Head of Information Security Jobs in the South East

Head of Information Security
England > South East

As of 28 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Information Security salary in the South East.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 306 393 389
Rank change year-on-year +87 -4 +82
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information Security 1 4 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.011% 0.023% 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.025% 0.070%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 6
10th Percentile - £70,500 £74,375
25th Percentile - £71,250 £85,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £75,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year - -25.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile - £77,500 £110,000
90th Percentile - - £115,000
England median annual salary £115,000 £95,000 £102,500
% change year-on-year +21.05% -7.32% +10.81%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 8,226 16,296 12,776
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.93% 94.07% 90.27%
Number of salaries quoted 4,393 11,638 8,088
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Head of Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Information Security in the South East

Head of Information Security
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Information Security in the South East.

Salary trend for Head of Information Security in the South East

Head of Information Security
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Information Security within the South East region over the 6 months to 28 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
Thames Valley +66 1 - -
Oxfordshire - 1 - -
Head of Information Security
England

Head of Information Security Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Head of Information 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 South East region featuring Head of Information Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) e-Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management

Head of Information Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) e-Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Single Sign-On