Head of Security Jobs in London

Head of Security
England > London

The median Head of Security salary in London is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 381 487 593
Rank change year-on-year +106 +106 +231
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 22 30 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.17% 0.13% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.14% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 22 29 28
10th Percentile £65,816 £82,500 £85,000
25th Percentile £75,156 £87,500 £98,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 £95,000 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £120,000 £112,829 £137,831
90th Percentile £130,625 £120,000 £138,073
England median annual salary £95,000 £95,000 £105,000
% change year-on-year - -9.52% +10.53%

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 11,673 22,210 32,647
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.29% 94.15% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 7,263 16,626 24,091
10th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £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 Security
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in London

Head of Security
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Head of Security in London

Head of Security
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Security in London over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Security in London

Head of Security
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 Security within the London region over the 6 months to 14 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
Central London +27 3 £127,500 +24.39% 1
West London - 2 £57,670 -
Head of Security
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 London region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 18 (81.82%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (68.18%) Information Security
3 11 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (45.45%) Risk Management
4 10 (45.45%) Security Management
4 10 (45.45%) PCI DSS
4 10 (45.45%) NIST
5 9 (40.91%) Incident Response
5 9 (40.91%) GDPR
5 9 (40.91%) Data Loss Prevention
5 9 (40.91%) Management Information System
6 8 (36.36%) Data Security
6 8 (36.36%) CISSP
6 8 (36.36%) Retail
6 8 (36.36%) Incident Management
6 8 (36.36%) Social Skills
7 7 (31.82%) Security Posture
7 7 (31.82%) Security Operations
7 7 (31.82%) Firewall
7 7 (31.82%) SIEM
7 7 (31.82%) Vulnerability Management
8 6 (27.27%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 6 (27.27%) GCP
8 6 (27.27%) Data Privacy
8 6 (27.27%) Root Cause Analysis
8 6 (27.27%) Network Security
8 6 (27.27%) Data Protection
8 6 (27.27%) Azure
8 6 (27.27%) Legal
8 6 (27.27%) Internal Audit

Head of 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 6 (27.27%) Azure
1 6 (27.27%) GCP
2 3 (13.64%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (4.55%) Entra ID
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.55%) PaaS
3 1 (4.55%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (31.82%) Firewall
2 6 (27.27%) Network Security
3 1 (4.55%) LAN
3 1 (4.55%) VPN
3 1 (4.55%) WAN
General
1 8 (36.36%) Retail
1 8 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 6 (27.27%) Legal
3 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Finance
4 2 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.09%) EDI
1 2 (9.09%) Leaflet
2 1 (4.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (40.91%) Management Information System
2 7 (31.82%) Security Posture
3 2 (9.09%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (4.55%) Enterprise Cloud
4 1 (4.55%) Freedom of Information
4 1 (4.55%) Private Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (81.82%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (68.18%) Information Security
3 10 (45.45%) Risk Management
3 10 (45.45%) Security Management
4 9 (40.91%) Data Loss Prevention
4 9 (40.91%) Incident Response
5 8 (36.36%) Data Security
5 8 (36.36%) Incident Management
6 7 (31.82%) Security Operations
6 7 (31.82%) SIEM
6 7 (31.82%) Vulnerability Management
7 6 (27.27%) Data Privacy
7 6 (27.27%) Data Protection
7 6 (27.27%) Identity Access Management
7 6 (27.27%) Internal Audit
7 6 (27.27%) Roadmaps
7 6 (27.27%) Root Cause Analysis
7 6 (27.27%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 4 (18.18%) Mentoring
8 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 8 (36.36%) CISSP
2 4 (18.18%) CISM
3 2 (9.09%) CESG Certified Professional
3 2 (9.09%) CISMP
3 2 (9.09%) DV Cleared
3 2 (9.09%) Security Cleared
4 1 (4.55%) CEH
4 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.55%) CREST Certified
4 1 (4.55%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (45.45%) NIST
2 10 (45.45%) PCI DSS
3 9 (40.91%) GDPR
4 6 (27.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (9.09%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (4.55%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) CASB
Vendors
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.55%) Juniper