Head of Security
UK
The median Head of Security salary in the UK is £95,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 857 | 909 | 1082 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | +173 | -277 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security | 51 | 89 | 123 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.052% | 0.084% | 0.080% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.091% | 0.084% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 46 | 70 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £63,236 | £74,900 | £60,543 |
| 25th Percentile | £76,875 | £85,313 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £101,250 | £91,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.17% | +10.96% | +4.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £109,375 | £129,375 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £119,375 | £138,073 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £95,000 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.05% | +22.58% | -1.59% |
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 | 91,989 | 97,583 | 147,027 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.61% | 96.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,379 | 61,119 | 85,881 |
| 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 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Security in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Security
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Security.
Head of Security
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Security over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
Head of Security
Top 13 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 19 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 | +99 | 46 | £95,000 | -7.32% | 27 |
| London | +138 | 24 | £95,000 | -9.52% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 22 | £75,000 | -21.05% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +82 | 20 | £95,000 | -7.32% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +38 | 7 | £99,500 | +20.61% | 1 |
| Midlands | +20 | 7 | £99,500 | +20.61% | 1 |
| North of England | +53 | 6 | £76,473 | -19.50% | 7 |
| South East | -6 | 5 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +94 | 2 | £92,500 | -12.45% | 1 |
| East of England | +34 | 2 | £75,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | +15 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| Scotland | -65 | 2 | £200,000 | +81.82% | 1 |
| North East | - | 2 | £61,473 | - |
Head of Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, 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 featuring Head of Security in the job title.
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Head of 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: