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 £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2024.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 81 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information Security 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 0.31% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile £95,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £90,000 - -

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 951 352 741
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.14% 96.97% 96.61%
Number of salaries quoted 517 292 506
10th Percentile £24,960 £29,500 £29,875
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £41,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +22.22%
75th Percentile £65,603 £63,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £76,250 £85,000
North East median annual salary £45,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.00% - +14.29%

Head of Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Information Security in Tyne and Wear

Head of Information 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 Information Security within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 14 November 2024. 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 - 3 £90,000 - 1
Head of Information Security
North East

Head of Information Security Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 14 November 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 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) ISMS
1 3 (100.00%) SaaS
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 3 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
1 3 (100.00%) GRC

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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) ISMS
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 3 (100.00%) GRC
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) NIST