Security Consultant Job Trends
Security Consultant
UK
The median Security Consultant salary in the UK is £79,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 323 | 520 | 493 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +197 | -27 | -25 |
| Permanent Security Consultant jobs | 708 | 144 | 273 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.57% | 0.27% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.63% | 0.30% | 0.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 405 | 123 | 149 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £47,500 | £47,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £48,750 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £79,000 | £67,500 | £74,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.04% | -9.40% | -0.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £75,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £85,000 | £97,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £66,250 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.21% | -5.36% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 113,211 | 47,633 | 64,486 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.78% | 89.91% | 94.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,692 | 29,457 | 36,303 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,485 | £35,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,500 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £92,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,500 | £50,055 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.28% | -7.10% | -4.66% |
Security Consultant Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Security Consultant job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Security Consultant Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in the UK.
Security Consultant Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Security Consultant jobs over the 6 months to 14 November 2026.
Security Consultant Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Security Consultant jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 14 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +168 | 614 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 297 |
| UK excluding London | +78 | 435 | £75,000 | +13.21% | 174 |
| Work from Home | +26 | 188 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 172 |
| London | +88 | 177 | £80,000 | +9.59% | 111 |
| North of England | +31 | 143 | £61,467 | -21.95% | 41 |
| South East | +24 | 109 | £70,000 | -24.32% | 45 |
| South West | -68 | 104 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 41 |
| North West | -5 | 74 | £65,000 | -27.78% | 22 |
| North East | - | 45 | £50,000 | - | 6 |
| Midlands | -45 | 33 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 17 |
| East of England | -25 | 29 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -14 | 24 | £50,000 | -35.48% | 13 |
| West Midlands | -41 | 18 | £80,000 | -16.88% | 13 |
| Scotland | +16 | 15 | - | - | 19 |
| East Midlands | -35 | 15 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £71,250 | - | 3 |
Security Consultant Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Security Consultant job ads cited 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 Security Consultant job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 60.2% | 426 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 28.0% | 198 |
| 3 | SC Cleared | 20.2% | 143 |
| 4 | Risk Management | 16.4% | 116 |
| 5 | Cloud Security | 15.3% | 108 |
| 5 | NIST | 15.3% | 108 |
| 7 | Threat Modelling | 13.3% | 94 |
| 8 | CISSP | 12.9% | 91 |
| 9 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 12.1% | 86 |
| 10 | Security Architecture | 11.2% | 79 |
| 11 | AWS | 11.0% | 78 |
| 11 | Information Security | 11.0% | 78 |
| 13 | CISM | 10.0% | 71 |
| 14 | Mentoring | 9.2% | 65 |
| 15 | Azure | 7.8% | 55 |
| 15 | Network Security | 7.8% | 55 |
| 17 | AI | 7.5% | 53 |
| 18 | GRC | 6.6% | 47 |
| 19 | NCSC | 6.5% | 46 |
| 20 | Presales | 6.1% | 43 |
| 21 | GDPR | 5.8% | 41 |
| 21 | Python | 5.8% | 41 |
| 23 | Identity Access Management | 5.6% | 40 |
| 24 | Degree | 5.5% | 39 |
| 25 | Business Development | 5.2% | 37 |
| 26 | AWS Certification | 5.1% | 36 |
| 26 | Roadmaps | 5.1% | 36 |
| 28 | Data Protection | 4.7% | 33 |
| 28 | Incident Response | 4.7% | 33 |
| 30 | Cyber Essentials | 4.5% | 32 |
Security Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity Consultant | 33.5% | 237 |
| 2 | Senior Security Consultant | 19.9% | 141 |
| 3 | Principal Security Consultant | 7.2% | 51 |
| 4 | Security Technical Consultant | 7.1% | 50 |
| 5 | Lead Security Consultant | 6.2% | 44 |
| 6 | Information Security Consultant | 5.4% | 38 |
| 6 | Risk Consultant | 5.4% | 38 |
| 8 | Senior Cybersecurity Consultant | 5.2% | 37 |
| 9 | Cloud Security Consultant | 4.2% | 30 |
| 10 | Governance Consultant | 3.5% | 25 |
| 11 | Senior Technical Consultant | 2.7% | 19 |
| 12 | IT Security Consultant | 2.3% | 16 |
| 13 | Security Penetration Tester | 2.1% | 15 |
| 14 | Sales Consultant | 2.0% | 14 |
| 15 | SC Cleared Technical Consultant | 1.4% | 10 |
| 16 | AWS Consultant | 1.3% | 9 |
| 16 | Network Security Consultant | 1.3% | 9 |
| 16 | Testing Consultant | 1.3% | 9 |
| 19 | Cyber Defence Consultant | 1.1% | 8 |
| 19 | Junior Security Consultant | 1.1% | 8 |