Head of Security
UK
The median Head of Security daily rate in the UK is £875 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 559 | 656 | 795 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +97 | +139 | -113 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of Security | 20 | 45 | 54 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.047% | 0.079% | 0.062% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.051% | 0.084% | 0.065% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 29 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £609 |
| 25th Percentile | £716 | £663 | £622 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £875 | £750 | £683 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +9.89% | -5.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £975 | £838 | £806 |
| 90th Percentile | £994 | £855 | £944 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £750 | £775 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +14.81% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £100.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,532 | 53,805 | 83,473 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,714 | 37,580 | 58,666 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.82% | +2.90% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,503 | 2,037 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.30 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Security in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Security.
Head of Security
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Security over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
Head of Security
Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Security within the UK over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +95 | 20 | £875 | +16.67% | 20 |
| London | +78 | 12 | £900 | +28.57% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +54 | 8 | £750 | -3.23% | 12 |
| South East | +21 | 7 | £875 | +34.62% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +112 | 5 | £738 | +5.36% | 7 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £625 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £625 | - | 4 |
Head of Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, Head of Security contract 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 contract job ads featuring Head of Security in the job title.
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Head of Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: