Head of Cybersecurity Contracts in the UK excluding London

Head of Cybersecurity
UK > UK excluding London

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 Cybersecurity daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 334 395 459
Rank change year-on-year +61 +64 +47
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity 2 4 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.016% 0.019% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.021% 0.013%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - £695 £658
25th Percentile - £706 £744
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £750 £925
Median % change year-on-year - -18.92% +48.00%
75th Percentile - £888 £969
90th Percentile - £955 £973
UK median daily rate - £850 £888
% change year-on-year - -4.23% +39.22%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 11,767 19,240 22,667
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.17% 92.63% 94.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,552 11,748 15,893
10th Percentile £213 £213 £225
25th Percentile £363 £363 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £492 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £598 £595
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 829 2,243 1,165
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.50 £13.45
25th Percentile £17.61 £15.75 £18.09
Median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%
75th Percentile £64.50 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Head of Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Head of Cybersecurity in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London

Head of Cybersecurity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Head of Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London

Head of Cybersecurity
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity within the UK excluding London 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
Midlands - 2 - - 3
West Midlands - 2 - - 2
Head of Cybersecurity
UK

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Head of Cybersecurity 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 UK excluding London region featuring Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) MCP
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 31000
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Data Security
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) CEH
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) MCP
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 31000
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft