Head of Compliance Jobs in England

Head of Compliance
UK > England

The median Head of Compliance salary in England is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 808 944 1120
Rank change year-on-year +136 +176 -283
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Compliance 28 6 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.033% 0.006% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.007% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 15 3 8
10th Percentile £59,250 £58,919 -
25th Percentile £60,000 £69,168 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £87,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +9.38% +3.23%
75th Percentile £85,000 £129,375 £86,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £153,750 £96,375
UK median annual salary £68,410 £75,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year -8.79% -9.09% +6.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 79,927 86,214 125,478
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.56% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 59,989 54,425 75,776
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,084 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.74% +0.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,433 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

Head of Compliance
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Head of Compliance in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Compliance in England

Head of Compliance
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Compliance in England.

Salary trend for Head of Compliance in England

Head of Compliance
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Compliance in England over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Compliance in England

Head of Compliance
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Compliance within the England region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
South East +29 16 £65,000 -8.98%
London +143 12 £80,000 -52.94% 13
Head of Compliance
UK

Head of Compliance Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Head of Compliance 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 across the England region featuring Head of Compliance in the job title.

1 15 (53.57%) Social Skills
2 11 (39.29%) Management Information System
2 11 (39.29%) Degree
3 10 (35.71%) Information Security
3 10 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (32.14%) Decision-Making
4 9 (32.14%) Finance
5 8 (28.57%) Legal
5 8 (28.57%) ISO 9001
5 8 (28.57%) Internal Audit
6 7 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
6 7 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (25.00%) GRC
6 7 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
6 7 (25.00%) Due Diligence
6 7 (25.00%) Law
6 7 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
6 7 (25.00%) Budget Management
7 6 (21.43%) Budgeting
7 6 (21.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (21.43%) Resource Management
7 6 (21.43%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 6 (21.43%) Project Management
7 6 (21.43%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 6 (21.43%) NCSC
7 6 (21.43%) NIST
7 6 (21.43%) NIST 800
7 6 (21.43%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (21.43%) Security Cleared
7 6 (21.43%) Information Assurance

Head of Compliance Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
General
1 15 (53.57%) Social Skills
2 9 (32.14%) Finance
3 8 (28.57%) Legal
4 7 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (25.00%) Law
5 4 (14.29%) Aviation
5 4 (14.29%) Banking
5 4 (14.29%) Retail
6 3 (10.71%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (10.71%) Prime Brokerage
7 1 (3.57%) Social Housing
Miscellaneous
1 11 (39.29%) Management Information System
2 6 (21.43%) Cyber Defence
2 6 (21.43%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (14.29%) Onboarding
3 4 (14.29%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
1 10 (35.71%) Information Security
2 9 (32.14%) Decision-Making
3 8 (28.57%) Internal Audit
4 7 (25.00%) Budget Management
4 7 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (25.00%) Due Diligence
4 7 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
4 7 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
5 6 (21.43%) Budgeting
5 6 (21.43%) Cyber Assurance
5 6 (21.43%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 6 (21.43%) Information Assurance
5 6 (21.43%) Project Management
5 6 (21.43%) Resource Management
5 6 (21.43%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 5 (17.86%) Risk Management
7 4 (14.29%) Change Management
7 4 (14.29%) Practice Management
7 4 (14.29%) Quality Management
Qualifications
1 11 (39.29%) Degree
2 6 (21.43%) Security Cleared
3 4 (14.29%) PMI Certification
4 3 (10.71%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (28.57%) ISO 9001
2 7 (25.00%) GRC
3 6 (21.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (21.43%) NCSC
3 6 (21.43%) NIST
3 6 (21.43%) NIST 800
4 5 (17.86%) GDPR
5 4 (14.29%) IEC 62304
5 4 (14.29%) ISO 13485
5 4 (14.29%) ISO 14001
5 4 (14.29%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft