Head of Cybersecurity
UK > England
As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Cybersecurity daily rate in England.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 481 | 534 | 648 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +53 | +114 | +123 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.016% | 0.022% | 0.010% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.018% | 0.023% | 0.010% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £643 | £650 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £706 | £725 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £850 | £850 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +36.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £956 | £913 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £993 | £950 |
| UK median daily rate | - | £850 | £888 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.23% | +39.22% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 22,549 | 34,488 | 47,741 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.59% | 92.73% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,007 | 22,894 | 33,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £643 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 900 | 2,432 | 1,409 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £13.00 | £14.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.62 | £36.31 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.67% | -19.32% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.60 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
Head of Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Head of Cybersecurity in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Head of Cybersecurity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity in England.
Head of Cybersecurity
Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| London | +36 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Head of Cybersecurity UK |
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Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Head of Cybersecurity contract 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 contract job ads across the England region featuring Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.
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Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: