Head of Compliance
UK
The median Head of Compliance salary in the UK is £68,410 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 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 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 868 | 960 | 1229 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +92 | +269 | -320 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Compliance | 31 | 9 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.031% | 0.009% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.033% | 0.010% | 0.008% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 6 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £58,543 | £68,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,321 | £66,875 | £69,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £68,410 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.79% | -6.25% | +3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £87,813 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £130,625 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £59,888 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.15% | -6.25% | - |
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 | 94,378 | 91,115 | 153,780 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.48% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,475 | 57,415 | 84,334 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +5.64% | +5.63% |
Head of Compliance
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Compliance in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Compliance
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Compliance.
Head of Compliance
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Compliance over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Head of Compliance
Top 6 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 16 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 | +115 | 26 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 21 | £59,888 | -20.15% | 2 |
| South East | +15 | 16 | £65,000 | +17.47% | |
| London | +131 | 10 | £80,000 | -52.94% | 13 |
| Work from Home | +73 | 7 | £57,276 | -49.16% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £57,276 | - |
Head of Compliance Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 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 featuring Head of Compliance in the job title.
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Head of Compliance 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: