Principal Security Consultant Job Trends in the South West

Principal Security Consultant
England > South West

The median Principal Security Consultant salary in the South West is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 December 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 174 - 216
Rank change year-on-year - - +64
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Consultant 4 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.079% - 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.085% - 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £73,250 - -
25th Percentile £74,375 - £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - £80,000
75th Percentile £79,375 - £85,000
90th Percentile £79,750 - -
England median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% - -6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 4,733 4,101 4,209
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.10% 93.74% 95.66%
Number of salaries quoted 3,248 2,296 3,265
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,392 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.41%

Principal Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Principal Security Consultant job vacancy trend in the South West

Principal Security Consultant
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Principal Security Consultant job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Security Consultant job vacancies in the South West

Principal Security Consultant
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Security Consultant within the South West region over the 6 months to 26 December 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
Bristol - 4 £77,500 - 1
Principal Security Consultant
England

Principal Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 26 December 2025, Principal 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 South West region featuring Principal Security Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (50.00%) GRC
1 2 (50.00%) TETRA
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) CISM
2 1 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) ISMS
2 1 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (25.00%) NIST
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) SAP CAF

Principal Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 2 (50.00%) TETRA
General
1 1 (25.00%) Electronics
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
1 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (25.00%) Marketing
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) SAP CAF
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) ISMS
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CISM
1 1 (25.00%) CISSP
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
1 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) GRC
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) SAP