Head of Security Contract Job Trends in Sussex

Head of Security
South East > Sussex

The median Head of Security daily rate in Sussex is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Security 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sussex 5.26% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.56% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 - -
South East median daily rate £900 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sussex. 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 Sussex with a recognized job title 18 18 4
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 2
10th Percentile £423 £391 £412
25th Percentile £456 £437 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £430
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +16.28% -15.06%
75th Percentile £719 £528 £459
90th Percentile £828 £607 £469
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £510
% change year-on-year -1.96% - +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.50 £51.25 -
Median hourly rate £13.00 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -75.24% - -
75th Percentile £13.50 £53.75 -
90th Percentile £16.65 - -
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.69 £53.00
% change year-on-year -41.09% -19.45% +50.53%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Sussex

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

Head of Security job vacancy trend in Sussex

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sussex

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Head of Security 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 Sussex region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sussex 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST