Head of Information Security
UK
The median Head of Information Security salary in the UK is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 694 | 869 | 963 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +175 | +94 | +211 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information Security | 17 | 26 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.031% | 0.026% | 0.016% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.034% | 0.028% | 0.018% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 24 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £75,000 | £66,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £75,625 | £74,375 | £85,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £95,000 | £102,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.32% | +22.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £118,750 | £111,645 | £115,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £117,625 | £145,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £95,000 | £82,500 | £102,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.15% | -19.51% | +32.26% |
All Permanent 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.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,303 | 93,916 | 91,216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.69% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,096 | 67,168 | 57,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,250 | £80,559 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
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 16 May 2025.
Head of Information Security
Top 8 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 16 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 |
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| England | +141 | 15 | £95,000 | - | 10 |
| London | +109 | 12 | £105,000 | +1.07% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +176 | 4 | £95,000 | +15.15% | 3 |
| South East | +97 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North of England | +46 | 1 | £95,000 | +5.56% | |
| East of England | +42 | 1 | £95,000 | +26.67% | |
| North West | +6 | 1 | £95,000 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £95,000 | - |
Head of Information Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 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 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: