Head of Cybersecurity Job Trends in Manchester

Head of Cybersecurity
North West > Manchester

The median Head of Cybersecurity salary in Manchester is £86,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.038% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £83,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £86,000 - -
75th Percentile £89,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £86,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 2,379 2,658 2,025
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.23% 94.02% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,492 1,298 1,636
10th Percentile £28,275 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,775 £72,433
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.99% -8.18% +4.76%

Head of Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Cybersecurity' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Head of Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Manchester

Head of Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Head of Cybersecurity job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Cybersecurity job vacancies in Manchester

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Head of Cybersecurity job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST