Head of IT Security Job Trends in Berkshire

Head of IT Security
South East > Berkshire

The median Head of IT Security salary in Berkshire is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Security 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 0.099% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile £82,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,866 1,547 1,720
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.79% 86.52% 93.78%
Number of salaries quoted 924 825 1,236
10th Percentile £28,750 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.62% +18.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £67,500 £80,000 £71,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £91,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Head of IT Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Head of IT Security job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Head of IT Security
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT Security job vacancies in Berkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT Security job vacancies in Berkshire

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

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Head of IT Security 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 permanent job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Head of IT Security in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking

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

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft