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 23 March 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 434 518 508
Rank change year-on-year +84 -10 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 281 125 365
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.37% 0.29% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.33% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 213 80 268
10th Percentile £48,202 £55,000 £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 £94,063 £87,500
90th Percentile £86,000 £112,500 £97,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £75,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year -16.67% +13.21% -1.85%

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 70,590 38,369 82,605
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.05% 90.31% 94.60%
Number of salaries quoted 44,954 23,205 62,724
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £43,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -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 23 March 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 23 March 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 +95 252 £65,000 -18.75% 51
UK excluding London +90 190 £62,500 -16.67% 35
South West +67 99 £65,000 - 14
Work from Home +68 83 £60,000 -20.00% 30
London +10 67 £73,100 -14.00% 19
Midlands -15 34 £55,000 -31.25% 4
East Midlands -14 28 £55,000 -32.31% 4
South East -14 21 £65,000 -7.14% 9
North of England -44 19 £60,000 -16.66% 5
North West -8 13 £60,000 -25.00% 4
Scotland -8 12 £93,750 +10.29%
West Midlands +2 6 £65,000 -17.46%
Yorkshire -52 6 £77,500 +29.17% 1
East of England -2 4 £65,000 -5.80%
Wales -20 1 £51,709 +5.31% 3

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

For the 6 months to 23 March 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.

1 178 (63.35%) Cybersecurity
2 127 (45.20%) Security Cleared
3 90 (32.03%) SC Cleared
4 70 (24.91%) NIST
5 67 (23.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 63 (22.42%) DV Cleared
7 61 (21.71%) Risk Management
8 53 (18.86%) CISSP
9 52 (18.51%) GRC
10 50 (17.79%) CISM
11 38 (13.52%) Penetration Testing
12 36 (12.81%) Azure
13 34 (12.10%) AWS
13 34 (12.10%) Security Architecture
14 33 (11.74%) Cloud Security
15 27 (9.61%) ISMS
16 25 (8.90%) SAP
17 23 (8.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
18 22 (7.83%) Red Team
19 21 (7.47%) Collaborative Culture
19 21 (7.47%) Digital Marketing
19 21 (7.47%) Microsoft
20 20 (7.12%) Agile
20 20 (7.12%) Business Intelligence
20 20 (7.12%) GCP
20 20 (7.12%) NCSC
20 20 (7.12%) Programme Management
20 20 (7.12%) SAP CAF
20 20 (7.12%) Scrum
21 18 (6.41%) 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 (0.36%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.71%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 36 (12.81%) Azure
2 34 (12.10%) AWS
3 20 (7.12%) GCP
4 13 (4.63%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.56%) Microsoft Purview
6 6 (2.14%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 3 (1.07%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (1.07%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (0.71%) AWS CloudTrail
8 2 (0.71%) AWS KMS
8 2 (0.71%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.36%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (0.36%) Azure AKS
9 1 (0.36%) Google Kubernetes Engine
9 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.36%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.36%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.98%) Network Security
2 8 (2.85%) Firewall
3 3 (1.07%) DMZ
4 2 (0.71%) VPN
5 1 (0.36%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.36%) LAN
5 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.36%) Wireless
5 1 (0.36%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.36%) SAP BW
1 1 (0.36%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.36%) Metasploit
General
1 67 (23.84%) Public Sector
2 54 (19.22%) Social Skills
3 45 (16.01%) Finance
4 26 (9.25%) Telecoms
5 21 (7.47%) Manufacturing
5 21 (7.47%) Marketing
6 20 (7.12%) Electronics
7 13 (4.63%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (3.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (2.49%) Law
11 4 (1.42%) Banking
12 3 (1.07%) Games
12 3 (1.07%) Military
13 2 (0.71%) Billing
13 2 (0.71%) Cyber-Physical System
13 2 (0.71%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.71%) Legal
13 2 (0.71%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (7.12%) SAP CAF
2 2 (0.71%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.36%) .NET
3 1 (0.36%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.36%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 40 (14.23%) Security Posture
2 18 (6.41%) PKI
3 12 (4.27%) Cloud Native
4 10 (3.56%) Cyber Defence
5 9 (3.20%) Blog
6 8 (2.85%) Hybrid Cloud
6 8 (2.85%) Management Information System
7 7 (2.49%) Operational Technology
8 6 (2.14%) Onboarding
9 5 (1.78%) Cloud Security Posture
9 5 (1.78%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 4 (1.42%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.71%) Cyber Threat
11 2 (0.71%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.71%) Mobile Computing
11 2 (0.71%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.71%) Smart City
11 2 (0.71%) Social Media
12 1 (0.36%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.49%) Linux
1 7 (2.49%) Windows
2 1 (0.36%) Android
2 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (63.35%) Cybersecurity
2 61 (21.71%) Risk Management
3 38 (13.52%) Penetration Testing
4 34 (12.10%) Security Architecture
5 33 (11.74%) Cloud Security
6 27 (9.61%) ISMS
7 22 (7.83%) Red Team
8 21 (7.47%) Collaborative Culture
8 21 (7.47%) Digital Marketing
9 20 (7.12%) Agile
9 20 (7.12%) Business Intelligence
9 20 (7.12%) Programme Management
9 20 (7.12%) Scrum
10 18 (6.41%) Incident Response
10 18 (6.41%) Information Assurance
10 18 (6.41%) Mentoring
11 16 (5.69%) Information Security
11 16 (5.69%) Security Testing
12 15 (5.34%) AI
12 15 (5.34%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.36%) C
1 1 (0.36%) C#
1 1 (0.36%) C++
1 1 (0.36%) Python
Qualifications
1 127 (45.20%) Security Cleared
2 90 (32.03%) SC Cleared
3 63 (22.42%) DV Cleared
4 53 (18.86%) CISSP
5 50 (17.79%) CISM
6 23 (8.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 17 (6.05%) CREST Certified
8 14 (4.98%) CEH
8 14 (4.98%) OSCP
9 10 (3.56%) CISA
9 10 (3.56%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (3.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 8 (2.85%) CESG Certified Professional
11 8 (2.85%) CHECK Team Member
11 8 (2.85%) Degree
12 7 (2.49%) CCSP
13 6 (2.14%) CRISC
13 6 (2.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 3 (1.07%) Azure Certification
14 3 (1.07%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (24.91%) NIST
2 67 (23.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 52 (18.51%) GRC
4 20 (7.12%) NCSC
5 16 (5.69%) Cyber Essentials
5 16 (5.69%) PCI DSS
6 10 (3.56%) GDPR
7 8 (2.85%) NIST 800
8 7 (2.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.78%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 5 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 5 (1.78%) JSP 440
10 4 (1.42%) QA
10 4 (1.42%) SOC 2
11 3 (1.07%) RMADS
12 1 (0.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (3.20%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.71%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.36%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.36%) Nessus
3 1 (0.36%) Nmap
3 1 (0.36%) Terraform
Vendors
1 25 (8.90%) SAP
2 21 (7.47%) Microsoft
3 7 (2.49%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (0.71%) Splunk
5 1 (0.36%) Cisco
5 1 (0.36%) Fortinet
5 1 (0.36%) Google
5 1 (0.36%) Palo Alto
5 1 (0.36%) Qualys