Security Consultant Jobs in England

Security Consultant
UK > England

The median Security Consultant salary in England is £69,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 517 447 797
Rank change year-on-year -70 +350 -186
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 335 592 388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.39% 0.67% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.73% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 229 452 296
10th Percentile £50,000 £53,825 £47,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £63,531 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,000 £70,000 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% -1.75% +9.62%
75th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £97,300 £90,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - -3.45% +7.41%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 81,786 81,001 131,568
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 91.55% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 60,839 51,644 75,317
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Security Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Consultant in England

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Consultant in England.

Salary trend for Security Consultant in England

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Consultant in England

Security Consultant
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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
South West +47 126 £68,500 -2.14% 9
London -5 97 £77,500 +10.71% 23
South East -24 40 £69,000 -1.43% 15
North of England -73 37 £55,000 -21.43% 9
Yorkshire +38 28 £55,000 -21.43% 5
East of England +6 14 - - 1
Midlands -15 10 £60,000 -14.29% 4
North West -73 9 £69,500 -0.71% 4
West Midlands +5 8 £60,000 -14.29% 4
East Midlands -19 1 £60,000 -14.29%
Security Consultant
UK

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, 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 across the England region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 254 (75.82%) Cybersecurity
2 168 (50.15%) Security Cleared
3 123 (36.72%) NIST
4 119 (35.52%) Risk Management
5 111 (33.13%) Information Security
6 88 (26.27%) CISSP
7 87 (25.97%) SC Cleared
8 80 (23.88%) Information Assurance
9 79 (23.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 73 (21.79%) CISM
11 70 (20.90%) Security Operations
12 69 (20.60%) Social Skills
13 64 (19.10%) Network Security
14 62 (18.51%) Security Architecture
15 61 (18.21%) SIEM
16 57 (17.01%) DV Cleared
17 56 (16.72%) Mentoring
17 56 (16.72%) CRISC
18 55 (16.42%) Incident Management
19 54 (16.12%) Agile
20 50 (14.93%) CESG Certified Professional
21 46 (13.73%) Operational Technology
22 45 (13.43%) JSP 440
23 44 (13.13%) Vulnerability Management
23 44 (13.13%) Management Information System
23 44 (13.13%) Military
24 43 (12.84%) Incident Response
25 40 (11.94%) Public Sector
26 38 (11.34%) NIST 800
27 35 (10.45%) Finance

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (3.58%) IIS
2 1 (0.30%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (0.30%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.79%) SAP GRC
2 4 (1.19%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.60%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 17 (5.07%) Azure
2 16 (4.78%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (3.58%) AWS
4 8 (2.39%) GCP
5 5 (1.49%) Microsoft Purview
6 4 (1.19%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (1.19%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (1.19%) IaaS
6 4 (1.19%) SuccessFactors
7 3 (0.90%) PaaS
7 3 (0.90%) SaaS
8 2 (0.60%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.30%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.30%) Dropbox
Communications & Networking
1 64 (19.10%) Network Security
2 15 (4.48%) Firewall
3 13 (3.88%) TCP/IP
4 7 (2.09%) SD-WAN
4 7 (2.09%) WAN
5 6 (1.79%) DNS
5 6 (1.79%) Wireless
6 4 (1.19%) Cisco Firepower
6 4 (1.19%) NGFW
7 3 (0.90%) LAN
7 3 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.60%) 5G
8 2 (0.60%) Internet
8 2 (0.60%) VoIP
9 1 (0.30%) BGP
9 1 (0.30%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.30%) SAN
9 1 (0.30%) Software-Defined Networking
9 1 (0.30%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.90%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.30%) Big Data
2 1 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.30%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 4 (1.19%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.90%) Metasploit
General
1 69 (20.60%) Social Skills
2 44 (13.13%) Military
3 40 (11.94%) Public Sector
4 35 (10.45%) Finance
5 24 (7.16%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (5.37%) Telecoms
7 11 (3.28%) Aerospace
7 11 (3.28%) Aviation
8 8 (2.39%) Marketing
9 6 (1.79%) Law
9 6 (1.79%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.49%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.60%) Automotive
13 2 (0.60%) Games
13 2 (0.60%) Legal
13 2 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.60%) Police
13 2 (0.60%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (7.76%) Elastic Stack
2 1 (0.30%) Middleware
2 1 (0.30%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 46 (13.73%) Operational Technology
2 44 (13.13%) Management Information System
3 33 (9.85%) Cyber Defence
3 33 (9.85%) Security Operations Centre
4 27 (8.06%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 15 (4.48%) CESG
6 12 (3.58%) Cyberattack
7 11 (3.28%) Security Posture
8 10 (2.99%) Data Protection Act
8 10 (2.99%) PKI
9 9 (2.69%) Data Centre
9 9 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.79%) IoT
11 5 (1.49%) Cyber Threat
12 4 (1.19%) Mobile App
13 3 (0.90%) SCADA
14 2 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
15 1 (0.30%) e-Learning
15 1 (0.30%) Insider Threat
15 1 (0.30%) YARA
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.90%) Kali Linux
1 3 (0.90%) Linux
1 3 (0.90%) Windows
2 1 (0.30%) Android
2 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 254 (75.82%) Cybersecurity
2 119 (35.52%) Risk Management
3 111 (33.13%) Information Security
4 80 (23.88%) Information Assurance
5 70 (20.90%) Security Operations
6 62 (18.51%) Security Architecture
7 61 (18.21%) SIEM
8 56 (16.72%) Mentoring
9 55 (16.42%) Incident Management
10 54 (16.12%) Agile
11 44 (13.13%) Vulnerability Management
12 43 (12.84%) Incident Response
13 32 (9.55%) Security Testing
14 29 (8.66%) Problem-Solving
15 27 (8.06%) Analytics
15 27 (8.06%) Data Analytics
16 26 (7.76%) Coaching
17 23 (6.87%) Business Development
18 22 (6.57%) Penetration Testing
18 22 (6.57%) SABSA
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.90%) SQL
2 2 (0.60%) JavaScript
2 2 (0.60%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (0.60%) PowerShell
2 2 (0.60%) Python
3 1 (0.30%) Bash
Qualifications
1 168 (50.15%) Security Cleared
2 88 (26.27%) CISSP
3 87 (25.97%) SC Cleared
4 73 (21.79%) CISM
5 57 (17.01%) DV Cleared
6 56 (16.72%) CRISC
7 50 (14.93%) CESG Certified Professional
8 27 (8.06%) CISMP
9 23 (6.87%) Degree
10 17 (5.07%) CREST Certified
11 16 (4.78%) CEH
12 12 (3.58%) CASP
12 12 (3.58%) IISP
12 12 (3.58%) OSCP
13 11 (3.28%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (2.69%) Master's Degree
14 9 (2.69%) PCI QSA
15 8 (2.39%) CHECK Team Member
16 7 (2.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 7 (2.09%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (36.72%) NIST
2 79 (23.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 45 (13.43%) JSP 440
4 38 (11.34%) NIST 800
5 32 (9.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 27 (8.06%) GRC
7 26 (7.76%) NCSC
8 24 (7.16%) RMADS
9 21 (6.27%) GDPR
10 18 (5.37%) Cyber Essentials
11 13 (3.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 12 (3.58%) PCI DSS
13 10 (2.99%) COBIT
14 7 (2.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 4 (1.19%) ISO 9001
16 3 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27005
17 2 (0.60%) ISO 22301
17 2 (0.60%) ITGC
17 2 (0.60%) SOC 2
18 1 (0.30%) ISA99
System Software
1 26 (7.76%) vSphere
2 1 (0.30%) Firmware
2 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (1.19%) FortiGate
2 3 (0.90%) Nessus
2 3 (0.90%) Nmap
3 1 (0.30%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (0.30%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.30%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 26 (7.76%) SolarWinds
1 26 (7.76%) Tanium
1 26 (7.76%) Tripwire
2 23 (6.87%) Microsoft
3 10 (2.99%) SAP
4 8 (2.39%) Fortinet
5 7 (2.09%) Cisco
6 6 (1.79%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.49%) Aruba
7 5 (1.49%) Meraki
8 3 (0.90%) Ariba
8 3 (0.90%) Qualys
9 2 (0.60%) CheckPoint
9 2 (0.60%) Concur
9 2 (0.60%) F5
9 2 (0.60%) Google
9 2 (0.60%) Splunk
10 1 (0.30%) CrowdStrike
10 1 (0.30%) Netskope
10 1 (0.30%) Zscaler