Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
UK
The median Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) salary in the UK is £117,800 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 720 | 831 | 818 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +111 | -13 | +396 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Chief Information Security Officer | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.010% | 0.006% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.011% | 0.006% | 0.020% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £98,990 | £74,125 | £78,750 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £76,563 | £109,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £117,800 | £86,250 | £150,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.58% | -42.50% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £99,063 | £184,375 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £103,375 | £220,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £97,500 | £120,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -18.75% | - |
All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 55,014 | 83,400 | 65,632 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.25% | 95.25% | 92.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,229 | 52,179 | 46,884 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,991 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,250 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | - |
Chief Information Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Chief Information Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Chief Information Security Officer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Chief Information Security Officer job vacancies in the UK.
Chief Information Security Officer
Top 3 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chief Information Security Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 24 August 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 DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Work from Home | - | 6 | £117,800 | - | 2 |
| England | +114 | 2 | £96,900 | +12.35% | 4 |
| London | +55 | 2 | £96,900 | - | 4 |
Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 August 2025, Chief Information Security Officer 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 featuring Chief Information Security Officer in the job title.
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Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: