Head of Security Jobs in England

Head of Security
UK > England

The median Head of Security salary in England is £95,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 778 855 1015
Rank change year-on-year +77 +160 -253
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 53 74 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.062% 0.082% 0.087%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% 0.090% 0.090%
Number of salaries quoted 48 54 82
10th Percentile £63,942 £75,750 £60,109
25th Percentile £80,625 £85,500 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £105,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% +11.76%
75th Percentile £108,438 £137,750 £105,938
90th Percentile £117,000 £138,073 £120,000
UK median annual salary £95,000 £105,000 £93,750
% change year-on-year -9.52% +12.00% +10.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in 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 England with a recognized job title 81,130 82,270 127,705
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.46% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,549 52,263 74,733
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,857 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in England

Head of Security
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Head of Security in England

Head of Security
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Security in England over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Security in England

Head of Security
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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
London +110 30 £95,000 -9.52% 10
Midlands -10 8 £99,750 +20.91% 4
North of England +44 7 £76,473 -19.50% 5
West Midlands +4 7 £99,500 +20.61% 3
South East +3 5 £75,000 -16.67% 5
North West +1 3 - - 3
Yorkshire +84 2 £92,500 -29.28% 1
East of England +18 2 £75,000 - 1
North East - 2 £61,473 - 1
East Midlands - 1 £100,000 - 1
Head of Security
UK

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, 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 England region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 38 (71.70%) Information Security
2 37 (69.81%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (33.96%) CISSP
4 16 (30.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (28.30%) Incident Response
6 14 (26.42%) CISM
7 13 (24.53%) Risk Management
7 13 (24.53%) Data Protection
8 11 (20.75%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (18.87%) Disaster Recovery
10 9 (16.98%) Degree
10 9 (16.98%) Legal
11 8 (15.09%) IT Strategy
11 8 (15.09%) Security Operations
12 7 (13.21%) Agile
12 7 (13.21%) PCI DSS
12 7 (13.21%) Finance
12 7 (13.21%) NIST
13 6 (11.32%) Social Skills
13 6 (11.32%) Law
13 6 (11.32%) SIEM
14 5 (9.43%) Identity Access Management
14 5 (9.43%) Business Continuity
14 5 (9.43%) Data Security
14 5 (9.43%) Project Management
14 5 (9.43%) ITIL
14 5 (9.43%) Microsoft
15 4 (7.55%) Active Directory
15 4 (7.55%) Stakeholder Management
15 4 (7.55%) ISMS

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

Cloud Services
1 3 (5.66%) Azure
2 2 (3.77%) AWS
2 2 (3.77%) SaaS
3 1 (1.89%) Amazon CloudWatch
3 1 (1.89%) Amazon S3
3 1 (1.89%) AWS CloudTrail
3 1 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.66%) Firewall
2 1 (1.89%) LAN
2 1 (1.89%) Network Security
2 1 (1.89%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.89%) WAN
General
1 9 (16.98%) Legal
2 7 (13.21%) Finance
3 6 (11.32%) Law
3 6 (11.32%) Social Skills
4 4 (7.55%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (5.66%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.89%) Advertising
6 1 (1.89%) Aerospace
6 1 (1.89%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.89%) Banking
6 1 (1.89%) Marketing
6 1 (1.89%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.89%) Smart Contracts
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.66%) Cyber Threat
1 3 (5.66%) Management Information System
2 2 (3.77%) Cyber Security Posture
2 2 (3.77%) Operational Technology
2 2 (3.77%) SCADA
2 2 (3.77%) Security Posture
3 1 (1.89%) Blockchain
3 1 (1.89%) Cloud Security Posture
3 1 (1.89%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.89%) e-Learning
3 1 (1.89%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.89%) Windows
1 1 (1.89%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (71.70%) Information Security
2 37 (69.81%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (28.30%) Incident Response
4 13 (24.53%) Data Protection
4 13 (24.53%) Risk Management
5 10 (18.87%) Disaster Recovery
6 8 (15.09%) IT Strategy
6 8 (15.09%) Security Operations
7 7 (13.21%) Agile
8 6 (11.32%) SIEM
9 5 (9.43%) Business Continuity
9 5 (9.43%) Data Security
9 5 (9.43%) Identity Access Management
9 5 (9.43%) ITIL
9 5 (9.43%) Project Management
10 4 (7.55%) Business Strategy
10 4 (7.55%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 4 (7.55%) ISMS
10 4 (7.55%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (7.55%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.89%) Java
1 1 (1.89%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (33.96%) CISSP
2 14 (26.42%) CISM
3 9 (16.98%) Degree
4 4 (7.55%) CompTIA Security+
5 3 (5.66%) CISA
5 3 (5.66%) CITP
5 3 (5.66%) SSCP
6 2 (3.77%) PMI Certification
6 2 (3.77%) PMP
7 1 (1.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (1.89%) Azure Certification
7 1 (1.89%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.89%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (30.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (20.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (13.21%) NIST
3 7 (13.21%) PCI DSS
4 3 (5.66%) Accessibility
4 3 (5.66%) GDPR
4 3 (5.66%) GRC
4 3 (5.66%) QA
5 2 (3.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (1.89%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (7.55%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.89%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 2 (3.77%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.89%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (1.89%) Nessus
2 1 (1.89%) Network Intrusion Detection System
2 1 (1.89%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (9.43%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.77%) Cisco
3 1 (1.89%) CheckPoint
3 1 (1.89%) Citrix
3 1 (1.89%) Meraki
3 1 (1.89%) Splunk
3 1 (1.89%) VMware