Head of IT Security Jobs in the North East

Head of IT Security
England > North East

The median Head of IT Security salary in the North East is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 July 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Security 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 0.064% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.085% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £83,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 - -
75th Percentile £91,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £100,000 £80,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% +21.21%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title 1,178 1,828 835
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 75.80% 95.11% 80.06%
Number of salaries quoted 683 1,422 571
10th Percentile £25,084 £26,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £45,249 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.70% -9.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £52,905 £62,500 £61,473
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% -

Head of IT Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Job postings that featured Head of IT Security in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT Security in the North East

Head of IT Security
Salary Trend in the North East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT Security in the North East.

Salary trend for Head of IT Security in the North East

Head of IT Security Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 17 July 2025, Head of IT 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 North East region featuring Head of IT Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) CGEIT
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture

Head of IT Security Skill Set
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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CGEIT
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST