Cybersecurity Job Trends in Manchester

Cybersecurity
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 38 48
Rank change year-on-year +8 +10 -17
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 367 140 165
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 4.79% 5.91% 4.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.29% 6.62% 4.93%
Number of salaries quoted 256 69 79
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £30,000 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £50,309
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +9.33% -15.45%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,667 £90,000
North West median annual salary £60,000 £48,500 £54,793
% change year-on-year +23.71% -11.49% -7.95%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester

Cybersecurity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,836 2,114 3,348
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 76.18% 89.27% 83.99%
Number of salaries quoted 4,386 1,183 1,662
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £34,599 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -5.45% -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £85,000 £84,750
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -0.99% -8.18%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Manchester

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Manchester over the 6 months to 3 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Manchester

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 3 October 2026. 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
Bolton +13 16 £50,000 -9.09% 9
Salford -8 15 £27,500 -64.39% 4
Stockport -4 6 £62,500 +108.33% 12
Altrincham +3 5 £40,000 +45.45%
Bury +7 3 £29,000 - 1
Wigan - 3 £45,000 - 3
Sale +5 2 £62,500 -
Cybersecurity
North West

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (3.00%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 12 (3.27%) Cloudability
Cloud Services
1 62 (16.89%) Azure
2 50 (13.62%) AWS
3 43 (11.72%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (5.45%) GCP
5 17 (4.63%) SaaS
6 14 (3.81%) Entra ID
7 13 (3.54%) Serverless
8 11 (3.00%) Azure Sentinel
9 9 (2.45%) Mimecast
10 7 (1.91%) OneDrive
11 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (1.09%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (1.09%) Power Platform
13 3 (0.82%) GitHub
13 3 (0.82%) GitHub Actions
13 3 (0.82%) Google Workspace
13 3 (0.82%) IaaS
14 2 (0.54%) Amazon S3
14 2 (0.54%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.54%) Unified Communications
2 11 (3.00%) VoIP
3 10 (2.72%) Firewall
3 10 (2.72%) Internet
4 9 (2.45%) DNS
5 7 (1.91%) VLAN
6 6 (1.63%) DHCP
7 5 (1.36%) VPN
7 5 (1.36%) Wireless
8 4 (1.09%) Network Security
8 4 (1.09%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.82%) DKIM
9 3 (0.82%) DMARC
9 3 (0.82%) FTP
9 3 (0.82%) HTTP
9 3 (0.82%) PBX
9 3 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.54%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.54%) SNMP
10 2 (0.54%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.27%) Big Data
3 1 (0.27%) Chroma
3 1 (0.27%) MariaDB
3 1 (0.27%) MySQL
3 1 (0.27%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.27%) Pinecone
3 1 (0.27%) Power BI
3 1 (0.27%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.27%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 12 (3.27%) Snyk
2 4 (1.09%) GitLab
2 4 (1.09%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.82%) Git
4 2 (0.54%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.27%) Maven
5 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 84 (22.89%) Social Skills
2 43 (11.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 18 (4.90%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (4.90%) Public Sector
4 16 (4.36%) Marketing
4 16 (4.36%) Retail
5 15 (4.09%) Finance
5 15 (4.09%) Telecoms
6 8 (2.18%) Law
7 6 (1.63%) Legal
7 6 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (1.63%) Police
8 4 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (0.82%) Advertising
9 3 (0.82%) Aerospace
9 3 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (0.82%) Manufacturing
9 3 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.27%) Banking
10 1 (0.27%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 72 (19.62%) Senior
2 61 (16.62%) Analyst
3 47 (12.81%) Consultant
4 40 (10.90%) Architect
5 39 (10.63%) Security Consultant
6 38 (10.35%) Security Analyst
7 36 (9.81%) Security Architect
8 33 (8.99%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 30 (8.17%) Senior Analyst
10 24 (6.54%) Lead
11 23 (6.27%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 22 (5.99%) Cybersecurity Architect
13 19 (5.18%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 19 (5.18%) Security Manager
14 18 (4.90%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
14 18 (4.90%) Senior Security Analyst
15 17 (4.63%) Operations Manager
16 15 (4.09%) Marketing Manager
16 15 (4.09%) Security Engineer
17 14 (3.81%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.18%) Terraform
2 4 (1.09%) React
2 4 (1.09%) REST
3 3 (0.82%) AngularJS
3 3 (0.82%) JSON
3 3 (0.82%) LDAP
3 3 (0.82%) pgvector
3 3 (0.82%) PostGIS
3 3 (0.82%) Regular Expression
4 2 (0.54%) .NET
4 2 (0.54%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.54%) ARM Templates
4 2 (0.54%) ASP.NET
4 2 (0.54%) ASP.NET Core
4 2 (0.54%) SAML
4 2 (0.54%) Vue
5 1 (0.27%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.27%) Blazor
5 1 (0.27%) LangChain
5 1 (0.27%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.54%) Security Posture
2 18 (4.90%) Onboarding
2 18 (4.90%) Operational Technology
3 15 (4.09%) Driving Licence
4 14 (3.81%) Cyber Threat
5 13 (3.54%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.27%) Cyberattack
6 12 (3.27%) Data Centre
7 6 (1.63%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Licensing
8 5 (1.36%) AI Agents
8 5 (1.36%) Cybercrime
8 5 (1.36%) Security Operations Centre
8 5 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.82%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 3 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
10 3 (0.82%) Educational Technology
10 3 (0.82%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 26 (7.08%) Windows
2 11 (3.00%) Mac OS
3 7 (1.91%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.63%) Linux
5 3 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (18.26%) AI
2 41 (11.17%) Incident Response
2 41 (11.17%) Problem-Solving
3 37 (10.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 35 (9.54%) DevOps
5 32 (8.72%) Information Security
5 32 (8.72%) Security Architecture
6 30 (8.17%) Cloud Security
7 28 (7.63%) CI/CD
7 28 (7.63%) IT Strategy
7 28 (7.63%) Risk Management
8 26 (7.08%) Mentoring
9 24 (6.54%) SIEM
10 23 (6.27%) Security Operations
11 21 (5.72%) Security Testing
11 21 (5.72%) Software Licensing
12 20 (5.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 20 (5.45%) Technology Strategy
13 19 (5.18%) Threat Modelling
13 19 (5.18%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (5.18%) Python
2 15 (4.09%) PowerShell
3 8 (2.18%) Bash
4 4 (1.09%) Go
4 4 (1.09%) SQL
5 3 (0.82%) C#
5 3 (0.82%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.82%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.54%) Java
7 1 (0.27%) Ada
7 1 (0.27%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.27%) Search Processing Language
7 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 37 (10.08%) Security Cleared
2 34 (9.26%) SC Cleared
3 28 (7.63%) Degree
4 13 (3.54%) AWS Certification
4 13 (3.54%) CISM
5 12 (3.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 12 (3.27%) CISSP
6 11 (3.00%) Azure Certification
7 10 (2.72%) CompTIA CySA+
7 10 (2.72%) CompTIA Security+
8 8 (2.18%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.63%) CEH
10 4 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.09%) CISA
10 4 (1.09%) CRISC
10 4 (1.09%) DV Cleared
10 4 (1.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.82%) GCIH
12 2 (0.54%) CISMP
12 2 (0.54%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (13.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (7.90%) NIST
3 26 (7.08%) GRC
4 18 (4.90%) Cyber Essentials
5 15 (4.09%) GDPR
6 14 (3.81%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.63%) SOC 2
8 3 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.82%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.82%) NCSC
8 3 (0.82%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.54%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.54%) QA
10 1 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 14 (3.81%) Virtual Machines
2 8 (2.18%) Docker
3 6 (1.63%) Active Directory
4 5 (1.36%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.27%) DFS Replication
5 1 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (3.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.63%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.36%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.09%) Nessus
5 3 (0.82%) Ansible
5 3 (0.82%) cPanel
5 3 (0.82%) Plesk
5 3 (0.82%) Podman
6 2 (0.54%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.54%) Grafana
6 2 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.54%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.54%) SCCM
7 1 (0.27%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 106 (28.88%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.90%) CrowdStrike
3 16 (4.36%) Palo Alto
4 14 (3.81%) Adobe
4 14 (3.81%) Apple
5 12 (3.27%) ServiceNow
5 12 (3.27%) Tenable
6 8 (2.18%) ForeScout
6 8 (2.18%) Tanium
7 5 (1.36%) VMware
8 4 (1.09%) Google
8 4 (1.09%) YouTube
9 3 (0.82%) Acronis
9 3 (0.82%) Datto
9 3 (0.82%) NETGEAR
9 3 (0.82%) OpenAI
9 3 (0.82%) SonicWALL
9 3 (0.82%) Splunk
9 3 (0.82%) Thales
9 3 (0.82%) WatchGuard