Cyber Threat Manager Job Trends

Cyber Threat Manager
UK

The median Cyber Threat Manager salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 648 - 696
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cyber Threat Manager 3 0 17
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.005% - 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 17
10th Percentile £69,960 - -
25th Percentile £73,725 - £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £62,500
75th Percentile - - £63,750
90th Percentile - - £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 - £62,500

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 53,514 51,440 48,883
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.14% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 32,905 27,168 37,760
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Cyber Threat Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Cyber Threat Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Cyber Threat Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Cyber Threat Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Cyber Threat Manager job vacancies in the UK

Cyber Threat Manager
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 January 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
London - 2 £76,184 -
England - 2 £76,184 -
Scotland - 1 £80,000 -
Work from Home - 1 £72,367 -
UK excluding London - 1 £80,000 -

Cyber Threat Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Cyber Threat 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 Cyber Threat Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 2 (66.67%) Security Operations
3 1 (33.33%) CISM
3 1 (33.33%) CISSP
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (33.33%) Remediation Plan
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Management
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Scanning

Cyber Threat 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (33.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 2 (66.67%) Security Operations
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (33.33%) Remediation Plan
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Management
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) CISM
1 1 (33.33%) CISSP
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree