Cybersecurity Manager
UK
The median Cybersecurity Manager salary in the UK is £64,314 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 648 | 752 | 892 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +104 | +140 | +214 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Manager | 61 | 160 | 70 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.15% | 0.072% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.16% | 0.079% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 144 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,250 | £50,000 | £51,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £54,793 | £60,938 | £55,015 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £64,314 | £68,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.11% | -2.14% | -1.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,813 | £76,250 | £91,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,000 | £85,000 | £93,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £64,000 | £68,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.57% | +9.60% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Cybersecurity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Manager.
Cybersecurity Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Manager over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
Cybersecurity Manager
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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 |
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| England | +75 | 58 | £63,564 | -7.21% | 235 |
| UK excluding London | +119 | 49 | £64,000 | -6.57% | 241 |
| Work from Home | +108 | 26 | £64,627 | -7.68% | 167 |
| North of England | +63 | 26 | £54,793 | +2.42% | 54 |
| North West | +23 | 22 | £54,793 | -0.38% | 24 |
| London | +97 | 10 | £70,000 | -13.85% | 21 |
| South East | +64 | 8 | £73,750 | +17.53% | 65 |
| South West | +71 | 6 | £64,627 | -5.65% | 27 |
| East of England | +48 | 4 | £90,000 | +12.50% | 37 |
| Midlands | +68 | 3 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 48 |
| Yorkshire | +56 | 2 | £75,000 | +66.67% | 23 |
| North East | +48 | 2 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +40 | 2 | £75,000 | +4.17% | 19 |
| Scotland | +112 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| West Midlands | +46 | 1 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 26 |
| Wales | +42 | 1 | £64,000 | -1.54% | 6 |
Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Cybersecurity Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Cybersecurity Manager in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: