Information Security Jobs in Manchester

Information Security (InfoSec)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 102 81
Rank change year-on-year -3 -21 -5
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 61 128 210
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 2.69% 2.46% 4.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.82% 2.85% 4.52%
Number of salaries quoted 36 101 82
10th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £54,731 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £60,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +11.63% +0.32%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £68,438
90th Percentile - £84,919 £75,000
North West median annual salary £60,000 £52,084 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.20% +4.17% -8.51%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Information Security 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 2,160 4,498 4,641
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 95.32% 86.33% 96.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,281 3,431 2,489
10th Percentile £30,750 £30,000 £32,773
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £69,375 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,000 £82,500 £83,750
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Manchester

Information Security
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Manchester

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Manchester over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Manchester

Information Security
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
Bolton - 14 £75,000 - 7
Salford +9 1 £82,801 +44.00% 4
Cheadle - 1 £75,000 - 3
Information Security
North West

Information Security
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 3 (4.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (3.28%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 15 (24.59%) AWS
2 11 (18.03%) Azure
3 4 (6.56%) GitHub
3 4 (6.56%) Nutanix
3 4 (6.56%) SaaS
3 4 (6.56%) Serverless
4 3 (4.92%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.64%) Amazon EC2
5 1 (1.64%) Amazon EKS
5 1 (1.64%) Amazon S3
5 1 (1.64%) Amazon SQS
5 1 (1.64%) AWS Lambda
5 1 (1.64%) Azure AKS
5 1 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.64%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.64%) GCP
5 1 (1.64%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (1.64%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 20 (32.79%) Firewall
2 16 (26.23%) Intrusion Detection
3 8 (13.11%) DNS
4 6 (9.84%) HTTP
4 6 (9.84%) VPN
5 4 (6.56%) Cisco IOS
5 4 (6.56%) SSH
5 4 (6.56%) TCP/IP
6 2 (3.28%) DMZ
6 2 (3.28%) SMTP
6 2 (3.28%) Unified Communications
7 1 (1.64%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.28%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.64%) Data Lake
2 1 (1.64%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.64%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 6 (9.84%) Git
2 4 (6.56%) JIRA
3 3 (4.92%) Jenkins
4 1 (1.64%) GitLab
General
1 39 (63.93%) Social Skills
2 21 (34.43%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (24.59%) Finance
4 6 (9.84%) Legal
5 4 (6.56%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (4.92%) Banking
7 2 (3.28%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.28%) Local Government
7 2 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.64%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 17 (27.87%) Architect
1 17 (27.87%) Security Architect
2 7 (11.48%) Analyst
2 7 (11.48%) Security Analyst
3 6 (9.84%) Risk Manager
4 5 (8.20%) Software Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) AWS Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Cloud Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Cloud Security Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) IT Support
5 4 (6.56%) Operations Manager
5 4 (6.56%) Security Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Security Manager
6 3 (4.92%) Information Manager
6 3 (4.92%) Lead
7 2 (3.28%) Information Analyst
7 2 (3.28%) Information Security Analyst
7 2 (3.28%) Information Security Manager
7 2 (3.28%) IT Security Manager
7 2 (3.28%) Messaging Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.56%) LDAP
2 3 (4.92%) .NET
2 3 (4.92%) AngularJS
2 3 (4.92%) Laravel
2 3 (4.92%) Vue
3 2 (3.28%) CSS
3 2 (3.28%) HTML
4 1 (1.64%) ASP.NET
4 1 (1.64%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (1.64%) EDI
4 1 (1.64%) GraphQL
4 1 (1.64%) J2EE
4 1 (1.64%) Jest
4 1 (1.64%) Kafka
4 1 (1.64%) Node.js
4 1 (1.64%) React
4 1 (1.64%) REST
4 1 (1.64%) Spring
4 1 (1.64%) Vitest
Miscellaneous
1 21 (34.43%) Security Posture
2 20 (32.79%) Management Information System
3 14 (22.95%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (22.95%) Social Media
3 14 (22.95%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 4 (6.56%) Anti-Spyware
5 3 (4.92%) Cloud Native
5 3 (4.92%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (3.28%) Cyberattack
7 1 (1.64%) Algorithms
7 1 (1.64%) CMDB
7 1 (1.64%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.64%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (1.64%) Freedom of Information Act
7 1 (1.64%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 21 (34.43%) Windows
2 14 (22.95%) Windows Vista
3 4 (6.56%) Android
4 2 (3.28%) Windows Server
5 1 (1.64%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (50.82%) Risk Management
2 29 (47.54%) Continuous Improvement
3 28 (45.90%) Cybersecurity
4 27 (44.26%) Problem-Solving
5 25 (40.98%) Vulnerability Management
6 23 (37.70%) Incident Response
7 22 (36.07%) Cloud Security
8 21 (34.43%) Identity Management
9 19 (31.15%) Computer Science
9 19 (31.15%) Data Protection
9 19 (31.15%) Security Architecture
10 17 (27.87%) DevSecOps
10 17 (27.87%) SIEM
10 17 (27.87%) TOGAF
11 16 (26.23%) Ethical Hacking
12 15 (24.59%) Information Assurance
12 15 (24.59%) Proactive Management
12 15 (24.59%) Risk Analysis
13 14 (22.95%) Collaborative Working
14 11 (18.03%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.20%) SQL
2 4 (6.56%) C#
2 4 (6.56%) JavaScript
2 4 (6.56%) TypeScript
3 3 (4.92%) PHP
3 3 (4.92%) Python
4 1 (1.64%) C++
4 1 (1.64%) Go
4 1 (1.64%) Java
4 1 (1.64%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 28 (45.90%) CISSP
2 22 (36.07%) CISM
3 20 (32.79%) CISA
4 19 (31.15%) Degree
5 18 (29.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 18 (29.51%) Cisco Certification
6 16 (26.23%) CEH
6 16 (26.23%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (24.59%) Master's Degree
8 14 (22.95%) DBS Check
9 8 (13.11%) CRISC
10 6 (9.84%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (6.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 2 (3.28%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (3.28%) SC Cleared
12 2 (3.28%) Security Cleared
12 2 (3.28%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (1.64%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (52.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (42.62%) NIST
3 17 (27.87%) GDPR
4 6 (9.84%) COBIT
4 6 (9.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 4 (6.56%) PCI DSS
6 3 (4.92%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (4.92%) NCSC
7 2 (3.28%) GRC
7 2 (3.28%) ITGC
7 2 (3.28%) QA
8 1 (1.64%) SEPA
System Software
1 5 (8.20%) Active Directory
2 4 (6.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.64%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (9.84%) Terraform
2 4 (6.56%) Ansible
2 4 (6.56%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.64%) Grafana
3 1 (1.64%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (11.48%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.84%) Cisco
3 4 (6.56%) Okta
3 4 (6.56%) Perforce
3 4 (6.56%) ServiceNow
3 4 (6.56%) VMware
4 1 (1.64%) Qualys