Head of Information Security
UK
The median Head of Information Security salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 870 | 961 | 1158 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +91 | +197 | -326 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information Security | 19 | 17 | 57 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.019% | 0.016% | 0.037% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.021% | 0.018% | 0.039% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 12 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £63,589 | - | £64,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £85,000 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £97,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +8.33% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £107,500 | £112,500 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £119,250 | £142,500 | £116,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £96,250 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.08% | +24.19% | -6.06% |
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 | 92,477 | 96,786 | 147,852 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,588 | 60,676 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,075 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Head of Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Information Security in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Information Security
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Information Security.
Head of Information Security
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Information Security over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
Head of Information Security
Top 12 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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 | +116 | 19 | £75,000 | -23.08% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 14 | £75,000 | -22.08% | 15 |
| North of England | +43 | 5 | £76,473 | -4.41% | 4 |
| London | +133 | 4 | £92,500 | +4.23% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +78 | 4 | £92,500 | -12.94% | 13 |
| South East | +13 | 4 | £75,000 | -25.00% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 3 | £105,000 | +2.44% | 2 |
| Midlands | +23 | 3 | £105,000 | +2.44% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +86 | 2 | £92,500 | +15.63% | 1 |
| North East | - | 2 | £61,473 | - | |
| East of England | - | 2 | £75,000 | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Head of Information Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, 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 featuring Head of Information Security in the job title.
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Head of Information Security 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: