Computer Security Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Computer Security (COMPUSEC)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Computer Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 119
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Security 0 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland - - 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £201 £450 £650
% change year-on-year -55.34% -30.77% +37.57%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

Computer Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,661 1,478 1,846
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 82.84% 92.90% 87.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 858 853 1,140
10th Percentile £286 £257 £220
25th Percentile £381 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £463 £463
Median % change year-on-year -0.54% - -2.63%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £568
90th Percentile £675 £600 £638
UK median daily rate £513 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 122 53 91
10th Percentile £12.62 £16.13 £12.30
25th Percentile £13.45 £17.30 £15.05
Median hourly rate £19.33 £19.97 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.20% +2.41% +21.95%
75th Percentile £50.00 £25.15 £44.47
90th Percentile £77.50 £57.16 £60.75
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £27.50 £36.50
% change year-on-year +59.85% -24.66% +1.67%

Computer Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Computer Security relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Computer Security job vacancy trend in Scotland

Computer Security
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Computer Security.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Computer Security