Head of Security Jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne

Head of Security
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Head of Security salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 80 - 76
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 3 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.26% - 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - £110,000
75th Percentile £95,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £62,946 - £110,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 1,145 629 820
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.86% 84.77% 96.24%
Number of salaries quoted 932 389 586
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,492 £25,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £66,137 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,775 £85,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% +5.56%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings that featured Head of Security in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in Newcastle upon Tyne

Head of Security
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Security in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary trend for Head of Security in Newcastle upon Tyne

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 20 June 2024, Head of Security job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) ISMS
1 3 (100.00%) SaaS
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 3 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
1 3 (100.00%) GRC

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) ISMS
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 3 (100.00%) GRC
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) NIST