Security Consultant Jobs in Berkshire

Security Consultant
South East > Berkshire

The median Security Consultant salary in Berkshire is £69,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 May 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
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 149 154 184
Rank change year-on-year +5 +30 -19
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 14 42 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.45% 1.32% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 1.43% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 10 31 9
10th Percentile - £66,250 £61,250
25th Percentile £67,000 - £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% - -
75th Percentile £71,000 - £83,750
90th Percentile £73,000 £92,500 £84,250
South East median annual salary £69,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -1.43% +7.69% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 2,947 2,942 3,310
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.43% 92.43% 96.61%
Number of salaries quoted 2,121 1,675 2,145
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured Security Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Security Consultant in Berkshire

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Consultant in Berkshire.

Salary trend for Security Consultant in Berkshire

Security Consultant
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Reading -17 4 - - 3
Wokingham - 1 £70,000 -
Newbury - 1 £75,000 -
Security Consultant
South East

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 2 May 2024, Security Consultant 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 Berkshire region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 13 (92.86%) NIST
2 9 (64.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (64.29%) SC Cleared
2 9 (64.29%) Security Cleared
2 9 (64.29%) Information Assurance
3 8 (57.14%) JSP 440
3 8 (57.14%) RMADS
4 6 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (35.71%) Data Centre
5 5 (35.71%) Information Security
6 4 (28.57%) ITIL
6 4 (28.57%) Information Security Management
6 4 (28.57%) Security Management
6 4 (28.57%) OWASP
6 4 (28.57%) COBIT
6 4 (28.57%) Network Security
6 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
6 4 (28.57%) Identity Access Management
6 4 (28.57%) Conflict Resolution
6 4 (28.57%) Application Security
6 4 (28.57%) GDPR
7 3 (21.43%) Roadmaps
7 3 (21.43%) Management Information System
7 3 (21.43%) Risk Management
8 2 (14.29%) CISSP
8 2 (14.29%) CISM
8 2 (14.29%) Capacity Management
8 2 (14.29%) ISACA
8 2 (14.29%) Project Planning

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 4 (28.57%) Network Security
2 1 (7.14%) Firewall
2 1 (7.14%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 1 (7.14%) Public Sector
1 1 (7.14%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 5 (35.71%) Data Centre
2 3 (21.43%) Management Information System
3 2 (14.29%) Security Posture
4 1 (7.14%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (64.29%) Information Assurance
2 6 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (35.71%) Information Security
4 4 (28.57%) Application Security
4 4 (28.57%) Conflict Resolution
4 4 (28.57%) Identity Access Management
4 4 (28.57%) Information Security Management
4 4 (28.57%) ITIL
4 4 (28.57%) OWASP
4 4 (28.57%) Security Management
4 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
5 3 (21.43%) Risk Management
5 3 (21.43%) Roadmaps
6 2 (14.29%) Budget Management
6 2 (14.29%) Budgeting
6 2 (14.29%) Capacity Management
6 2 (14.29%) Project Planning
7 1 (7.14%) Business Enablement
7 1 (7.14%) Kalman Filter
Qualifications
1 9 (64.29%) SC Cleared
1 9 (64.29%) Security Cleared
2 2 (14.29%) CISM
2 2 (14.29%) CISSP
2 2 (14.29%) ISACA
3 1 (7.14%) CCSK
3 1 (7.14%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (92.86%) NIST
2 9 (64.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (57.14%) JSP 440
3 8 (57.14%) RMADS
4 4 (28.57%) COBIT
4 4 (28.57%) GDPR
5 1 (7.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework