Head of Cybersecurity
UK
The median Head of Cybersecurity salary in the UK is £95,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 897 | 925 | 1263 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +338 | -317 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity | 25 | 20 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.023% | 0.021% | 0.010% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.024% | 0.024% | 0.011% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 20 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £67,197 | £65,000 | £59,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £82,500 | £83,125 | £75,790 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £105,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +16.67% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £107,500 | £110,625 | £115,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £113,500 | £115,500 | £123,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £74,233 | £98,750 | £75,790 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.83% | +30.29% | +16.60% |
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 | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
Head of Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Cybersecurity in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Cybersecurity
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity.
Head of Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Head of Cybersecurity
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| England | +30 | 22 | £95,000 | -9.52% | 3 |
| London | +69 | 17 | £95,000 | -9.52% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +64 | 14 | £95,000 | -11.63% | |
| UK excluding London | -61 | 7 | £74,233 | -24.83% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 4 | £63,466 | -38.08% | |
| Midlands | -28 | 4 | £63,466 | -38.08% | |
| Wales | - | 2 | £87,500 | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - |
Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Head of Cybersecurity 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 Cybersecurity in the job title.
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Head of Cybersecurity 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: