Head of Security Jobs in Basildon

Head of Security
Essex > Basildon

The median Head of Security salary in Basildon is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Basildon 2.63% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.70% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £92,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
75th Percentile £97,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £95,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Basildon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Basildon. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Basildon with a recognized job title 37 104 57
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.37% 96.30% 65.52%
Number of salaries quoted 21 87 20
10th Percentile - £25,759 £24,125
25th Percentile £35,000 £26,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,000 £33,750
Median % change year-on-year +7.95% +30.37% -18.18%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £55,938
90th Percentile £87,500 £100,000 £82,900
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Basildon

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Head of Security 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 permanent job ads across the Basildon region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Basildon 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft