Head of Security Job Trends in Hillingdon

Head of Security
West London > Hillingdon

The median Head of Security salary in Hillingdon is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 November 2026.

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

	6 months to 10 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	25	25	-
Rank change year-on-year	0	-	-
Permanent Head of Security jobs	2	2	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Hillingdon	1.15%	1.85%	-
As % of the Job Titles category	1.21%	1.94%	-
Number of salaries quoted	2	2	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£80,000	£75,000	-
Median % change year-on-year	+6.67%	-	-
West London median annual salary	£100,000	£85,000	£130,000
% change year-on-year	+17.65%	-34.62%	-

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hillingdon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Hillingdon matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

	6 months to 10 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in Hillingdon matching a recognised job title	165	103	42
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title	94.83%	95.37%	91.30%
Number of salaries quoted	127	80	29
10^th Percentile	£40,000	£32,600	£20,898
25^th Percentile	£46,250	£41,000	£41,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£47,000	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	+27.66%	-6.00%	+5.26%
75^th Percentile	£85,000	£65,000	£57,500
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£73,775	£61,250
West London median annual salary	£55,000	£47,000	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+17.02%	-6.00%	-9.09%

Head of Security Job Vacancy Trend in Hillingdon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Head of Security job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hillingdon.

Head of Security Salary Trend in Hillingdon

Salary distribution trend for Head of Security job vacancies 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 Head of Security jobs within the Hillingdon region over the 6 months to 10 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Uxbridge	0	2	£80,000	+6.67%	2
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Head of Security Skill Set Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hillingdon

For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, Head of Security job ads cited 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 Head of Security job ads across the Hillingdon region.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Information Security	100.0%	2
2	CISSP	50.0%	1
2	Continuous Improvement	50.0%	1
2	Cybersecurity	50.0%	1
2	Disaster Recovery	50.0%	1
2	Incident Response	50.0%	1
2	Information Security Management	50.0%	1
2	Internal Audit	50.0%	1
2	ISMS	50.0%	1
2	ISO/IEC 27001	50.0%	1
2	Risk Management	50.0%	1
2	Security Management	50.0%	1

Head of Security Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hillingdon by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

Rank	Job Title	Share	Job Ads
1	Head of Information Security	100.0%	2