Head of Security Contracts in the Midlands

Head of Security
England > Midlands

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 Security daily rate in the Midlands.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 132 -
Rank change year-on-year +22 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Security 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.052% 0.036% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% 0.039% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £625 -
England median daily rate £750 £875 £750
% change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 1,725 2,532 3,256
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.13% 91.84% 94.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,147 1,707 2,290
10th Percentile £200 £213 £223
25th Percentile £356 £325 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.26%
75th Percentile £552 £588 £588
90th Percentile £638 £688 £675
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 213 128
10th Percentile £12.62 £11.84 £12.35
25th Percentile £14.00 £14.27 £15.21
Median hourly rate £18.82 £19.59 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.94% -2.05% +16.33%
75th Percentile £28.18 £35.00 £28.88
90th Percentile £35.58 £54.60 £61.50
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in the Midlands

Head of Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Head of Security in the Midlands

Head of Security
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Security within the Midlands 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
West Midlands - 1 - -
Head of Security
England

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Midlands region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) MCP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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%) Cloud Computing
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) MCP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft