Cyber Defence
North West > Manchester
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 154 | 218 | 231 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | +13 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.14% | 0.15% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £59,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £63,125 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | +12.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | - | £79,895 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £90,332 |
| North West median annual salary | £58,750 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.62% | +8.33% | +12.97% |
All Generic Skills
Manchester
Cyber Defence falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,008 | 1,785 | 2,056 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 46.41% | 33.23% | 43.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 516 | 1,273 | 1,000 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,500 | £37,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £38,750 | £45,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,169 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.15% | -5.79% | +5.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £67,968 | £70,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,375 | £82,538 | £84,100 |
| North West median annual salary | £56,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in Manchester.
Cyber Defence
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: