The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of Security role in IT jobs advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Head of Security in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the City of London region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of Security
Rank 319 319 328
Rank change year-on-year
0 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 2 4 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 0.017% 0.031% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.033% 0.021%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 3
Average salary £87,500 £75,000 £70,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.66% +7.14%
UK excluding London average salary £75,000 £80,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +23.07%
All Job Titles
City of London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
10837 12171 14447
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 92.90% 93.16% 93.65%
Number of salaries quoted 9335 11069 13022
Average salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Head of Security
London

Head of Security
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Head of Security across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

City of London Head of Security Jobs Demand Trend

Head of Security
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Head of Security across the City of London region.

City of London Head of Security Salary Trend

Head of Security
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Head of Security across the City of London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

City of London Head of Security Salary Histogram

Head of Security
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region that cited Head of Security in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Head of Security in their job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Information Security
2 6 (75.00%) Data Protection
2 6 (75.00%) Legal
3 5 (62.50%) Vulnerability Management
4 4 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (50.00%) E-Commerce
5 2 (25.00%) ISMS
6 1 (12.50%) Russian Language
6 1 (12.50%) Network Security
6 1 (12.50%) Security Architecture
6 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
6 1 (12.50%) Finance
6 1 (12.50%) Advertising
6 1 (12.50%) Cryptography
6 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (12.50%) Operations Management

Head of Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region that cited Head of Security in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Head of Security in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Network Security
General
1 6 (75.00%) Legal
2 1 (12.50%) Russian Language
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (12.50%) Cryptography
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Information Security
2 6 (75.00%) Data Protection
3 5 (62.50%) Vulnerability Management
4 4 (50.00%) E-Commerce
5 2 (25.00%) ISMS
6 1 (12.50%) Security Architecture
6 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
6 1 (12.50%) Operations Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
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Posted: 23 May 2013