Cybersecurity Manager Job Trends in Scotland

Cybersecurity Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Cybersecurity Manager salary in Scotland is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 March 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 124 259
Rank change year-on-year -12 +135 -43
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Manager 11 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.35% 0.10% 0.089%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.11% 0.092%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £64,472 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £69,308 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% +6.63% -18.75%
75th Percentile £75,313 £74,145 £66,250
90th Percentile £84,875 - £68,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,956 1,786 5,436
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 89.30% 96.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,546 945 2,477
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,350 £26,900
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £51,528
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +6.74% -10.39%
75th Percentile £67,500 £74,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Cybersecurity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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 Scotland.

Cybersecurity Manager job vacancy trend in Scotland

Cybersecurity Manager
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in Scotland

Cybersecurity Manager
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Manager in Scotland over the 6 months to 24 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Manager in Scotland

Cybersecurity Manager
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 24 March 2026. 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
Glasgow - 8 £87,500 - 3
Edinburgh -3 3 £70,000 +1.00% 1
Cybersecurity Manager
UK

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 24 March 2026, 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 Scotland region featuring Cybersecurity Manager in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (63.64%) NIST
3 6 (54.55%) Risk Management
4 5 (45.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (45.45%) Risk Assessment
5 4 (36.36%) CISM
5 4 (36.36%) CISSP
5 4 (36.36%) CRISC
5 4 (36.36%) Decision-Making
5 4 (36.36%) Information Security
6 3 (27.27%) COBIT
6 3 (27.27%) Information Security Management
6 3 (27.27%) ISMS
6 3 (27.27%) IT Governance
6 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (27.27%) Security Management
7 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (18.18%) GRC
7 2 (18.18%) SaaS
8 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
8 1 (9.09%) Analytics
8 1 (9.09%) B2B
8 1 (9.09%) Business Strategy
8 1 (9.09%) CASB
8 1 (9.09%) Cloud Security
8 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Culture
8 1 (9.09%) Cryptography
8 1 (9.09%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 1 (9.09%) Data Analytics
8 1 (9.09%) Data Governance

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) SaaS
2 1 (9.09%) IaaS
2 1 (9.09%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Firewall
General
1 5 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
3 3 (27.27%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Finance
4 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Management Information System
2 2 (18.18%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (18.18%) Security Posture
3 1 (9.09%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (54.55%) Risk Management
3 5 (45.45%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (36.36%) Decision-Making
4 4 (36.36%) Information Security
5 3 (27.27%) Information Security Management
5 3 (27.27%) ISMS
5 3 (27.27%) IT Governance
5 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (27.27%) Security Management
6 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (9.09%) Analytics
7 1 (9.09%) B2B
7 1 (9.09%) Cryptography
7 1 (9.09%) Data Analytics
7 1 (9.09%) Data Governance
7 1 (9.09%) OWASP
7 1 (9.09%) Security Testing
7 1 (9.09%) SIEM
7 1 (9.09%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) CISM
1 4 (36.36%) CISSP
1 4 (36.36%) CRISC
2 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (63.64%) NIST
2 5 (45.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (27.27%) COBIT
4 2 (18.18%) GRC
5 1 (9.09%) GDPR
5 1 (9.09%) NIST 800
5 1 (9.09%) PCI DSS
5 1 (9.09%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 1 (9.09%) CASB
1 1 (9.09%) RSA Archer
1 1 (9.09%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) ServiceNow