Head of Security Job Trends in Birmingham

Head of Security
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Head of Security salary in Birmingham is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 September 2025.

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

 6 months to
17 Sep 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 117 -
Rank change year-on-year +27 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 7 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.58% 0.22% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 0.23% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile £96,500 £101,000 -
25th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £110,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £101,250 £128,750 -
90th Percentile £103,500 £137,000 -
West Midlands median annual salary £100,000 £106,250 £85,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +25.00% +30.77%

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 1,150 2,201 1,328
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.67% 95.86% 94.18%
Number of salaries quoted 819 1,351 1,115
10th Percentile £30,400 £32,500 £31,412
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,524
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £84,964 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000

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

Salary distribution trend for Head of Security job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Security job vacancies in Birmingham

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 17 September 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 4 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (57.14%) Threat Management
1 4 (57.14%) Incident Response
2 3 (42.86%) SIEM
2 3 (42.86%) SANS
2 3 (42.86%) Security Operations
2 3 (42.86%) Malware Analysis
2 3 (42.86%) Incident Management
2 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 3 (42.86%) CISSP
2 3 (42.86%) CISM
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Management
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (42.86%) Agile
2 3 (42.86%) Retail
2 3 (42.86%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (14.29%) Performance Management
3 1 (14.29%) Threat Intelligence
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Security Posture

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 3 (42.86%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (57.14%) Incident Response
1 4 (57.14%) Threat Management
2 3 (42.86%) Agile
2 3 (42.86%) Incident Management
2 3 (42.86%) Malware Analysis
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Management
2 3 (42.86%) Security Operations
2 3 (42.86%) SIEM
3 1 (14.29%) Performance Management
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) CISM
1 3 (42.86%) CISSP
1 3 (42.86%) SANS
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
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