Head of Security Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Head of Security
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median Head of Security salary in West Yorkshire is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 0.055% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile £82,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,697 1,408 2,004
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.40% 96.97% 97.00%
Number of salaries quoted 997 698 1,545
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,600 £29,850
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.58% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £72,433
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,075 £85,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Head of Security job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Head of Security
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

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

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

Head of Security
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. 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
Leeds - 1 £80,000 - 1
Head of Security
Yorkshire

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, 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 Yorkshire region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Qualys
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Qualys