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 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 43 49
Rank change year-on-year +13 +6 -16
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 369 136 164
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 4.82% 5.73% 4.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.33% 6.41% 4.89%
Number of salaries quoted 257 66 77
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,544 £30,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +10.00% -16.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £94,000 £86,666 £88,500
North West median annual salary £60,000 £47,592 £54,793
% change year-on-year +26.07% -13.14% -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 5,833 2,121 3,352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 76.22% 89.31% 83.93%
Number of salaries quoted 4,385 1,189 1,671
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £34,750 £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 £69,900
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 2 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 2 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 -9 15 £27,500 -64.39% 5
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 (2.98%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 12 (3.25%) Cloudability
Cloud Services
1 65 (17.62%) Azure
2 52 (14.09%) AWS
3 43 (11.65%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (5.42%) GCP
5 17 (4.61%) SaaS
6 14 (3.79%) Entra ID
7 13 (3.52%) Azure Sentinel
7 13 (3.52%) Serverless
8 9 (2.44%) Mimecast
9 7 (1.90%) OneDrive
10 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (1.08%) GitHub
12 4 (1.08%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (1.08%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (1.08%) Power Platform
13 3 (0.81%) Datadog
13 3 (0.81%) Google Workspace
13 3 (0.81%) IaaS
14 2 (0.54%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.50%) Unified Communications
2 11 (2.98%) Firewall
2 11 (2.98%) VoIP
3 10 (2.71%) Internet
4 9 (2.44%) DNS
5 7 (1.90%) VLAN
6 6 (1.63%) DHCP
7 5 (1.36%) VPN
7 5 (1.36%) Wireless
8 4 (1.08%) Network Security
8 4 (1.08%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.81%) DKIM
9 3 (0.81%) DMARC
9 3 (0.81%) FTP
9 3 (0.81%) HTTP
9 3 (0.81%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (0.81%) PBX
9 3 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.54%) SD-WAN
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 (3.25%) Snyk
2 5 (1.36%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.08%) GitLab
4 3 (0.81%) Git
5 2 (0.54%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.27%) Maven
6 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 86 (23.31%) Social Skills
2 45 (12.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 18 (4.88%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (4.88%) Public Sector
3 18 (4.88%) Retail
4 16 (4.34%) Finance
4 16 (4.34%) Marketing
5 15 (4.07%) Telecoms
6 10 (2.71%) Law
7 8 (2.17%) Police
8 6 (1.63%) Legal
8 6 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.81%) Advertising
10 3 (0.81%) Aerospace
10 3 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (0.81%) Manufacturing
10 3 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.27%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.27%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 72 (19.51%) Senior
2 61 (16.53%) Analyst
3 47 (12.74%) Consultant
4 39 (10.57%) Architect
4 39 (10.57%) Security Consultant
5 38 (10.30%) Security Analyst
6 35 (9.49%) Security Architect
7 33 (8.94%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 30 (8.13%) Senior Analyst
9 24 (6.50%) Lead
10 23 (6.23%) Cybersecurity Consultant
11 21 (5.69%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 19 (5.15%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 19 (5.15%) Security Manager
13 18 (4.88%) Security Engineer
13 18 (4.88%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
13 18 (4.88%) Senior Security Analyst
14 17 (4.61%) Operations Manager
15 15 (4.07%) Marketing Manager
16 14 (3.79%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.44%) Terraform
2 5 (1.36%) Regular Expression
3 4 (1.08%) React
3 4 (1.08%) REST
4 3 (0.81%) AngularJS
4 3 (0.81%) ARM Templates
4 3 (0.81%) JSON
4 3 (0.81%) LDAP
4 3 (0.81%) pgvector
4 3 (0.81%) PostGIS
5 2 (0.54%) .NET
5 2 (0.54%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.54%) ASP.NET
5 2 (0.54%) ASP.NET Core
5 2 (0.54%) SAML
5 2 (0.54%) Vue
6 1 (0.27%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.27%) Node.js
6 1 (0.27%) Software Packaging
6 1 (0.27%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.50%) Security Posture
2 20 (5.42%) Onboarding
3 17 (4.61%) Operational Technology
4 15 (4.07%) Driving Licence
4 15 (4.07%) Management Information System
5 14 (3.79%) Cyber Threat
5 14 (3.79%) Cyberattack
6 12 (3.25%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.90%) Cloud Native
7 7 (1.90%) Security Operations Centre
8 6 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Licensing
9 5 (1.36%) AI Agents
9 5 (1.36%) Cybercrime
9 5 (1.36%) Low-Code
9 5 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.08%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (0.81%) Algorithms
11 3 (0.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 27 (7.32%) Windows
2 11 (2.98%) Mac OS
3 7 (1.90%) Linux
3 7 (1.90%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (18.43%) AI
2 42 (11.38%) Incident Response
2 42 (11.38%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (10.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 36 (9.76%) DevOps
5 32 (8.67%) Information Security
6 31 (8.40%) Security Architecture
7 30 (8.13%) Cloud Security
8 29 (7.86%) CI/CD
9 28 (7.59%) IT Strategy
9 28 (7.59%) Risk Management
10 27 (7.32%) SIEM
11 26 (7.05%) Mentoring
12 25 (6.78%) Security Operations
13 21 (5.69%) Security Testing
13 21 (5.69%) Software Licensing
14 20 (5.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 20 (5.42%) Technology Strategy
14 20 (5.42%) Vulnerability Management
15 19 (5.15%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 22 (5.96%) Python
2 18 (4.88%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.44%) Bash
4 4 (1.08%) Go
4 4 (1.08%) SQL
5 3 (0.81%) C#
5 3 (0.81%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.81%) 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 39 (10.57%) Security Cleared
2 36 (9.76%) SC Cleared
3 28 (7.59%) Degree
4 14 (3.79%) AWS Certification
5 13 (3.52%) CISM
6 12 (3.25%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 12 (3.25%) CISSP
7 11 (2.98%) Azure Certification
8 10 (2.71%) CompTIA CySA+
8 10 (2.71%) CompTIA Security+
9 8 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (1.63%) CEH
11 4 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (1.08%) CISA
11 4 (1.08%) CRISC
11 4 (1.08%) DV Cleared
11 4 (1.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.81%) GCIH
13 2 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.54%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (13.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (8.13%) NIST
3 26 (7.05%) GRC
4 18 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 16 (4.34%) GDPR
6 14 (3.79%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.63%) SOC 2
8 3 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.81%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.81%) NCSC
8 3 (0.81%) 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 (3.79%) Virtual Machines
2 9 (2.44%) 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 (2.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.63%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.63%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (1.08%) Nessus
4 3 (0.81%) Ansible
4 3 (0.81%) cPanel
4 3 (0.81%) Grafana
4 3 (0.81%) Plesk
4 3 (0.81%) Podman
4 3 (0.81%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.54%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.54%) SCCM
6 1 (0.27%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 108 (29.27%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.15%) CrowdStrike
3 16 (4.34%) Palo Alto
4 14 (3.79%) Adobe
4 14 (3.79%) Apple
5 12 (3.25%) ServiceNow
5 12 (3.25%) Tenable
6 8 (2.17%) ForeScout
6 8 (2.17%) Tanium
7 5 (1.36%) VMware
8 4 (1.08%) Google
8 4 (1.08%) YouTube
9 3 (0.81%) Acronis
9 3 (0.81%) Cisco
9 3 (0.81%) NETGEAR
9 3 (0.81%) SonicWALL
9 3 (0.81%) Splunk
9 3 (0.81%) Thales
9 3 (0.81%) Veeam
9 3 (0.81%) WatchGuard