Head of Security Jobs in Hillingdon

Head of Security
West London > Hillingdon

The median Head of Security salary in Hillingdon is £57,670 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hillingdon 5.41% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 6.06% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,670 - -
West London median annual salary £57,670 - £102,500

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hillingdon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hillingdon. 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 Hillingdon with a recognized job title 33 169 190
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.19% 92.86% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 15 78 138
10th Percentile £52,500 £26,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £28,500 £39,109
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £40,000 £48,687
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -17.84% -7.26%
75th Percentile £75,625 £57,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £83,000 £82,500 £80,000
West London median annual salary £50,000 £41,686 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.94% -16.63% -16.67%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Hillingdon

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in Hillingdon

Head of Security
Job Locations in Hillingdon

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 Hillingdon region over the 6 months to 4 May 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
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Jobs
Northwood - 2 £57,670 -
Head of Security
West London

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hillingdon

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, 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 Hillingdon region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 2 (100.00%) Security Management
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) CISMP
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Leaflet
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) SFIA
1 2 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 2 (100.00%) Security Management
1 2 (100.00%) SFIA
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 2 (100.00%) CISMP
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared