Head of Security Jobs in Scotland

Head of Security
UK > Scotland

The median Head of Security salary in Scotland is £200,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 280 215 -
Rank change year-on-year -65 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 2 7 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.030% 0.15% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% 0.16% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 0
10th Percentile - £58,315 -
25th Percentile £190,000 £71,221 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £200,000 £110,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +81.82% - -
75th Percentile £210,000 £132,305 -
90th Percentile - £138,073 -
UK median annual salary £95,000 £103,750 £92,500
% change year-on-year -8.43% +12.16% +5.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,437 4,309 5,474
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.86% 90.26% 96.44%
Number of salaries quoted 2,615 2,345 2,951
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,300 £28,193
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in Scotland

Head of Security
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Head of Security in Scotland

Head of Security
Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
Glasgow -109 2 £200,000 +81.82% 1
Head of Security
UK

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, 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 Scotland region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) Taxonomies
2 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Learning
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (50.00%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CISM
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) NIST