Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
UK
The median Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) salary in the UK is £127,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 721 | 1065 | 1087 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +344 | +22 | -346 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Information Security Officer | 20 | 11 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.038% | 0.009% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.039% | 0.009% | 0.009% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £90,000 | £105,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £93,750 | £118,750 | £83,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £127,500 | £120,000 | £95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | +26.32% | -17.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £172,500 | £158,750 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £196,250 | £160,000 | £113,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £165,000 | £120,000 | £91,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.50% | +31.51% | -1.35% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,797 | 118,142 | 122,028 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.42% | 95.32% | 95.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,144 | 73,821 | 84,079 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Chief Information Security Officer.
Chief Information Security Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Chief Information Security Officer over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.
Chief Information Security Officer
Top 8 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 4 December 2023. 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 |
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| England | +344 | 19 | £120,000 | -18.64% | 15 |
| London | +273 | 13 | £97,500 | -35.00% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +245 | 6 | £165,000 | +37.50% | 6 |
| South East | +169 | 4 | £165,000 | +37.50% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +248 | 2 | £105,000 | -8.70% | 8 |
| South West | - | 1 | £105,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Midlands | - | 1 | - | - |
Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 December 2023, 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:
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