Cybersecurity Manager Job Trends in Edinburgh

Cybersecurity Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Cybersecurity Manager salary in Edinburgh is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 85 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Manager 2 9 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.24% 0.73% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.76% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £90,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% - -
Scotland median annual salary £70,000 £90,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -22.22% +38.46% +6.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 702 1,187 973
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.67% 95.65% 96.53%
Number of salaries quoted 306 532 790
10th Percentile £25,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £45,000 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £71,462 £74,144 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £87,552
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -9.09%

Cybersecurity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Cybersecurity Manager job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Cybersecurity Manager
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Cybersecurity Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Cybersecurity Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) NIST 800
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register
2 1 (50.00%) RSA Archer
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (50.00%) Site Reliability Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) SOC 2

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 (50.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register
2 1 (50.00%) Site Reliability Engineering
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GRC
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
1 1 (50.00%) NIST 800
1 1 (50.00%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow