Security Consultant Jobs in Edinburgh

Security Consultant
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Security Consultant salary in Edinburgh is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 108 138 123
Rank change year-on-year +30 -15 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 8 15 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.52% 0.70% 1.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.73% 1.41%
Number of salaries quoted 3 9 23
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £62,500 £80,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -17.65% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £80,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £69,000 £105,000 -
Scotland median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% -17.65% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 1,474 2,053 2,262
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.90% 95.53% 97.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,040 1,209 1,406
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £33,488
25th Percentile £45,938 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £72,433 £77,715 £68,750
90th Percentile £91,934 £90,000 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured Security Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Security Consultant in Edinburgh

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Consultant in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for Security Consultant in Edinburgh

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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 across the Edinburgh region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) GDPR
2 5 (62.50%) Customer Requirements
2 5 (62.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (62.50%) NCSC
2 5 (62.50%) NIST
2 5 (62.50%) OWASP
2 5 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (37.50%) Information Security
4 2 (25.00%) Security Testing
5 1 (12.50%) E-Commerce
5 1 (12.50%) SOC 2
5 1 (12.50%) Fintech
5 1 (12.50%) Data Protection
5 1 (12.50%) PCI DSS

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Customer Requirements
1 5 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (62.50%) OWASP
2 3 (37.50%) Information Security
3 2 (25.00%) Security Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Data Protection
4 1 (12.50%) E-Commerce
4 1 (12.50%) Fintech
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (75.00%) GDPR
2 5 (62.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (62.50%) NCSC
2 5 (62.50%) NIST
3 1 (12.50%) PCI DSS
3 1 (12.50%) SOC 2