Cybersecurity Consultant Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Cybersecurity Consultant
South West > Gloucestershire

The median Cybersecurity Consultant salary in Gloucestershire is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 November 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 - 97
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Consultant 20 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire 3.64% - 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.88% - 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 20 0 3
10th Percentile - - £77,750
25th Percentile £63,750 - £80,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - £87,500
75th Percentile £71,250 - £103,125
90th Percentile £82,500 - £110,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £91,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -45.36% +35.56% -3.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 515 909 839
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 97.01% 94.48%
Number of salaries quoted 373 466 508
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £29,440
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +5.77%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,313 £70,481
90th Percentile £87,250 £82,500 £80,225
South West median annual salary £45,000 £51,349 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.36% -2.19% +5.00%

Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Cybersecurity Consultant
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in Gloucestershire.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in Gloucestershire

Cybersecurity Consultant
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Consultant in Gloucestershire

Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 8 November 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
Cheltenham - 1 £70,000 - 3
Cybersecurity Consultant
South West

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

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.

1 20 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (95.00%) Information Assurance
2 19 (95.00%) RMADS
3 16 (80.00%) Active Listening
3 16 (80.00%) CESG Certified Professional
3 16 (80.00%) CISM
3 16 (80.00%) CISMP
3 16 (80.00%) CISSP
3 16 (80.00%) Creative Thinking
3 16 (80.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 16 (80.00%) IIS
3 16 (80.00%) IISP
3 16 (80.00%) Information Security
3 16 (80.00%) Information Security Management
3 16 (80.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 16 (80.00%) ISMS
3 16 (80.00%) JSP 440
3 16 (80.00%) Matrix Organization
3 16 (80.00%) NCSC
3 16 (80.00%) NIST
3 16 (80.00%) NIST 800
3 16 (80.00%) Risk Management
3 16 (80.00%) Security Management
4 4 (20.00%) SC Cleared
4 4 (20.00%) Security Cleared
5 3 (15.00%) Agile
5 3 (15.00%) Business Development
5 3 (15.00%) Cloud Security
5 3 (15.00%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (15.00%) Cryptography

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 (80.00%) IIS
General
1 3 (15.00%) Military
1 3 (15.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (5.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 19 (95.00%) Management Information System
2 16 (80.00%) CESG
3 3 (15.00%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (95.00%) Information Assurance
3 16 (80.00%) Active Listening
3 16 (80.00%) Creative Thinking
3 16 (80.00%) Information Security
3 16 (80.00%) Information Security Management
3 16 (80.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 16 (80.00%) ISMS
3 16 (80.00%) Matrix Organization
3 16 (80.00%) Risk Management
3 16 (80.00%) Security Management
4 3 (15.00%) Agile
4 3 (15.00%) Cloud Security
4 3 (15.00%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (15.00%) Cryptography
4 3 (15.00%) Incident Response
4 3 (15.00%) MODAF
4 3 (15.00%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (15.00%) Technical Leadership
4 3 (15.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 16 (80.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 16 (80.00%) CISM
1 16 (80.00%) CISMP
1 16 (80.00%) CISSP
1 16 (80.00%) IISP
2 4 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 3 (15.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (95.00%) RMADS
2 16 (80.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 16 (80.00%) JSP 440
2 16 (80.00%) NCSC
2 16 (80.00%) NIST
2 16 (80.00%) NIST 800