Security Consultant Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Security Consultant
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Security Consultant salary in Cambridgeshire is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.43% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 1,556 588 1,514
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.99% 93.78% 93.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,116 395 1,160
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,950
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £36,468
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,750 £72,000 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £48,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +1.05% -12.04%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Security Consultant
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 13 July 2026. 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
Peterborough - 4 £80,000 - 1
Security Consultant
East of England

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 13 July 2026, 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Biometrics
1 4 (57.14%) Business Development
2 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (14.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (14.29%) AWS
3 1 (14.29%) Azure
3 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (14.29%) CISM
3 1 (14.29%) CISSP
3 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) GDPR
3 1 (14.29%) GRC
3 1 (14.29%) ISMS
3 1 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (14.29%) JSP 440
3 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
3 1 (14.29%) NIST
3 1 (14.29%) PCI DSS
3 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
3 1 (14.29%) Security Architecture
3 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Thought Leadership
3 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Remediation
3 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 (14.29%) AWS
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
General
1 4 (57.14%) Manufacturing
2 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Biometrics
1 4 (57.14%) Business Development
2 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (14.29%) ISMS
3 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
3 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
3 1 (14.29%) Security Architecture
3 1 (14.29%) Thought Leadership
3 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Remediation
3 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (14.29%) CISM
1 1 (14.29%) CISSP
1 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) GDPR
1 1 (14.29%) GRC
1 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (14.29%) JSP 440
1 1 (14.29%) NIST
1 1 (14.29%) PCI DSS