Information Assurance Consultant Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Information Assurance Consultant
UK > UK excluding London

The median Information Assurance Consultant salary in the UK excluding London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 518 - 547
Rank change year-on-year - - +221
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Assurance Consultant 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.002% - 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £57,750
25th Percentile £95,000 - £61,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - £77,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.33%
75th Percentile £105,000 - £84,375
90th Percentile - - £85,500
UK median annual salary £100,000 £100,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year - +29.03% -8.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 37,950 34,527 29,578
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.35% 93.12% 95.27%
Number of salaries quoted 22,994 17,103 22,411
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Information Assurance Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Information Assurance Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Information Assurance Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Information Assurance Consultant
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Information Assurance Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Information Assurance Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Information Assurance Consultant
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance Consultant within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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
North West - 1 £100,000 -
North of England - 1 £100,000 -
Information Assurance Consultant
UK

Information Assurance Consultant Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Information Assurance 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 UK excluding London region featuring Information Assurance Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Information Assurance Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA