Head of Cybersecurity Job Trends in Sittingbourne

Head of Cybersecurity
Kent > Sittingbourne

The median Head of Cybersecurity salary in Sittingbourne is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
14 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sittingbourne 6.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 6.67% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sittingbourne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sittingbourne. 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 Sittingbourne with a recognized job title 45 29 16
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 46.77% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 24 28 15
10th Percentile - - £24,350
25th Percentile £30,000 - £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £30,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% -14.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £55,000 £33,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £63,500 £41,500 £55,000
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -10.00%

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sittingbourne

For the 6 months to 14 September 2026, Head of Cybersecurity job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Sittingbourne region featuring Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
2 1 (33.33%) COBIT
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security Management
2 1 (33.33%) ISMS
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Security Management
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sittingbourne by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 1 (33.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security Management
2 1 (33.33%) ISMS
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Security Management
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) COBIT
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NIST
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