Head of Security Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Head of Security
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Head of Security salary in Tyne and Wear is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 76 -
Rank change year-on-year +18 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 1 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 0.15% 0.48% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.49% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £60,295 -
25th Percentile £100,000 £60,736 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £62,946 -
Median % change year-on-year +66.81% - -
75th Percentile £110,000 £79,709 -
90th Percentile - £88,884 -
North East median annual salary £96,250 £62,946 -
% change year-on-year +52.91% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 593 1,017 423
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.80% 96.86% 89.81%
Number of salaries quoted 402 636 350
10th Percentile £25,087 £25,004 £30,975
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £38,627
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -14.29% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £61,250 £67,063
90th Percentile £73,625 £80,000 £77,500
North East median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +2.04%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Job postings that featured Head of Security in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Security in Tyne and Wear

Head of Security
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for Head of Security job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Security job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

Head of Security
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Security within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 16 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
Newcastle upon Tyne +11 1 £105,000 +16.67% 3
Head of Security
North East

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, Head of 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 Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials

Head of 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft