Security Consultant Job Trends

Security Consultant
UK

The median Security Consultant salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 April 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 429 517 505
Rank change year-on-year +88 -12 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 288 110 388
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.27% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.30% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 218 82 276
10th Percentile £47,125 £55,250 £50,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £92,813 £87,500
90th Percentile £85,300 £112,500 £97,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £77,500 £68,500
% change year-on-year -19.35% +13.14% +1.48%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 74,250 36,762 86,050
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.26% 89.83% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 47,841 23,292 64,576
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,650
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.79% -8.92%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £72,375
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -4.76%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Security Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant over the 6 months to 4 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Consultant in the UK

Security Consultant
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 4 April 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
England +93 257 £65,000 -18.75% 46
UK excluding London +74 192 £62,500 -19.35% 31
South West +59 97 £65,000 - 11
Work from Home +65 84 £60,000 -20.00% 31
London -4 71 £77,250 -9.12% 18
Midlands -15 37 £55,000 -31.25% 4
East Midlands -15 31 £55,000 -32.31% 4
South East -15 21 £65,000 -13.33% 8
North of England -57 19 £60,000 -21.05% 5
North West -18 13 £60,000 -25.00% 4
Scotland -20 12 £93,750 +17.19%
West Midlands -14 6 £65,000 -18.75%
Yorkshire -57 6 £77,500 +29.17% 1
East of England -21 4 £65,000 -5.80%
Wales -27 2 £51,709 +5.31% 3

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 April 2026, 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 featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 181 (62.85%) Cybersecurity
2 128 (44.44%) Security Cleared
3 91 (31.60%) SC Cleared
4 71 (24.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 69 (23.96%) NIST
6 65 (22.57%) DV Cleared
7 58 (20.14%) Risk Management
8 55 (19.10%) CISSP
9 53 (18.40%) CISM
10 47 (16.32%) GRC
11 41 (14.24%) Penetration Testing
12 37 (12.85%) Azure
13 35 (12.15%) AWS
13 35 (12.15%) Cloud Security
14 33 (11.46%) Security Architecture
15 23 (7.99%) ISMS
15 23 (7.99%) Red Team
16 22 (7.64%) Microsoft
17 21 (7.29%) SAP
18 20 (6.94%) Agile
18 20 (6.94%) GCP
18 20 (6.94%) Scrum
19 19 (6.60%) Incident Response
19 19 (6.60%) Information Assurance
19 19 (6.60%) NCSC
20 18 (6.25%) CREST Certified
20 18 (6.25%) Information Security
20 18 (6.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
20 18 (6.25%) Mentoring
20 18 (6.25%) Security Testing

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.69%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 37 (12.85%) Azure
2 35 (12.15%) AWS
3 20 (6.94%) GCP
4 13 (4.51%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.47%) Microsoft Purview
6 6 (2.08%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 3 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (1.04%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (0.69%) AWS CloudTrail
8 2 (0.69%) AWS KMS
8 2 (0.69%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.35%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (0.35%) Azure AKS
9 1 (0.35%) Google Kubernetes Engine
9 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.35%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.35%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.51%) Network Security
2 8 (2.78%) Firewall
3 3 (1.04%) DMZ
4 2 (0.69%) VPN
5 1 (0.35%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.35%) LAN
5 1 (0.35%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.35%) Wireless
5 1 (0.35%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.35%) SAP BW
1 1 (0.35%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (0.35%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.35%) Metasploit
General
1 65 (22.57%) Public Sector
2 53 (18.40%) Social Skills
3 40 (13.89%) Finance
4 22 (7.64%) Telecoms
5 17 (5.90%) Manufacturing
5 17 (5.90%) Marketing
6 16 (5.56%) Electronics
7 13 (4.51%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (2.78%) Law
9 8 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.04%) Banking
10 3 (1.04%) Games
10 3 (1.04%) Military
11 2 (0.69%) Billing
11 2 (0.69%) Cyber-Physical System
11 2 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.69%) Legal
11 2 (0.69%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.56%) SAP CAF
2 2 (0.69%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.35%) .NET
3 1 (0.35%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.35%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 38 (13.19%) Security Posture
2 20 (6.94%) PKI
3 12 (4.17%) Cloud Native
4 10 (3.47%) Blog
4 10 (3.47%) Cyber Defence
5 9 (3.13%) Management Information System
6 8 (2.78%) Hybrid Cloud
6 8 (2.78%) Operational Technology
7 6 (2.08%) Onboarding
8 5 (1.74%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (1.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 4 (1.39%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.69%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.69%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.69%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.69%) Mobile Computing
10 2 (0.69%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.69%) Smart City
10 2 (0.69%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.78%) Linux
1 8 (2.78%) Windows
2 2 (0.69%) Android
2 2 (0.69%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (62.85%) Cybersecurity
2 58 (20.14%) Risk Management
3 41 (14.24%) Penetration Testing
4 35 (12.15%) Cloud Security
5 33 (11.46%) Security Architecture
6 23 (7.99%) ISMS
6 23 (7.99%) Red Team
7 20 (6.94%) Agile
7 20 (6.94%) Scrum
8 19 (6.60%) Incident Response
8 19 (6.60%) Information Assurance
9 18 (6.25%) Information Security
9 18 (6.25%) Mentoring
9 18 (6.25%) Security Testing
10 17 (5.90%) Collaborative Culture
10 17 (5.90%) Digital Marketing
11 16 (5.56%) Business Intelligence
11 16 (5.56%) Programme Management
12 15 (5.21%) AI
12 15 (5.21%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.35%) C
1 1 (0.35%) C#
1 1 (0.35%) C++
1 1 (0.35%) Python
Qualifications
1 128 (44.44%) Security Cleared
2 91 (31.60%) SC Cleared
3 65 (22.57%) DV Cleared
4 55 (19.10%) CISSP
5 53 (18.40%) CISM
6 18 (6.25%) CREST Certified
6 18 (6.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 14 (4.86%) CEH
7 14 (4.86%) OSCP
8 10 (3.47%) CISA
8 10 (3.47%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (3.13%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 8 (2.78%) CHECK Team Member
10 8 (2.78%) Degree
11 7 (2.43%) CCSP
11 7 (2.43%) CESG Certified Professional
12 5 (1.74%) CRISC
12 5 (1.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 3 (1.04%) Azure Certification
13 3 (1.04%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (24.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (23.96%) NIST
3 47 (16.32%) GRC
4 19 (6.60%) NCSC
5 17 (5.90%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (5.56%) PCI DSS
7 11 (3.82%) GDPR
8 7 (2.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (2.43%) NIST 800
9 5 (1.74%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 5 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 5 (1.74%) JSP 440
10 4 (1.39%) QA
10 4 (1.39%) SOC 2
11 3 (1.04%) RMADS
12 1 (0.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 10 (3.47%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.69%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.35%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.35%) Nessus
3 1 (0.35%) Nmap
3 1 (0.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 22 (7.64%) Microsoft
2 21 (7.29%) SAP
3 8 (2.78%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (0.69%) Splunk
5 1 (0.35%) Cisco
5 1 (0.35%) Fortinet
5 1 (0.35%) Google
5 1 (0.35%) Palo Alto
5 1 (0.35%) Qualys