Cytix
DevSecOps · Application Security
6open roles
$114kmedian advertised pay
$6.4Mlatest round · Series A · Aug 2026 · 2 mo ago
1backers · SFC Capital
Overview
Cytix is a cybersecurity company offering a security decision layer that helps organisations understand which software changes matter, what should happen next and how to prove the right call was made. It targets the risk created by AI-driven software development, has raised 7 million US dollars and hires application security engineers, full stack and principal software engineers and account executives. The company is headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$6.4M
6 rounds on record
Latest round
$6.4M
Series A · Aug 2026 · 2 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
8
open roles
Backers
1
SFC Capital
The money's age
Fresh money
2 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
35/100
in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Aug 12
Raised a round Series A $6.4M
Aug 4
Raised a round Venture round
Sep 12, 2024
Raised a round Venture round
Apr 3, 2024
Raised a round Venture round
Jul 10, 2023
Raised a round Venture round
Mar 2, 2023
Raised a round Venture round
Apr 12, 2022
Founded per the company register
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 8%
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Aug 2026 | $6.4M | — | uktech.news |
| Venture round | Aug 2026 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Venture round | Sep 2024 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Venture round | Apr 2024 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Venture round | Jul 2023 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Venture round | Mar 2023 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | CYTIX LTD | Companies House |
| Registered | 12 Apr 2022 |
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$114k
Typical range
$74k – $162k
Open positions
8
8
Jobs
Junior
12.5%
Middle
12.5%
Senior
37.5%
Staff
12.5%
Principal
25%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $74k | $74k |
| Middle | 1 | $94k | $94k |
| Senior | 3 | $114k | $114k – $127k |
| Staff | 1 | $107k | $107k |
| Principal | 2 | $161k | $161k – $162k |
Highest paying role
Principal Software Engineer
$162k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Cytix
By role, level and city, against the market · 8 jobs with pay
Visa sponsorship
A-rated
Sponsor licence
Skilled Worker
Visa route
8
Open roles in United Kingdom
In the register as Cytix Ltd, Manchester
Other sponsors in the same field
Checkmarx 
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
8
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
50% ▼
Sales
25% ▼
Security
13% ▼
Product
13% ▲
Financials
Total raised
$6.4M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
6
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Cytix over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
9
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
83/100
Languages
TypeScript
JavaScript
Node JS
Frameworks & libraries
Tailwind CSS
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Databases
PostgreSQL
Cloud & platforms
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9 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
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News
UK cybersecurity startup Cytix raises €6 million Series A to tackle AI-driven software change risks
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
2
Busiest office
Manchester
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