Security Posture Jobs in Manchester

Security Posture
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture 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 135 195 230
Rank change year-on-year +60 +35 +8
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 30 25 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.32% 0.48% 0.33%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.89% 1.42% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 27 25 8
10th Percentile £63,950 £52,000 £38,175
25th Percentile £72,500 £55,000 £46,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +12.07% +6.42%
75th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £59,125
90th Percentile - £108,750 £62,500
North West median annual salary £74,870 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +24.78% +3.45% -10.08%

All Generic Skills
Manchester

Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,039 1,759 2,099
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 45.85% 33.76% 43.67%
Number of salaries quoted 563 1,274 1,010
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -4.35% +6.28%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £83,759 £84,550
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Posture in Manchester

Security Posture
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Security Posture in Manchester

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in Manchester

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

Salary histogram for Security Posture in Manchester

Security Posture
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Posture 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 -1 14 £75,000 +172.73% 1
Cheadle - 1 £75,000 -
Security Posture
North West

Security Posture
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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (3.33%) Azure AKS
2 1 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (3.33%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (3.33%) Entra ID
2 1 (3.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (53.33%) Firewall
1 16 (53.33%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (6.67%) DNS
2 2 (6.67%) HTTP
2 2 (6.67%) SMTP
2 2 (6.67%) TCP/IP
General
1 25 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 17 (56.67%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (23.33%) Banking
3 7 (23.33%) Finance
4 1 (3.33%) Health Technology
4 1 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (3.33%) Legal
4 1 (3.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 15 (50.00%) Architect
2 14 (46.67%) Security Architect
3 8 (26.67%) Security Engineer
4 7 (23.33%) Cloud Engineer
4 7 (23.33%) Cloud Security Engineer
5 5 (16.67%) Analyst
5 5 (16.67%) Security Analyst
6 2 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 1 (3.33%) Azure Architect
7 1 (3.33%) Azure DevOps Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Azure Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) DevOps Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Information Analyst
7 1 (3.33%) Information Security Analyst
7 1 (3.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) IT Manager
7 1 (3.33%) IT Security Manager
7 1 (3.33%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.33%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 17 (56.67%) Management Information System
2 14 (46.67%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (46.67%) Social Media
2 14 (46.67%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 7 (23.33%) Cloud Native
3 7 (23.33%) Product Ownership
3 7 (23.33%) Public Cloud
4 2 (6.67%) Cyberattack
5 1 (3.33%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (3.33%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (3.33%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 14 (46.67%) Windows
1 14 (46.67%) Windows Vista
2 7 (23.33%) Linux
2 7 (23.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (73.33%) Cloud Security
1 22 (73.33%) Cybersecurity
1 22 (73.33%) Incident Response
2 21 (70.00%) Information Security
3 18 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 18 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (60.00%) Vulnerability Management
4 17 (56.67%) Computer Science
4 17 (56.67%) Risk Management
4 17 (56.67%) SIEM
5 16 (53.33%) Ethical Hacking
6 15 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
6 15 (50.00%) Data Protection
6 15 (50.00%) Proactive Management
7 14 (46.67%) DevSecOps
7 14 (46.67%) Identity Management
7 14 (46.67%) Information Assurance
7 14 (46.67%) Risk Analysis
7 14 (46.67%) Security Architecture
7 14 (46.67%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.33%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 17 (56.67%) CISM
1 17 (56.67%) CISSP
1 17 (56.67%) Degree
2 16 (53.33%) CEH
2 16 (53.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (50.00%) CISA
4 14 (46.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 14 (46.67%) Cisco Certification
4 14 (46.67%) DBS Check
4 14 (46.67%) Master's Degree
5 1 (3.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 18 (60.00%) NIST
2 16 (53.33%) GDPR
System Software
1 7 (23.33%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (26.67%) Terraform
2 1 (3.33%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (10.00%) Microsoft