Cybersecurity Consultant Job Trends in England

Cybersecurity Consultant
UK > England

The median Cybersecurity Consultant salary in England is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 January 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 529 590 614
Rank change year-on-year +61 +24 +206
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Consultant 82 88 65
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.16% 0.18% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.19% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 74 54 47
10th Percentile £45,000 £60,375 £50,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £63,125 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £77,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.90% +6.90% -3.33%
75th Percentile £73,750 £96,688 £87,500
90th Percentile £82,125 £97,250 £103,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £76,250 £70,000
% change year-on-year -11.48% +8.93% -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 47,438 45,157 44,511
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.75% 92.74% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,825 23,798 34,760
10th Percentile £28,675 £33,235 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +2.56% -2.50%

Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancy trend in England

Cybersecurity Consultant
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in England

Cybersecurity Consultant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant in England over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Consultant in England

Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 6 January 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
South West +29 48 £67,500 -10.00% 5
South East +31 12 £40,000 -55.56% 5
London +29 11 £71,000 -13.94% 11
Midlands +19 7 £60,000 -22.58% 2
East Midlands - 4 £52,500 - 1
West Midlands +20 2 £60,000 -22.58% 1
East of England - 2 £65,000 - 2
Cybersecurity Consultant
UK

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 6 January 2026, Cybersecurity 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 England region featuring Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.

1 82 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 50 (60.98%) NIST
3 45 (54.88%) CISSP
4 37 (45.12%) Security Cleared
5 31 (37.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 29 (35.37%) CISM
6 29 (35.37%) Risk Management
7 25 (30.49%) Network Security
8 23 (28.05%) NCSC
9 22 (26.83%) NIST 800
10 21 (25.61%) Information Assurance
10 21 (25.61%) PCI DSS
11 20 (24.39%) JSP 440
12 19 (23.17%) ISMS
12 19 (23.17%) Mentoring
12 19 (23.17%) RMADS
13 18 (21.95%) CESG Certified Professional
13 18 (21.95%) Digital Marketing
13 18 (21.95%) Security Architecture
14 17 (20.73%) Business Intelligence
14 17 (20.73%) CEH
14 17 (20.73%) Information Security
14 17 (20.73%) Programme Management
14 17 (20.73%) SAP
14 17 (20.73%) Security Management
15 16 (19.51%) Active Listening
15 16 (19.51%) CISMP
15 16 (19.51%) CompTIA Security+
15 16 (19.51%) Creative Thinking
15 16 (19.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (19.51%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (1.22%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 11 (13.41%) AWS
2 10 (12.20%) Azure
3 7 (8.54%) GCP
4 1 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.22%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 25 (30.49%) Network Security
2 3 (3.66%) DMZ
2 3 (3.66%) Firewall
3 1 (1.22%) Wireless
3 1 (1.22%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 1 (1.22%) Burp Suite
1 1 (1.22%) Metasploit
General
1 30 (36.59%) Public Sector
2 20 (24.39%) Telecoms
3 19 (23.17%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (21.95%) Finance
4 18 (21.95%) Marketing
5 17 (20.73%) Electronics
5 17 (20.73%) Manufacturing
6 14 (17.07%) Social Skills
7 6 (7.32%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (6.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (4.88%) Military
10 3 (3.66%) Cyber-Physical System
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.22%) ModSecurity
1 1 (1.22%) PyTorch
1 1 (1.22%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 20 (24.39%) Management Information System
2 19 (23.17%) Analytical Mindset
3 16 (19.51%) CESG
4 11 (13.41%) Security Posture
5 6 (7.32%) PKI
6 5 (6.10%) Operational Technology
7 3 (3.66%) Blog
7 3 (3.66%) Cloud Native
7 3 (3.66%) Cloud Security Posture
7 3 (3.66%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 3 (3.66%) Smart City
8 1 (1.22%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (1.22%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.22%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.22%) Mobile Computing
8 1 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.22%) Android
1 1 (1.22%) Apple iOS
1 1 (1.22%) Linux
1 1 (1.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 29 (35.37%) Risk Management
3 21 (25.61%) Information Assurance
4 19 (23.17%) ISMS
4 19 (23.17%) Mentoring
5 18 (21.95%) Digital Marketing
5 18 (21.95%) Security Architecture
6 17 (20.73%) Business Intelligence
6 17 (20.73%) Information Security
6 17 (20.73%) Programme Management
6 17 (20.73%) Security Management
7 16 (19.51%) Active Listening
7 16 (19.51%) Creative Thinking
7 16 (19.51%) Information Security Management
7 16 (19.51%) Innovative Thinking
7 16 (19.51%) Matrix Organization
7 16 (19.51%) Vulnerability Management
8 12 (14.63%) Penetration Testing
9 9 (10.98%) Agile
10 8 (9.76%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 45 (54.88%) CISSP
2 37 (45.12%) Security Cleared
3 29 (35.37%) CISM
4 18 (21.95%) CESG Certified Professional
5 17 (20.73%) CEH
6 16 (19.51%) CISMP
6 16 (19.51%) CompTIA Security+
6 16 (19.51%) IISP
7 15 (18.29%) SC Cleared
8 12 (14.63%) DV Cleared
9 5 (6.10%) CRISC
10 3 (3.66%) CHECK Team Member
11 2 (2.44%) CISA
11 2 (2.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 2 (2.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 1 (1.22%) CREST Certified
12 1 (1.22%) GPEN
12 1 (1.22%) ISACA
12 1 (1.22%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (60.98%) NIST
2 31 (37.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (28.05%) NCSC
4 22 (26.83%) NIST 800
5 21 (25.61%) PCI DSS
6 20 (24.39%) JSP 440
7 19 (23.17%) RMADS
8 16 (19.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 14 (17.07%) GRC
10 6 (7.32%) GDPR
11 4 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (1.22%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (1.22%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.22%) Nessus
1 1 (1.22%) Nmap
1 1 (1.22%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 17 (20.73%) SAP
2 1 (1.22%) Extreme Networks
2 1 (1.22%) Fortinet
2 1 (1.22%) Netskope
2 1 (1.22%) Qualys
2 1 (1.22%) Rapid7
2 1 (1.22%) VMware