Cybersecurity Jobs in the North West

Cybersecurity
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 31 28
Rank change year-on-year -33 -3 +19
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 380 576 663
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 4.89% 5.63% 8.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.11% 6.92% 9.11%
Number of salaries quoted 179 456 302
10th Percentile £25,750 £36,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £40,870 £41,250 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £52,084 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.20% -15.99% +3.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £73,288
90th Percentile £84,400 £85,000 £96,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -11.54% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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 the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,443 8,321 7,275
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 95.84% 81.39% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 3,759 6,289 3,873
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £31,011
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,840 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the North West

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North West.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the North West

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North West over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the North West

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the North West region over the 6 months to 28 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
Manchester +2 153 £65,000 +18.18% 170
Lancashire -59 134 £49,723 -4.53% 79
Cheshire -1 77 £42,500 -29.17% 38
Merseyside -13 13 £26,500 -41.11% 20
Cumbria -70 5 £33,849 -51.64% 6
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 9 (2.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (1.32%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.79%) CMS
4 2 (0.53%) WordPress
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Solr
5 1 (0.26%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (3.68%) Microsoft Project
1 14 (3.68%) Trello
2 5 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (0.79%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 39 (10.26%) Azure
2 32 (8.42%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (6.58%) AWS
4 10 (2.63%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (1.58%) Entra ID
6 5 (1.32%) GCP
7 3 (0.79%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.53%) AWS KMS
8 2 (0.53%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.26%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.26%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.26%) Cloudflare
9 1 (0.26%) IaaS
9 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.26%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.63%) Firewall
2 15 (3.95%) DNS
3 11 (2.89%) DHCP
3 11 (2.89%) Intrusion Detection
4 10 (2.63%) Network Security
5 7 (1.84%) Internet
5 7 (1.84%) WAN
6 6 (1.58%) LAN
7 5 (1.32%) Remote Desktop
7 5 (1.32%) VLAN
7 5 (1.32%) VoIP
8 4 (1.05%) HTTP
8 4 (1.05%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.05%) VPN
9 3 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.53%) Cisco ISE
10 2 (0.53%) NGFW
10 2 (0.53%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.53%) Software-Defined Networking
10 2 (0.53%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.79%) MySQL
1 3 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.53%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.26%) Big Data
3 1 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 16 (4.21%) JIRA
2 2 (0.53%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.26%) Git
3 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
General
1 176 (46.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 176 (46.32%) Legal
2 172 (45.26%) Law
3 73 (19.21%) Social Skills
4 43 (11.32%) Finance
5 34 (8.95%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (6.84%) Presentation Skills
7 14 (3.68%) Banking
8 11 (2.89%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (2.11%) Automotive
9 8 (2.11%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.11%) Retail
10 6 (1.58%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.79%) Marketing
12 2 (0.53%) Electronics
12 2 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.53%) Public Sector
12 2 (0.53%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.26%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 27 (7.11%) Security Manager
2 26 (6.84%) Systems Engineer
3 22 (5.79%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 19 (5.00%) Senior
5 15 (3.95%) Head of IT
6 14 (3.68%) Architect
6 14 (3.68%) Head of Delivery
7 13 (3.42%) Security Architect
8 12 (3.16%) Technical Support
9 11 (2.89%) Analyst
9 11 (2.89%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 11 (2.89%) Security Engineer
9 11 (2.89%) Senior Software Engineer
9 11 (2.89%) Software Engineer
10 9 (2.37%) Support Specialist
11 7 (1.84%) AWS Engineer
11 7 (1.84%) AWS Software Engineer
11 7 (1.84%) Lead
11 7 (1.84%) Support Engineer
12 6 (1.58%) Cybersecurity Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.16%) Software Packaging
2 11 (2.89%) Web Services
3 10 (2.63%) Node.js
3 10 (2.63%) REST
4 7 (1.84%) React
5 5 (1.32%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.53%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.53%) CSS
6 2 (0.53%) Django
6 2 (0.53%) HTML
6 2 (0.53%) PyTorch
6 2 (0.53%) scikit-learn
6 2 (0.53%) TensorFlow
7 1 (0.26%) .NET
7 1 (0.26%) EDI
7 1 (0.26%) RESTful
7 1 (0.26%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 177 (46.58%) Cyberattack
2 29 (7.63%) Management Information System
3 22 (5.79%) Social Media
4 21 (5.53%) Security Posture
5 9 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.11%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 5 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (1.32%) Robotics
7 5 (1.32%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (1.05%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 4 (1.05%) Onboarding
9 3 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.79%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.53%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.53%) Blog
10 2 (0.53%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 2 (0.53%) PKI
10 2 (0.53%) Public Cloud
11 1 (0.26%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.26%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 29 (7.63%) Windows
2 18 (4.74%) Windows Server
3 12 (3.16%) Linux
4 8 (2.11%) Windows Vista
5 5 (1.32%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.79%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.26%) Android
7 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (48.68%) Line Management
2 174 (45.79%) Creative Thinking
3 63 (16.58%) Problem-Solving
4 59 (15.53%) Agile
5 44 (11.58%) Information Security
6 40 (10.53%) Systems Engineering
7 39 (10.26%) Computer Science
8 38 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 38 (10.00%) Risk Management
9 29 (7.63%) Incident Response
10 26 (6.84%) Cloud Security
10 26 (6.84%) MODAF
10 26 (6.84%) SysML
10 26 (6.84%) UML
11 24 (6.32%) ITIL
11 24 (6.32%) Software Engineering
11 24 (6.32%) Vulnerability Management
12 23 (6.05%) Security Architecture
12 23 (6.05%) SIEM
13 20 (5.26%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 26 (6.84%) MATLAB
2 16 (4.21%) Python
3 11 (2.89%) TypeScript
4 7 (1.84%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.32%) Kusto Query Language
6 4 (1.05%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.79%) Java
8 2 (0.53%) C#
8 2 (0.53%) C++
8 2 (0.53%) PHP
9 1 (0.26%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.26%) Progress 4GL
Qualifications
1 94 (24.74%) Degree
2 37 (9.74%) BPSS Clearance
3 30 (7.89%) CISM
3 30 (7.89%) CISSP
4 27 (7.11%) DBS Check
5 15 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (3.68%) PMI Certification
6 14 (3.68%) PMP
7 13 (3.42%) CEH
7 13 (3.42%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (3.16%) CISA
9 11 (2.89%) Master's Degree
9 11 (2.89%) Security Cleared
10 8 (2.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 8 (2.11%) CRISC
10 8 (2.11%) SC Cleared
11 7 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (1.58%) Network+ Certification
13 4 (1.05%) CompTIA CySA+
13 4 (1.05%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 177 (46.58%) NCSC
2 35 (9.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (8.42%) NIST
4 13 (3.42%) GDPR
5 9 (2.37%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (2.11%) QA
7 6 (1.58%) COBIT
8 5 (1.32%) SLA
9 3 (0.79%) ISO 22301
9 3 (0.79%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.53%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.53%) GRC
10 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.53%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.26%) IEC 62304
11 1 (0.26%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 29 (7.63%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.89%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.32%) Terminal Services
4 2 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.26%) Docker
5 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 6 (1.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.79%) Autotask
3 2 (0.53%) QRadar
4 1 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.26%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.26%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.26%) Terraform
Vendors
1 46 (12.11%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.26%) Cisco
3 10 (2.63%) Fortinet
3 10 (2.63%) Meraki
4 9 (2.37%) Ping Identity
4 9 (2.37%) SonicWALL
4 9 (2.37%) WatchGuard
5 7 (1.84%) VMware
6 4 (1.05%) AlienVault
6 4 (1.05%) Google
7 3 (0.79%) Acronis
7 3 (0.79%) Kaseya
7 3 (0.79%) Sage
7 3 (0.79%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.79%) Splunk
8 2 (0.53%) Juniper
8 2 (0.53%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.26%) Intel
9 1 (0.26%) Progress
9 1 (0.26%) Sophos