Cybersecurity Manager Jobs in England

Cybersecurity Manager
UK > England

The median Cybersecurity Manager salary in England is £63,564 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 601 695 851
Rank change year-on-year +94 +156 +208
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Manager 58 140 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.12% 0.16% 0.068%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.17% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 50 128 56
10th Percentile £53,050 £50,000 £53,125
25th Percentile £54,793 £57,188 £55,357
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,564 £68,500 £72,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.21% -4.86% -4.00%
75th Percentile £73,438 £77,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £88,250 £85,375 £95,194
UK median annual salary £64,627 £68,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.65% -2.14% -1.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 44,066 84,104 79,158
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 94.65% 91.44%
Number of salaries quoted 23,206 62,399 50,596
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Cybersecurity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity Manager in England

Cybersecurity Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Cybersecurity Manager in England

Cybersecurity Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Manager in England over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Manager in England

Cybersecurity Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 29 May 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
North of England +55 26 £54,793 +2.42% 53
North West +21 22 £54,793 -0.38% 21
London +83 10 £70,000 -13.85% 28
South East +75 8 £73,750 +17.53% 68
South West +83 6 £64,627 -5.65% 28
East of England +42 4 £90,000 +12.50% 38
Midlands +43 3 £75,000 +7.14% 49
Yorkshire +54 2 £75,000 +66.67% 24
North East +47 2 £70,000 -12.50% 8
East Midlands +29 2 £75,000 +4.17% 19
West Midlands +44 1 £62,500 -10.71% 27
Cybersecurity Manager
UK

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, Cybersecurity Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Cybersecurity Manager in the job title.

1 58 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (51.72%) Information Security
2 30 (51.72%) CISSP
3 23 (39.66%) CISM
4 21 (36.21%) Management Information System
5 18 (31.03%) Degree
6 17 (29.31%) Risk Management
7 16 (27.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 13 (22.41%) Roadmaps
9 10 (17.24%) Service Catalogue
10 9 (15.52%) NIST
10 9 (15.52%) Security Cleared
11 8 (13.79%) Security Management
11 8 (13.79%) Data Management
11 8 (13.79%) Social Skills
12 7 (12.07%) Project Delivery
12 7 (12.07%) Security Operations
12 7 (12.07%) Project Management
12 7 (12.07%) Microsoft
12 7 (12.07%) Analytical Skills
13 6 (10.34%) Cyber Threat
13 6 (10.34%) Data Protection
13 6 (10.34%) Decision-Making
13 6 (10.34%) Incident Response
14 5 (8.62%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (8.62%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 5 (8.62%) CISA
14 5 (8.62%) Information Assurance
14 5 (8.62%) Leaflet
15 4 (6.90%) Vulnerability Management

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 2 (3.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.17%) Azure
1 3 (5.17%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.72%) Entra ID
2 1 (1.72%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.45%) Firewall
1 2 (3.45%) HTTP
1 2 (3.45%) Network Security
1 2 (3.45%) VoIP
2 1 (1.72%) 4G
2 1 (1.72%) 5G
2 1 (1.72%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (1.72%) IPsec
2 1 (1.72%) VLAN
2 1 (1.72%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.17%) Power BI
General
1 8 (13.79%) Social Skills
2 7 (12.07%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (6.90%) Retail
4 2 (3.45%) Finance
4 2 (3.45%) Military
5 1 (1.72%) Local Government
5 1 (1.72%) Marketing
5 1 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (1.72%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.72%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.62%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 21 (36.21%) Management Information System
2 6 (10.34%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (5.17%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (3.45%) CSOC
4 2 (3.45%) Product Ownership
4 2 (3.45%) Security Posture
5 1 (1.72%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.72%) Cyber Defence
5 1 (1.72%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (1.72%) Cyberattack
5 1 (1.72%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 1 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.72%) NHS
5 1 (1.72%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.72%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (51.72%) Information Security
3 17 (29.31%) Risk Management
4 13 (22.41%) Roadmaps
5 10 (17.24%) Service Catalogue
6 8 (13.79%) Data Management
6 8 (13.79%) Security Management
7 7 (12.07%) Project Delivery
7 7 (12.07%) Project Management
7 7 (12.07%) Security Operations
8 6 (10.34%) Data Protection
8 6 (10.34%) Decision-Making
8 6 (10.34%) Incident Response
9 5 (8.62%) Information Assurance
10 4 (6.90%) Business Case
10 4 (6.90%) Cloud Security
10 4 (6.90%) Information Security Management
10 4 (6.90%) Penetration Testing
10 4 (6.90%) Service Delivery
10 4 (6.90%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 30 (51.72%) CISSP
2 23 (39.66%) CISM
3 18 (31.03%) Degree
4 9 (15.52%) Security Cleared
5 5 (8.62%) CISA
6 4 (6.90%) SC Cleared
7 3 (5.17%) CESG Certified Professional
7 3 (5.17%) CISMP
7 3 (5.17%) PMP
8 2 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (3.45%) DV Cleared
8 2 (3.45%) HNC
8 2 (3.45%) HND
8 2 (3.45%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (3.45%) PMI Certification
8 2 (3.45%) SANS
9 1 (1.72%) CREST Certified
9 1 (1.72%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (27.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (15.52%) NIST
3 5 (8.62%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (8.62%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 4 (6.90%) GDPR
5 3 (5.17%) COBIT
6 2 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (3.45%) PMO
7 1 (1.72%) Accessibility
7 1 (1.72%) ISO 9001
7 1 (1.72%) NIST 800
7 1 (1.72%) PCI DSS
7 1 (1.72%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.72%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.72%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (1.72%) FortiGate
1 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (12.07%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.72%) Google
2 1 (1.72%) HP
2 1 (1.72%) Monzo
2 1 (1.72%) Samsung
2 1 (1.72%) Sophos
2 1 (1.72%) Splunk