The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of Information Security role in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Head of Information Security in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 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 London region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of Information Security
Rank 592 631 646
Rank change year-on-year
+39 +15
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information Security 15 14 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.034% 0.026% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% 0.028% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 14 14 0
Average salary £85,000 £72,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.24% -
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £90,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year
-44.44% +66.66%
All Job Titles
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
41358 50112 55964
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 93.45% 94.20% 93.44%
Number of salaries quoted 34786 43619 47333
Average salary £51,500 £50,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.00% -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,000 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Head of Information Security
England

Head of Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London Head of Information Security Jobs Demand Trend

Head of Information Security
Salary Trend

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

London Head of Information Security Salary Trend

Head of Information Security
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Head of Information Security across the London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

London Head of Information Security Salary Histogram

Head of Information Security
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Information Security within the London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
Canary Wharf - 2 £117,500 -
City of London - 1 £75,000 -
Head of Information Security
England

Head of Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited Head of Information 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 Information Security in their job title.

1 21 (77.78%) Information Security
2 15 (55.56%) Data Protection
3 12 (44.44%) Legal
4 11 (40.74%) Finance
4 11 (40.74%) E-Commerce
5 10 (37.04%) Data Protection Act
6 9 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
6 9 (33.33%) CISA
6 9 (33.33%) CISM
7 8 (29.63%) Risk Management
7 8 (29.63%) PCI DSS
8 7 (25.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (25.93%) CISSP
9 5 (18.52%) Matrix Management
9 5 (18.52%) Information Management
9 5 (18.52%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (14.81%) ISMS
10 4 (14.81%) French Language
10 4 (14.81%) Italian Language
10 4 (14.81%) Portuguese Language
10 4 (14.81%) Spanish Language
11 3 (11.11%) Security Architecture
12 2 (7.407%) SWIFT
12 2 (7.407%) Cryptography
12 2 (7.407%) Banking
12 2 (7.407%) Microsoft
12 2 (7.407%) ITIL
13 1 (3.704%) PRINCE2
13 1 (3.704%) Windows
13 1 (3.704%) MCSE

Head of Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited Head of Information 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 Information Security in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.704%) DHCP
1 1 (3.704%) TCP/IP
1 1 (3.704%) DNS
1 1 (3.704%) CTI
1 1 (3.704%) Softphone
1 1 (3.704%) IP Telephony
General
1 12 (44.44%) Legal
2 11 (40.74%) Finance
3 4 (14.81%) French Language
3 4 (14.81%) Italian Language
3 4 (14.81%) Portuguese Language
3 4 (14.81%) Spanish Language
4 2 (7.407%) Banking
5 1 (3.704%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 10 (37.04%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (7.407%) SWIFT
2 2 (7.407%) Cryptography
3 1 (3.704%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.704%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.704%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (77.78%) Information Security
2 15 (55.56%) Data Protection
3 11 (40.74%) E-Commerce
4 9 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
5 8 (29.63%) Risk Management
6 5 (18.52%) Matrix Management
6 5 (18.52%) Information Management
6 5 (18.52%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (14.81%) ISMS
8 3 (11.11%) Security Architecture
9 2 (7.407%) ITIL
10 1 (3.704%) PRINCE2
10 1 (3.704%) Identity Management
10 1 (3.704%) Information Security Management
10 1 (3.704%) Security Management
10 1 (3.704%) Business Continuity
10 1 (3.704%) Risk Assessment
10 1 (3.704%) Penetration Testing
10 1 (3.704%) Strategic Management
10 1 (3.704%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 9 (33.33%) CISA
1 9 (33.33%) CISM
2 7 (25.93%) CISSP
3 1 (3.704%) MCSE
3 1 (3.704%) MCSA
3 1 (3.704%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (3.704%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (3.704%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (3.704%) PMP
3 1 (3.704%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.704%) CCNP
3 1 (3.704%) CCNA
3 1 (3.704%) GIAC
3 1 (3.704%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (29.63%) PCI DSS
2 7 (25.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (3.704%) BS7799
3 1 (3.704%) BS25999
System Software
1 1 (3.704%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (7.407%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.704%) Cisco
2 1 (3.704%) VMware
London
Identification and analysis of information security risks, taking account of the threats, vulnerabilities and their impacts and ensuring active management of issues to resolution. The design and implementation...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum + strong benefits + bonus
Posted: 13 June 2013
London
Identification and analysis of information security risks, taking account of the threats, vulnerabilities and their impacts and ensuring active management of issues to resolution. The design and implementation...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum + benefits + bonus
Posted: 18 June 2013