Principal Security Consultant Jobs in the UK excluding London

Principal Security Consultant
UK > UK excluding London

The median Principal Security Consultant salary in the UK excluding London is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 31 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
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 772 730 -
Rank change year-on-year -42 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Consultant 4 13 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.005% 0.023% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.026% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 12 0
10th Percentile £64,780 - -
25th Percentile £67,675 £65,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £73,750 -
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 -
90th Percentile £81,500 £92,000 -
UK median annual salary £73,250 £77,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year -5.48% -8.82% +6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 71,665 50,662 70,663
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.96% 88.95% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 50,431 29,528 42,704
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,985
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Principal Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Principal Security Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Security Consultant in the UK excluding London

Principal Security Consultant
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Security Consultant in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Principal Security Consultant in the UK excluding London

Principal Security Consultant
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Security Consultant in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Principal Security Consultant in the UK excluding London

Principal Security Consultant
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Security Consultant within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 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
South East 0 1 £75,000 -11.76%
East of England -5 1 - -
South West -34 1 £80,000 - 1
Scotland - 1 £64,100 -
Principal Security Consultant
UK

Principal Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 31 May 2024, Principal 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 UK excluding London region featuring Principal Security Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) NIST
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Information Assurance
2 3 (75.00%) NCSC
2 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) CISSP
2 3 (75.00%) CISM
3 2 (50.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (25.00%) GRC
4 1 (25.00%) CCSK
4 1 (25.00%) CRISC
4 1 (25.00%) SANS
4 1 (25.00%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (25.00%) GCFE
4 1 (25.00%) NIST 800
4 1 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Digital Twin
4 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
4 1 (25.00%) GREM
4 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 1 (25.00%) Threat Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Threat Modelling
4 1 (25.00%) Cyberattack
4 1 (25.00%) SFIA
4 1 (25.00%) CASP
4 1 (25.00%) CESG Certified Professional

Principal Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (25.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) CESG
1 1 (25.00%) Cyberattack
1 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Information Assurance
3 1 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Cryptography
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Twin
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) SFIA
3 1 (25.00%) Threat Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) CISM
2 3 (75.00%) CISSP
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) CASP
3 1 (25.00%) CCSK
3 1 (25.00%) CESG Certified Professional
3 1 (25.00%) CISA
3 1 (25.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (25.00%) CRISC
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) GCFA
3 1 (25.00%) GCFE
3 1 (25.00%) GCIH
3 1 (25.00%) GREM
3 1 (25.00%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) NIST
2 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (75.00%) NCSC
3 2 (50.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 1 (25.00%) GRC
4 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 1 (25.00%) NIST 800