Head of Information Assurance Job Trends in London

Head of Information Assurance
England > London

The median Head of Information Assurance salary in London is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 374 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information Assurance 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.007% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £105,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 - -
75th Percentile £115,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £110,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 12,466 14,725 16,890
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.77% 93.26% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 8,246 8,633 13,655
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Head of Information Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Information Assurance' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Head of Information Assurance job vacancy trend in London

Head of Information Assurance
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Head of Information Assurance job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Information Assurance job vacancies in London

Head of Information Assurance Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Head of Information Assurance 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 London region featuring Head of Information Assurance in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Trend Analysis

Head of Information Assurance Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Trend Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001