Head of Security Jobs in the North of England

Head of Security
England > North of England

The median Head of Security salary in the North of England is £60,000 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 395 415 449
Rank change year-on-year +20 +34 -80
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 17 8 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.085% 0.051% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.089% 0.057% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 10 3 18
10th Percentile - - £65,750
25th Percentile - £92,500 £69,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £95,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -36.84% +22.58% -8.82%
75th Percentile £87,355 £117,787 £95,938
90th Percentile £95,250 £129,958 £110,000
England median annual salary £95,000 £105,000 £91,250
% change year-on-year -9.52% +15.07% +14.06%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 19,059 14,033 18,223
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.93% 89.31% 96.30%
Number of salaries quoted 14,336 7,943 10,955
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,649 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in the North of England

Head of Security
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Security in the North of England.

Salary trend for Head of Security in the North of England

Head of Security
Salary Histogram in the North of England

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

Salary histogram for Head of Security in the North of England

Head of Security
Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of 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
North West -19 9 £60,000 -36.84% 2
North East - 5 £62,946 -
Yorkshire +66 3 £92,500 -29.28% 2
Head of Security
England

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

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

1 9 (52.94%) Information Security
2 7 (41.18%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (35.29%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (35.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (29.41%) Risk Management
4 5 (29.41%) Finance
4 5 (29.41%) Azure
4 5 (29.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (29.41%) NIST
4 5 (29.41%) GRC
4 5 (29.41%) Decision-Making
5 4 (23.53%) Due Diligence
5 4 (23.53%) ISMS
5 4 (23.53%) SaaS
5 4 (23.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (11.76%) Security Operations
6 2 (11.76%) Social Skills
7 1 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (5.88%) SOAR
7 1 (5.88%) Incident Response
7 1 (5.88%) Thought Leadership
7 1 (5.88%) Meraki
7 1 (5.88%) Mentoring
7 1 (5.88%) Coaching
7 1 (5.88%) Innovative Thinking
7 1 (5.88%) SIEM
7 1 (5.88%) Security Architecture
7 1 (5.88%) e-Learning
7 1 (5.88%) Cisco
7 1 (5.88%) Service Delivery

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (29.41%) Azure
2 4 (23.53%) SaaS
General
1 5 (29.41%) Finance
2 2 (11.76%) Social Skills
3 1 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) e-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Information Security
2 7 (41.18%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (29.41%) Decision-Making
3 5 (29.41%) Risk Management
4 4 (23.53%) Due Diligence
4 4 (23.53%) ISMS
4 4 (23.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (11.76%) Security Operations
6 1 (5.88%) Agile
6 1 (5.88%) Artificial Intelligence
6 1 (5.88%) Coaching
6 1 (5.88%) Incident Response
6 1 (5.88%) Innovative Thinking
6 1 (5.88%) Mentoring
6 1 (5.88%) Security Architecture
6 1 (5.88%) Service Delivery
6 1 (5.88%) SIEM
6 1 (5.88%) SOAR
6 1 (5.88%) Thought Leadership
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (35.29%) Cyber Essentials
1 6 (35.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (29.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 5 (29.41%) GRC
2 5 (29.41%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (5.88%) Cisco
1 1 (5.88%) Meraki