Cybersecurity Manager Job Trends in Leeds

Cybersecurity Manager
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Cybersecurity Manager salary in Leeds is £57,028 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 83 99
Rank change year-on-year -19 +16 +86
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Manager 1 4 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.074% 0.40% 0.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.080% 0.41% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 9
10th Percentile - - £60,000
25th Percentile - - £66,380
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,028 £75,000 £84,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.96% -10.71% +12.00%
75th Percentile - - £88,500
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,028 £75,000 £84,000
% change year-on-year -23.96% -10.71% +12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 1,255 969 1,349
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.83% 95.94% 97.12%
Number of salaries quoted 816 547 1,007
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,375 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £50,445 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.99% -8.28% -

Cybersecurity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Cybersecurity Manager job vacancy trend in Leeds

Cybersecurity Manager
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in Leeds

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 13 January 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 Leeds region featuring Cybersecurity Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Governance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC