Head of Security Job Trends in Yorkshire

Head of Security
England > Yorkshire

The median Head of Security salary in Yorkshire is £104,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 0.057% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.064% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £100,800 - -
25th Percentile £102,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £104,000 - -
75th Percentile £106,000 - -
90th Percentile £107,200 - -
England median annual salary £100,000 £94,500 £105,000
% change year-on-year +5.82% -10.00% +12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 3,130 3,373 2,705
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.10% 96.43% 96.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,824 1,417 2,112
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,416
25th Percentile £30,250 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £84,056
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in 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 Yorkshire.

Head of Security job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Head of Security
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

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

Salary distribution trend for Head of Security job vacancies in Yorkshire

Head of Security
Job Locations in 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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 17 December 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
South Yorkshire - 2 £104,000 - 1
Head of Security
England

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 17 December 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 Yorkshire region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) People Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) People Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management