Senior Security Consultant Job Trends in Portsmouth

Senior Security Consultant
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Senior Security Consultant salary in Portsmouth is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
13 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - 58
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Security Consultant 3 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.62% - 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% - 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile £64,000 - -
25th Percentile £66,250 - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £65,000
75th Percentile - - £72,500
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £70,000 - £65,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 477 244 602
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.55% 94.21% 94.65%
Number of salaries quoted 339 119 511
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £44,125 £40,125 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.99% +20.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -6.54%

Senior Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Senior Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Senior Security Consultant
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Consultant job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Consultant job vacancies in Portsmouth

Senior Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 13 June 2026, Senior 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 Portsmouth region featuring Senior Security Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (33.33%) Application Security
2 1 (33.33%) CCSP
2 1 (33.33%) CESG Certified Professional
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (33.33%) CISM
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 1 (33.33%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (33.33%) CRISC
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) GIAC
2 1 (33.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) NCSC
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

Senior Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Application Security
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 1 (33.33%) CCSP
1 1 (33.33%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (33.33%) CISM
1 1 (33.33%) CISSP
1 1 (33.33%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (33.33%) CRISC
1 1 (33.33%) GIAC
1 1 (33.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NCSC
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