Head of Security Jobs in the Thames Valley

Head of Security
South East > Thames Valley

The median Head of Security salary in the Thames Valley is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 166 243 257
Rank change year-on-year +77 +14 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 4 1 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.13% 0.015% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.016% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 6
10th Percentile - - £65,152
25th Percentile £62,500 - £70,114
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £90,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.00%
75th Percentile £92,500 - £96,875
90th Percentile £107,500 - £97,500
South East median annual salary £65,000 £75,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% -16.67% +16.13%

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 2,511 6,377 5,503
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.90% 94.70% 89.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,272 4,541 3,210
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,500 £37,500
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 Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in the Thames Valley

Head of Security
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Head of Security in the Thames Valley

Head of Security
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Security in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Security in the Thames Valley

Head of 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 Security within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 3 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
Berkshire +43 2 £65,000 - 2
Oxfordshire - 2 £115,000 - 1
Head of Security
South East

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Head of 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 Security in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 3 (75.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (75.00%) CISM
2 3 (75.00%) CISSP
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
3 2 (50.00%) CISA
3 2 (50.00%) SIEM
3 2 (50.00%) CRISC
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
3 2 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 2 (50.00%) NIST
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (25.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
4 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
4 1 (25.00%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence
4 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (25.00%) Data Privacy
4 1 (25.00%) Resilience Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (25.00%) Coaching
4 1 (25.00%) Entra ID

Head of 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
General
1 3 (75.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (25.00%) e-Learning
2 1 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
3 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (50.00%) SIEM
3 2 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (25.00%) Coaching
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 1 (25.00%) Data Privacy
4 1 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (25.00%) High Availability
4 1 (25.00%) Information Governance
4 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 1 (25.00%) Resilience Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Test Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Threat Detection
4 1 (25.00%) Threat Management
4 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) CISM
1 3 (75.00%) CISSP
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) CISA
2 2 (50.00%) CRISC
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) PCI DSS
2 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (50.00%) NIST
3 1 (25.00%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (25.00%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft