Security Consultant Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Security Consultant
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Security Consultant salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
1 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 24 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 1.38% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.43% - -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile £49,350 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £50,050 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 1,683 440 823
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 95.24% 97.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,334 305 634
10th Percentile £35,000 £25,300 £30,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £31,599 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,968
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £80,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £52,500 £48,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +9.38% +1.05% -5.00%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 1 August 2026, Security 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 24 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (16.67%) Cloud Security
2 4 (16.67%) Risk Management
2 4 (16.67%) Threat Modelling
3 3 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
4 2 (8.33%) Security Cleared
5 1 (4.17%) CISSP
5 1 (4.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (4.17%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (4.17%) DV Cleared
5 1 (4.17%) GDPR
5 1 (4.17%) Identity Access Management
5 1 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (4.17%) Network Security
5 1 (4.17%) NIST
5 1 (4.17%) PCI DSS
5 1 (4.17%) SABSA
5 1 (4.17%) SC Cleared
5 1 (4.17%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (4.17%) Stakeholder Engagement

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.17%) Network Security
General
1 9 (37.50%) Public Sector
2 1 (4.17%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.17%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (16.67%) Cloud Security
2 4 (16.67%) Risk Management
2 4 (16.67%) Threat Modelling
3 3 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (4.17%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (4.17%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (4.17%) Identity Access Management
4 1 (4.17%) SABSA
4 1 (4.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (8.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.17%) CISSP
2 1 (4.17%) DV Cleared
2 1 (4.17%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.17%) GDPR
1 1 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (4.17%) NIST
1 1 (4.17%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (4.17%) Single Sign-On
130 Security Consultant jobs in England