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 19 May 2026.

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

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 438 556 530
Rank change year-on-year +118 -26 -109
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 331 98 370
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.22% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.25% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 244 67 257
10th Percentile £48,646 £55,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £70,673 £59,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £91,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £87,050 £112,500 £97,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £80,000 £68,500
% change year-on-year -25.00% +16.79% -2.14%

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 85,926 39,497 91,995
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.36% 89.64% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 56,850 22,880 67,465
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.66%

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 19 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Consultant in the UK

Security Consultant
Top 16 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 19 May 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 +110 278 £65,000 -18.75% 94
UK excluding London +112 221 £60,000 -25.00% 65
Work from Home +105 95 £55,000 -25.36% 52
South West +31 91 £60,000 -9.43% 24
London -6 68 £80,000 -5.88% 28
Midlands +29 62 £55,000 -31.25% 5
East Midlands +21 49 £55,000 -32.31% 3
South East -1 24 £65,000 -13.33% 14
North of England -16 24 £65,000 -18.75% 19
North West +20 19 £65,000 -18.75% 11
West Midlands -7 13 £100,000 +25.00% 2
Scotland +2 12 £93,750 +21.07% 1
Yorkshire -54 5 - - 5
Wales -30 4 £53,355 +8.66%
East of England - 3 £65,000 - 2
Northern Ireland - 1 £39,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 19 May 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.

1 209 (63.14%) Cybersecurity
2 128 (38.67%) Security Cleared
3 94 (28.40%) SC Cleared
4 67 (20.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 67 (20.24%) NIST
5 56 (16.92%) DV Cleared
6 53 (16.01%) Risk Management
7 50 (15.11%) CISSP
8 49 (14.80%) CISM
9 45 (13.60%) Penetration Testing
10 38 (11.48%) Azure
11 36 (10.88%) AWS
11 36 (10.88%) GRC
12 33 (9.97%) Cloud Security
12 33 (9.97%) Security Architecture
13 28 (8.46%) Red Team
13 28 (8.46%) Security Testing
14 24 (7.25%) Information Security
15 22 (6.65%) Mentoring
15 22 (6.65%) Microsoft
16 21 (6.34%) Cyber Essentials
17 20 (6.04%) Scrum
18 19 (5.74%) CREST Certified
18 19 (5.74%) NCSC
19 18 (5.44%) Agile
19 18 (5.44%) GCP
20 17 (5.14%) PCI DSS
20 17 (5.14%) Threat Intelligence
21 16 (4.83%) CEH
21 16 (4.83%) Incident Response

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 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.60%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.30%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.30%) SAP HCM
2 1 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 38 (11.48%) Azure
2 36 (10.88%) AWS
3 18 (5.44%) GCP
4 11 (3.32%) Entra ID
5 9 (2.72%) Microsoft Purview
6 6 (1.81%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 5 (1.51%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (0.91%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.60%) AWS CloudTrail
9 2 (0.60%) AWS KMS
9 2 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.30%) Amazon EKS
10 1 (0.30%) Azure AKS
10 1 (0.30%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 1 (0.30%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.23%) Firewall
2 13 (3.93%) Network Security
3 5 (1.51%) LAN
4 4 (1.21%) SD-WAN
4 4 (1.21%) WAN
5 2 (0.60%) VPN
6 1 (0.30%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (0.30%) DMZ
6 1 (0.30%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.30%) Wireless
6 1 (0.30%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.30%) SAP BW
1 1 (0.30%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (0.30%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.30%) Metasploit
General
1 65 (19.64%) Public Sector
2 54 (16.31%) Social Skills
3 33 (9.97%) Finance
4 17 (5.14%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (3.02%) Telecoms
6 9 (2.72%) Law
7 8 (2.42%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (2.11%) Manufacturing
9 6 (1.81%) Electronics
9 6 (1.81%) Marketing
10 5 (1.51%) Banking
10 5 (1.51%) Games
10 5 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.60%) Billing
11 2 (0.60%) Legal
11 2 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.30%) Advertising
12 1 (0.30%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.30%) Cyber-Physical System
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.81%) SAP CAF
2 2 (0.60%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.30%) .NET
3 1 (0.30%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.30%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 37 (11.18%) Security Posture
2 23 (6.95%) PKI
3 10 (3.02%) Cloud Native
3 10 (3.02%) Cyber Defence
4 9 (2.72%) Blog
4 9 (2.72%) Operational Technology
5 8 (2.42%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (1.81%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 6 (1.81%) Mobile App
6 6 (1.81%) Onboarding
7 5 (1.51%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.91%) Cloud Security Posture
9 3 (0.91%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.60%) Mobile Computing
10 2 (0.60%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.60%) Social Media
11 1 (0.30%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.30%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.30%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 11 (3.32%) Windows
2 10 (3.02%) Linux
3 6 (1.81%) Android
3 6 (1.81%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (63.14%) Cybersecurity
2 53 (16.01%) Risk Management
3 45 (13.60%) Penetration Testing
4 33 (9.97%) Cloud Security
4 33 (9.97%) Security Architecture
5 28 (8.46%) Red Team
5 28 (8.46%) Security Testing
6 24 (7.25%) Information Security
7 22 (6.65%) Mentoring
8 20 (6.04%) Scrum
9 18 (5.44%) Agile
10 17 (5.14%) Threat Intelligence
11 16 (4.83%) Incident Response
11 16 (4.83%) Information Assurance
11 16 (4.83%) Vulnerability Management
12 14 (4.23%) AI
12 14 (4.23%) Business Strategy
12 14 (4.23%) Problem-Solving
13 13 (3.93%) Offensive Security
13 13 (3.93%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.30%) C
1 1 (0.30%) C#
1 1 (0.30%) C++
1 1 (0.30%) Python
Qualifications
1 128 (38.67%) Security Cleared
2 94 (28.40%) SC Cleared
3 56 (16.92%) DV Cleared
4 50 (15.11%) CISSP
5 49 (14.80%) CISM
6 19 (5.74%) CREST Certified
7 16 (4.83%) CEH
8 15 (4.53%) OSCP
9 13 (3.93%) Cisco Certification
10 12 (3.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 9 (2.72%) CISA
12 8 (2.42%) CESG Certified Professional
12 8 (2.42%) CHECK Team Member
12 8 (2.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 8 (2.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 7 (2.11%) Degree
14 6 (1.81%) CCSP
15 5 (1.51%) CRISC
16 4 (1.21%) DBS Check
16 4 (1.21%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (20.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 67 (20.24%) NIST
2 36 (10.88%) GRC
3 21 (6.34%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (5.74%) NCSC
5 17 (5.14%) PCI DSS
6 11 (3.32%) GDPR
7 10 (3.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (2.42%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 7 (2.11%) JSP 440
9 7 (2.11%) NIST 800
10 4 (1.21%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 4 (1.21%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.91%) QA
12 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.30%) RMADS
12 1 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (3.63%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.30%) IAG
Systems Management
1 5 (1.51%) FortiGate
2 3 (0.91%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.91%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.30%) Nessus
3 1 (0.30%) Nmap
3 1 (0.30%) QRadar
3 1 (0.30%) Terraform
Vendors
1 22 (6.65%) Microsoft
2 11 (3.32%) SAP
3 9 (2.72%) CrowdStrike
4 5 (1.51%) Fortinet
5 3 (0.91%) Splunk
6 2 (0.60%) Google
7 1 (0.30%) Cisco
7 1 (0.30%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.30%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.30%) Qualys