Security Consultant
UK
The median Security Consultant salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 615 | 550 | 427 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -65 | -123 | +347 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant | 81 | 387 | 694 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.37% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.39% | 0.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 51 | 268 | 532 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,000 | £54,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £85,000 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £116,250 | £97,250 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £68,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.79% | -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 | 50,436 | 99,993 | 86,349 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.38% | 94.87% | 91.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,329 | 71,016 | 55,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,890 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.78% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
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 4 June 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 4 June 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 | -92 | 73 | £80,000 | +15.94% | 157 |
| London | +48 | 43 | £82,500 | +6.45% | 78 |
| UK excluding London | -28 | 29 | £80,000 | +16.79% | 98 |
| Work from Home | +24 | 14 | £72,246 | +3.21% | 110 |
| North of England | +26 | 13 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | +37 | 9 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 4 |
| Scotland | +102 | 6 | £74,870 | +15.18% | 19 |
| South East | +48 | 4 | £75,000 | +8.70% | 24 |
| North West | +4 | 4 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 18 |
| South West | -10 | 4 | £66,250 | -3.28% | 18 |
| Midlands | +63 | 2 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +50 | 1 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +36 | 1 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 1 |
Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 June 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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