The Security Leadership Research Institute (SLRI), part of the Security Executive Council (SEC), has released the results of its 2021 Corporate Security Organisational Structure, Cost of Services and Staffing Benchmark.
A few highlights of the new benchmark include:
- 41% of respondents operated at the Director level
- Average security budget reported was US$ 13,254,850
- On average, respondents reported one security employee, for every 93 employees
Results on SLRI's new benchmark
Security leaders have used the budget, title and reporting data, provided by this benchmark, to avoid budget reductions
Security leaders have used the budget, title and reporting data, provided by this benchmark, to avoid budget reductions and secure job title changes, so as to better reflect their level of responsibility.
The 2021 Corporate Security Organisational Structure, Cost of Services and Staffing Benchmark results include more detailed data breakdown and more comparison data than previous versions of the benchmark.
The full report includes:
- Report-to level by organisation revenue
- Domains managed compared to security budget
- Report-to function vs. reporting level
- Budget by square footage
- Budget as a percentage of revenue
- Budget by sites covered
- Budget per employee
- Uniformed security vs organisational employees
- Personnel cost as a percentage of budget
Responses and respondents vetted for data accuracy
The report also details security’s responsibility and accountability by programme (e.g., supply chain security, IT forensic investigation, business continuity, asset protection), broken down by revenue, the number of employees, budget, and more.
The Security Leadership Research Institute (SLRI) carefully vets responses and respondents, in order to ensure a high level of confidence in the reliability and accuracy of benchmark data. No other organisation focuses exclusively on quality, meaningful research specific to the corporate security function.