Security Consultant Jobs in London

Security Consultant
England > London

The median Security Consultant salary in London is £77,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 387 431 631
Rank change year-on-year +44 +200 -178
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 109 229 240
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.46% 0.63% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% 0.67% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 82 189 205
10th Percentile £53,000 £52,500 £50,500
25th Percentile £67,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £70,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% -12.50% +18.52%
75th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £97,250 £95,000 £93,750
England median annual salary £68,750 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -1.79% -3.45% +11.54%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,145 34,385 62,833
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.12% 95.08% 96.35%
Number of salaries quoted 16,692 25,122 34,959
10th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Consultant in London

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Security Consultant in London

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant in London over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Consultant in London

Security Consultant
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the London region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
Central London +27 5 £65,000 -10.34%
Security Consultant
England

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 24 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 London region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 70 (64.22%) Cybersecurity
2 47 (43.12%) Security Cleared
3 34 (31.19%) Information Security
4 32 (29.36%) SIEM
5 30 (27.52%) NIST
6 29 (26.61%) Security Architecture
6 29 (26.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 26 (23.85%) Operational Technology
8 25 (22.94%) Network Security
8 25 (22.94%) DV Cleared
9 20 (18.35%) SC Cleared
10 19 (17.43%) Security Operations
11 17 (15.60%) CISSP
11 17 (15.60%) Analytics
11 17 (15.60%) Public Sector
12 16 (14.68%) Data Analytics
12 16 (14.68%) Vulnerability Management
12 16 (14.68%) Agile
13 15 (13.76%) Tripwire
13 15 (13.76%) Military
13 15 (13.76%) vSphere
13 15 (13.76%) SolarWinds
13 15 (13.76%) Incident Management
13 15 (13.76%) Tanium
13 15 (13.76%) Social Skills
13 15 (13.76%) Security Operations Centre
13 15 (13.76%) Cyber Defence
13 15 (13.76%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 15 (13.76%) Elastic Stack
14 14 (12.84%) Cyberattack

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.92%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (0.92%) SPSS
Cloud Services
1 4 (3.67%) Azure
2 3 (2.75%) AWS
3 2 (1.83%) IaaS
3 2 (1.83%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (0.92%) Dropbox
4 1 (0.92%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.92%) GCP
4 1 (0.92%) Google Analytics
4 1 (0.92%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.92%) PaaS
4 1 (0.92%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (22.94%) Network Security
2 12 (11.01%) Firewall
3 5 (4.59%) DNS
4 4 (3.67%) SD-WAN
4 4 (3.67%) WAN
4 4 (3.67%) Wireless
5 3 (2.75%) LAN
5 3 (2.75%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.83%) 5G
6 2 (1.83%) Cisco ASA
6 2 (1.83%) Cisco Firepower
6 2 (1.83%) Cisco ISE
6 2 (1.83%) Internet
6 2 (1.83%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.92%) Big Data
1 1 (0.92%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 4 (3.67%) Burp Suite
2 3 (2.75%) Metasploit
General
1 17 (15.60%) Public Sector
2 15 (13.76%) Military
2 15 (13.76%) Social Skills
3 6 (5.50%) Marketing
4 5 (4.59%) Telecoms
5 4 (3.67%) Finance
5 4 (3.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (3.67%) Law
5 4 (3.67%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (2.75%) Manufacturing
6 3 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (2.75%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (1.83%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.83%) Police
8 1 (0.92%) Advertising
8 1 (0.92%) Agriculture
8 1 (0.92%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (13.76%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 26 (23.85%) Operational Technology
2 15 (13.76%) Cyber Defence
2 15 (13.76%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 15 (13.76%) Security Operations Centre
3 14 (12.84%) Cyberattack
4 11 (10.09%) PKI
5 5 (4.59%) IoT
6 4 (3.67%) Management Information System
6 4 (3.67%) Security Posture
7 3 (2.75%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.83%) SCADA
8 2 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.92%) Cybercrime
9 1 (0.92%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.92%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.92%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.75%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (64.22%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (31.19%) Information Security
3 32 (29.36%) SIEM
4 29 (26.61%) Security Architecture
5 19 (17.43%) Security Operations
6 17 (15.60%) Analytics
7 16 (14.68%) Agile
7 16 (14.68%) Data Analytics
7 16 (14.68%) Vulnerability Management
8 15 (13.76%) Incident Management
9 14 (12.84%) SABSA
10 12 (11.01%) TOGAF
11 11 (10.09%) Cryptography
11 11 (10.09%) Identity Management
11 11 (10.09%) Security Testing
11 11 (10.09%) Vulnerability Scanning
12 9 (8.26%) Enterprise Architecture
12 9 (8.26%) GAP Analysis
12 9 (8.26%) Penetration Testing
12 9 (8.26%) Presales
Qualifications
1 47 (43.12%) Security Cleared
2 25 (22.94%) DV Cleared
3 20 (18.35%) SC Cleared
4 17 (15.60%) CISSP
5 14 (12.84%) CISM
6 12 (11.01%) CREST Certified
7 11 (10.09%) Degree
8 10 (9.17%) Master's Degree
9 9 (8.26%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (7.34%) CRISC
11 6 (5.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 5 (4.59%) CCSP
12 5 (4.59%) CISA
13 4 (3.67%) CEH
13 4 (3.67%) CompTIA Security+
13 4 (3.67%) Cyber Scheme
14 3 (2.75%) CESG Certified Professional
14 3 (2.75%) CISMP
14 3 (2.75%) OSCE
14 3 (2.75%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (27.52%) NIST
2 29 (26.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (11.01%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 8 (7.34%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (6.42%) GRC
6 4 (3.67%) ISO 9001
7 2 (1.83%) GDPR
7 2 (1.83%) ISO 22301
7 2 (1.83%) NCSC
7 2 (1.83%) NIST 800
7 2 (1.83%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.92%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.92%) SOC 2
System Software
1 15 (13.76%) vSphere
2 1 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (2.75%) Nessus
1 3 (2.75%) Nmap
Vendors
1 15 (13.76%) SolarWinds
1 15 (13.76%) Tanium
1 15 (13.76%) Tripwire
2 6 (5.50%) Cisco
3 5 (4.59%) Fortinet
4 4 (3.67%) Aruba
5 3 (2.75%) Meraki
5 3 (2.75%) Qualys
6 2 (1.83%) Microsoft
6 2 (1.83%) Palo Alto
6 2 (1.83%) Splunk
7 1 (0.92%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.92%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.92%) F5
7 1 (0.92%) Google
7 1 (0.92%) HP
7 1 (0.92%) Juniper
7 1 (0.92%) VMware