Head of Cybersecurity Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Head of Cybersecurity
UK > Work from Home

The median Head of Cybersecurity salary for remote or hybrid work is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 424 569 655
Rank change year-on-year +145 +86 +181
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity 8 14 7
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.049% 0.041% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.054% 0.043% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 8 14 7
10th Percentile £62,500 £60,639 £83,200
25th Percentile £86,875 £82,500 £89,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £95,000 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +16.67%
75th Percentile £118,438 £97,500 £117,500
90th Percentile £127,625 £110,625 £120,000
UK median annual salary £97,500 £95,000 £105,000
% change year-on-year +2.63% -9.52% +5.00%

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 14,908 32,504 40,687
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.86% 96.00% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 9,956 24,955 28,926
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,005 £36,679
25th Percentile £43,500 £42,500 £47,447
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 £93,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

Head of Cybersecurity
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

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

Head of Cybersecurity
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Head of Cybersecurity salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Head of Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Head of Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Head of Cybersecurity salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Head of Cybersecurity 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 Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (87.50%) CISM
3 5 (62.50%) CISSP
3 5 (62.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (62.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (50.00%) GDPR
4 4 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
4 4 (50.00%) Information Security
5 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
5 3 (37.50%) SIEM
5 3 (37.50%) PCI DSS
5 3 (37.50%) Degree
5 3 (37.50%) Strategic Roadmap
5 3 (37.50%) NIST
5 3 (37.50%) Roadmaps
6 2 (25.00%) Information Governance
6 2 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
6 2 (25.00%) Incident Response
6 2 (25.00%) Enterprise Cloud
6 2 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence
6 2 (25.00%) Data Privacy
6 2 (25.00%) CRISC
6 2 (25.00%) Information Security Governance
6 2 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (25.00%) Cyberattack
6 2 (25.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 2 (25.00%) Security Operations
6 2 (25.00%) Threat Detection

Head of Cybersecurity 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Entra ID
1 1 (12.50%) PaaS
1 1 (12.50%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) Cisco IPT
1 2 (25.00%) Firewall
1 2 (25.00%) VPN
2 1 (12.50%) LAN
2 1 (12.50%) WAN
General
1 2 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (25.00%) Cyberattack
1 2 (25.00%) Enterprise Cloud
2 1 (12.50%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (12.50%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
2 1 (12.50%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 4 (50.00%) Information Security
3 3 (37.50%) Roadmaps
3 3 (37.50%) SIEM
3 3 (37.50%) Strategic Roadmap
4 2 (25.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 2 (25.00%) Data Privacy
4 2 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
4 2 (25.00%) Incident Management
4 2 (25.00%) Incident Response
4 2 (25.00%) Information Governance
4 2 (25.00%) Information Security Governance
4 2 (25.00%) Information Security Management
4 2 (25.00%) Security Management
4 2 (25.00%) Security Operations
4 2 (25.00%) Threat Detection
4 2 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence
5 1 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (12.50%) Identity Management
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) CISM
2 5 (62.50%) CISSP
3 3 (37.50%) Degree
4 2 (25.00%) CIPFA
4 2 (25.00%) CISA
4 2 (25.00%) CRISC
4 2 (25.00%) ISEB
4 2 (25.00%) ISEB Practitioner
5 1 (12.50%) CEH
5 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) Cyber Essentials
1 5 (62.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (50.00%) GDPR
3 3 (37.50%) NIST
3 3 (37.50%) PCI DSS
4 2 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (12.50%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) CASB
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (25.00%) Juniper