Head of Cybersecurity Jobs in Staffordshire

Head of Cybersecurity
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Head of Cybersecurity salary in Staffordshire is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 0.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £97,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
75th Percentile £102,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £100,000 £63,466 £102,500
% change year-on-year +57.56% -38.08% +70.83%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 478 997 486
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 75.75% 96.14% 92.57%
Number of salaries quoted 253 739 373
10th Percentile £26,375 £24,000 £23,300
25th Percentile £28,822 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,754 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.12% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £53,688 £55,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £67,310 £62,500 £67,500
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Head of Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Cybersecurity in Staffordshire

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Head of Cybersecurity 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 Staffordshire region featuring Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CIPFA
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB Practitioner
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco IPT
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Cyberattack
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco IPT
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CIPFA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001