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 9 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 52 36
Rank change year-on-year +47 -16 -1
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 462 138 145
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 18.80% 4.33% 6.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.03% 4.82% 6.86%
Number of salaries quoted 95 67 109
10th Percentile £26,250 £35,600 £36,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,625 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £62,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -40.80% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,396 £85,250 £84,056
North West median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £58,513
% change year-on-year -22.73% -6.00% +1.22%

All Process and 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 2,097 2,866 2,115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 85.31% 89.96% 94.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,226 1,381 1,698
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £33,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -7.60% +5.53%
75th Percentile £71,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,369 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.67% -6.60% +2.33%

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 9 December 2025.

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 9 December 2025. 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
Stockport +18 30 £30,000 -40.00% 12
Bolton +24 16 £55,000 -26.67% 15
Altrincham - 15 £27,500 -
Salford +15 14 £70,079 +39.30% 3
Cheadle - 12 - -
Oldham +5 11 - - 2
Stalybridge - 11 - -
Wigan - 11 - - 8
Dukinfield - 11 - -
Ashton-under-Lyne - 11 - - 1
Bury - 11 - - 1
Heywood - 10 - -
Littleborough - 10 - -
Rochdale - 10 - - 1
Sale - 9 - - 1
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 6 (1.30%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.08%) CMS
2 5 (1.08%) WordPress
3 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.43%) Apache Solr
5 1 (0.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (1.08%) Sage 200
2 3 (0.65%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 337 (72.94%) Cloud Computing
2 48 (10.39%) Azure
3 28 (6.06%) AWS
4 16 (3.46%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (3.25%) GitHub
6 10 (2.16%) SaaS
7 8 (1.73%) Entra ID
8 6 (1.30%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.08%) IaaS
9 5 (1.08%) OCI
9 5 (1.08%) OneDrive
9 5 (1.08%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.08%) Power Platform
9 5 (1.08%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 3 (0.65%) Azure Logic Apps
10 3 (0.65%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.43%) Cloudflare
11 2 (0.43%) dbt
11 2 (0.43%) PaaS
12 1 (0.22%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 347 (75.11%) Internet
2 7 (1.52%) VLAN
3 6 (1.30%) VoIP
3 6 (1.30%) VPN
4 5 (1.08%) DMZ
4 5 (1.08%) Firewall
4 5 (1.08%) STUN
5 4 (0.87%) Network Security
6 2 (0.43%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.22%) DHCP
7 1 (0.22%) DNS
7 1 (0.22%) LAN
7 1 (0.22%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.22%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.08%) Elasticsearch
1 5 (1.08%) Power BI
1 5 (1.08%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.43%) MySQL
2 2 (0.43%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 17 (3.68%) Git
2 1 (0.22%) Cucumber
2 1 (0.22%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) JMeter
2 1 (0.22%) Locust
General
1 384 (83.12%) Social Skills
2 355 (76.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 334 (72.29%) Banking
4 24 (5.19%) Multimedia
5 16 (3.46%) Finance
6 10 (2.16%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (1.95%) Legal
8 7 (1.52%) Law
9 6 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (1.30%) Public Sector
10 4 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (0.65%) Billing
11 3 (0.65%) German Language
11 3 (0.65%) Retail
12 1 (0.22%) Marketing
12 1 (0.22%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 256 (55.41%) Lecturer
2 24 (5.19%) Trainee
3 15 (3.25%) Architect
4 13 (2.81%) Senior
5 9 (1.95%) Analyst
6 8 (1.73%) Developer
6 8 (1.73%) Lead
6 8 (1.73%) Software Developer
6 8 (1.73%) Trainee Developer
6 8 (1.73%) Trainee Software Developer
7 7 (1.52%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 7 (1.52%) IT Support
7 7 (1.52%) Security Analyst
8 6 (1.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (1.30%) IT Manager
8 6 (1.30%) Support Engineer
8 6 (1.30%) Technical Manager
9 5 (1.08%) Applications Support
9 5 (1.08%) Applications Support Engineer
9 5 (1.08%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.33%) HTML
2 15 (3.25%) CSS
3 5 (1.08%) FreeSWITCH
4 2 (0.43%) AngularJS
4 2 (0.43%) MERN Stack
4 2 (0.43%) React
5 1 (0.22%) Django
5 1 (0.22%) Gherkin
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 336 (72.73%) IoT
2 12 (2.60%) Data Centre
3 10 (2.16%) Onboarding
4 7 (1.52%) Blog
5 6 (1.30%) Driving Licence
6 5 (1.08%) Security Operations Centre
6 5 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.08%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (0.65%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (0.65%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (0.65%) Management Information System
7 3 (0.65%) Operational Technology
7 3 (0.65%) Web Conferencing
8 2 (0.43%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.43%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.22%) Cybercrime
9 1 (0.22%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.22%) Smart Energy
9 1 (0.22%) Smart Meter
9 1 (0.22%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.46%) Windows
2 10 (2.16%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.73%) Linux
4 6 (1.30%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.08%) Debian
6 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (77.06%) AI
2 333 (72.08%) Machine Learning
3 332 (71.86%) User Experience
3 332 (71.86%) Web Development
4 31 (6.71%) Mentoring
5 20 (4.33%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (3.90%) Software Licensing
7 17 (3.68%) Customer Engagement
8 16 (3.46%) Time Management
9 12 (2.60%) Information Security
10 11 (2.38%) Process Improvement
10 11 (2.38%) Project Management
11 10 (2.16%) Line Management
12 9 (1.95%) Ethical Hacking
13 8 (1.73%) DevOps
13 8 (1.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 8 (1.73%) IT Strategy
13 8 (1.73%) SIEM
13 8 (1.73%) Telesales
14 7 (1.52%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 21 (4.55%) Python
2 19 (4.11%) JavaScript
3 7 (1.52%) R
3 7 (1.52%) SQL
4 6 (1.30%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.65%) Java
6 2 (0.43%) C
6 2 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.43%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 358 (77.49%) Degree
2 333 (72.08%) Postgraduate
3 332 (71.86%) Master's Degree
3 332 (71.86%) PhD
4 21 (4.55%) Azure Certification
5 17 (3.68%) AWS Certification
6 16 (3.46%) CompTIA Security+
6 16 (3.46%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (3.25%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 14 (3.03%) A+ Certification
9 10 (2.16%) CEH
9 10 (2.16%) Network+ Certification
10 8 (1.73%) CISSP
11 7 (1.52%) PMP
11 7 (1.52%) Security Cleared
12 4 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.87%) CompTIA CySA+
12 4 (0.87%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.65%) ACCA
13 3 (0.65%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (1.95%) GDPR
4 7 (1.52%) NIST
5 5 (1.08%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 5 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (1.08%) GLBA
5 5 (1.08%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.43%) GRC
6 2 (0.43%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.22%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.22%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.22%) NCSC
7 1 (0.22%) QA
7 1 (0.22%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (1.52%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.08%) Docker
2 5 (1.08%) Kamailio
3 1 (0.22%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.65%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.22%) Grafana
3 1 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.22%) Nessus
3 1 (0.22%) Terraform
Vendors
1 57 (12.34%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.03%) Apple
3 13 (2.81%) Adobe
4 10 (2.16%) Palo Alto
5 8 (1.73%) Sage
6 7 (1.52%) Oracle
7 5 (1.08%) iManage
7 5 (1.08%) Salesforce
8 4 (0.87%) ForeScout
9 2 (0.43%) Cisco
9 2 (0.43%) Dell
9 2 (0.43%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.43%) SAP
9 2 (0.43%) Splunk
10 1 (0.22%) Juniper
10 1 (0.22%) Meraki
10 1 (0.22%) PayPal
10 1 (0.22%) Proofpoint
10 1 (0.22%) Rapid7
10 1 (0.22%) VMware