Application Security (AppSec)
England > North East
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Application Security skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 74 | 92 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Application Security | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East | 0.11% | 0.14% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.13% | 0.18% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £63,625 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £100,000 | £67,188 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £105,000 | £73,750 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.37% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £110,000 | £79,688 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £82,875 | - |
| England median annual salary | £80,000 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.23% | +3.33% | +7.14% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
North East
Application Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North East.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 754 | 1,113 | 639 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East | 80.13% | 78.99% | 96.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 480 | 662 | 474 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,087 | £26,250 | £30,825 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,235 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £61,250 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £62,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -7.26% | +3.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Job postings citing Application Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.
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Salary Trend in the North East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Application Security.
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Job Locations in the North East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Application Security within the North East region over the 6 months to 17 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyne and Wear | - | 1 | £105,000 | - | 1 |
| Application Security England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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: