Information Security Jobs in Manchester

Information Security (InfoSec)
North West > Manchester

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 95 80 80
Rank change year-on-year -15 0 +34
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 130 210 228
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 2.48% 4.38% 4.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.88% 4.54% 4.21%
Number of salaries quoted 102 81 195
10th Percentile £42,500 £35,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £75,625
90th Percentile £84,919 £75,000 £90,000
North West median annual salary £52,084 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% -9.09% +0.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Information Security 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 4,516 4,628 5,418
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 86.07% 96.52% 96.29%
Number of salaries quoted 3,441 2,498 3,544
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,770 £32,097
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,169 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.79% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,857 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Manchester

Information Security
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Manchester

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Manchester over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Manchester

Information Security
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 17 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
Stockport +19 6 £60,000 -
Salford +4 5 £57,500 +47.44%
Oldham +14 4 £40,000 -
Altrincham - 3 £50,000 -
Wigan - 1 £47,500 -
Information Security
North West

Information Security
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 9 (6.92%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.08%) CMS
2 4 (3.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (3.08%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 4 (3.08%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 35 (26.92%) Azure
2 19 (14.62%) AWS
3 16 (12.31%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (6.15%) Azure Data Factory
5 6 (4.62%) GCP
6 5 (3.85%) Power Platform
6 5 (3.85%) SaaS
7 4 (3.08%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 4 (3.08%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 4 (3.08%) AWS CloudTrail
7 4 (3.08%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (3.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 4 (3.08%) Entra ID
7 4 (3.08%) OneDrive
8 3 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (2.31%) PaaS
9 1 (0.77%) GitHub
9 1 (0.77%) IaaS
9 1 (0.77%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 19 (14.62%) Firewall
2 8 (6.15%) Network Security
2 8 (6.15%) SD-WAN
2 8 (6.15%) WAN
3 4 (3.08%) Skype
4 3 (2.31%) Wireless
4 3 (2.31%) Wireshark
5 1 (0.77%) Intranet
5 1 (0.77%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.85%) Power BI
2 2 (1.54%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (3.08%) Burp Suite
2 3 (2.31%) Metasploit
3 2 (1.54%) JIRA
General
1 23 (17.69%) Law
2 12 (9.23%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (9.23%) Finance
3 11 (8.46%) Legal
3 11 (8.46%) Social Skills
4 6 (4.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (4.62%) Public Sector
5 3 (2.31%) Retail
6 1 (0.77%) Games
6 1 (0.77%) Public Speaking
6 1 (0.77%) Social Housing
6 1 (0.77%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 28 (21.54%) Analyst
2 23 (17.69%) Architect
2 23 (17.69%) Security Manager
3 18 (13.85%) Security Analyst
4 17 (13.08%) Information Analyst
4 17 (13.08%) Information Security Analyst
4 17 (13.08%) Senior
5 16 (12.31%) Information Manager
5 16 (12.31%) Information Security Manager
5 16 (12.31%) Lead
6 15 (11.54%) Security Architect
7 12 (9.23%) IT Manager
8 11 (8.46%) Senior Architect
9 8 (6.15%) Technical Architect
10 7 (5.38%) IT Security Manager
10 7 (5.38%) Senior Security Architect
11 6 (4.62%) IT Engineer
12 5 (3.85%) Lead Architect
12 5 (3.85%) Lead Security Architect
12 5 (3.85%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (6.15%) .NET
1 8 (6.15%) React
2 4 (3.08%) CSS
2 4 (3.08%) HTML
3 2 (1.54%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (18.46%) Management Information System
2 12 (9.23%) Data Centre
3 8 (6.15%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 8 (6.15%) Security Posture
4 7 (5.38%) Operational Technology
5 6 (4.62%) PMI
6 4 (3.08%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (2.31%) IoT
7 3 (2.31%) Mobile App
7 3 (2.31%) NHS
8 2 (1.54%) Anti-Spyware
8 2 (1.54%) Cloud Native
8 2 (1.54%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.54%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.54%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.77%) CSOC
9 1 (0.77%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 1 (0.77%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.77%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.77%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 12 (9.23%) Windows
2 8 (6.15%) Linux
2 8 (6.15%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.31%) Kali Linux
4 2 (1.54%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (16.92%) Data Protection
2 22 (16.92%) Risk Management
3 20 (15.38%) Business Continuity
4 19 (14.62%) Continuous Improvement
5 17 (13.08%) ISMS
5 17 (13.08%) ITIL
6 16 (12.31%) Risk Assessment
6 16 (12.31%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 14 (10.77%) Disaster Recovery
7 14 (10.77%) Problem-Solving
8 13 (10.00%) Business Strategy
8 13 (10.00%) Cloud Security
8 13 (10.00%) Incident Response
8 13 (10.00%) OWASP
9 12 (9.23%) Data Privacy
9 12 (9.23%) Data Security
10 11 (8.46%) Application Security
11 10 (7.69%) Coaching
11 10 (7.69%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 21 (16.15%) Python
2 11 (8.46%) PowerShell
3 7 (5.38%) Bash
3 7 (5.38%) JavaScript
4 3 (2.31%) Java
5 1 (0.77%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.77%) SQL
Qualifications
1 36 (27.69%) CISSP
2 30 (23.08%) CISM
3 16 (12.31%) Degree
4 14 (10.77%) AWS Certification
5 13 (10.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 13 (10.00%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (6.92%) Azure Certification
7 8 (6.15%) CCSK
7 8 (6.15%) CCSP
7 8 (6.15%) OSCP
8 7 (5.38%) PCI QSA
8 7 (5.38%) Security Cleared
9 6 (4.62%) CISA
9 6 (4.62%) PMI Certification
10 5 (3.85%) CREST Certified
10 5 (3.85%) SC Cleared
11 4 (3.08%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (3.08%) CRISC
11 4 (3.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 4 (3.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (39.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (22.31%) Cyber Essentials
2 29 (22.31%) NIST
3 20 (15.38%) PCI DSS
4 12 (9.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 11 (8.46%) GRC
6 8 (6.15%) GDPR
6 8 (6.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 4 (3.08%) ISO 9001
7 4 (3.08%) NCSC
8 3 (2.31%) ITGC
8 3 (2.31%) QA
8 3 (2.31%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.77%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (6.15%) Docker
2 4 (3.08%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.08%) Hyper-V
2 4 (3.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.77%) Snort
Systems Management
1 8 (6.15%) Kubernetes
1 8 (6.15%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (3.85%) Nessus
3 3 (2.31%) Nmap
4 1 (0.77%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 26 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (6.15%) Cisco
2 8 (6.15%) Databricks
3 4 (3.08%) Citrix
3 4 (3.08%) Dell
3 4 (3.08%) Qualys
3 4 (3.08%) VMware
4 3 (2.31%) OneTrust
5 2 (1.54%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (0.77%) AlienVault
6 1 (0.77%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.77%) SAP