Security Leadership Recruitment connects organisations with senior cyber security professionals responsible for resilience, risk, governance and transformation.
SGI's network includes 1,013 security leaders, with permanent, interim and retained search coverage across the UK, DACH and Benelux. From Cyber Security Managers to CISOs, speak to SGI about your next security leadership hire.
SGI recruits Cyber Security Managers, Security Operations Managers, Heads of Cyber Security, Heads of Information Security, Directors of Cyber Security and CISOs across the UK, DACH and Benelux.
Lead day-to-day cyber security activity while translating security requirements into practical controls across the organisation.
● Manage security governance, risk and cyber resilience programmes.
● Oversee security controls, incident response and vulnerability management.
● Coordinate security priorities across technical and business teams.
Capabilities: Information Security Management, GRC, SIEM, Application Security, Threat & Vulnerability Management\
Tools & platforms: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, CrowdStrike, Qualys, ServiceNow GRC
SGI Salary Benchmark: UK permanent £85k–£120k | DACH/Benelux permanent €100k–€160k | UK contract £750–£950 per day
Demand: Very High
Lead Security Operations functions responsible for threat detection, incident response and operational cyber resilience.
● Manage SOC operations, security monitoring and incident response.
● Oversee SIEM processes and escalation frameworks.
● Develop operational security controls and threat management processes.
Capabilities: SIEM, incident response, threat detection, Threat & Vulnerability Management, security operations
Tools & platforms: Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike, IBM QRadar, Carbon Black
SGI Salary Benchmark: UK permanent £90k–£130k | DACH/Benelux permanent €110k–€170k | UK contract £800–£1,000 per day
Demand: Very High
Own cyber security strategy and lead programmes that strengthen resilience across technology, people and processes.
● Define cyber security strategy, governance and risk priorities.
● Lead security transformation and cyber resilience programmes.
● Manage senior security teams and communicate cyber risk to executive stakeholders.
Capabilities: Information Security Management, cyber resilience, GRC, Application Security, Threat & Vulnerability Management
Tools & platforms: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Tenable, Qualys, ServiceNow GRC
SGI Salary Benchmark: UK permanent £110k–£160k | DACH/Benelux permanent €130k–€200k | UK contract £950–£1,250 per day
Demand: High
Lead information security governance, risk and data protection across complex organisations and regulated environments.
● Set information security policies, governance and risk frameworks.
● Oversee Data Privacy, security assurance and compliance priorities.
● Report information security risk and performance to senior leadership.
Capabilities: Information Security Management, Data Privacy, GRC, security governance, regulatory compliance
Tools & platforms: OneTrust, ServiceNow GRC, Microsoft Purview, Qualys, RSA Archer
SGI Salary Benchmark: UK permanent £120k–£170k | DACH/Benelux permanent €140k–€220k | UK contract £1,000–£1,300 per day
Demand: High
Set enterprise cyber security direction across multiple teams, programmes and business priorities.
● Lead enterprise security strategy and transformation.
● Oversee governance, cyber risk and resilience across security functions.
● Align security investment and performance with executive and board priorities.
Capabilities: security transformation, cyber resilience, Information Security Management, GRC, board reporting
Tools & platforms: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, CrowdStrike, Tenable, ServiceNow GRC
SGI Salary Benchmark: UK permanent £140k–£200k | DACH/Benelux permanent €160k–€250k | UK contract £1,100–£1,500 per day
Own enterprise information and cyber security strategy, balancing business risk, resilience, compliance and transformation at executive level.
● Set enterprise security strategy, governance and risk appetite.
● Lead cyber resilience, regulatory and security transformation priorities.
● Advise boards and executive teams on cyber risk, investment and organisational exposure.
Capabilities: Information Security Management, Data Privacy, GRC, cyber resilience, security transformation, board reporting
Tools & platforms: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, CrowdStrike, ServiceNow GRC, OneTrust
SGI Salary Benchmark: UK permanent £150k–£250k+ | DACH/Benelux permanent €180k–€280k+ | UK contract £1,200–£1,800 per day
Demand: Very High
Appoint security leaders with the experience to own cyber resilience, governance, risk and transformation.
SGI supports permanent, interim and retained appointments across the UK, DACH and Benelux, from Security Managers through to CISOs.
SGI supports permanent, retained, interim and embedded security leadership hiring across the UK, DACH and Benelux.
Each model reflects the seniority and sensitivity of the appointment, from permanent security management hires to confidential CISO searches and interim leadership during periods of transformation or change.
Build long-term security leadership capability through permanent appointments from Manager to Director level.
What it is: Permanent recruitment drawing on SGI's network of 1,013 security leadership professionals, with candidates assessed against the scope, technical priorities and leadership requirements of the role.
Who it's for: Organisations strengthening established security functions or appointing leadership as cyber capability expands.
When to use it: Cyber Security Managers, Security Operations Managers, Heads of Cyber Security, Heads of Information Security and Security Directors.
Bring experienced security leadership into the business during periods of change, transition or heightened risk.
What it is: Interim and fractional appointments providing senior security ownership for a defined period without creating an immediate permanent leadership requirement.
Who it's for: Organisations requiring experienced leadership during transformation, succession, organisational change or a gap between permanent appointments.
When to use it: Interim CISO and vCISO leadership, security transformation, leadership cover and defined governance or cyber resilience programmes.
Secure senior security leaders through an exclusive, confidential search of the market.
What it is: Retained search combining market mapping and passive candidate targeting, with a curated shortlist of four to six candidates aligned to the leadership brief.
Who it's for: Organisations appointing CISOs, Security Directors, Heads of Cyber Security and other senior security leaders.
When to use it: Confidential appointments, succession planning, business-critical leadership hires and searches requiring access to senior professionals beyond the active candidate market.
Add recruitment capability inside the business for larger or ongoing security hiring programmes.
What it is: SGI recruiters operate within the client's organisation as an extension of the internal talent function, owning the hiring lifecycle from brief through to offer.
Who it's for: Organisations scaling security functions across multiple roles or delivering wider cyber transformation programmes.
When to use it: Multi-hire programmes requiring consistent recruitment ownership, stakeholder management and an embedded hiring process.
SGI's database includes 1,013 security leadership professionals, including sitting CISOs, Heads of Cyber Security, Security Directors, and Risk Leaders across the UK, DACH, and Benelux.
Direct relationships with senior professionals extend searches beyond candidates actively applying for leadership roles.
Explore senior security opportunities across organisations investing in cyber resilience, governance and transformation throughout the UK, DACH and Benelux, from management and Head of Security positions through to Director and CISO appointments.
SGI benchmarks Head of Information Security salaries at £120k–£170k in the UK and €140k–€220k across DACH and Benelux, with UK contract rates ranging from £1,000–£1,300 per day.
These figures come directly from SGI's Security Leadership salary benchmarking for senior information security appointments.
SGI recruits Cyber Security Managers, Security Operations Managers, Heads of Cyber Security, Heads of Information Security, Directors of Cyber Security and CISOs across the UK, DACH and Benelux.
Searches span permanent leadership appointments, interim requirements and retained executive search, covering operational security management through to enterprise-wide cyber strategy and board-level responsibility.
SGI supports interim and fractional security leadership appointments, including interim CISO and vCISO requirements, for organisations requiring experienced security ownership without an immediate permanent appointment.
These hires support periods of leadership transition, security transformation, organisational change and defined programmes spanning governance, risk and cyber resilience.
SGI searches beyond active applicants through direct relationships with 1,013 security leadership professionals, including sitting CISOs, Heads of Cyber Security, Security Directors and Risk Leaders across its executive security network.
Retained assignments add structured market mapping and passive candidate targeting, producing a curated shortlist of four to six candidates aligned to the leadership brief.
SGI recruits leaders spanning Information Security Management, Data Privacy, SIEM, Application Security and Threat & Vulnerability Management, alongside broader responsibility for governance, risk, cyber resilience and security transformation.
Within SGI’s security leadership talent, these capabilities appear at 69.5%, 65.0%, 61.1%, 60.9% and 58.7% respectively, providing direct insight into the expertise represented across its network.
A CISO search starts with defining the organisation’s security priorities, leadership scope and risk environment before SGI maps the market and targets senior professionals aligned to the brief. Retained search produces a curated shortlist of four to six candidates.
For retained CISO and senior leadership appointments, SGI typically produces a shortlist within five working days and completes permanent placements in around six weeks, supported by an 80% client NPS.
