Head of Information Security Jobs in the Thames Valley

Head of Information Security
South East > Thames Valley

As of 4 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 Thames Valley.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 176 244 258
Rank change year-on-year +68 +14 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information Security 1 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.032% 0.015% 0.098%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% 0.016% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £85,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £100,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +33.33%
75th Percentile - - £110,000
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary - £75,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year - -25.00% +33.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,533 6,358 5,507
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.00% 94.68% 89.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,274 4,519 3,207
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £28,954
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,375 £37,481
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Head of Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Information Security in the Thames Valley

Head of Information Security
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Head of Information Security in the Thames Valley

Head of Information Security
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 4 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
Oxfordshire - 1 - -
Head of Information Security
South East

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

For the 6 months to 4 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 Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley 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