Head of Information Security Jobs in Tyne and Wear

Head of Information Security
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Head of Information Security salary in Tyne and Wear is £61,473 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 96 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information Security 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £60,147 - -
25th Percentile £60,368 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,473 - -
75th Percentile £63,314 - -
90th Percentile £63,976 - -
North East median annual salary £61,473 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 1,273 745 1,020
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.59% 81.15% 95.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,063 460 701
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,000 £22,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,641 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £64,625 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,772 £77,550 £77,500
North East median annual salary £47,500 £47,672 £40,000
% change year-on-year -0.36% +19.18% -8.83%

Head of Information Security Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Head of Information 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring Head of Information Security in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching

Head of Information Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) NIST