Security Specialist Jobs in the North East

Security Specialist
England > North East

The median Security Specialist salary in the North East is £45,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 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 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 - 108
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 0.25% - 0.079%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% - 0.100%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £33,225 - -
25th Percentile £37,688 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,750 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.29%
75th Percentile £53,188 - -
90th Percentile £57,275 - -
England median annual salary £68,750 £50,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +36.14% -22.31% -

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 723 1,799 1,005
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.06% 95.74% 79.89%
Number of salaries quoted 395 1,445 595
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,500 £30,650
25th Percentile £26,500 £35,500 £37,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,672
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -0.36% +19.18%
75th Percentile £65,927 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £77,800 £75,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £56,800 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.17% -12.83% +1.33%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in the North East

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in the North East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in the North East.

Salary trend for Security Specialist in the North East

Security Specialist
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Specialist in the North East over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Specialist in the North East

Security Specialist
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 Security Specialist within the North East region over the 6 months to 17 May 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 - 2 £45,750 - 1
Security Specialist
England

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Security Specialist 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 Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) MCSD
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) MCSE
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) CCNP
1 1 (50.00%) CCNA
1 1 (50.00%) CCDA
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security
1 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (50.00%) CCTV
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service

Security Specialist 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CCTV
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security
1 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CCDA
1 1 (50.00%) CCNA
1 1 (50.00%) CCNP
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (50.00%) MCSD
1 1 (50.00%) MCSE
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft