 20 (7.94%) Penetration Testing
11 18 (7.14%) DevOps
11 18 (7.14%) Risk Management
11 18 (7.14%) SIEM
12 17 (6.75%) Analytics
12 17 (6.75%) Time Management
13 16 (6.35%) Data Protection
14 15 (5.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 14 (5.56%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 18 (7.14%) Python
2 8 (3.17%) JavaScript
3 4 (1.59%) C#
3 4 (1.59%) Java
4 3 (1.19%) Bash
4 3 (1.19%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.79%) SQL
6 1 (0.40%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 74 (29.37%) Degree
2 24 (9.52%) Cisco Certification
3 23 (9.13%) CISSP
4 19 (7.54%) CCNA
4 19 (7.54%) CCNP
5 16 (6.35%) CISM
6 13 (5.16%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (5.16%) Security Cleared
7 12 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (4.76%) Master's Degree
8 9 (3.57%) CEH
8 9 (3.57%) MCP
9 8 (3.17%) Chartered Engineer
9 8 (3.17%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (2.78%) PCI QSA
10 7 (2.78%) PMI Certification
10 7 (2.78%) SC Cleared
11 6 (2.38%) CISA
11 6 (2.38%) CREST Certified
11 6 (2.38%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (16.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 37 (14.68%) NIST
3 21 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (7.54%) PCI DSS
5 16 (6.35%) GDPR
6 8 (3.17%) NCSC
7 6 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (2.38%) SLA
8 4 (1.59%) GRC
8 4 (1.59%) PMO
8 4 (1.59%) QA
9 3 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (1.19%) ITGC
10 2 (0.79%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 1 (0.40%) SOC 2
System Software
1 25 (9.92%) Active Directory
2 18 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (4.76%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.59%) Terminal Services
5 3 (1.19%) Docker
6 1 (0.40%) RACF
6 1 (0.40%) Snort
Systems Management
1 12 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (2.38%) Stealthwatch
3 5 (1.98%) CASB
3 5 (1.98%) Nessus
3 5 (1.98%) Terraform
4 4 (1.59%) Autotask
4 4 (1.59%) cPanel
4 4 (1.59%) Plesk
5 3 (1.19%) Kubernetes
5 3 (1.19%) Nmap
5 3 (1.19%) SELinux
6 2 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.40%) EnCase
7 1 (0.40%) FTK
7 1 (0.40%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.40%) SCCM
7 1 (0.40%) WSUS
Vendors
1 89 (35.32%) Microsoft
2 47 (18.65%) Apple
3 46 (18.25%) Adobe
4 36 (14.29%) Cisco
5 20 (7.94%) VMware
6 16 (6.35%) Dell
7 12 (4.76%) Meraki
8 11 (4.37%) HP
8 11 (4.37%) Samsung
9 6 (2.38%) HubSpot
9 6 (2.38%) Intel
10 5 (1.98%) ServiceNow
11 4 (1.59%) Citrix
11 4 (1.59%) Datto
11 4 (1.59%) Fortinet
11 4 (1.59%) Qualys
11 4 (1.59%) Thales
12 3 (1.19%) Google
12 3 (1.19%) Snow
12 3 (1.19%) Splunk