Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
UK
The median Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) salary in the UK is £75,000 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 | 902 | 989 | 1201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +87 | +212 | -303 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Information Security Officer | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.009% | 0.010% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.010% | 0.011% | 0.008% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £88,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £78,750 | £112,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £98,750 | £125,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.05% | -21.00% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,250 | £115,000 | £140,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £94,375 | - | £168,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £88,750 | £82,500 | £110,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.58% | -25.00% | +91.30% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 93,212 | 94,769 | 150,357 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,814 | 59,630 | 85,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,225 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Chief Information Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Chief Information Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Chief Information Security Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Chief Information Security Officer.
Chief Information Security Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Chief Information Security Officer over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Chief Information Security Officer
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chief Information Security Officer within the UK 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 |
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| England | +95 | 9 | £75,000 | -9.09% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 4 | £88,750 | +7.58% | 3 |
| South East | +17 | 3 | £97,500 | +18.18% | |
| North of England | +35 | 1 | £80,000 | - | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £80,000 | - | |
| London | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Chief Information Security Officer 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 featuring Chief Information Security Officer in the job title.
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Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: