Senior Security Consultant Job Trends
Senior Security Consultant
UK
The median Senior Security Consultant salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 710 | 648 | 714 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -62 | +66 | -34 |
| Permanent Senior Security Consultant jobs | 121 | 24 | 46 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.099% | 0.048% | 0.067% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.054% | 0.071% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72 | 24 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,750 | - | £66,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,750 | £63,750 | £76,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £67,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.52% | -15.63% | +3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £75,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £80,875 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £85,000 | £67,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.93% | -10.00% | +5.26% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 112,351 | 44,727 | 64,938 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.02% | 90.11% | 95.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75,241 | 26,876 | 36,920 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,974 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.63% | -8.05% | -4.76% |
Senior Security Consultant Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior Security Consultant job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Senior Security Consultant Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Consultant job vacancies in the UK.
Senior Security Consultant Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Senior Security Consultant jobs over the 6 months to 29 October 2026.
Senior Security Consultant Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Senior Security Consultant jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 29 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -52 | 114 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 14 |
| London | - | 60 | £80,000 | - | 5 |
| UK excluding London | -125 | 57 | £85,000 | +25.93% | 9 |
| Work from Home | -30 | 33 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 9 |
| South East | -45 | 18 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 7 |
| North of England | -57 | 14 | £90,000 | +16.13% | |
| South West | -75 | 14 | £82,500 | +22.22% | 2 |
| North West | - | 9 | £90,000 | - | |
| East of England | - | 7 | - | - | |
| Scotland | - | 4 | - | - | |
| North East | - | 3 | £85,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | -35 | 2 | £60,433 | -22.02% |
Senior Security Consultant Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 October 2026, Senior Security Consultant job ads cited 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 Senior Security Consultant job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 65.3% | 79 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 48.8% | 59 |
| 3 | Threat Modelling | 27.3% | 33 |
| 4 | SC Cleared | 25.6% | 31 |
| 5 | AWS | 24.8% | 30 |
| 6 | CISSP | 24.0% | 29 |
| 6 | NIST | 24.0% | 29 |
| 6 | Security Architecture | 24.0% | 29 |
| 9 | CISM | 21.5% | 26 |
| 9 | Cloud Security | 21.5% | 26 |
| 11 | Risk Management | 19.8% | 24 |
| 12 | Cloud Computing | 19.0% | 23 |
| 13 | Customer Engagement | 17.4% | 21 |
| 13 | Information Security | 17.4% | 21 |
| 13 | Mentoring | 17.4% | 21 |
| 13 | NCSC | 17.4% | 21 |
| 17 | Agile | 16.5% | 20 |
| 17 | AI | 16.5% | 20 |
| 19 | Degree | 14.9% | 18 |
| 19 | Network Security | 14.9% | 18 |
| 21 | AWS Certification | 14.0% | 17 |
| 21 | Cryptography | 14.0% | 17 |
| 21 | Generative AI | 14.0% | 17 |
| 21 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 14.0% | 17 |
| 25 | Identity Access Management | 12.4% | 15 |
| 26 | Amazon ECS | 11.6% | 14 |
| 26 | Amazon EKS | 11.6% | 14 |
| 26 | Amazon EventBridge | 11.6% | 14 |
| 26 | Architectural Patterns | 11.6% | 14 |
| 26 | AWS CDK | 11.6% | 14 |
Senior 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 | 20.7% | 25 |
| 2 | Risk Consultant | 16.5% | 20 |
| 3 | Security Technical Consultant | 15.7% | 19 |
| 3 | Senior Technical Consultant | 15.7% | 19 |
| 5 | AWS Consultant | 7.4% | 9 |
| 6 | Cyber Defence Consultant | 2.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Gen AI Consultant | 2.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Lead Security Consultant | 2.5% | 3 |
| 6 | Senior Security Architect | 2.5% | 3 |
| 10 | SAP Security Consultant | 1.7% | 2 |
| 10 | Security Penetration Tester | 1.7% | 2 |
| 10 | Senior Information Security Consultant | 1.7% | 2 |
| 10 | Senior Penetration Tester | 1.7% | 2 |
| 10 | Senior SAP Consultant | 1.7% | 2 |
| 15 | Cloud Security Consultant | 0.8% | 1 |
| 15 | Senior IT Security Consultant | 0.8% | 1 |