Security Consultant Jobs in Reading

Security Consultant
Berkshire > Reading

The median Security Consultant salary in Reading is £78,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 119 93
Rank change year-on-year +55 -26 +37
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 2 4 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 0.39% 0.23% 2.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.24% 2.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 26
10th Percentile £73,125 - £63,750
25th Percentile £74,063 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,750 - £70,000
75th Percentile £84,063 - -
90th Percentile £85,375 - -
Berkshire median annual salary £78,750 £69,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +14.13% -1.43% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 426 1,647 1,461
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.72% 94.82% 93.65%
Number of salaries quoted 234 1,030 776
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,125 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,550 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.18% -12.42% -
75th Percentile £81,875 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £89,625 £80,000 £92,500
Berkshire median annual salary £57,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.57% -12.50% +4.35%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Consultant in Reading

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Security Consultant in Reading

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 21 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 Reading region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) CESG
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) SAP GRC
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Security
1 1 (50.00%) SAP BPC
1 1 (50.00%) IAG
1 1 (50.00%) SAP HANA
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Fiori
1 1 (50.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (50.00%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (50.00%) SAP
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP

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

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) SAP BPC
1 1 (50.00%) SAP GRC
1 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) SAP HANA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CESG
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Security
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP