Head of Information Assurance Jobs in England

Head of Information Assurance
UK > England

The median Head of Information Assurance salary in England is £71,820 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 829 924 1133
Rank change year-on-year +95 +209 -260
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information Assurance 6 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.007% 0.001% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.001% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,230 £52,087 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,820 £55,332 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.80% -38.52% +9.09%
75th Percentile £78,410 £58,578 £95,000
90th Percentile - - £98,000
UK median annual salary £71,820 £55,332 £90,000
% change year-on-year +29.80% -38.52% +9.09%

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 80,497 84,397 127,287
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.51% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 60,179 53,484 75,704
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,809 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Head of Information Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Information Assurance in England

Head of Information Assurance
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Head of Information Assurance in England

Head of Information Assurance
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 Information Assurance within the England region over the 6 months to 4 May 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 +21 6 £71,820 +29.80%
Head of Information Assurance
UK

Head of Information Assurance Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Head of Information Assurance 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 Information Assurance in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Project Management
1 6 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 6 (100.00%) Information Security
1 6 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 6 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 6 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 6 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 6 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 6 (100.00%) NCSC
1 6 (100.00%) NIST
1 6 (100.00%) GRC
1 6 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 6 (100.00%) Budgeting

Head of Information Assurance 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:

Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 6 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 6 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 6 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 6 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 6 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 6 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 6 (100.00%) Information Security
1 6 (100.00%) Project Management
1 6 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 6 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) GRC
1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (100.00%) NCSC
1 6 (100.00%) NIST
1 6 (100.00%) NIST 800