Head of Compliance Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Head of Compliance
UK > Work from Home

The median Head of Compliance salary for remote or hybrid work is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 414 576 674
Rank change year-on-year +162 +98 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Compliance 1 7 2
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.007% 0.021% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.022% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 2
10th Percentile - - £63,878
25th Percentile £76,250 £55,321 £81,565
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £57,276 £112,666
Median % change year-on-year +35.31% -49.16% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £67,241 £142,144
90th Percentile - £80,150 £158,858
UK median annual salary £76,250 £68,410 £75,000
% change year-on-year +11.46% -8.79% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,910 32,483 40,831
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 96.00% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,940 24,937 29,014
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,081 £36,541
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,393
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

Head of Compliance
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Head of Compliance in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Head of Compliance trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Head of Compliance
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Head of Compliance.

Head of Compliance salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Head of Compliance Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Head of Compliance 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Head of Compliance in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Head of Compliance Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS