We've curated 15 cybersecurity statistics about Staff budget to help you understand how organizations are allocating resources and managing personnel costs in response to evolving cyber threats in 2025.
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A functional department leader, such as a head of SecOps, at a Fortune 500-size company earns an average annual cash compensation of $307,000.
The average annual cash compensation for a functional department leader (such as a head of SecOps) at large security organizations is $247,000.
The average annual cash compensation for a functional department leader (such as a head of SecOps) at a Fortune 500-size company is about 25% higher than for the same role at large security organizations.
15% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to IAM.
11% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to GRC.
6% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to AppSec.
20% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to SecOps.
8% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Incident response.
5% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Threat intel.
6% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Cloud security.
4% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Awareness training.
8% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Leadership & strategic roles.
The average annual cash compensation for a functional department leader (such as a head of SecOps) at a Fortune 500-size company is 40% higher than the average for the same role at midsize security organizations.
8% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Other functions.
9% of the security staff budget for Fortune 500 organizations with 50+ security FTEs is allocated to Network security.