Head of Security Job Trends in West London

Head of Security
London > West London

The median Head of Security salary in West London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 48 -
Rank change year-on-year +14 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 4 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in West London 1.24% 0.59% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.43% 0.61% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £75,000 £125,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £130,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -34.62% - -
75th Percentile £97,813 £135,000 -
90th Percentile £98,375 - -
London median annual salary £117,500 £110,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +6.82% +29.41% -15.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 280 330 311
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.69% 97.06% 93.67%
Number of salaries quoted 207 171 259
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £45,000 £42,714
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,250 £87,500 £85,500
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

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

Head of Security job vacancy trend in West London

Head of Security
Salary Trend in West London

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

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

Head of Security
Salary Histogram in West London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Security in West London over the 6 months to 4 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Security in West London

Head of Security
Job Locations in West London

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 West London region over the 6 months to 4 November 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
Hillingdon - 2 £75,000 -
Wembley - 1 £97,500 - 2
Head of Security
London

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Head of Security 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 Security in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (75.00%) CISSP
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (75.00%) NIST
3 2 (50.00%) AWS
3 2 (50.00%) Azure
3 2 (50.00%) CASB
3 2 (50.00%) CISA
3 2 (50.00%) CISM
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 2 (50.00%) Data Mapping
3 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (50.00%) Data Security
3 2 (50.00%) Due Diligence
3 2 (50.00%) Firewall
3 2 (50.00%) GDPR
3 2 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security Management
3 2 (50.00%) ISMS
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (50.00%) Nutanix
3 2 (50.00%) PCI DSS
3 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (50.00%) SCCM

Head of Security 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 2 (50.00%) AWS
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) Firewall
1 2 (50.00%) SD-WAN
1 2 (50.00%) WAN
General
1 3 (75.00%) Influencing Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 2 (50.00%) Data Mapping
2 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (50.00%) Data Security
2 2 (50.00%) Due Diligence
2 2 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 2 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 2 (50.00%) ISMS
2 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (50.00%) Security Management
2 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 2 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 2 (50.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) CISSP
2 2 (50.00%) CISA
2 2 (50.00%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (75.00%) NIST
3 2 (50.00%) GDPR
3 2 (50.00%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) CASB
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (50.00%) SCCM