Head of Compliance Jobs in the UK excluding London

Head of Compliance
UK > UK excluding London

The median Head of Compliance salary in the UK excluding London is £59,888 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 740 745 843
Rank change year-on-year +5 +98 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Compliance 21 6 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.030% 0.010% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% 0.011% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 12 3 8
10th Percentile - £56,169 -
25th Percentile £55,321 £62,293 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,888 £75,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.15% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £77,569 - £96,375
UK median annual salary £68,410 £75,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -8.79% -6.25% +3.23%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 66,781 53,729 68,078
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.80% 89.16% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 47,253 30,499 42,724
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,251 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Head of Compliance
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Compliance in the UK excluding London

Head of Compliance
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Compliance in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Head of Compliance in the UK excluding London

Head of Compliance
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Compliance in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Compliance in the UK excluding London

Head of Compliance
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 7 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 +34 16 £65,000 +17.47%
Northern Ireland - 5 £57,276 -
Head of Compliance
UK

Head of Compliance Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 7 May 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 UK excluding London region featuring Head of Compliance in the job title.

1 13 (61.90%) Social Skills
2 10 (47.62%) Management Information System
3 9 (42.86%) Law
4 7 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (33.33%) GRC
5 6 (28.57%) Decision-Making
5 6 (28.57%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 6 (28.57%) NCSC
5 6 (28.57%) NIST
5 6 (28.57%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (28.57%) Budget Management
5 6 (28.57%) Budgeting
5 6 (28.57%) NIST 800
5 6 (28.57%) Cyber Defence
5 6 (28.57%) Cyber Assurance
5 6 (28.57%) Security Cleared
5 6 (28.57%) Information Assurance
5 6 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (28.57%) Project Management
5 6 (28.57%) Information Security
5 6 (28.57%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 6 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (28.57%) Resource Management
6 5 (23.81%) Legal
6 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (23.81%) GDPR
6 5 (23.81%) Innovative Thinking
6 5 (23.81%) Public Sector
6 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Map
7 4 (19.05%) Due Diligence

Head of Compliance Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 13 (61.90%) Social Skills
2 9 (42.86%) Law
3 5 (23.81%) Legal
3 5 (23.81%) Public Sector
4 3 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.76%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 10 (47.62%) Management Information System
2 6 (28.57%) Cyber Defence
2 6 (28.57%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (28.57%) Budget Management
2 6 (28.57%) Budgeting
2 6 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (28.57%) Cyber Assurance
2 6 (28.57%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 6 (28.57%) Decision-Making
2 6 (28.57%) Information Assurance
2 6 (28.57%) Information Security
2 6 (28.57%) Project Management
2 6 (28.57%) Resource Management
2 6 (28.57%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 5 (23.81%) Innovative Thinking
3 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Map
4 4 (19.05%) Data Protection
4 4 (19.05%) Internal Audit
4 4 (19.05%) Market Surveillance
4 4 (19.05%) QMS
4 4 (19.05%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 6 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 4 (19.05%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (33.33%) GRC
2 6 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (28.57%) NCSC
2 6 (28.57%) NIST
2 6 (28.57%) NIST 800
3 5 (23.81%) GDPR
4 4 (19.05%) IEC 62304
4 4 (19.05%) ISO 13485
4 4 (19.05%) ISO 9001