Cybersecurity Engineer Job Trends in Salford

Cybersecurity Engineer
Manchester > Salford

The median Cybersecurity Engineer salary in Salford is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 February 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Salford 0.64% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
Manchester median annual salary £65,000 £37,935 £55,000
% change year-on-year +71.35% -31.03% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Salford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Salford. 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 Salford with a recognized job title 130 87 85
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.80% 97.75% 96.59%
Number of salaries quoted 83 21 55
10th Percentile £30,150 - £31,145
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,430 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.87% +3.36% +4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £67,400
90th Percentile £88,448 £74,144 £77,760
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -1.79%

Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Salford

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

Cybersecurity Engineer job vacancy trend in Salford

Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford

For the 6 months to 13 February 2026, Cybersecurity Engineer 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 Salford region featuring Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity