Head of Compliance Jobs in England

Head of Compliance
UK > England

The median Head of Compliance salary in England is £73,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 839 889 1169
Rank change year-on-year +50 +280 -264
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Compliance 24 5 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.025% 0.006% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.007% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 13 2 14
10th Percentile £59,000 £75,500 £68,750
25th Percentile £60,000 £91,250 £70,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,500 £120,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -38.75% +54.84% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £146,250 £85,625
90th Percentile - £160,500 £86,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £87,500 £77,500
% change year-on-year -25.71% +12.90% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Head of Compliance
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Head of Compliance in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Compliance in England

Head of Compliance
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Compliance in England.

Salary trend for Head of Compliance in England

Head of Compliance
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Compliance in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Compliance in England

Head of Compliance
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Compliance within the England region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -14 16 £65,000 - 3
London +100 7 £80,000 -52.94% 9
East Midlands -29 1 £75,000 +7.14% 1
Midlands -37 1 £75,000 +7.14% 3
Head of Compliance
UK

Head of Compliance Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, 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 job ads across the England region featuring Head of Compliance in the job title.

1 13 (54.17%) Management Information System
2 10 (41.67%) Degree
2 10 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (41.67%) Social Skills
3 8 (33.33%) GRC
3 8 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 8 (33.33%) ISO 9001
4 7 (29.17%) Legal
4 7 (29.17%) Information Security
4 7 (29.17%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (29.17%) Budget Management
5 6 (25.00%) Budgeting
5 6 (25.00%) Security Cleared
5 6 (25.00%) Information Assurance
5 6 (25.00%) Resource Management
5 6 (25.00%) Law
5 6 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (25.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 6 (25.00%) Project Management
5 6 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 6 (25.00%) NCSC
5 6 (25.00%) NIST
5 6 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (25.00%) Cyber Defence
5 6 (25.00%) Cyber Assurance
5 6 (25.00%) GDPR
5 6 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
5 6 (25.00%) NIST 800
6 4 (16.67%) Internal Audit
6 4 (16.67%) ISO 13485

Head of Compliance Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
General
1 10 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 7 (29.17%) Legal
3 6 (25.00%) Law
4 4 (16.67%) Aviation
4 4 (16.67%) Finance
5 3 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (4.17%) Social Housing
Miscellaneous
1 13 (54.17%) Management Information System
2 6 (25.00%) Cyber Defence
2 6 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (8.33%) Onboarding
3 2 (8.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 7 (29.17%) Budget Management
3 7 (29.17%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (29.17%) Information Security
4 6 (25.00%) Budgeting
4 6 (25.00%) Cyber Assurance
4 6 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 6 (25.00%) Information Assurance
4 6 (25.00%) Project Management
4 6 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
4 6 (25.00%) Resource Management
4 6 (25.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 4 (16.67%) Business Strategy
5 4 (16.67%) Customer Service
5 4 (16.67%) Data Protection
5 4 (16.67%) Due Diligence
5 4 (16.67%) Internal Audit
5 4 (16.67%) Logistics
5 4 (16.67%) QMS
Qualifications
1 10 (41.67%) Degree
2 6 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (8.33%) CISA
3 2 (8.33%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (33.33%) GRC
1 8 (33.33%) ISO 9001
2 6 (25.00%) GDPR
2 6 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (25.00%) NCSC
2 6 (25.00%) NIST
2 6 (25.00%) NIST 800
3 4 (16.67%) IEC 62304
3 4 (16.67%) ISO 13485
3 4 (16.67%) ISO 14001
3 4 (16.67%) NEBOSH
4 1 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (4.17%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 1 (4.17%) Microsoft