Chief Information Security Officer Job Trends in the East of England

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
England > East of England

The median Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) salary in the East of England is £190,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 155 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Information Security Officer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.052% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £185,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £190,000 - -
75th Percentile £195,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £190,000 - £105,000
% change year-on-year - - -28.81%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 3,449 3,604 1,882
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.42% 90.28% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2,124 1,786 1,343
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.04% -1.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £69,000
90th Percentile £79,000 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Chief Information Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Chief Information Security Officer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Chief Information Security Officer job vacancy trend in the East of England

Chief Information Security Officer
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for Chief Information Security Officer job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for Chief Information Security Officer job vacancies in the East of England

Chief Information Security Officer
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chief Information Security Officer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 6 December 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
Cambridgeshire - 2 £190,000 -
Chief Information Security Officer
England

Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Chief Information Security Officer 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 East of England region featuring Chief Information Security Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) CISA
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking

Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISA
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check