Head of Security
UK
The median Head of Security daily rate in the UK is £900 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 564 | 658 | 805 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | +147 | -94 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of Security | 22 | 49 | 53 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.051% | 0.086% | 0.060% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.091% | 0.063% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 32 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £608 | £626 | £608 |
| 25th Percentile | £725 | £663 | £613 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £900 | £750 | £695 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +7.91% | -4.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £975 | £850 | £819 |
| 90th Percentile | £999 | £923 | £946 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £750 | £800 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +18.52% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £100.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 39,655 | 53,675 | 84,138 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.62% | 95.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,814 | 37,483 | 59,176 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,760 | 1,482 | 2,013 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.80 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +7.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.54 | £75.98 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Security in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Security.
Head of Security
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Security over the 6 months to 27 May 2024.
Head of Security
Top 7 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 27 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | +84 | 21 | £900 | +18.03% | 22 |
| London | +86 | 12 | £900 | +20.00% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 8 | £750 | -6.25% | 13 |
| South East | +21 | 7 | £875 | +34.62% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +108 | 6 | £738 | +5.36% | 9 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £625 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £625 | - | 2 |
Head of Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 May 2024, 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 featuring Head of Security in the job title.
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Head of Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: