Head of IT Security Job Trends in the North East

Head of IT Security
England > North East

The median Head of IT Security salary in the North East is £96,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Security 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £85,375 - -
25th Percentile £87,813 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £96,250 - -
75th Percentile £105,313 - -
90th Percentile £108,125 - -
England median annual salary £100,000 £60,000 -
% change year-on-year +66.67% - -

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 808 1,340 567
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.59% 94.57% 88.46%
Number of salaries quoted 511 828 466
10th Percentile £25,087 £24,960 £30,750
25th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £37,586
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £61,810 £63,563
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,368 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

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

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT Security job vacancies in the North East.

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT Security job vacancies in the North East

Head of IT Security
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT Security in the North East over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of IT Security in the North East

Head of IT Security
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 Head of IT Security within the North East region over the 6 months to 18 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
Head of IT Security
England

Head of IT Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 18 September 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 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Detection
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Azure Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (50.00%) AWS Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Management
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Observability
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Application Security

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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) Application Security
2 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Observability
2 1 (50.00%) Platform Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Detection
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) AWS Certification
2 1 (50.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Azure Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CGEIT
2 1 (50.00%) CISA
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) CRISC
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft