Security Consultant Jobs in England

Security Consultant
UK > England

The median Security Consultant salary in England is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 515 435 818
Rank change year-on-year -80 +383 -183
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 369 568 391
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.39% 0.69% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.76% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 248 439 288
10th Percentile £50,000 £54,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £64,875 £54,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £87,500 £77,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £91,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £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 12 June 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 12 June 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 +35 132 £68,500 -2.14% 16
London -7 109 £76,250 +8.93% 35
South East -50 47 £65,000 -7.14% 9
North of England -97 43 £55,000 -21.43% 19
Yorkshire +25 35 £55,000 -21.43% 10
Midlands -40 16 £60,000 -14.29% 6
West Midlands -13 14 £60,000 -14.29% 6
East of England -11 13 - - 2
North West -96 8 £60,000 -14.29% 9
East Midlands -30 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 12 June 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.

1 276 (74.80%) Cybersecurity
2 178 (48.24%) Security Cleared
3 123 (33.33%) NIST
4 119 (32.25%) Risk Management
5 111 (30.08%) Information Security
6 88 (23.85%) CISSP
7 85 (23.04%) SC Cleared
8 79 (21.41%) Security Operations
9 75 (20.33%) Network Security
10 74 (20.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 74 (20.05%) CISM
11 73 (19.78%) Information Assurance
11 73 (19.78%) Social Skills
12 70 (18.97%) SIEM
13 65 (17.62%) DV Cleared
14 64 (17.34%) Security Architecture
15 62 (16.80%) Incident Management
15 62 (16.80%) Agile
16 55 (14.91%) Mentoring
17 54 (14.63%) CRISC
18 53 (14.36%) Vulnerability Management
19 51 (13.82%) CESG Certified Professional
20 50 (13.55%) Operational Technology
21 48 (13.01%) Incident Response
22 46 (12.47%) Military
23 44 (11.92%) Management Information System
24 41 (11.11%) Security Operations Centre
24 41 (11.11%) NIST 800
25 40 (10.84%) JSP 440
26 39 (10.57%) Security Testing

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 (3.25%) IIS
2 2 (0.54%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.27%) Confluence
3 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (0.27%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.36%) SAP GRC
2 4 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.54%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 20 (5.42%) Azure
1 20 (5.42%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (4.07%) AWS
3 11 (2.98%) GCP
4 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Purview
5 4 (1.08%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (1.08%) IaaS
6 3 (0.81%) PaaS
6 3 (0.81%) SaaS
7 2 (0.54%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.54%) SuccessFactors
8 1 (0.27%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.27%) Dropbox
Communications & Networking
1 75 (20.33%) Network Security
2 24 (6.50%) Firewall
3 18 (4.88%) Wireless
4 16 (4.34%) SD-WAN
5 14 (3.79%) WAN
6 13 (3.52%) TCP/IP
7 11 (2.98%) Cisco Firepower
8 8 (2.17%) NGFW
9 6 (1.63%) DNS
10 5 (1.36%) LAN
11 3 (0.81%) Cisco ASA
11 3 (0.81%) Cisco ISE
11 3 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
12 2 (0.54%) BGP
12 2 (0.54%) HTTP
12 2 (0.54%) Internet
12 2 (0.54%) SSH
12 2 (0.54%) SSL
12 2 (0.54%) VoIP
12 2 (0.54%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.54%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.27%) Big Data
2 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.27%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 6 (1.63%) Burp Suite
2 5 (1.36%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.54%) JIRA
General
1 73 (19.78%) Social Skills
2 46 (12.47%) Military
3 38 (10.30%) Finance
4 37 (10.03%) Public Sector
5 27 (7.32%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (5.42%) Telecoms
7 12 (3.25%) Marketing
8 11 (2.98%) Aviation
9 10 (2.71%) Aerospace
10 7 (1.90%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.63%) Law
12 5 (1.36%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.08%) Legal
13 4 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.81%) Electronics
14 3 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.54%) Automotive
15 2 (0.54%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (8.40%) Elastic Stack
2 1 (0.27%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 50 (13.55%) Operational Technology
2 44 (11.92%) Management Information System
3 41 (11.11%) Security Operations Centre
4 35 (9.49%) Cyber Defence
5 32 (8.67%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 16 (4.34%) CESG
7 12 (3.25%) Data Centre
7 12 (3.25%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (3.25%) Mobile App
8 10 (2.71%) PKI
8 10 (2.71%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (2.44%) Cyber Threat
9 9 (2.44%) Cyberattack
9 9 (2.44%) Security Posture
10 8 (2.17%) IoT
11 5 (1.36%) SCADA
12 2 (0.54%) Analytical Mindset
13 1 (0.27%) Cybercrime
13 1 (0.27%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 1 (0.27%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.36%) Kali Linux
1 5 (1.36%) Windows
2 3 (0.81%) Linux
3 1 (0.27%) Android
3 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 276 (74.80%) Cybersecurity
2 119 (32.25%) Risk Management
3 111 (30.08%) Information Security
4 79 (21.41%) Security Operations
5 73 (19.78%) Information Assurance
6 70 (18.97%) SIEM
7 64 (17.34%) Security Architecture
8 62 (16.80%) Agile
8 62 (16.80%) Incident Management
9 55 (14.91%) Mentoring
10 53 (14.36%) Vulnerability Management
11 48 (13.01%) Incident Response
12 39 (10.57%) Security Testing
13 32 (8.67%) Analytics
13 32 (8.67%) Data Analytics
14 30 (8.13%) Problem-Solving
15 24 (6.50%) Business Development
15 24 (6.50%) Protective Monitoring
15 24 (6.50%) Vulnerability Scanning
16 23 (6.23%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
1 2 (0.54%) PowerShell
1 2 (0.54%) Python
2 1 (0.27%) Bash
2 1 (0.27%) SQL
Qualifications
1 178 (48.24%) Security Cleared
2 88 (23.85%) CISSP
3 85 (23.04%) SC Cleared
4 74 (20.05%) CISM
5 65 (17.62%) DV Cleared
6 54 (14.63%) CRISC
7 51 (13.82%) CESG Certified Professional
8 28 (7.59%) CISMP
9 26 (7.05%) Degree
10 19 (5.15%) Cisco Certification
11 17 (4.61%) CREST Certified
12 14 (3.79%) OSCP
13 13 (3.52%) CEH
14 12 (3.25%) CASP
14 12 (3.25%) IISP
15 11 (2.98%) CCNP
16 9 (2.44%) Master's Degree
17 8 (2.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 8 (2.17%) CHECK Team Member
17 8 (2.17%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (33.33%) NIST
2 74 (20.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 41 (11.11%) NIST 800
4 40 (10.84%) JSP 440
5 32 (8.67%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 25 (6.78%) NCSC
7 23 (6.23%) GDPR
8 22 (5.96%) GRC
9 20 (5.42%) Cyber Essentials
10 19 (5.15%) RMADS
11 17 (4.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 11 (2.98%) COBIT
13 10 (2.71%) PCI DSS
14 7 (1.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 5 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 4 (1.08%) ISO 9001
17 2 (0.54%) ISO 22301
17 2 (0.54%) ITGC
17 2 (0.54%) SOC 2
18 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 31 (8.40%) vSphere
2 2 (0.54%) Docker
2 2 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.54%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.27%) Firmware
3 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (2.17%) FortiGate
2 5 (1.36%) Nessus
2 5 (1.36%) Nmap
3 1 (0.27%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (0.27%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.27%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 31 (8.40%) SolarWinds
1 31 (8.40%) Tanium
1 31 (8.40%) Tripwire
2 29 (7.86%) Microsoft
3 16 (4.34%) Fortinet
4 14 (3.79%) Cisco
5 13 (3.52%) Palo Alto
6 12 (3.25%) Aruba
7 10 (2.71%) SAP
8 9 (2.44%) Meraki
9 7 (1.90%) CheckPoint
9 7 (1.90%) F5
10 5 (1.36%) Qualys
11 4 (1.08%) Google
11 4 (1.08%) Juniper
12 2 (0.54%) Ariba
12 2 (0.54%) Concur
12 2 (0.54%) Splunk
12 2 (0.54%) VMware
12 2 (0.54%) Zscaler