Principal Security Consultant Job Trends in Birmingham

Principal Security Consultant
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Principal Security Consultant salary in Birmingham is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.029% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £73,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - -
75th Percentile £81,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £77,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 3,210 1,207 2,283
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.59% 95.11% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2,517 858 1,678
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,570 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,015 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.48% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,125 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%

Principal Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Security Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Principal Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Principal Security Consultant
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Principal Security Consultant job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Security Consultant job vacancies in Birmingham

Principal Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 13 August 2026, Principal Security Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Principal Security Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) Presales
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust

Principal Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 1 (100.00%) Presales
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft