CISSP Contracts in Scotland

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 104 138 148
Rank change year-on-year +34 +10 -6
Contract jobs citing CISSP 27 26 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.22% 0.91% 0.54%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.46% 4.44% 3.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 15 14
10th Percentile £470 £451 £458
25th Percentile £500 £456 £483
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £595 £590 £680
90th Percentile £608 £683 £832
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

CISSP is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 606 586 600
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 27.46% 20.53% 17.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 325 407 366
10th Percentile £188 £162 £174
25th Percentile £363 £375 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £600 £538 £550
90th Percentile £668 £628 £625
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 15 19
10th Percentile £12.95 £13.95 £19.50
25th Percentile £16.50 £16.00 £21.75
Median hourly rate £40.94 £21.67 £39.99
Median % change year-on-year +88.92% -45.81% +8.82%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.02 £53.75
90th Percentile £64.70 £66.50 £56.17
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +5.06%

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in Scotland

CISSP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for CISSP in Scotland

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CISSP in Scotland over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CISSP in Scotland

CISSP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CISSP in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for CISSP in Scotland

CISSP
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow +8 13 £500 -2.44% 4
Edinburgh +40 9 £595 +29.07% 2
South Lanarkshire - 3 - -
Lanarkshire - 1 - - 1
CISSP
UK

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Applications
1 4 (14.81%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (14.81%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (14.81%) SCCP
2 2 (7.41%) Cisco IPT
2 2 (7.41%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (14.81%) Power BI
General
1 14 (51.85%) Public Sector
2 6 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 4 (14.81%) Finance
4 2 (7.41%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (3.70%) Banking
5 1 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.70%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 7 (25.93%) Analyst
2 6 (22.22%) Security Advisor
3 5 (18.52%) Senior
3 5 (18.52%) Vulnerability Analyst
3 5 (18.52%) Vulnerability Management Analyst
4 3 (11.11%) Lead
5 2 (7.41%) Security Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Chief Information Security Officer
6 1 (3.70%) Chief Security Officer
6 1 (3.70%) Consultant
6 1 (3.70%) Information Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Information Security Advisor
6 1 (3.70%) Information Security Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Information Security Consultant
6 1 (3.70%) Information Security Officer
6 1 (3.70%) Information Security Specialist
6 1 (3.70%) Information Specialist
6 1 (3.70%) Security Consultant
6 1 (3.70%) Security Officer
6 1 (3.70%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 15 (55.56%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.70%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (3.70%) Operational Technology
2 1 (3.70%) Public Cloud
2 1 (3.70%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (74.07%) Information Security
2 13 (48.15%) ISMS
3 9 (33.33%) Business Process Analysis
3 9 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 9 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
4 8 (29.63%) Business Continuity
4 8 (29.63%) Vulnerability Management
5 7 (25.93%) Risk Assessment
5 7 (25.93%) Risk Management
6 6 (22.22%) Information Security Management
6 6 (22.22%) Security Management
7 5 (18.52%) Internal Audit
7 5 (18.52%) Security Operations
8 4 (14.81%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (14.81%) Incident Management
8 4 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (14.81%) Security Monitoring
9 3 (11.11%) Decision-Making
9 3 (11.11%) Incident Response
9 3 (11.11%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 14 (51.85%) CISM
2 13 (48.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 9 (33.33%) CISA
3 9 (33.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 4 (14.81%) CGEIT
4 4 (14.81%) CLAS
4 4 (14.81%) CRISC
4 4 (14.81%) Security Cleared
5 3 (11.11%) SC Cleared
6 2 (7.41%) DV Cleared
7 1 (3.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (3.70%) CCSP
7 1 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (3.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (59.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (18.52%) NIST
3 3 (11.11%) GDPR
4 2 (7.41%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (3.70%) GRC
Vendors
1 6 (22.22%) Qualys