Security Consultant Job Trends in the Midlands

Security Consultant
England > Midlands

The median Security Consultant salary in the Midlands is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 183 223 321
Rank change year-on-year +40 +98 -36
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 63 3 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.51% 0.060% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.066% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 47 2 9
10th Percentile - - £50,000
25th Percentile - £77,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £80,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.25% +33.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £82,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £82,000 - £78,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £80,000 £68,750
% change year-on-year -18.75% +16.36% -1.79%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 11,718 4,569 13,130
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 90.93% 94.03%
Number of salaries quoted 8,152 2,730 9,422
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,256 £34,771
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £60,741
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.87% +9.52% -13.32%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in the Midlands

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant in the Midlands over the 6 months to 14 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Consultant in the Midlands

Security Consultant
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 June 2026. 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
East Midlands +23 49 £55,000 -31.25% 1
West Midlands -7 14 £100,000 +25.00% 3
Security Consultant
England

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 June 2026, Security Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 46 (73.02%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (12.70%) Penetration Testing
3 7 (11.11%) Security Testing
4 6 (9.52%) Red Team
5 5 (7.94%) Android
5 5 (7.94%) Apple iOS
6 2 (3.17%) SC Cleared
6 2 (3.17%) Security Architecture
6 2 (3.17%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.59%) Active Directory
7 1 (1.59%) AWS
7 1 (1.59%) Azure
7 1 (1.59%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (1.59%) Data Flow Diagram
7 1 (1.59%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.59%) GRC
7 1 (1.59%) IAG
7 1 (1.59%) Identity Access Management
7 1 (1.59%) Incident Response
7 1 (1.59%) Microsoft
7 1 (1.59%) Migration
7 1 (1.59%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (1.59%) Remediation Plan
7 1 (1.59%) SAP
7 1 (1.59%) SAP BPC
7 1 (1.59%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (1.59%) SAP GRC
7 1 (1.59%) SAP HCM
7 1 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (1.59%) SAP Security

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (1.59%) SAP BPC
1 1 (1.59%) SAP GRC
1 1 (1.59%) SAP HCM
1 1 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.59%) AWS
1 1 (1.59%) Azure
1 1 (1.59%) Entra ID
General
1 5 (7.94%) Law
2 2 (3.17%) Telecoms
3 1 (1.59%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (1.59%) Finance
3 1 (1.59%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.59%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 25 (39.68%) PKI
2 5 (7.94%) Mobile App
3 4 (6.35%) Security Posture
4 2 (3.17%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.59%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.94%) Android
1 5 (7.94%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (73.02%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (12.70%) Penetration Testing
3 7 (11.11%) Security Testing
4 6 (9.52%) Red Team
5 2 (3.17%) Security Architecture
6 1 (1.59%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (1.59%) Data Flow Diagram
6 1 (1.59%) Identity Access Management
6 1 (1.59%) Incident Response
6 1 (1.59%) Migration
6 1 (1.59%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (1.59%) Remediation Plan
6 1 (1.59%) SAP Security
6 1 (1.59%) Security Hardening
6 1 (1.59%) Validation
6 1 (1.59%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (3.17%) SC Cleared
1 2 (3.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.59%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (1.59%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.59%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (1.59%) Microsoft
1 1 (1.59%) SAP