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 16 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 629 | 524 | 398 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -105 | -126 | +366 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant | 106 | 408 | 679 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.40% | 0.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.42% | 0.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69 | 287 | 523 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48,750 | £54,600 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £57,500 | £64,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,750 | £97,250 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £71,991 | £68,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.10% | -2.14% | +7.69% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 53,777 | 97,812 | 78,207 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.51% | 94.82% | 91.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,741 | 68,374 | 53,667 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £38,876 | £44,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,159 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.12% | +2.83% |
Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Consultant.
Security Consultant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.
Security Consultant
Top 13 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 16 July 2025. 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 |
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| England | -97 | 94 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 109 |
| UK excluding London | -35 | 59 | £71,991 | +5.10% | 82 |
| London | +35 | 36 | £78,750 | -1.56% | 44 |
| Work from Home | +19 | 34 | £50,000 | -23.95% | 81 |
| South West | +2 | 25 | £50,000 | -27.01% | 25 |
| North of England | +26 | 14 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 10 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 7 |
| South East | +36 | 9 | £87,500 | +34.62% | 20 |
| Scotland | +77 | 8 | £74,870 | +16.80% | 12 |
| North West | +8 | 4 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 12 |
| Midlands | +59 | 3 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 2 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +43 | 1 | £80,000 | +10.34% |
Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 July 2025, Security Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Security Consultant in the job title.
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Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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