Security Consultant Job Trends
Security Consultant
UK
The median Security Consultant salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 344 | 559 | 492 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +215 | -67 | -85 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant | 635 | 118 | 283 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.53% | 0.24% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 0.27% | 0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 376 | 98 | 156 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | - | £48,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £47,500 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £61,250 | £74,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.45% | -18.06% | +6.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £77,500 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £90,375 | £97,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -14.29% | - |
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 110,560 | 43,931 | 66,554 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.36% | 89.93% | 95.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,960 | 25,802 | 38,157 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,188 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,500 | £53,000 | £56,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.38% | -5.36% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,750 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.22% | -8.50% | -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 Salary Trend
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 17 October 2026.
Security Consultant Top 17 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 17 October 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 | +183 | 546 | £76,250 | +20.22% | 274 |
| UK excluding London | +78 | 381 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 152 |
| Work from Home | +32 | 177 | £75,000 | +42.86% | 184 |
| London | +83 | 169 | £80,000 | +7.74% | 108 |
| North of England | +49 | 126 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 36 |
| South West | -50 | 93 | £75,000 | +42.86% | 29 |
| South East | 0 | 70 | £70,000 | -24.32% | 46 |
| North West | +26 | 68 | £70,000 | -22.22% | 15 |
| Midlands | -18 | 47 | £70,000 | -15.15% | 14 |
| North East | - | 35 | £50,000 | - | 10 |
| East of England | -4 | 26 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 11 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 26 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -20 | 23 | £50,000 | -37.50% | 11 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 21 | £80,000 | -25.58% | 12 |
| Scotland | +16 | 13 | - | - | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £42,500 | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
Security Consultant Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 61.3% | 389 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 28.7% | 182 |
| 3 | SC Cleared | 19.7% | 125 |
| 4 | Risk Management | 16.4% | 104 |
| 5 | NIST | 15.7% | 100 |
| 6 | Cloud Security | 15.0% | 95 |
| 7 | CISSP | 12.9% | 82 |
| 7 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 12.9% | 82 |
| 7 | Threat Modelling | 12.9% | 82 |
| 10 | Security Architecture | 11.7% | 74 |
| 11 | AWS | 10.9% | 69 |
| 12 | Information Security | 10.6% | 67 |
| 13 | CISM | 10.4% | 66 |
| 14 | Mentoring | 9.3% | 59 |
| 15 | Network Security | 7.7% | 49 |
| 16 | GRC | 7.2% | 46 |
| 17 | AI | 6.8% | 43 |
| 18 | Azure | 6.6% | 42 |
| 19 | GDPR | 6.1% | 39 |
| 20 | NCSC | 6.0% | 38 |
| 21 | Degree | 5.5% | 35 |
| 21 | DV Cleared | 5.5% | 35 |
| 23 | Identity Access Management | 5.4% | 34 |
| 24 | Presales | 5.0% | 32 |
| 25 | AWS Certification | 4.9% | 31 |
| 25 | Business Development | 4.9% | 31 |
| 25 | Data Protection | 4.9% | 31 |
| 28 | CRISC | 4.7% | 30 |
| 28 | Incident Response | 4.7% | 30 |
| 30 | Agile | 4.6% | 29 |
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 | 35.4% | 225 |
| 2 | Senior Security Consultant | 18.1% | 115 |
| 3 | Security Technical Consultant | 10.1% | 64 |
| 4 | Lead Security Consultant | 6.5% | 41 |
| 4 | Principal Security Consultant | 6.5% | 41 |
| 6 | Risk Consultant | 6.1% | 39 |
| 7 | Information Security Consultant | 5.0% | 32 |
| 8 | Cloud Security Consultant | 3.8% | 24 |
| 9 | Senior Cybersecurity Consultant | 3.6% | 23 |
| 10 | Governance Consultant | 3.1% | 20 |
| 11 | Senior Technical Consultant | 3.0% | 19 |
| 12 | Cyber Defence Consultant | 2.8% | 18 |
| 13 | Sales Consultant | 2.2% | 14 |
| 13 | SC Cleared Technical Consultant | 2.2% | 14 |
| 15 | Security Penetration Tester | 1.9% | 12 |
| 16 | Junior Security Consultant | 1.7% | 11 |
| 17 | AWS Consultant | 1.4% | 9 |
| 17 | Network Security Consultant | 1.4% | 9 |
| 19 | Junior Technical Consultant | 1.1% | 7 |
| 19 | Security Engineer | 1.1% | 7 |