Metro Job of the day

[SueEllen]

Job link if you wish to apply - https://www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/head-of...y-job100150820

Seems the Metro (and others) are copying some of this forums esteemed posters....

https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/30/hm-tr...lary-18529270/

The Treasury is looking for a new head of cyber security – but they are only willing to pay them one-third of the prime minister’s salary.

The chosen candidate will defend the Government’s entire economic and finance ministry from cyber threats for £57,000 a year.

It might sound like a lot, but this is no run-of-the-mill job, and has an average base pay between £128,696-£140,074, according to Glassdoor.

One head of cyber security job at trading company Hunter Bond is even offering up to £450,000.

The Treasury’s ad reads: ‘The role will supervise specialist security processes and the provision of device security throughout the organisation.

‘It will be the responsibility for the role holder to assess and facilitate compliance with security procedures in order to safeguard organisational information and technology assets.’

People on social media have been quick to ridicule, with @baroudeurSteve saying ‘he wouldn’t get out of bed’ for the job.

Bryan Kavanagh wrote: ‘They’ve missed a 1 at the beginning.’

[Zigenare]

Job link if you wish to apply - https://www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/head-of...y-job100150820

Seems the Metro (and others) are copying some of this forums esteemed posters....

https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/30/hm-tr...lary-18529270/

The Treasury is looking for a new head of cyber security – but they are only willing to pay them one-third of the prime minister’s salary.

The chosen candidate will defend the Government’s entire economic and finance ministry from cyber threats for £57,000 a year.

It might sound like a lot, but this is no run-of-the-mill job, and has an average base pay between £128,696-£140,074, according to Glassdoor.

One head of cyber security job at trading company Hunter Bond is even offering up to £450,000.

The Treasury’s ad reads: ‘The role will supervise specialist security processes and the provision of device security throughout the organisation.

‘It will be the responsibility for the role holder to assess and facilitate compliance with security procedures in order to safeguard organisational information and technology assets.’

People on social media have been quick to ridicule, with @baroudeurSteve saying ‘he wouldn’t get out of bed’ for the job.

Bryan Kavanagh wrote: ‘They’ve missed a 1 at the beginning.’

If you're already in that kind of work within GCHQ, FO or NCSC then it would be worth applying for the role, doing a couple of years and then moving up the ladder.

[brightondeveloper]

If you're already in that kind of work within GCHQ, FO or NCSC then it would be worth applying for the role, doing a couple of years and then moving up the ladder.

Exactly what I was thinking - would be a good CV piece

[TheDude]

Exactly what I was thinking - would be a good CV piece

Unless we get pwnd by the Chinese or North Koreans - which is more than likely if we are paying peanuts.

[brightondeveloper]

Unless we get pwnd by the Chinese or North Koreans - which is more than likely if we are paying peanuts.

That's probably what they want - a nice scape goat. Just clear that up in the interview, agree a price, job done

[Fraidycat]

£57,000 a year.

It might sound like a lot

It was a lot 25 years ago, when an average house cost 75K.

But in 2023 you will only take home about 1K a month more than a self stacker in Asda who does a bit of extra overtime. (£3500 vs £2500 for the hard working shelf stacker), and that same house is worth over 400K now.