Head of Security Contracts in the South East

Head of Security
England > South East

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 South East.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 153 198 220
Rank change year-on-year +45 +22 +35
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Security 6 7 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.20% 0.13% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.14% 0.036%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £875 £650
Median % change year-on-year - +34.62% -13.33%
England median daily rate £750 £875 £750
% change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 2,767 5,141 5,491
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 92.50% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,821 3,084 3,829
10th Percentile £250 £213 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.42%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £606
90th Percentile £663 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 481 240
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.78 £18.04
25th Percentile £20.06 £18.32 £22.16
Median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.50 £65.16
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £75.00
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 South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in the South East

Head of Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for Head of Security in the South East

Head of Security
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East 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
Thames Valley +45 6 - - 5
Berkshire +33 6 - - 1
Head of Security
England

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

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 South East region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) ITIL
1 6 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 6 (100.00%) Information Security
1 6 (100.00%) COBIT
1 6 (100.00%) Network Security
1 6 (100.00%) OWASP
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Radio Access Network
1 6 (100.00%) GDPR
1 6 (100.00%) NIST
2 4 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 4 (66.67%) Strategic Roadmap
3 3 (50.00%) Budgeting
3 3 (50.00%) Security Operations
3 3 (50.00%) Security Architecture
4 2 (33.33%) Data Centre
4 2 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
4 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) DV Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 2 (33.33%) Application Security
4 2 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
4 2 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
5 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
5 1 (16.67%) Finance
5 1 (16.67%) Information Security Management
5 1 (16.67%) Security Management
5 1 (16.67%) ISACA

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (100.00%) Network Security
1 6 (100.00%) Radio Access Network
General
1 1 (16.67%) Finance
1 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Information Security
1 6 (100.00%) ITIL
1 6 (100.00%) OWASP
1 6 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 4 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 4 (66.67%) Strategic Roadmap
3 3 (50.00%) Budgeting
3 3 (50.00%) Security Architecture
3 3 (50.00%) Security Operations
4 2 (33.33%) Application Security
4 2 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
4 2 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
4 2 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
5 1 (16.67%) Information Security Management
5 1 (16.67%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) COBIT
1 6 (100.00%) GDPR
1 6 (100.00%) NIST