Senior IT Security Consultant Job Trends
Senior IT Security Consultant
UK
The median Senior IT Security Consultant salary in the UK is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 830 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Security Consultant | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.001% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.001% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | - |
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.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 110,575 | 43,887 | 66,229 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.35% | 89.81% | 95.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,795 | 25,885 | 37,895 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,250 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £52,500 | £56,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -6.25% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
Senior IT Security Consultant Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior IT Security Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Senior IT Security Consultant Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Security Consultant job vacancies in the UK.
Senior IT Security Consultant Skill Set Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 October 2026, Senior IT 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 Senior IT Security Consultant in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Change Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Customer Engagement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cyber Essentials | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GRC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Incident Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Mentoring | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Remediation Plan | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Risk Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Risk Register | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SC Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Operations | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Workshop Facilitation | 100.0% | 1 |
Senior IT Security Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Cybersecurity Consultant | 100.0% | 1 |