Cybersecurity Manager Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Cybersecurity Manager
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Cybersecurity Manager salary in Northern Ireland is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 50 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Manager 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.24% 0.61% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.63% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,250 £64,471 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £69,308 -
Median % change year-on-year -53.11% - -
75th Percentile £37,750 £74,144 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £65,000 £69,308 £73,247
% change year-on-year -6.22% -5.38% -2.34%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 359 480 323
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.48% 97.96% 96.71%
Number of salaries quoted 159 245 247
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,112 £29,696
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £58,800 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +17.60% +4.17%
75th Percentile £74,629 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -

Cybersecurity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Cybersecurity Manager job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Cybersecurity Manager
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Cybersecurity Manager
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Manager within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 5 November 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
County Antrim +5 1 £32,500 -53.11%
Cybersecurity Manager
UK

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Cybersecurity Manager 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Cybersecurity Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001