Security Advisor Jobs in England

Security Adviser
UK > England

The median Security Adviser salary in England is £51,400 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 658 835 922
Rank change year-on-year +177 +87 +237
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Advisor 18 6 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.036% 0.007% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% 0.007% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 3 6 2
10th Percentile £47,940 £76,250 £47,350
25th Percentile £48,600 £80,625 £50,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,400 £85,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -39.53% +47.83% +3.14%
75th Percentile £53,241 £86,875 £64,000
90th Percentile £53,326 £87,500 £66,850
UK median annual salary £51,400 £85,000 £71,000
% change year-on-year -39.53% +19.72% +27.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 45,035 81,793 81,009
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.97% 94.57% 91.56%
Number of salaries quoted 24,190 60,845 51,652
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Security Advisor
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Advisor in England

Security Advisor
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Advisor in England.

Salary trend for Security Advisor in England

Security Advisor
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Advisor within the England region over the 6 months to 21 May 2025. 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 East - 9 - - 4
London +124 5 - - 1
Midlands - 4 £51,400 - 4
West Midlands - 4 £51,400 - 4
Security Advisor
UK

Security Advisor Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Security Advisor 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 England region featuring Security Advisor in the job title.

1 13 (72.22%) Information Security
2 11 (61.11%) Legal
2 11 (61.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (61.11%) Data Protection
2 11 (61.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 11 (61.11%) Social Skills
2 11 (61.11%) Impact Assessments
3 10 (55.56%) Data Security
4 9 (50.00%) Law
4 9 (50.00%) e-Learning
4 9 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (50.00%) Microsoft
4 9 (50.00%) Adobe
4 9 (50.00%) Acrobat
4 9 (50.00%) Intranet
4 9 (50.00%) Google Workspace
4 9 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (50.00%) PCI DSS
4 9 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
4 9 (50.00%) Retail
4 9 (50.00%) Google
4 9 (50.00%) PERC
4 9 (50.00%) GDPR
4 9 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (50.00%) OneTrust
5 6 (33.33%) Risk Management
6 5 (27.78%) Security Posture
7 4 (22.22%) Information Assurance
7 4 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (22.22%) Internal Audit

Security Advisor Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 9 (50.00%) Acrobat
1 9 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 9 (50.00%) Google Workspace
1 9 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (50.00%) Intranet
General
1 11 (61.11%) Legal
1 11 (61.11%) Social Skills
2 9 (50.00%) Law
2 9 (50.00%) Retail
3 2 (11.11%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 9 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
1 9 (50.00%) e-Learning
2 5 (27.78%) Security Posture
3 2 (11.11%) Management Information System
4 1 (5.56%) CESG
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (72.22%) Information Security
2 11 (61.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 11 (61.11%) Data Protection
2 11 (61.11%) Impact Assessments
3 10 (55.56%) Data Security
4 6 (33.33%) Risk Management
5 4 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (22.22%) Information Assurance
5 4 (22.22%) Internal Audit
6 3 (16.67%) Security Management
7 1 (5.56%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (5.56%) Information Security Management
7 1 (5.56%) Organisational Learning
7 1 (5.56%) Risk Assessment
7 1 (5.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) CISM
2 1 (5.56%) CESG Certified Professional
2 1 (5.56%) CISSP
2 1 (5.56%) CRISC
2 1 (5.56%) ISEB
2 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (61.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (50.00%) GDPR
2 9 (50.00%) PCI DSS
2 9 (50.00%) PERC
3 1 (5.56%) GRC
3 1 (5.56%) NIST
Vendors
1 9 (50.00%) Adobe
1 9 (50.00%) Google
1 9 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 9 (50.00%) OneTrust