The McLean Partnership has conducted a major survey of the cyber security market reaching out to 960 professionals with a Chief Information Security Officer remit.
This has provided a comprehensive overview of the current state of the cyber security landscape, capturing insights from professionals across various industries in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. With 271 responses received, we have gained valuable perspectives on the role and remit of CISOs, encompassing pay and reward trends, wider observations, and overall market sentiment.
The findings reveal a dynamic and evolving field, with high levels of attrition in permanent cyber roles and significant variability in pay across different sectors. Financial services offer the highest average pay, while operational and capital budget constraints remain a common frustration.
Despite these challenges, there is a growing recognition of the importance of cyber security at the executive level, with an increasing demand for strategic advice and strong leadership in this area.
A key observation was the perceived tension between organisations wanting effective cyber security measures and their ability to sufficiently back and resource the leaders to effectively deliver on this vision.
This insight would not have been possible without the time and effort of those who responded and provided meaningful data. The spirit of this survey is to share back and allow individuals to have live data on where they sit across their peer group, as well as to help prospective hiring managers and executives better understand the evolving state of cyber security as a discipline.
Our technology practice excels in recruiting top-tier cyber security professionals at executive, non-executive, and specialist levels. We take pride in our sector-agnostic approach, boasting a proven track record across diverse industries, including financial services, real estate, infrastructure, consumer, industrials, private equity, and research & innovation.
A copy of the full report and information on our capabilities in the cyber security space is available at McLean Cyber
