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VP of Information Security (Vice President of Information Security) jobs: 67 open roles, pay, industries and skills

67 open Vice President of Information Security jobs, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Also listed as VP Information Security, Vice President, Information Security, SVP Information Security, Senior Vice President of Information Security, EVP Information Security. Listings that state pay show a median of $235,000 a year.

The market for Vice President of Information Security work

Every figure is counted from verified open listings. Pay is what the employer advertises for the job.

Verified open Vice President of Information Security jobs
67

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$235,000

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State with the most openings
New York (12)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Industry hiring the most
Financial Services & Banking (56%)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
42%

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What a VP of Information Security does

Vice president role in Security.

A vice president of information security runs protecting the company’s data and systems: risk, controls and incident response for a company or a large business unit.

Usually reports to a C-suite leader or the CEO, and manages directors. SVP and EVP titles are the same job at a larger scale, and are counted here.

Other ways this role is written

  • VP of Information Security
  • VP Information Security
  • Vice President of Information Security
  • Vice President, Information Security
  • SVP Information Security
  • Senior Vice President of Information Security
  • EVP Information Security
  • Executive Vice President of Information Security
  • VP of Cybersecurity
  • VP of Security
  • Information Security VP

Listings under any of these titles are counted on this page. Assistant, associate, manager and staff titles are not.

Open Vice President of Information Security jobs

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VP of Information Security salary

From 12 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars, base pay only.

Lower quarter
$164,000
Median
$235,000
Upper quarter
$269,500

Leadership pay often includes bonus and equity that a listing does not state. Treat these figures as the floor of the conversation, not the whole package.

Best industries for VP of Information Security jobs

Employers hiring the most, as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry. Median pay shown where at least 8 listings state it.

Where VP of Information Security jobs are

States with the most open listings; median pay where at least 8 listings state it.

Skills VP of Information Security jobs ask for

Named in the listings themselves, as a share of 34 Vice President of Information Security listings that name skills. Leadership listings name fewer skills than individual-contributor ones, so this is a signal, not a checklist.

Most named in VP of Information Security listings

  1. 1. risk management68%
  2. 2. audit35%
  3. 3. supply chain18%
  4. 4. hipaa15%
  5. 5. procurement12%
  6. 6. onboarding12%
  7. 7. aws12%
  8. 8. due diligence9%
  9. 9. ci/cd9%
  10. 10. sox9%

Across all Security openings

  1. 1. aws16%
  2. 2. risk management16%
  3. 3. python16%
  4. 4. audit13%
  5. 5. azure10%
  6. 6. ci/cd8%
  7. 7. onboarding8%
  8. 8. linux7%
  9. 9. kubernetes6%
  10. 10. gcp6%

AI skills for VP of Information Security jobs

Specific AI skills named in the full posting text, such as prompt engineering, AI governance or an AI tool. A general mention of AI does not count.

42% of 31 open Vice President of Information Security listings ask for a specific AI skill, against 19% of all Security openings.

AI skills named most often

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work26%
  2. 2. AI governance and risk19%
  3. 3. AI adoption and change management16%
  4. 4. AI workflow automation10%
  5. 5. LLM application engineering3%
  6. 6. Responsible AI3%

Do AI skills change vice president of information security pay?

For Security roles in general, as of November 2, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for vice president of information security alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Security listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +6.7% (about $13k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$207,000
median, from 550 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$156,000
median, from 402 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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The Security ladder

The same function at other levels: where this role comes from and where it leads.

All Security jobs

Employers hiring for VP of Information Security roles

  • JPMorgan Chase 7
  • BNY 7
  • JPMorganChase 2
  • Kforce 2
  • State Street 2
  • J.P. Morgan 1
  • The Bank of New York Mellon 1
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth 1
  • Generac 1
  • First Financial Bankshares 1
  • Risk Management Software Solutions 1
  • CLS Group 1

VP of Information Security questions

What does a VP of Information Security do?
A vice president of information security runs protecting the company’s data and systems: risk, controls and incident response for a company or a large business unit. Usually reports to a C-suite leader or the CEO, and manages directors. SVP and EVP titles are the same job at a larger scale, and are counted here.
What else is a VP of Information Security called?
The same job is also written VP Information Security, Vice President of Information Security, Vice President, Information Security, SVP Information Security, Senior Vice President of Information Security, EVP Information Security, Executive Vice President of Information Security, VP of Cybersecurity.
How many VP of Information Security jobs are open?
67 verified open Vice President of Information Security jobs, each checked against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
How much does a VP of Information Security make?
Among 12 open Vice President of Information Security listings that state pay, the median is $235,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $164,000 and $269,500. This is pay the employer advertises for the job, not total compensation such as bonus or equity.
Where are VP of Information Security jobs?
New York (12), California (6), Florida (5), Ohio (4) have the most open Vice President of Information Security listings.
Which industries hire for VP of Information Security roles?
Financial Services & Banking (56%), Technology & Software (21%), as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry.
What skills do VP of Information Security jobs ask for?
The skills named most often in open Vice President of Information Security listings are risk management, audit, supply chain, hipaa, procurement.
Do VP of Information Security jobs ask for AI skills?
42% of 31 open Vice President of Information Security listings read in full name a specific AI skill. The most common is AI tools in daily work.

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