Head of IT Security Job Trends in London

Head of IT Security
England > London

The median Head of IT Security salary in London is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 395 458 -
Rank change year-on-year +63 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Security 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.008% 0.016% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.016% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £102,500 £105,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £110,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £107,500 £115,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £100,000 £60,000 -
% change year-on-year +66.67% - -

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 10,896 18,397 20,897
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.17% 95.40% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 7,112 11,621 17,265
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £41,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £54,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year - -0.68% +4.29%
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Head of IT Security
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT Security in London

Head of IT Security
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT Security job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT Security job vacancies in London

Head of IT Security Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Head of IT 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 London region featuring Head of IT Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Ubuntu
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team Management
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management

Head of IT Security 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 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft