Head of Cybersecurity Jobs in London

Head of Cybersecurity
England > London

The median Head of Cybersecurity salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 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
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 396 492 628
Rank change year-on-year +96 +136 +255
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity 7 17 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.054% 0.072% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% 0.077% 0.030%
Number of salaries quoted 7 17 9
10th Percentile £57,670 - £93,500
25th Percentile £76,335 £82,500 £102,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £95,000 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £131,875 £107,500 £107,500
90th Percentile £145,500 £111,000 £113,000
England median annual salary £97,500 £95,000 £105,000
% change year-on-year +2.63% -9.52% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 11,591 22,195 33,076
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.08% 94.12% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 7,387 16,681 24,330
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Head of Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Cybersecurity in London

Head of Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity in London.

Salary trend for Head of Cybersecurity in London

Head of Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity in London over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Cybersecurity in London

Head of Cybersecurity
Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 8 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
Live
Jobs
West London - 2 £57,670 -
Central London +28 1 £117,500 +23.68% 2
Head of Cybersecurity
England

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Head of Cybersecurity 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 London region featuring Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (71.43%) CISSP
2 5 (71.43%) Information Security
3 4 (57.14%) CISM
4 3 (42.86%) Information Security Management
4 3 (42.86%) Security Management
4 3 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (42.86%) GDPR
4 3 (42.86%) Incident Response
5 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
5 2 (28.57%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (28.57%) CESG Certified Professional
5 2 (28.57%) Security Operations
5 2 (28.57%) SFIA
5 2 (28.57%) NIST
5 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
5 2 (28.57%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (28.57%) Firewall
5 2 (28.57%) Leaflet
5 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Cloud
5 2 (28.57%) DV Cleared
5 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
5 2 (28.57%) CISMP
5 2 (28.57%) Incident Management
5 2 (28.57%) SIEM
5 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) Information Security Governance
5 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
5 2 (28.57%) Juniper
5 2 (28.57%) VPN

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 1 (14.29%) PaaS
1 1 (14.29%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) Firewall
1 2 (28.57%) VPN
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco IPT
2 1 (14.29%) LAN
2 1 (14.29%) WAN
General
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Law
2 1 (14.29%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) Leaflet
2 1 (14.29%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Cyber Defence
1 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Cloud
1 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
2 1 (14.29%) Cyberattack
2 1 (14.29%) Private Cloud
2 1 (14.29%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (71.43%) Information Security
3 3 (42.86%) Incident Response
3 3 (42.86%) Information Security Management
3 3 (42.86%) Security Management
4 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (28.57%) Incident Management
4 2 (28.57%) Information Security Governance
4 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
4 2 (28.57%) Security Operations
4 2 (28.57%) SFIA
4 2 (28.57%) SIEM
5 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
5 1 (14.29%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 1 (14.29%) Data Privacy
5 1 (14.29%) Information Governance
5 1 (14.29%) People Management
5 1 (14.29%) Security Architecture
5 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) CISSP
2 4 (57.14%) CISM
3 2 (28.57%) CESG Certified Professional
3 2 (28.57%) CISMP
3 2 (28.57%) DV Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) CEH
4 1 (14.29%) CIPFA
4 1 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (14.29%) Degree
4 1 (14.29%) ISEB
4 1 (14.29%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) GDPR
1 3 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (28.57%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (28.57%) NIST
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) CASB
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Juniper
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft