Head of Information Security
UK
The median Head of Information Security salary in the UK is £95,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 864 | 958 | 1183 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | +225 | -315 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information Security | 26 | 19 | 61 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.026% | 0.019% | 0.038% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.027% | 0.021% | 0.040% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 14 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £66,500 | £72,915 | £67,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £74,375 | £85,000 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £96,250 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.30% | +6.94% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £111,645 | £110,000 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,625 | £137,500 | £114,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £82,500 | £96,250 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +24.19% | -6.06% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Head of Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Information Security in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Information Security
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Information Security.
Head of Information Security
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Information Security over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Head of Information Security
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Information Security within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +96 | 26 | £95,000 | -1.30% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 16 | £82,500 | -14.29% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +75 | 10 | £95,000 | -2.56% | 6 |
| London | +114 | 9 | £103,892 | +22.23% | 8 |
| North of England | +56 | 6 | £90,000 | +12.50% | 2 |
| South East | -2 | 4 | £75,000 | -25.00% | 4 |
| Midlands | -6 | 4 | £102,500 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 3 | £105,000 | +2.44% | 1 |
| North East | - | 3 | £62,946 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +83 | 2 | £92,500 | +15.63% | 1 |
| East of England | - | 2 | £75,000 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £100,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 1 | - | - |
Head of Information Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, Head of Information 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 job ads featuring Head of Information Security in the job title.
|
|
Head of Information 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: