Security Consultant Job Trends in Durham

Security Consultant
North East > Durham

The median Security Consultant salary in Durham is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 October 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 0.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £82,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
75th Percentile £87,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title 462 192 243
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.53% 75.89% 85.87%
Number of salaries quoted 277 93 130
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £22,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £27,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £50,000 £64,688
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,792 £79,225
North East median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% - -10.00%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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 Durham.

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Durham

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Durham.

Salary distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Durham

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 9 October 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 Durham region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 1 (100.00%) Presales
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (100.00%) Presales
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800