Head of Security Jobs in Merseyside

Head of Security
North West > Merseyside

The median Head of Security salary in Merseyside is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 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
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 95 -
Rank change year-on-year +42 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 0.23% 0.077% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.081% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £92,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
75th Percentile £97,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £84,400 - £95,000
% change year-on-year - - +8.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 334 1,232 863
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 78.22% 94.62% 79.69%
Number of salaries quoted 199 863 442
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,100 £77,500 £70,540
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in Merseyside

Head of Security
Salary Trend in Merseyside

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

Salary trend for Head of Security in Merseyside

Head of Security
Job Locations in Merseyside

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 Merseyside region over the 6 months to 10 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
Liverpool - 1 £95,000 -
Head of Security
North West

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 10 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 Merseyside region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft