Senior Security Consultant Jobs

Senior Security Consultant
UK

The median Senior Security Consultant salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 838 860 1154
Rank change year-on-year +22 +294 -285
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Security Consultant 69 87 107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.066% 0.092% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% 0.10% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 51 47 78
10th Percentile £53,750 £58,550 £51,250
25th Percentile £59,625 £63,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £81,125 £88,125 £85,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £97,500 £91,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £64,250 £70,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -8.21% -17.65% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 99,552 86,380 162,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.27% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,786 55,655 84,889
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

Senior Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Security Consultant in the UK

Senior Security Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Security Consultant in the UK

Senior Security Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Security Consultant over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Security Consultant in the UK

Senior 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 Senior Security Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England +44 56 £70,000 -17.65% 13
UK excluding London -52 36 £64,250 -8.21% 7
Work from Home +52 33 £68,000 -2.86% 7
London +109 18 £70,000 -17.65% 9
South West -15 16 £61,250 -12.50%
North of England +26 7 £60,000 -14.29% 1
Scotland -89 6 £67,500 -3.57% 4
Yorkshire +58 5 £65,000 -
South East -3 4 £65,000 -3.70%
Midlands -13 3 £70,000 - 1
North West -6 2 £58,750 -16.07% 1
West Midlands -14 2 £80,000 +17.22% 1
East Midlands -18 1 £60,000 -14.29%

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

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Senior 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 Senior Security Consultant in the job title.

1 32 (46.38%) Cybersecurity
2 27 (39.13%) Information Security
3 25 (36.23%) NIST
4 23 (33.33%) Risk Management
5 22 (31.88%) Security Cleared
6 17 (24.64%) Innovative Thinking
7 16 (23.19%) Management Information System
8 15 (21.74%) NIST 800
9 14 (20.29%) Matrix Organization
9 14 (20.29%) CESG
9 14 (20.29%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (20.29%) JSP 440
9 14 (20.29%) CISMP
9 14 (20.29%) Information Assurance
10 13 (18.84%) Project Management
10 13 (18.84%) Creative Thinking
11 12 (17.39%) Cisco Firepower
11 12 (17.39%) IISP
11 12 (17.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 12 (17.39%) IIS
11 12 (17.39%) Cisco
11 12 (17.39%) CCNP
11 12 (17.39%) Fortinet
11 12 (17.39%) Network Security
12 11 (15.94%) RMADS
12 11 (15.94%) SC Cleared
12 11 (15.94%) Security Testing
12 11 (15.94%) CISSP
12 11 (15.94%) Finance
12 11 (15.94%) Aerospace

Senior 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (17.39%) IIS
Business Applications
1 4 (5.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (2.90%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 5 (7.25%) AWS
2 4 (5.80%) Azure
2 4 (5.80%) GCP
3 2 (2.90%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 12 (17.39%) Cisco Firepower
1 12 (17.39%) Network Security
2 9 (13.04%) Firewall
3 8 (11.59%) SD-WAN
4 7 (10.14%) NGFW
4 7 (10.14%) WAN
4 7 (10.14%) Wireless
5 5 (7.25%) Cisco ISE
6 4 (5.80%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (1.45%) Cisco ASA
Development Applications
1 4 (5.80%) Burp Suite
2 3 (4.35%) Metasploit
General
1 11 (15.94%) Aerospace
1 11 (15.94%) Finance
2 10 (14.49%) Aviation
2 10 (14.49%) Military
3 6 (8.70%) Social Skills
4 4 (5.80%) Public Sector
5 3 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (4.35%) Marketing
6 2 (2.90%) Law
7 1 (1.45%) Games
7 1 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.45%) JWT
1 1 (1.45%) Middleware
1 1 (1.45%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 16 (23.19%) Management Information System
2 14 (20.29%) CESG
3 4 (5.80%) Data Centre
3 4 (5.80%) IoT
3 4 (5.80%) Operational Technology
4 3 (4.35%) Mobile App
4 3 (4.35%) Security Posture
5 1 (1.45%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 1 (1.45%) e-Learning
5 1 (1.45%) PKI
5 1 (1.45%) Robotics
5 1 (1.45%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.35%) Kali Linux
2 1 (1.45%) Android
2 1 (1.45%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.45%) Linux
2 1 (1.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (46.38%) Cybersecurity
2 27 (39.13%) Information Security
3 23 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 17 (24.64%) Innovative Thinking
5 14 (20.29%) Information Assurance
5 14 (20.29%) Matrix Organization
6 13 (18.84%) Creative Thinking
6 13 (18.84%) Project Management
7 11 (15.94%) Security Testing
8 10 (14.49%) Active Listening
9 8 (11.59%) Migration
9 8 (11.59%) Penetration Testing
10 7 (10.14%) Application Security
10 7 (10.14%) Threat Modelling
11 6 (8.70%) Internal Audit
12 5 (7.25%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 5 (7.25%) Information Security Management
12 5 (7.25%) Risk Assessment
12 5 (7.25%) Security Management
12 5 (7.25%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.90%) Python
2 1 (1.45%) Bash
2 1 (1.45%) C#
2 1 (1.45%) Dart
2 1 (1.45%) Go
2 1 (1.45%) Java
2 1 (1.45%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.45%) Kotlin
2 1 (1.45%) Lua
2 1 (1.45%) Objective-C
2 1 (1.45%) PHP
2 1 (1.45%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.45%) Ruby
2 1 (1.45%) Rust
2 1 (1.45%) Swift
Qualifications
1 22 (31.88%) Security Cleared
2 14 (20.29%) Cisco Certification
2 14 (20.29%) CISMP
3 12 (17.39%) CCNP
3 12 (17.39%) IISP
4 11 (15.94%) CISSP
4 11 (15.94%) SC Cleared
5 10 (14.49%) CISM
6 7 (10.14%) CRISC
6 7 (10.14%) PCI QSA
7 5 (7.25%) CCIE
8 4 (5.80%) CREST Certified
8 4 (5.80%) OSCP
9 3 (4.35%) CESG Certified Professional
9 3 (4.35%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (4.35%) Degree
9 3 (4.35%) ISACA
9 3 (4.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 3 (4.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 3 (4.35%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (36.23%) NIST
2 15 (21.74%) NIST 800
3 14 (20.29%) JSP 440
4 12 (17.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 11 (15.94%) RMADS
6 10 (14.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (11.59%) PCI DSS
8 5 (7.25%) GDPR
8 5 (7.25%) NCSC
9 3 (4.35%) GRC
9 3 (4.35%) ISO 9001
10 2 (2.90%) ISO 22301
11 1 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 1 (1.45%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (1.45%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 7 (10.14%) FortiGate
2 3 (4.35%) Nessus
2 3 (4.35%) Nmap
3 1 (1.45%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 12 (17.39%) Cisco
1 12 (17.39%) Fortinet
2 9 (13.04%) Palo Alto
3 5 (7.25%) Aruba
3 5 (7.25%) CheckPoint
3 5 (7.25%) F5
4 4 (5.80%) Meraki
4 4 (5.80%) Microsoft
4 4 (5.80%) SAP
5 3 (4.35%) Qualys
6 1 (1.45%) Juniper
6 1 (1.45%) QinetiQ
6 1 (1.45%) VMware