Head of Security Jobs in the North West

Head of Security
England > North West

The median Head of Security salary in the North West is £84,400 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 272 289 301
Rank change year-on-year +17 +12 +16
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 7 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.089% 0.031% 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.097% 0.032% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £92,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £84,400 - £95,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.57%
75th Percentile £90,950 - £97,500
90th Percentile £104,500 - -
England median annual salary £95,000 £95,000 £105,000
% change year-on-year - -9.52% +10.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 7,191 9,301 6,978
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.33% 94.61% 89.05%
Number of salaries quoted 4,106 7,150 4,068
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,620 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £69,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
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 the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in the North West

Head of Security
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Security in the North West.

Salary trend for Head of Security in the North West

Head of Security
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Security in the North West over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Security in the North West

Head of Security
Job Locations in the North West

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 North West region over the 6 months to 9 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
Lancashire - 5 £84,400 -
Manchester +63 1 £110,000 - 1
Merseyside +44 1 £95,000 -
Head of Security
England

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 9 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 North West region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (71.43%) Risk Management
2 5 (71.43%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (14.29%) AlienVault
3 1 (14.29%) Security Operations
3 1 (14.29%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (14.29%) Incident Response
3 1 (14.29%) Security Posture
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (14.29%) Information Security
3 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (14.29%) ITIL
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) CISSP
3 1 (14.29%) CISM
3 1 (14.29%) Entra ID

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Purview
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Security Operations Centre
1 1 (14.29%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (71.43%) Risk Management
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Incident Response
3 1 (14.29%) Information Security
3 1 (14.29%) ITIL
3 1 (14.29%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (14.29%) CISM
2 1 (14.29%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) AlienVault
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft