Cyber security professionals salary in North East
Full-time average annual pay in North East
Data not disclosed
2025 · high suppression
Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of cyber security professionals earn £42,704–£73,083. See full methodology →
Skilled Worker visa minimum
£48,500
Employment patterns
- 96.3% of Cyber security professionals work full-time
- 5% are self-employed
- 99.2% of employees have permanent contracts
How Cyber security professionals pay varies by region
South West is the highest-paying region for cyber security professionals at £73,291 — 34% above the UK median. East Midlands is lowest at £30,139.
UK median £54,816
| Region | Median payUK median £54,816 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West | £73,291 | £73,291 | £75,393 | +34% |
| London | £59,590 | £59,590 | £68,072 | +9% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £54,864 | £54,864 | £60,410 | ±0% |
| North West | £51,954 | £51,954 | £52,369 | -5% |
| Scotland | £51,802 | £51,802 | £50,776 | -5% |
| East of England | £50,328 | £50,328 | £55,854 | -8% |
| North East (current region) | £45,267 | £45,267 | £43,861 | -17% |
| West Midlands | £42,582 | £42,582 | £46,225 | -22% |
| South East | £37,478 | £37,478 | £41,699 | -32% |
| Wales | £33,646 | £33,646 | £32,453 | -39% |
| East Midlands | £30,139 | £30,139 | £33,154 | -45% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| South West £73,291 | £73,291Mean £75,393 | +34% |
| London £59,590 | £59,590Mean £68,072 | +9% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £54,864 | £54,864Mean £60,410 | ±0% |
| North West £51,954 | £51,954Mean £52,369 | -5% |
| Scotland £51,802 | £51,802Mean £50,776 | -5% |
| East of England £50,328 | £50,328Mean £55,854 | -8% |
| North East (current region) £45,267 | £45,267Mean £43,861 | -17% |
| West Midlands £42,582 | £42,582Mean £46,225 | -22% |
| South East £37,478 | £37,478Mean £41,699 | -32% |
| Wales £33,646 | £33,646Mean £32,453 | -39% |
| East Midlands £30,139 | £30,139Mean £33,154 | -45% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£54,816); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
How cyber security professionals pay in North East has changed over time
Median annual pay for cyber security professionals in North East by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.
North East median
UK median
▪ UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
How the figures are sourced
Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)
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