Head of Cybersecurity Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Head of Cybersecurity
Devon > Exeter

The median Head of Cybersecurity daily rate in Exeter is £850, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 0.47% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 - -
Devon median daily rate £850 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 197 41 141
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.06% 100.00% 97.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 21 119
10th Percentile £213 £200 £156
25th Percentile £375 £310 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +14.71% - -22.73%
75th Percentile £619 £500 £513
90th Percentile £688 £575 £600
Devon median daily rate £465 £438 £425
% change year-on-year +6.29% +2.94% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 12
10th Percentile - - £10.76
25th Percentile - - £13.86
Median hourly rate £15.00 - £26.40
Median % change year-on-year - - +46.64%
75th Percentile - - £30.25
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £24.71 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -58.82% +50.00% -33.33%

Head of Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of Cybersecurity' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter.

Head of Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Exeter

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 9 May 2026, Head of Cybersecurity contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Exeter region featuring Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CSOC
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC