Head of Security Jobs in Buckinghamshire

Head of Security
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Head of Security salary in Buckinghamshire is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 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
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 - 105
Rank change year-on-year - - +34
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 0.10% - 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £105,000 - £92,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 - £95,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +26.67%
75th Percentile £115,000 - £97,500
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £87,500 £75,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -16.67% +16.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 884 1,825 1,210
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.58% 92.55% 89.63%
Number of salaries quoted 343 1,091 727
10th Percentile £25,850 £26,250 £28,954
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,967 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% -5.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,640 £75,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in Buckinghamshire

Head of Security
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Salary trend for Head of Security in Buckinghamshire

Head of Security
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Security within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 8 May 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Marlow - 1 £110,000 - 2
Head of Security
South East

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 8 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) AlienVault
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response

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

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) AlienVault