Head of Cybersecurity Job Trends in the East of England

Head of Cybersecurity
England > East of England

The median Head of Cybersecurity salary in the East of England is £74,600 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 January 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.023% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £70,400 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,600 - -
75th Percentile £78,800 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £100,000 £100,000 £100,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 3,904 3,094 3,477
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.07% 89.22% 94.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,391 1,400 2,769
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,125 £38,219 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Head of Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Cybersecurity' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Head of Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in the East of England

Head of Cybersecurity
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 Head of Cybersecurity within the East of England region over the 6 months to 26 January 2026. 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 - 1 £74,600 -
Head of Cybersecurity
England

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 26 January 2026, Head of Cybersecurity 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 Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation

Head of Cybersecurity 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 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Security Posture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001