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 3 May 2026.

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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 446 540 528
Rank change year-on-year +94 -12 -101
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 312 100 383
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.35% 0.24% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.26% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 233 71 269
10th Percentile £48,065 £55,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £69,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £80,000 £69,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +15.94% -1.43%
75th Percentile £80,000 £91,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £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 83,975 37,966 90,660
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.94% 89.30% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 54,064 23,403 66,761
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +11.32% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.21%

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 3 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 3 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 +115 272 £65,000 -18.75% 76
UK excluding London +97 214 £60,000 -25.00% 40
South West +34 97 £60,000 -9.43% 10
Work from Home +89 96 £55,000 -25.36% 48
London +7 69 £79,500 -6.47% 31
Midlands +13 52 £55,000 -31.25% 14
East Midlands +2 42 £55,000 -32.31% 5
South East -5 24 £65,000 -13.33% 6
North of England -52 20 £60,000 -25.00% 9
North West -5 15 £60,000 -25.00% 5
Scotland -14 12 £93,750 +17.19%
West Midlands -13 10 £85,000 +6.25% 9
Yorkshire -64 5 - - 4
East of England -16 4 £65,000 -5.80% 1
Wales -26 4 £53,355 +8.66%
Northern Ireland - 1 £39,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 3 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.

1 200 (64.10%) Cybersecurity
2 131 (41.99%) Security Cleared
3 97 (31.09%) SC Cleared
4 69 (22.12%) NIST
5 68 (21.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 60 (19.23%) DV Cleared
7 53 (16.99%) Risk Management
8 51 (16.35%) CISSP
9 50 (16.03%) CISM
10 45 (14.42%) Penetration Testing
11 42 (13.46%) GRC
12 38 (12.18%) Azure
13 36 (11.54%) AWS
14 34 (10.90%) Cloud Security
15 31 (9.94%) Security Architecture
16 26 (8.33%) Security Testing
17 25 (8.01%) Red Team
18 22 (7.05%) Microsoft
19 21 (6.73%) Information Security
20 20 (6.41%) CREST Certified
20 20 (6.41%) GCP
20 20 (6.41%) Scrum
21 19 (6.09%) Cyber Essentials
21 19 (6.09%) Mentoring
22 18 (5.77%) Agile
22 18 (5.77%) ISMS
22 18 (5.77%) NCSC
23 17 (5.45%) Incident Response
23 17 (5.45%) Information Assurance
23 17 (5.45%) SAP

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 (0.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.64%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.32%) SAP BPC
2 1 (0.32%) SAP HCM
2 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 38 (12.18%) Azure
2 36 (11.54%) AWS
3 20 (6.41%) GCP
4 13 (4.17%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.21%) Microsoft Purview
6 6 (1.92%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 4 (1.28%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (0.96%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (0.64%) AWS CloudTrail
9 2 (0.64%) AWS KMS
9 2 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.32%) Amazon EKS
10 1 (0.32%) Azure AKS
10 1 (0.32%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.32%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.32%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.49%) Network Security
2 10 (3.21%) Firewall
3 3 (0.96%) LAN
4 2 (0.64%) DMZ
4 2 (0.64%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.64%) VPN
4 2 (0.64%) WAN
5 1 (0.32%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.32%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.32%) Wireless
5 1 (0.32%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.32%) SAP BW
1 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (0.32%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.32%) Metasploit
General
1 66 (21.15%) Public Sector
2 53 (16.99%) Social Skills
3 37 (11.86%) Finance
4 18 (5.77%) Telecoms
5 14 (4.49%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (4.17%) Manufacturing
7 12 (3.85%) Electronics
7 12 (3.85%) Marketing
8 9 (2.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (2.88%) Law
9 8 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (0.96%) Banking
11 3 (0.96%) Games
12 2 (0.64%) Billing
12 2 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.64%) Legal
12 2 (0.64%) Military
12 2 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.32%) Cyber-Physical System
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.85%) SAP CAF
2 2 (0.64%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.32%) .NET
3 1 (0.32%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.32%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 38 (12.18%) Security Posture
2 23 (7.37%) PKI
3 11 (3.53%) Cloud Native
4 10 (3.21%) Blog
4 10 (3.21%) Cyber Defence
5 8 (2.56%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (2.24%) Operational Technology
7 6 (1.92%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.92%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.28%) Cloud Security Posture
8 4 (1.28%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 4 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (1.28%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.64%) Mobile Computing
10 2 (0.64%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.64%) Social Media
11 1 (0.32%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.32%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.32%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.21%) Linux
1 10 (3.21%) Windows
2 4 (1.28%) Android
2 4 (1.28%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (64.10%) Cybersecurity
2 53 (16.99%) Risk Management
3 45 (14.42%) Penetration Testing
4 34 (10.90%) Cloud Security
5 31 (9.94%) Security Architecture
6 26 (8.33%) Security Testing
7 25 (8.01%) Red Team
8 21 (6.73%) Information Security
9 20 (6.41%) Scrum
10 19 (6.09%) Mentoring
11 18 (5.77%) Agile
11 18 (5.77%) ISMS
12 17 (5.45%) Incident Response
12 17 (5.45%) Information Assurance
13 16 (5.13%) Vulnerability Management
14 14 (4.49%) AI
14 14 (4.49%) Business Strategy
14 14 (4.49%) Threat Intelligence
15 13 (4.17%) Offensive Security
15 13 (4.17%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.32%) C
1 1 (0.32%) C#
1 1 (0.32%) C++
1 1 (0.32%) Python
Qualifications
1 131 (41.99%) Security Cleared
2 97 (31.09%) SC Cleared
3 60 (19.23%) DV Cleared
4 51 (16.35%) CISSP
5 50 (16.03%) CISM
6 20 (6.41%) CREST Certified
7 16 (5.13%) CEH
8 15 (4.81%) OSCP
9 14 (4.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 10 (3.21%) CISA
10 10 (3.21%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (2.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 8 (2.56%) CHECK Team Member
12 8 (2.56%) Degree
13 7 (2.24%) CESG Certified Professional
14 6 (1.92%) CCSP
15 5 (1.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 4 (1.28%) Azure Certification
16 4 (1.28%) GIAC
17 3 (0.96%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (22.12%) NIST
2 68 (21.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 42 (13.46%) GRC
4 19 (6.09%) Cyber Essentials
5 18 (5.77%) NCSC
6 15 (4.81%) PCI DSS
7 10 (3.21%) GDPR
8 9 (2.88%) NIST 800
9 8 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 5 (1.60%) JSP 440
12 4 (1.28%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 4 (1.28%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.96%) QA
14 2 (0.64%) RMADS
15 1 (0.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (3.85%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.32%) IAG
Systems Management
1 3 (0.96%) FortiGate
1 3 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.64%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.32%) Nessus
3 1 (0.32%) Nmap
3 1 (0.32%) QRadar
3 1 (0.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 22 (7.05%) Microsoft
2 17 (5.45%) SAP
3 9 (2.88%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (0.96%) Fortinet
4 3 (0.96%) Splunk
5 1 (0.32%) Cisco
5 1 (0.32%) Google
5 1 (0.32%) Palo Alto
5 1 (0.32%) Qualys