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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 35 47
Rank change year-on-year +5 +12 -15
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 360 145 162
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 4.71% 6.18% 4.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.16% 6.95% 4.93%
Number of salaries quoted 258 73 78
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,050 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,136 £30,000 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £50,309
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +9.33% -13.26%
75th Percentile £77,500 £69,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £82,595
North West median annual salary £60,000 £45,750 £54,793
% change year-on-year +31.15% -16.50% -5.53%

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 5,843 2,087 3,289
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 76.41% 88.96% 84.68%
Number of salaries quoted 4,358 1,189 1,574
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £33,750 £40,809
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,500 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.35% -5.45% -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £69,725
90th Percentile £97,500 £85,000 £85,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £51,712
% change year-on-year +10.00% -3.31% -5.98%

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 12 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 12 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 +11 17 £50,000 -9.09% 7
Salford -6 15 £27,500 -64.39% 4
Stockport -1 6 £62,500 +108.33% 7
Altrincham +4 5 £40,000 +45.45%
Bury +6 3 £29,000 - 1
Wigan - 3 £45,000 - 2
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 (3.06%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.28%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (1.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 9 (2.50%) Cloudability
Cloud Services
1 58 (16.11%) Azure
2 46 (12.78%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (11.94%) AWS
4 21 (5.83%) SaaS
5 18 (5.00%) GCP
6 16 (4.44%) Entra ID
7 11 (3.06%) Mimecast
8 10 (2.78%) Serverless
9 9 (2.50%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (1.94%) OneDrive
10 7 (1.94%) Power Platform
11 6 (1.67%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (1.11%) Anthropic Claude
12 4 (1.11%) IaaS
12 4 (1.11%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (0.83%) Google Workspace
14 2 (0.56%) Akamai
14 2 (0.56%) Amazon ECS
14 2 (0.56%) Amazon S3
14 2 (0.56%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.67%) Unified Communications
2 11 (3.06%) DNS
2 11 (3.06%) Firewall
2 11 (3.06%) VoIP
3 10 (2.78%) Internet
4 8 (2.22%) DHCP
4 8 (2.22%) VLAN
5 6 (1.67%) VPN
5 6 (1.67%) Wireless
6 5 (1.39%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.11%) Network Security
7 4 (1.11%) SNMP
8 3 (0.83%) DKIM
8 3 (0.83%) DMARC
8 3 (0.83%) FTP
8 3 (0.83%) HTTP
8 3 (0.83%) PBX
8 3 (0.83%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.56%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (0.56%) Power BI
3 1 (0.28%) Big Data
3 1 (0.28%) Chroma
3 1 (0.28%) MariaDB
3 1 (0.28%) MySQL
3 1 (0.28%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.28%) Pinecone
3 1 (0.28%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.28%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 9 (2.50%) Snyk
2 5 (1.39%) GitLab
3 3 (0.83%) Git
4 2 (0.56%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.56%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.28%) JIRA
5 1 (0.28%) Maven
5 1 (0.28%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 81 (22.50%) Social Skills
2 38 (10.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 21 (5.83%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (5.56%) Public Sector
5 16 (4.44%) Marketing
6 15 (4.17%) Telecoms
7 13 (3.61%) Finance
8 12 (3.33%) Retail
9 7 (1.94%) Law
10 6 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.11%) Police
12 3 (0.83%) Advertising
12 3 (0.83%) Aerospace
12 3 (0.83%) Legal
12 3 (0.83%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.28%) Banking
13 1 (0.28%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 60 (16.67%) Senior
2 57 (15.83%) Analyst
3 52 (14.44%) Consultant
4 39 (10.83%) Security Consultant
5 38 (10.56%) Architect
6 34 (9.44%) Security Architect
7 33 (9.17%) Security Analyst
8 29 (8.06%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 27 (7.50%) Senior Analyst
10 23 (6.39%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 23 (6.39%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 23 (6.39%) Lead
11 17 (4.72%) Operations Manager
12 16 (4.44%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
12 16 (4.44%) Senior Security Analyst
13 15 (4.17%) Marketing Manager
14 14 (3.89%) IT Manager
14 14 (3.89%) Security Engineer
15 12 (3.33%) Junior
15 12 (3.33%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.22%) Terraform
2 5 (1.39%) React
3 4 (1.11%) JSON
3 4 (1.11%) REST
3 4 (1.11%) SAML
4 3 (0.83%) AngularJS
4 3 (0.83%) LDAP
4 3 (0.83%) pgvector
4 3 (0.83%) PostGIS
5 2 (0.56%) .NET
5 2 (0.56%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET
5 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET Core
5 2 (0.56%) Node.js
5 2 (0.56%) Vue
6 1 (0.28%) Blazor
6 1 (0.28%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.28%) OAuth
6 1 (0.28%) Software Packaging
6 1 (0.28%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.67%) Security Posture
2 19 (5.28%) Operational Technology
3 17 (4.72%) Onboarding
4 16 (4.44%) Driving Licence
5 15 (4.17%) Management Information System
6 14 (3.89%) Cyber Threat
7 12 (3.33%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.22%) Cyberattack
8 8 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.67%) Microsoft Licensing
10 5 (1.39%) AI Agents
10 5 (1.39%) Cybercrime
10 5 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.11%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.83%) Algorithms
12 3 (0.83%) Clustering
12 3 (0.83%) Data Structures
12 3 (0.83%) Enterprise Cloud
12 3 (0.83%) Online Gambling
12 3 (0.83%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 28 (7.78%) Windows
2 11 (3.06%) macOS
3 10 (2.78%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.94%) Linux
5 4 (1.11%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.11%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.28%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (18.89%) AI
2 43 (11.94%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (11.11%) Incident Response
4 37 (10.28%) Continuous Improvement
5 35 (9.72%) DevOps
5 35 (9.72%) Information Security
6 31 (8.61%) Cloud Security
6 31 (8.61%) Security Architecture
7 29 (8.06%) Risk Management
8 26 (7.22%) IT Strategy
9 25 (6.94%) CI/CD
10 24 (6.67%) Decision-Making
10 24 (6.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 23 (6.39%) Mentoring
11 23 (6.39%) Security Operations
12 22 (6.11%) Service Delivery
12 22 (6.11%) SIEM
13 21 (5.83%) ITIL
14 20 (5.56%) Platform Engineering
15 19 (5.28%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 20 (5.56%) Python
2 13 (3.61%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.94%) Bash
4 5 (1.39%) Go
4 5 (1.39%) SQL
5 4 (1.11%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.11%) TypeScript
6 3 (0.83%) C#
7 2 (0.56%) Java
8 1 (0.28%) Ada
8 1 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.28%) Search Processing Language
8 1 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 36 (10.00%) Security Cleared
2 33 (9.17%) SC Cleared
3 32 (8.89%) Degree
4 13 (3.61%) CISM
5 12 (3.33%) CISSP
6 10 (2.78%) AWS Certification
7 9 (2.50%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 9 (2.50%) Azure Certification
8 8 (2.22%) CompTIA CySA+
8 8 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.67%) CISA
9 6 (1.67%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (1.39%) CRISC
11 4 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (1.11%) CEH
11 4 (1.11%) DV Cleared
11 4 (1.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (1.11%) Master's Degree
11 4 (1.11%) PhD
11 4 (1.11%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (7.78%) NIST
3 22 (6.11%) GRC
4 17 (4.72%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (3.89%) GDPR
6 9 (2.50%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.11%) Data Quality
7 4 (1.11%) SOC 2
8 3 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.83%) NCSC
8 3 (0.83%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.56%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.56%) COBIT
9 2 (0.56%) EU AI Act
9 2 (0.56%) QA
10 1 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.28%) ITGC
System Software
1 13 (3.61%) Virtual Machines
2 9 (2.50%) Active Directory
3 8 (2.22%) Hyper-V
3 8 (2.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.94%) Docker
5 3 (0.83%) DFS Replication
6 2 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (3.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.22%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (1.11%) FortiGate
3 4 (1.11%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.11%) Nessus
4 3 (0.83%) Ansible
4 3 (0.83%) cPanel
4 3 (0.83%) Plesk
4 3 (0.83%) Podman
5 2 (0.56%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.56%) SCCM
6 1 (0.28%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 101 (28.06%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.17%) CrowdStrike
3 13 (3.61%) Palo Alto
4 11 (3.06%) Adobe
4 11 (3.06%) Apple
5 9 (2.50%) ServiceNow
5 9 (2.50%) Tenable
6 8 (2.22%) Tanium
6 8 (2.22%) VMware
7 5 (1.39%) Cisco
7 5 (1.39%) Google
7 5 (1.39%) YouTube
8 4 (1.11%) ForeScout
8 4 (1.11%) SolarWinds
8 4 (1.11%) Veeam
9 3 (0.83%) Aruba
9 3 (0.83%) Datto
9 3 (0.83%) OpenAI
9 3 (0.83%) Thales
9 3 (0.83%) Zscaler