IT Security Consultant
UK
The median IT Security Consultant salary in the UK 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 | 901 | 958 | 1185 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +57 | +227 | -298 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Consultant | 7 | 40 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.007% | 0.038% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.008% | 0.041% | 0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 21 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,500 | - | £53,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £54,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £70,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.43% | +16.67% | +17.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £76,250 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,500 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £72,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.14% | +20.83% | +26.32% |
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 | 91,989 | 97,583 | 147,027 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.61% | 96.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,379 | 61,119 | 85,881 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
IT Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Security Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Security Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Security Consultant.
IT Security Consultant
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Security Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 | +120 | 7 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 7 | £55,000 | -24.14% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +87 | 6 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 3 |
| North of England | - | 4 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | - | 4 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
| South East | +2 | 2 | £60,000 | -17.24% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 1 | £55,000 | - | |
| Midlands | +14 | 1 | £55,000 | - |
IT Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, IT 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 IT Security Consultant in the job title.
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IT 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: