Head of Cybersecurity Job Trends in Glasgow

Head of Cybersecurity
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Head of Cybersecurity salary in Glasgow is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 June 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.40% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £83,075 - -
25th Percentile £84,313 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
75th Percentile £85,438 - -
90th Percentile £86,225 - -
Scotland median annual salary £85,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 941 560 3,564
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 92.56% 98.05%
Number of salaries quoted 555 211 966
10th Percentile £29,375 £31,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,375 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +12.75% -7.27%
75th Percentile £65,000 £76,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,563
% change year-on-year -18.18% +8.78% -8.07%

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 15 June 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 Glasgow region featuring Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (25.00%) Due Diligence
2 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) NIST
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 4 (100.00%) Local Government
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (25.00%) Due Diligence
2 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (25.00%) NIST