Head of IT Security Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Head of IT Security
UK > Work from Home

The median Head of IT Security salary for remote or hybrid work is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 473 555 599
Rank change year-on-year +82 +44 +288
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Security 1 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.005% 0.013% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% 0.013% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £83,750 - £95,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £100,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +59.47%
75th Percentile £91,250 £103,750 £105,000
90th Percentile - £110,500 -
UK median annual salary £100,000 £100,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year - +29.03% -8.82%

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 19,293 30,513 33,037
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.53% 96.22% 95.84%
Number of salaries quoted 10,649 22,675 24,833
10th Percentile £25,267 £33,125 £36,750
25th Percentile £38,000 £42,500 £46,900
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Head of IT Security
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Head of IT Security trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Head of IT Security
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Head of IT Security salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Head of IT Security Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 17 July 2025, Head of IT Security 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 IT Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) CGEIT
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture

Head of IT Security 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CGEIT
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST