Cybersecurity Manager Job Trends in Glasgow

Cybersecurity Manager
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Cybersecurity Manager salary in Glasgow is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 March 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 53 204
Rank change year-on-year +1 +151 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Manager 8 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.97% 0.22% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% 0.23% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £83,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 - £65,000
75th Percentile £91,250 - £66,250
90th Percentile - - £68,500
Scotland median annual salary £70,000 £69,308 £65,000
% change year-on-year +1.00% +6.63% -18.75%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 776 429 3,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.61% 92.26% 97.74%
Number of salaries quoted 475 224 748
10th Percentile £29,375 £31,250 £28,350
25th Percentile £30,000 £39,250 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +17.65% -2.86%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £97,500 £77,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £51,764
% change year-on-year -18.18% +6.25% -9.98%

Cybersecurity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Cybersecurity Manager job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Cybersecurity Manager
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in Glasgow

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 22 March 2026, 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 Glasgow region featuring Cybersecurity Manager in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (75.00%) NIST
3 5 (62.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (62.50%) Risk Assessment
3 5 (62.50%) Risk Management
4 4 (50.00%) CISM
4 4 (50.00%) CISSP
4 4 (50.00%) CRISC
4 4 (50.00%) Information Security
5 3 (37.50%) COBIT
5 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
5 3 (37.50%) Information Security Management
5 3 (37.50%) ISMS
5 3 (37.50%) IT Governance
5 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (37.50%) Security Management
6 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (12.50%) B2B
7 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
7 1 (12.50%) CASB
7 1 (12.50%) Cloud Security
7 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
7 1 (12.50%) Cryptography
7 1 (12.50%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 1 (12.50%) Data Governance
7 1 (12.50%) Data Loss Prevention
7 1 (12.50%) Firewall
7 1 (12.50%) GDPR
7 1 (12.50%) GRC
7 1 (12.50%) IaaS

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 (12.50%) IaaS
1 1 (12.50%) PaaS
1 1 (12.50%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Firewall
General
1 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Influencing Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (25.00%) Security Posture
3 1 (12.50%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (12.50%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (62.50%) Risk Assessment
2 5 (62.50%) Risk Management
3 4 (50.00%) Information Security
4 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
4 3 (37.50%) Information Security Management
4 3 (37.50%) ISMS
4 3 (37.50%) IT Governance
4 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (37.50%) Security Management
5 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (12.50%) B2B
6 1 (12.50%) Cryptography
6 1 (12.50%) Data Governance
6 1 (12.50%) OWASP
6 1 (12.50%) Performance Metrics
6 1 (12.50%) Security Testing
6 1 (12.50%) SIEM
6 1 (12.50%) Threat Modelling
6 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) CISM
1 4 (50.00%) CISSP
1 4 (50.00%) CRISC
2 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (75.00%) NIST
2 5 (62.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (37.50%) COBIT
4 1 (12.50%) GDPR
4 1 (12.50%) GRC
4 1 (12.50%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) CASB
1 1 (12.50%) Single Sign-On