2026 CISO Salary Benchmarking report for a PE-backed global B2B SaaS company
As part of a Chief Information Security Officer search for a PE-backed global enterprise software provider with operations across nearly 100 countries, we collected anonymised salary and market insights from CISOs across the UK’s high-growth B2B SaaS sector.
Inside the benchmarking report
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Base salary ranges and bonus structures by company size, from £250m to £5bn+ revenue
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Strategic priorities shaping CISO leadership agendas
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Reporting lines and team structures
Key takeaways
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Leading CISOs are shaping M&A outcomes, accelerating integration, and strengthening exit readiness, not just managing risk
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PE-backed and M&A-heavy businesses consistently skew to the top end of the market from a compensation standpoint, even at earlier stages, reflecting the demands of integration and value creation
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While many CISOs still sit under technology, a growing share are moving closer to the Board or control functions, reflecting a shift in how risk is owned at the top
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