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 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 | 669 | 833 | 900 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +164 | +67 | +211 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security | 42 | 62 | 79 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.076% | 0.063% | 0.079% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.083% | 0.066% | 0.087% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 56 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £63,500 | £67,500 | £75,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,625 | £82,500 | £86,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £95,000 | £105,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.52% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £118,750 | £111,645 | £137,992 |
| 90th Percentile | £123,500 | £120,000 | £138,073 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £84,400 | £90,000 | £95,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.22% | -5.26% | +22.58% |
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 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 16 May 2025.
Head of Security
Top 11 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 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 | +137 | 40 | £95,000 | - | 37 |
| London | +98 | 22 | £110,000 | +15.79% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | +179 | 19 | £84,400 | -6.22% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +107 | 9 | £105,000 | +10.53% | 14 |
| South East | +102 | 7 | £87,500 | +16.67% | 10 |
| North of England | +50 | 7 | £84,400 | -6.22% | 1 |
| North West | +10 | 7 | £84,400 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | +58 | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | +52 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +110 | 1 | £95,000 | -52.50% | |
| East of England | +42 | 1 | £95,000 | +26.67% |
Head of Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, 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: