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 24 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
24 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 512 435 799
Rank change year-on-year -77 +364 -187
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 335 577 391
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.38% 0.66% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.72% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 229 442 297
10th Percentile £50,000 £54,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £98,000 £90,000 £91,750
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 82,980 79,798 132,360
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.51% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 61,732 50,828 74,914
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,220 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £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 24 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 24 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 +52 127 £68,500 -2.14% 12
London -21 97 £78,750 +12.50% 27
South East -12 40 £69,000 -1.43% 21
North of England -71 36 £55,000 -21.43% 15
Yorkshire +34 28 £55,000 -21.43% 11
East of England +13 14 - - 3
Midlands -22 10 £60,000 -14.29% 2
West Midlands +6 8 £60,000 -14.29% 2
North West -71 8 £60,000 -14.29% 3
East Midlands -11 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 24 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.

1 253 (75.52%) Cybersecurity
2 167 (49.85%) Security Cleared
3 123 (36.72%) NIST
4 118 (35.22%) Risk Management
5 109 (32.54%) Information Security
6 89 (26.57%) CISSP
7 86 (25.67%) SC Cleared
8 79 (23.58%) Information Assurance
9 77 (22.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 73 (21.79%) CISM
11 69 (20.60%) Social Skills
12 68 (20.30%) Security Operations
13 64 (19.10%) Network Security
14 62 (18.51%) SIEM
15 61 (18.21%) Security Architecture
16 59 (17.61%) DV Cleared
17 56 (16.72%) Incident Management
17 56 (16.72%) CRISC
17 56 (16.72%) Agile
18 55 (16.42%) Mentoring
19 51 (15.22%) CESG Certified Professional
20 46 (13.73%) Operational Technology
21 45 (13.43%) Vulnerability Management
22 44 (13.13%) JSP 440
22 44 (13.13%) Military
22 44 (13.13%) Management Information System
23 43 (12.84%) Incident Response
24 38 (11.34%) Public Sector
24 38 (11.34%) NIST 800
25 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 18 (5.37%) Azure
2 16 (4.78%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (3.88%) AWS
4 9 (2.69%) 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 16 (4.78%) Firewall
3 13 (3.88%) TCP/IP
4 8 (2.39%) SD-WAN
4 8 (2.39%) WAN
5 7 (2.09%) Wireless
6 6 (1.79%) DNS
7 5 (1.49%) Cisco Firepower
8 4 (1.19%) NGFW
9 3 (0.90%) LAN
9 3 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.60%) 5G
10 2 (0.60%) BGP
10 2 (0.60%) Internet
10 2 (0.60%) VoIP
10 2 (0.60%) VPN
11 1 (0.30%) EIGRP
11 1 (0.30%) MPLS
11 1 (0.30%) OSPF
11 1 (0.30%) SAN
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
3 1 (0.30%) JIRA
General
1 69 (20.60%) Social Skills
2 44 (13.13%) Military
3 38 (11.34%) 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
11 4 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.60%) Automotive
12 2 (0.60%) Games
12 2 (0.60%) Legal
12 2 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.60%) Police
12 2 (0.60%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (8.06%) 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 34 (10.15%) Security Operations Centre
4 33 (9.85%) Cyber Defence
5 28 (8.36%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 15 (4.48%) CESG
7 11 (3.28%) Security Posture
8 10 (2.99%) Cyberattack
8 10 (2.99%) Data Centre
8 10 (2.99%) Data Protection Act
8 10 (2.99%) PKI
9 9 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.79%) IoT
11 5 (1.49%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.49%) Mobile App
12 3 (0.90%) SCADA
13 2 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
14 1 (0.30%) Insider Threat
14 1 (0.30%) Smart Energy
14 1 (0.30%) YARA
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.90%) Kali Linux
2 2 (0.60%) Linux
2 2 (0.60%) Windows
3 1 (0.30%) Android
3 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 253 (75.52%) Cybersecurity
2 118 (35.22%) Risk Management
3 109 (32.54%) Information Security
4 79 (23.58%) Information Assurance
5 68 (20.30%) Security Operations
6 62 (18.51%) SIEM
7 61 (18.21%) Security Architecture
8 56 (16.72%) Agile
8 56 (16.72%) Incident Management
9 55 (16.42%) Mentoring
10 45 (13.43%) Vulnerability Management
11 43 (12.84%) Incident Response
12 32 (9.55%) Security Testing
13 29 (8.66%) Problem-Solving
14 28 (8.36%) Analytics
14 28 (8.36%) Data Analytics
15 25 (7.46%) Coaching
16 23 (6.87%) Business Development
17 22 (6.57%) SABSA
17 22 (6.57%) Vulnerability Scanning
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
1 167 (49.85%) Security Cleared
2 89 (26.57%) CISSP
3 86 (25.67%) SC Cleared
4 73 (21.79%) CISM
5 59 (17.61%) DV Cleared
6 56 (16.72%) CRISC
7 51 (15.22%) CESG Certified Professional
8 28 (8.36%) CISMP
9 24 (7.16%) Degree
10 17 (5.07%) CREST Certified
11 15 (4.48%) CEH
12 12 (3.58%) CASP
12 12 (3.58%) Cisco Certification
12 12 (3.58%) IISP
12 12 (3.58%) OSCP
13 9 (2.69%) Master's Degree
14 8 (2.39%) CHECK Team Member
14 8 (2.39%) PCI QSA
15 7 (2.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 7 (2.09%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (36.72%) NIST
2 77 (22.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 44 (13.13%) JSP 440
4 38 (11.34%) NIST 800
5 32 (9.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 26 (7.76%) GRC
7 25 (7.46%) NCSC
8 23 (6.87%) RMADS
9 21 (6.27%) GDPR
10 18 (5.37%) Cyber Essentials
11 13 (3.88%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 11 (3.28%) 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%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 27 (8.06%) 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 27 (8.06%) SolarWinds
1 27 (8.06%) Tanium
1 27 (8.06%) Tripwire
2 24 (7.16%) Microsoft
3 10 (2.99%) SAP
4 9 (2.69%) Fortinet
5 8 (2.39%) Cisco
6 7 (2.09%) Palo Alto
7 6 (1.79%) Aruba
8 5 (1.49%) Meraki
9 3 (0.90%) Ariba
9 3 (0.90%) CheckPoint
9 3 (0.90%) F5
9 3 (0.90%) Qualys
10 2 (0.60%) Concur
10 2 (0.60%) Google
10 2 (0.60%) Juniper
10 2 (0.60%) Splunk
10 2 (0.60%) Zscaler
11 1 (0.30%) Netskope