Cybersecurity Consultant
UK
The median Cybersecurity Consultant salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 741 | 820 | 1100 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +79 | +280 | -282 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Consultant | 161 | 152 | 129 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.15% | 0.082% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.16% | 0.086% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 97 | 120 | 110 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £54,500 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £57,500 | £55,656 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | - | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,250 | £87,500 | £93,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £63,800 | £70,000 | £61,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.86% | +13.82% | -5.38% |
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 | 93,776 | 92,678 | 150,788 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,209 | 58,362 | 84,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant.
Cybersecurity Consultant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Cybersecurity Consultant
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| England | +120 | 150 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | +62 | 113 | £63,800 | -8.86% | 15 |
| South West | +27 | 68 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +48 | 62 | £63,500 | -9.29% | 14 |
| London | +86 | 45 | £85,000 | +30.77% | 5 |
| South East | +8 | 22 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 6 |
| Scotland | -60 | 9 | £67,050 | -7.52% | 1 |
| North of England | +57 | 6 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 5 | £55,000 | -35.29% | 2 |
| Midlands | -6 | 5 | £55,000 | -35.29% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 4 | £55,000 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +15 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | +13 | 2 | £69,500 | -0.71% | 2 |
| Wales | +2 | 1 | - | - |
Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Cybersecurity 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 Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.
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Cybersecurity 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:
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