Security Consultant Job Trends

Security Consultant
UK

The median Security Consultant salary in the UK is £64,675 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 445 512 479
Rank change year-on-year +67 -33 +32
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 193 200 238
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.33% 0.36% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.39% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 160 103 186
10th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £52,500
25th Percentile £49,688 £62,500 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,675 £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.16% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £95,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £103,450 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £77,500 £69,000
% change year-on-year -22.58% +12.32% +6.15%

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 53,612 51,163 49,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 93.12% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 32,999 26,912 38,093
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -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 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Consultant in the UK

Security Consultant
Top 14 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 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
England +57 180 £65,000 -18.75% 43
UK excluding London +86 153 £60,000 -22.58% 29
South West +98 107 £64,675 -29.32% 7
Work from Home +97 92 £57,500 -25.81% 20
London +2 27 £71,000 -16.47% 20
Midlands +30 18 £55,000 -29.03% 6
South East +23 14 £60,000 -33.33% 6
East Midlands -4 13 £55,000 -33.33% 2
Scotland -3 6 £46,000 -36.55% 5
North of England -33 5 £77,500 +24.00% 3
West Midlands +22 4 £72,500 -6.45% 4
Yorkshire -52 4 £77,500 +29.17% 1
East of England +28 3 £65,000 -5.80% 2
North West +29 1 £100,000 +17.65% 2

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

For the 6 months to 2 January 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.

1 147 (76.17%) Cybersecurity
2 98 (50.78%) NIST
3 94 (48.70%) Security Cleared
4 89 (46.11%) CISSP
5 79 (40.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 67 (34.72%) CISM
7 64 (33.16%) Risk Management
8 55 (28.50%) GRC
9 52 (26.94%) SC Cleared
10 49 (25.39%) ISMS
11 48 (24.87%) SAP
12 47 (24.35%) Digital Marketing
12 47 (24.35%) Programme Management
13 46 (23.83%) Business Intelligence
14 33 (17.10%) Information Security
15 32 (16.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 30 (15.54%) NCSC
16 30 (15.54%) Network Security
17 27 (13.99%) Mentoring
17 27 (13.99%) PCI DSS
18 26 (13.47%) Collaborative Culture
18 26 (13.47%) DV Cleared
18 26 (13.47%) JSP 440
18 26 (13.47%) NIST 800
19 25 (12.95%) SAP CAF
19 25 (12.95%) Security Management
20 24 (12.44%) Information Assurance
21 23 (11.92%) CEH
22 22 (11.40%) Azure
22 22 (11.40%) Cloud Security

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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (8.29%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (0.52%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 2 (1.04%) SAP GRC
1 2 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 22 (11.40%) Azure
2 21 (10.88%) AWS
3 11 (5.70%) GCP
4 8 (4.15%) Entra ID
4 8 (4.15%) Microsoft Purview
5 5 (2.59%) SaaS
6 4 (2.07%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 3 (1.55%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (0.52%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.52%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.52%) Google Kubernetes Engine
8 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.52%) Nutanix
8 1 (0.52%) OCI
8 1 (0.52%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.52%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 30 (15.54%) Network Security
2 4 (2.07%) Firewall
3 3 (1.55%) DMZ
4 2 (1.04%) TETRA
5 1 (0.52%) Junos
5 1 (0.52%) LAN
5 1 (0.52%) VPN
5 1 (0.52%) WAN
5 1 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.52%) Wireless
5 1 (0.52%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 1 (0.52%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.52%) Metasploit
General
1 68 (35.23%) Public Sector
2 57 (29.53%) Finance
3 49 (25.39%) Telecoms
4 47 (24.35%) Marketing
5 46 (23.83%) Electronics
5 46 (23.83%) Manufacturing
6 43 (22.28%) Social Skills
7 28 (14.51%) Analytical Skills
8 7 (3.63%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (2.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.59%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (2.07%) Law
10 4 (2.07%) Military
11 3 (1.55%) Banking
11 3 (1.55%) Cyber-Physical System
11 3 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.52%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (12.95%) SAP CAF
2 2 (1.04%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.52%) LDAP
3 1 (0.52%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.52%) OAuth
3 1 (0.52%) OpenID
3 1 (0.52%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.52%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.52%) SAML
3 1 (0.52%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 23 (11.92%) Analytical Mindset
1 23 (11.92%) Management Information System
2 19 (9.84%) Security Posture
3 16 (8.29%) CESG
4 10 (5.18%) Cloud Native
5 6 (3.11%) PKI
6 5 (2.59%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (2.59%) Operational Technology
7 4 (2.07%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (1.55%) Blog
8 3 (1.55%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (1.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 3 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.55%) Smart City
9 2 (1.04%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (1.04%) Onboarding
9 2 (1.04%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.52%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.52%) Cyberattack
10 1 (0.52%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.52%) Android
1 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
1 1 (0.52%) Linux
1 1 (0.52%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (76.17%) Cybersecurity
2 64 (33.16%) Risk Management
3 49 (25.39%) ISMS
4 47 (24.35%) Digital Marketing
4 47 (24.35%) Programme Management
5 46 (23.83%) Business Intelligence
6 33 (17.10%) Information Security
7 27 (13.99%) Mentoring
8 26 (13.47%) Collaborative Culture
9 25 (12.95%) Security Management
10 24 (12.44%) Information Assurance
11 22 (11.40%) Cloud Security
12 21 (10.88%) Security Architecture
12 21 (10.88%) Vulnerability Management
13 18 (9.33%) Information Security Management
13 18 (9.33%) Penetration Testing
14 17 (8.81%) Creative Thinking
15 16 (8.29%) Active Listening
15 16 (8.29%) Innovative Thinking
15 16 (8.29%) Matrix Organization
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.04%) Python
2 1 (0.52%) Go
2 1 (0.52%) Rust
Qualifications
1 94 (48.70%) Security Cleared
2 89 (46.11%) CISSP
3 67 (34.72%) CISM
4 52 (26.94%) SC Cleared
5 32 (16.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 26 (13.47%) DV Cleared
7 23 (11.92%) CEH
8 22 (11.40%) CompTIA Security+
9 21 (10.88%) CESG Certified Professional
10 20 (10.36%) CISMP
11 16 (8.29%) IISP
12 10 (5.18%) CRISC
13 9 (4.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 8 (4.15%) Degree
15 5 (2.59%) CISA
15 5 (2.59%) Cisco Certification
16 4 (2.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 4 (2.07%) CCSP
17 3 (1.55%) CHECK Team Member
17 3 (1.55%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (50.78%) NIST
2 79 (40.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 55 (28.50%) GRC
4 30 (15.54%) NCSC
5 27 (13.99%) PCI DSS
6 26 (13.47%) JSP 440
6 26 (13.47%) NIST 800
7 19 (9.84%) RMADS
8 16 (8.29%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 9 (4.66%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (3.63%) GDPR
11 4 (2.07%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (1.55%) QA
13 2 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (1.04%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 1 (0.52%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (1.55%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.52%) Nessus
3 1 (0.52%) Nmap
3 1 (0.52%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 48 (24.87%) SAP
2 11 (5.70%) Microsoft
3 4 (2.07%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (0.52%) Cisco
4 1 (0.52%) Extreme Networks
4 1 (0.52%) Fortinet
4 1 (0.52%) Google
4 1 (0.52%) Juniper
4 1 (0.52%) Netskope
4 1 (0.52%) Okta
4 1 (0.52%) Ping Identity
4 1 (0.52%) Qualys
4 1 (0.52%) Rapid7
4 1 (0.52%) VMware