Head of Security Contracts in Leeds

Head of Security
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Head of Security daily rate in Leeds is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Security 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
75th Percentile £675 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £650 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 461 730 1,220
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.88% 92.52% 98.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 308 459 884
10th Percentile £263 £300 £355
25th Percentile £375 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -6.98% +7.50%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £630
90th Percentile £600 £650 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £495 £525
% change year-on-year -4.04% -5.71% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 18 14
10th Percentile £31.53 £11.56 £12.00
25th Percentile £31.62 £12.25 £15.94
Median hourly rate £33.11 £13.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +145.26% -38.64% +3.53%
75th Percentile £66.51 £41.13 £61.81
90th Percentile £85.74 £48.75 £68.13
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £22.14 £15.50 £20.75
% change year-on-year +42.84% -25.30% +15.28%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Job postings that featured Head of Security in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in Leeds

Head of Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Security in Leeds.

Daily rate trend for Head of Security in Leeds

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 3 June 2025, Head of Security 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 Leeds region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) BC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared