Head of Security Job Trends in Swansea

Head of Security
West Wales > Swansea

The median Head of Security salary in Swansea is £74,600 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 January 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Swansea 0.90% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £70,400 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,600 - -
75th Percentile £78,800 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median annual salary £74,600 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 97 74 124
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.39% 98.67% 97.64%
Number of salaries quoted 69 32 119
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,550 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,625 £36,177
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,052 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.52% +4.56% +2.89%
75th Percentile £65,000 £53,252 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £75,000
West Wales median annual salary £53,997 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +34.99% -11.11% +8.43%

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 25 January 2026, Head of Security 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 Swansea region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Security Posture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001