Head of Information Security Jobs in Leeds

Head of Information Security
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Head of Information Security salary in Leeds is £95,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 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
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 132 177 204
Rank change year-on-year +45 +27 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information Security 1 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 0.044% 0.068% 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% 0.071% 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £92,500 £75,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £80,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -15.79% -
75th Percentile £97,500 £85,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £95,000 £80,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year +18.75% -15.79% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 2,177 2,809 3,719
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.90% 95.19% 97.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,583 1,701 2,528
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £69,957 £73,750 £69,914
90th Percentile £84,746 £87,500 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.84% +2.00%

Head of Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Information Security in Leeds

Head of Information Security
Salary Trend in Leeds

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Information Security in Leeds.

Salary trend for Head of Information Security in Leeds

Head of Information Security Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Head of Information Security 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 Leeds region featuring Head of Information Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response

Head of Information Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC