Security Consultant

I want to become Security Consultant so can you please provide me the details of job of Security Consultant?

A Security Consultant is the IT equivalent of Obi-Wan – advisor, guide and all-round security guru.

Increasing security threats, such as computer hackers, terrorists and other potentially hazardous attacks, are causing business to move towards hiring security consultants to prevent these events from occurring.

High-paying salaries in a quickly growing field can await security consultant professionals.

Required Education Bachelor's degree

Other Requirements Certification preferred by some employers

Projected Job Growth (2012-2022) -
13% for all business operations specialists

Median Salary (2015) -

$76,380 for physical security consultants,
$81,086 for IT security consultants

To become a Security Consultant, you should consider gaining your work experience in intermediate-level security jobs such as:

Security Administrator
Security Specialist
Security Analyst
Security Engineer
Security Auditor

If you’re looking for a bump in pay and the chance to lead a large team, these jobs are logical next steps:

Security Architect
Security Manager
IT Project Manager

The highest seniority and pay generally comes with being a:

Security Director
CISO

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