Principal Security Consultant Job Trends in Bristol

Principal Security Consultant
South West > Bristol

The median Principal Security Consultant salary in Bristol is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 December 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 - 123
Rank change year-on-year - - +34
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Consultant 4 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.20% - 0.061%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - 0.064%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £73,250 - -
25th Percentile £74,375 - £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - £80,000
75th Percentile £79,375 - £85,000
90th Percentile £79,750 - -
South West median annual salary £77,500 - £80,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,869 1,370 1,567
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.66% 94.81% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,343 817 1,305
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,740
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -3.40% +8.23%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,886 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +5.00%

Principal Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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 Bristol.

Principal Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Bristol

Principal Security Consultant
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary distribution trend for Principal Security Consultant job vacancies in Bristol

Principal Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 26 December 2025, 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 Bristol region featuring Principal Security Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (50.00%) GRC
1 2 (50.00%) TETRA
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) CISM
2 1 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) ISMS
2 1 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (25.00%) NIST
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) SAP CAF

Principal Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) TETRA
General
1 1 (25.00%) Electronics
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
1 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (25.00%) Marketing
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) SAP CAF
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) ISMS
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CISM
1 1 (25.00%) CISSP
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
1 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) GRC
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) SAP