Security Consultant Jobs in Birmingham

Security Consultant
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Security Consultant salary in Birmingham is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 136 137 186
Rank change year-on-year +1 +49 -59
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 8 5 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.30% 0.25% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.26% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 5 4 6
10th Percentile - £68,250 £40,625
25th Percentile £50,000 £69,375 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £77,500 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year -29.03% +21.57% -8.93%
75th Percentile £60,000 £88,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £76,500 £91,000 £78,125
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £73,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -24.66% +37.74% -24.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,541 1,895 3,055
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.25% 93.49% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 2,078 1,440 2,390
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £69,538 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £82,500 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +7.53%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Consultant in Birmingham

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Security Consultant in Birmingham

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant in Birmingham over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Consultant in Birmingham

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

For the 6 months to 19 April 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 Birmingham region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (75.00%) NIST
3 4 (50.00%) NCSC
3 4 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 4 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (37.50%) Finance
4 3 (37.50%) GRC
4 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
5 2 (25.00%) Google
5 2 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
5 2 (25.00%) IT Strategy
5 2 (25.00%) Creative Thinking
5 2 (25.00%) Innovative Thinking
5 2 (25.00%) Due Diligence
5 2 (25.00%) Technology Strategy
5 2 (25.00%) Operational Technology
5 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
5 2 (25.00%) GCP
5 2 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
5 2 (25.00%) Information Security
5 2 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (25.00%) Azure
5 2 (25.00%) AWS
6 1 (12.50%) Security Architecture
6 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS
6 1 (12.50%) Mobile App
6 1 (12.50%) Penetration Testing
6 1 (12.50%) Local Government
6 1 (12.50%) Cyber Scheme
6 1 (12.50%) CHECK Team Leader

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 2 (25.00%) AWS
1 2 (25.00%) Azure
1 2 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
1 2 (25.00%) GCP
General
1 3 (37.50%) Finance
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Law
2 1 (12.50%) Local Government
2 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Public Speaking
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (12.50%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Android
1 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (25.00%) Creative Thinking
3 2 (25.00%) Due Diligence
3 2 (25.00%) Information Security
3 2 (25.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 2 (25.00%) IT Strategy
3 2 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (25.00%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Cyber Assurance
4 1 (12.50%) Data Protection
4 1 (12.50%) GAP Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Information Security Management
4 1 (12.50%) ISMS
4 1 (12.50%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Red Team
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Security Architecture
4 1 (12.50%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) CHECK Team Leader
1 1 (12.50%) CREST Certified
1 1 (12.50%) Cyber Scheme
1 1 (12.50%) PCI QSA
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (75.00%) NIST
2 4 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (50.00%) NCSC
3 3 (37.50%) GRC
4 1 (12.50%) PCI DSS
4 1 (12.50%) RMADS
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Google
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft