Security Consultant Jobs in the North of England

Security Consultant
England > North of England

The median Security Consultant salary in the North of England is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 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
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 306 342 285
Rank change year-on-year +36 -57 +136
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 14 37 152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.12% 0.21% 0.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.22% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 13 30 118
10th Percentile £53,000 £40,000 £58,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £45,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +45.45% -21.43% +16.67%
75th Percentile £90,000 £62,188 -
90th Percentile £91,250 £66,850 -
England median annual salary £80,000 £69,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +15.94% -1.43% -3.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 10,508 16,576 15,393
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.81% 94.91% 89.36%
Number of salaries quoted 5,880 12,833 8,151
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £39,500 £36,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Consultant in the North of England

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Consultant in the North of England.

Salary trend for Security Consultant in the North of England

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant in the North of England over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Consultant in the North of England

Security Consultant
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the North of England region over the 6 months to 10 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
Yorkshire +43 10 £75,996 +38.17% 8
North West +8 4 £80,000 +15.11% 23
Security Consultant
England

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, 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 North of England region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 8 (57.14%) Information Security
1 8 (57.14%) Incident Response
2 7 (50.00%) Risk Register
2 7 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 7 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 7 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 7 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (50.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
2 7 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
2 7 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 7 (50.00%) GDPR
2 7 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 6 (42.86%) Vulnerability Management
4 5 (35.71%) Business Continuity
4 5 (35.71%) Cyberattack
4 5 (35.71%) Security Operations
4 5 (35.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 5 (35.71%) Security Auditing
4 5 (35.71%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (35.71%) Security Testing
4 5 (35.71%) Network Security
4 5 (35.71%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (35.71%) Law
5 4 (28.57%) Migration
5 4 (28.57%) CCSA
5 4 (28.57%) Fortinet
5 4 (28.57%) CheckPoint

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (35.71%) Network Security
2 4 (28.57%) Cisco Firepower
2 4 (28.57%) Firewall
2 4 (28.57%) SD-WAN
2 4 (28.57%) WAN
General
1 5 (35.71%) Law
2 1 (7.14%) Banking
2 1 (7.14%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 7 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (35.71%) Cyberattack
2 5 (35.71%) Data Protection Act
3 3 (21.43%) Management Information System
4 1 (7.14%) Operational Technology
4 1 (7.14%) Private Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Incident Response
1 8 (57.14%) Information Security
2 7 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 7 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 7 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 7 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 7 (50.00%) Risk Register
2 7 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 7 (50.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
3 6 (42.86%) Vulnerability Management
4 5 (35.71%) Business Continuity
4 5 (35.71%) Security Auditing
4 5 (35.71%) Security Operations
4 5 (35.71%) Security Testing
5 4 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (28.57%) Migration
6 3 (21.43%) Risk Management
7 2 (14.29%) Cyber Resilience
7 2 (14.29%) Programme Management
8 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 5 (35.71%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (28.57%) CCNP
2 4 (28.57%) CCSA
3 2 (14.29%) CISSP
4 1 (7.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (7.14%) CCSP
4 1 (7.14%) CEH
4 1 (7.14%) CISM
4 1 (7.14%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 7 (50.00%) GDPR
1 7 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (35.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 1 (7.14%) COBIT
3 1 (7.14%) NIST
3 1 (7.14%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 7 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (28.57%) CheckPoint
2 4 (28.57%) Cisco
2 4 (28.57%) Fortinet
2 4 (28.57%) Palo Alto