Head of Information Security Job Trends in Cardiff

Head of Information Security
South Wales > Cardiff

As of 29 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Information Security salary in Cardiff.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information Security 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South Wales median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 878 260 601
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.54% 97.74% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 637 181 484
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £37,400
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £51,998
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +5.77% -5.36%
75th Percentile £74,750 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,750 £75,000 £79,600
South Wales median annual salary £54,000 £50,221 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.52% +0.44% -

Head of Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Head of Information Security job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Head of Information Security Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 29 August 2026, Head of Information 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 Cardiff region featuring Head of Information Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Head of Information Security Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC