Head of Security Jobs in Birmingham

Head of Security
West Midlands > Birmingham

As of 9 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Security salary in Birmingham.

 6 months to
9 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 141 -
Rank change year-on-year +26 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 2 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.14% 0.14% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.15% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £63,466 -
West Midlands median annual salary - £99,500 £82,500
% change year-on-year - +20.61% +37.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,360 2,608 1,813
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.51% 94.29% 93.41%
Number of salaries quoted 790 2,124 1,387
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,964 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Head of Security in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in Birmingham

Head of Security
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Security in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Head of Security in Birmingham

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 9 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 Birmingham region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
1 2 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Network Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Malware Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) IISP
1 2 (100.00%) SANS
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response

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

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Malware Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Network Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) IISP
1 2 (100.00%) SANS
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
39 Head of Security jobs in England