Head of Compliance Job Trends in West London

Head of Compliance
London > West London

The median Head of Compliance salary in West London is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 - 89
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Compliance 2 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in West London 0.22% - 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72,500 - £77,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £80,000
75th Percentile £77,500 - £82,500
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £80,000 £76,250 £80,000
% change year-on-year +4.92% -4.69% -37.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West London. 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 West London with a recognized job title 831 317 944
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 87.09% 96.23%
Number of salaries quoted 481 150 400
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,658
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +8.72% -2.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £86,325
London median annual salary £75,000 £74,375 £70,000
% change year-on-year +0.84% +6.25% -3.45%

Head of Compliance
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Compliance' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West London.

Head of Compliance job vacancy trend in West London

Head of Compliance
Salary Trend in West London

Salary distribution trend for Head of Compliance job vacancies in West London.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Compliance job vacancies in West London

Head of Compliance Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London

For the 6 months to 7 July 2026, Head of Compliance job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West London region featuring Head of Compliance in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISMP
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) CRISC
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Business Development
2 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 1 (50.00%) Compliance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

Head of Compliance Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Business Development
2 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 1 (50.00%) Compliance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISMP
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) CRISC
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft