Information Security Consultant
UK
The median Information Security Consultant salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 854 | 906 | 1149 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | +243 | -306 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Consultant | 31 | 80 | 73 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.032% | 0.077% | 0.047% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.033% | 0.084% | 0.049% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 68 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,000 | £53,750 | £47,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £62,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £73,000 | £64,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.66% | +14.06% | +2.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,500 | £95,000 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £66,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.29% | +10.83% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 93,044 | 95,188 | 149,713 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,821 | 59,863 | 85,291 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,750 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.08% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Information Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Information Security Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Information Security Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Consultant.
Information Security Consultant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Consultant over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Information Security Consultant
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 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 |
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| England | +68 | 30 | £55,000 | -24.66% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 24 | £55,000 | -17.29% | 9 |
| North of England | +41 | 18 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +104 | 16 | £52,500 | - | 4 |
| London | +91 | 7 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 6 | £75,000 | - | 7 |
| Midlands | +9 | 3 | £67,500 | -7.53% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 2 | £67,500 | -7.53% | 1 |
| North West | +4 | 2 | £57,500 | - | |
| South East | 0 | 1 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 3 |
| South West | -15 | 1 | £80,000 | +14.29% | |
| Scotland | -53 | 1 | £70,000 | +5.26% | 1 |
Information Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Information 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 featuring Information Security Consultant in the job title.
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Information Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: