Cybersecurity Jobs in Manchester

Cybersecurity
North West > Manchester

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 44 28 35
Rank change year-on-year -16 +7 +39
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 244 480 424
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 4.79% 9.54% 7.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.52% 9.87% 7.79%
Number of salaries quoted 181 187 191
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £59,526 £64,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.40% -7.71% +14.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,750 £76,250 £90,000
North West median annual salary £52,084 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.99% +3.33% +12.99%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Cybersecurity is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,424 4,862 5,441
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 86.76% 96.66% 96.23%
Number of salaries quoted 3,392 2,586 3,647
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,389
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £84,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Manchester

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Manchester

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Manchester over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

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 27 April 2024. 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
Altrincham - 9 £60,000 - 4
Salford +2 7 £57,500 -4.17% 8
Bury +2 4 £50,000 - 2
Cheadle - 4 £50,000 - 1
Bolton -6 3 £58,750 +20.51%
Rochdale +5 1 £60,000 - 2
Sale - 1 £60,000 - 2
Cybersecurity
North West

Cybersecurity
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.64%) CloudStack
2 4 (1.64%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 44 (18.03%) Azure
2 38 (15.57%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (11.07%) AWS
4 19 (7.79%) SaaS
5 14 (5.74%) PaaS
6 11 (4.51%) IaaS
7 8 (3.28%) GCP
8 7 (2.87%) Entra ID
9 6 (2.46%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (1.64%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (1.64%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (1.64%) Google Workspace
11 3 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (1.23%) GitHub
12 2 (0.82%) Serverless
13 1 (0.41%) AWS Lambda
13 1 (0.41%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 31 (12.70%) Firewall
2 18 (7.38%) WAN
3 15 (6.15%) Network Security
4 11 (4.51%) SD-WAN
5 9 (3.69%) TCP/IP
6 8 (3.28%) Unified Communications
7 7 (2.87%) Intrusion Detection
7 7 (2.87%) LAN
8 6 (2.46%) VoIP
8 6 (2.46%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (2.05%) Cisco Firepower
9 5 (2.05%) DHCP
9 5 (2.05%) DNS
9 5 (2.05%) NAS
9 5 (2.05%) SAN
10 4 (1.64%) Ethernet
10 4 (1.64%) Multicast
10 4 (1.64%) OSPF
10 4 (1.64%) RS-232
10 4 (1.64%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.05%) Data Lake
1 5 (2.05%) Data Warehouse
1 5 (2.05%) NoSQL
2 3 (1.23%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.82%) Tableau
4 1 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 7 (2.87%) JIRA
2 4 (1.64%) Burp Suite
2 4 (1.64%) Git
2 4 (1.64%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (1.64%) Subversion
3 3 (1.23%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.23%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.82%) GitLab
General
1 51 (20.90%) Social Skills
2 28 (11.48%) Finance
3 19 (7.79%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (7.79%) Law
4 13 (5.33%) Public Sector
5 10 (4.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (3.28%) Banking
6 8 (3.28%) Games
7 7 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (2.46%) Legal
8 6 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (2.46%) Retail
9 3 (1.23%) Local Government
9 3 (1.23%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.82%) Marketing
11 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.41%) Mandarin Language
11 1 (0.41%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.41%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 42 (17.21%) Senior
2 37 (15.16%) Analyst
3 36 (14.75%) Architect
4 29 (11.89%) Lead
5 19 (7.79%) Security Analyst
6 17 (6.97%) Senior Architect
7 15 (6.15%) Security Architect
8 14 (5.74%) Consultant
8 14 (5.74%) IT Manager
8 14 (5.74%) Solutions Architect
9 12 (4.92%) Security Engineer
10 11 (4.51%) Senior Security Architect
11 10 (4.10%) Cisco Architect
11 10 (4.10%) Senior Cisco Architect
11 10 (4.10%) Software Engineer
12 9 (3.69%) Enterprise Architect
13 8 (3.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 8 (3.28%) Security Manager
13 8 (3.28%) Security Specialist
13 8 (3.28%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.28%) .NET
1 8 (3.28%) OpenID
2 7 (2.87%) Web Services
3 4 (1.64%) Akka
3 4 (1.64%) ASP.NET Web API
3 4 (1.64%) LAMP
3 4 (1.64%) WCF
3 4 (1.64%) WinForms
4 3 (1.23%) OAuth
5 2 (0.82%) REST
6 1 (0.41%) Node.js
6 1 (0.41%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.41%) SAML
6 1 (0.41%) Spring
6 1 (0.41%) Spring Boot
6 1 (0.41%) Vue
6 1 (0.41%) XACML
Miscellaneous
1 55 (22.54%) Data Centre
2 19 (7.79%) Management Information System
3 15 (6.15%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (5.33%) Private Cloud
4 13 (5.33%) Public Cloud
4 13 (5.33%) Security Posture
4 13 (5.33%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (2.87%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 6 (2.46%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (2.46%) Product Ownership
7 5 (2.05%) Blockchain
7 5 (2.05%) Mainframe
7 5 (2.05%) Social Media
8 4 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.64%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.64%) IoT
8 4 (1.64%) Linux Command Line
8 4 (1.64%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.64%) Operational Technology
8 4 (1.64%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 44 (18.03%) Windows
2 24 (9.84%) Linux
3 17 (6.97%) Windows 10
4 10 (4.10%) Windows Server
5 9 (3.69%) Unix
6 7 (2.87%) Kali Linux
6 7 (2.87%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (2.05%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (1.64%) Ubuntu
8 4 (1.64%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (1.23%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.41%) VMS
10 1 (0.41%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (20.49%) Information Security
2 47 (19.26%) Presales
3 44 (18.03%) Software Licensing
4 36 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
5 33 (13.52%) Incident Response
6 26 (10.66%) Computer Science
7 22 (9.02%) Cloud Security
8 21 (8.61%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (8.61%) ITIL
8 21 (8.61%) User Experience
9 20 (8.20%) Penetration Testing
9 20 (8.20%) SIEM
10 19 (7.79%) Project Management
11 18 (7.38%) DevOps
11 18 (7.38%) Risk Management
12 16 (6.56%) Analytics
13 15 (6.15%) Time Management
14 14 (5.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 14 (5.74%) Software Engineering
14 14 (5.74%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 17 (6.97%) Python
2 8 (3.28%) JavaScript
3 4 (1.64%) C#
3 4 (1.64%) Java
4 3 (1.23%) Bash
4 3 (1.23%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.82%) SQL
6 1 (0.41%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 73 (29.92%) Degree
2 23 (9.43%) Cisco Certification
2 23 (9.43%) CISSP
3 18 (7.38%) CCNA
3 18 (7.38%) CCNP
4 16 (6.56%) CISM
5 13 (5.33%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (5.33%) Security Cleared
6 12 (4.92%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (4.92%) Master's Degree
7 9 (3.69%) CEH
7 9 (3.69%) MCP
8 8 (3.28%) Chartered Engineer
8 8 (3.28%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (2.87%) PCI QSA
9 7 (2.87%) SC Cleared
10 6 (2.46%) CISA
10 6 (2.46%) CREST Certified
10 6 (2.46%) OSCP
11 5 (2.05%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (16.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 39 (15.98%) NIST
3 19 (7.79%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (7.79%) PCI DSS
4 16 (6.56%) GDPR
5 7 (2.87%) NCSC
6 6 (2.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (2.46%) SLA
7 4 (1.64%) GRC
7 4 (1.64%) PMO
7 4 (1.64%) QA
8 3 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (1.23%) ITGC
9 2 (0.82%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 26 (10.66%) Active Directory
2 18 (7.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (4.92%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.64%) Terminal Services
5 3 (1.23%) Docker
6 1 (0.41%) RACF
6 1 (0.41%) Snort
Systems Management
1 12 (4.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.87%) CASB
3 5 (2.05%) Nessus
3 5 (2.05%) Stealthwatch
3 5 (2.05%) Terraform
4 4 (1.64%) Autotask
4 4 (1.64%) cPanel
4 4 (1.64%) Plesk
5 3 (1.23%) Kubernetes
5 3 (1.23%) Nmap
5 3 (1.23%) SELinux
6 2 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.41%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.41%) SCCM
7 1 (0.41%) WSUS
Vendors
1 84 (34.43%) Microsoft
2 45 (18.44%) Apple
3 44 (18.03%) Adobe
4 35 (14.34%) Cisco
5 19 (7.79%) VMware
6 14 (5.74%) Dell
7 11 (4.51%) Meraki
8 10 (4.10%) HP
8 10 (4.10%) Samsung
9 6 (2.46%) HubSpot
10 5 (2.05%) Intel
10 5 (2.05%) ServiceNow
11 4 (1.64%) Citrix
11 4 (1.64%) Datto
11 4 (1.64%) Fortinet
11 4 (1.64%) Qualys
11 4 (1.64%) Thales
12 3 (1.23%) CrowdStrike
12 3 (1.23%) Snow
12 3 (1.23%) Splunk