Cybersecurity Manager Job Trends

Cybersecurity Manager
UK

The median Cybersecurity Manager salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 August 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 553 649 656
Rank change year-on-year +96 +7 +71
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Manager 239 38 156
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.22% 0.076% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.084% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 186 32 126
10th Percentile £61,442 £31,275 £50,000
25th Percentile £67,500 £40,000 £56,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £67,500 £68,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -1.46% -2.14%
75th Percentile £89,688 £75,625 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £67,500 £68,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -1.46% +1.48%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 100,717 45,123 78,702
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.02% 89.93% 95.04%
Number of salaries quoted 68,844 26,712 52,410
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,350 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.45% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.38% -4.00% -6.54%

Cybersecurity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Cybersecurity Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Cybersecurity Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in the UK

Cybersecurity Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Manager over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Manager in the UK

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 17 August 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
England +88 196 £75,000 +11.11% 35
UK excluding London +54 189 £75,000 +11.11% 27
Work from Home +32 92 £75,000 +25.00% 12
North of England 0 63 £75,000 +7.14% 5
Midlands +25 54 £72,500 -3.33% 5
London -9 44 £92,500 +27.59% 14
East Midlands +13 36 £70,000 -6.67% 4
North West +8 29 £75,000 +87.50% 3
Yorkshire -7 26 £87,500 +18.64% 1
Scotland +23 22 £87,500 - 2
South East -32 19 £85,000 +6.25% 8
West Midlands - 18 £75,000 - 1
Wales -48 16 £97,500 +52.34% 1
South West -70 11 £80,000 +142.42% 5
North East -56 8 £80,000 +14.29% 1
East of England -17 4 £45,000 -40.00% 1

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

For the 6 months to 17 August 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 featuring Cybersecurity Manager in the job title.

1 239 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 66 (27.62%) Security Operations
3 62 (25.94%) Incident Response
4 53 (22.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 48 (20.08%) NIST
6 44 (18.41%) Information Security
7 43 (17.99%) Risk Management
8 38 (15.90%) CISSP
8 38 (15.90%) SC Cleared
8 38 (15.90%) Security Cleared
9 35 (14.64%) Vulnerability Management
10 31 (12.97%) Continuous Improvement
11 30 (12.55%) CISM
12 28 (11.72%) Azure
13 26 (10.88%) SIEM
14 23 (9.62%) Cyber Resilience
15 22 (9.21%) Cloud Security
16 20 (8.37%) Decision-Making
16 20 (8.37%) Risk Assessment
17 19 (7.95%) Roadmaps
17 19 (7.95%) Security Architecture
18 18 (7.53%) Cyber Essentials
19 17 (7.11%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
19 17 (7.11%) GRC
19 17 (7.11%) Threat Intelligence
20 15 (6.28%) Degree
20 15 (6.28%) Incident Management
20 15 (6.28%) Mentoring
20 15 (6.28%) Microsoft
20 15 (6.28%) Risk Register

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 28 (11.72%) Azure
2 14 (5.86%) AWS
3 12 (5.02%) SaaS
4 10 (4.18%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (2.93%) GCP
6 5 (2.09%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.84%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.42%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.18%) Network Security
2 9 (3.77%) Firewall
3 5 (2.09%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 18 (7.53%) Finance
2 16 (6.69%) Public Sector
3 14 (5.86%) Social Skills
4 12 (5.02%) Influencing Skills
4 12 (5.02%) Manufacturing
5 11 (4.60%) Legal
6 9 (3.77%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (2.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (2.09%) Law
8 2 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (0.84%) Social Housing
8 2 (0.84%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.42%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.42%) Local Government
9 1 (0.42%) Military
9 1 (0.42%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.42%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.84%) OpenID
1 2 (0.84%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (11.72%) Security Posture
2 20 (8.37%) Cyber Threat
3 19 (7.95%) Management Information System
4 17 (7.11%) Security Operations Centre
5 14 (5.86%) CSOC
6 9 (3.77%) Cyber Defence
7 7 (2.93%) Data Protection Act
7 7 (2.93%) Operational Technology
8 6 (2.51%) Cyber Security Posture
9 5 (2.09%) Blog
10 4 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
12 2 (0.84%) Housing Association
12 2 (0.84%) Product Ownership
12 2 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
13 1 (0.42%) Hybrid Cloud
13 1 (0.42%) NHS
13 1 (0.42%) SCADA
13 1 (0.42%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.09%) Windows
1 5 (2.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 66 (27.62%) Security Operations
3 62 (25.94%) Incident Response
4 44 (18.41%) Information Security
5 43 (17.99%) Risk Management
6 35 (14.64%) Vulnerability Management
7 31 (12.97%) Continuous Improvement
8 26 (10.88%) SIEM
9 23 (9.62%) Cyber Resilience
10 22 (9.21%) Cloud Security
11 20 (8.37%) Decision-Making
11 20 (8.37%) Risk Assessment
12 19 (7.95%) Roadmaps
12 19 (7.95%) Security Architecture
13 17 (7.11%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 17 (7.11%) Threat Intelligence
14 15 (6.28%) Incident Management
14 15 (6.28%) Mentoring
14 15 (6.28%) Risk Register
15 13 (5.44%) Coaching
Qualifications
1 38 (15.90%) CISSP
1 38 (15.90%) SC Cleared
1 38 (15.90%) Security Cleared
2 30 (12.55%) CISM
3 15 (6.28%) Degree
4 14 (5.86%) CRISC
5 7 (2.93%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (2.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 5 (2.09%) CREST Certified
6 5 (2.09%) CSSLP
6 5 (2.09%) DV Cleared
6 5 (2.09%) GSEC
7 4 (1.67%) CITP
7 4 (1.67%) OSCP
8 3 (1.26%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.26%) CISMP
8 3 (1.26%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (1.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (1.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (0.84%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (22.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (20.08%) NIST
3 18 (7.53%) Cyber Essentials
4 17 (7.11%) GRC
5 14 (5.86%) GDPR
6 11 (4.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (3.77%) PCI DSS
8 7 (2.93%) SOC 2
9 6 (2.51%) NCSC
10 5 (2.09%) Government Security Classifications
10 5 (2.09%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 5 (2.09%) JSP 440
11 4 (1.67%) COBIT
12 2 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.84%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.42%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.42%) SOC 3
Systems Management
1 1 (0.42%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 15 (6.28%) Microsoft
2 5 (2.09%) CrowdStrike
2 5 (2.09%) Google
3 1 (0.42%) LogRhythm
3 1 (0.42%) ServiceNow
3 1 (0.42%) Splunk