Information Security Contracts in Scotland

Information Security (InfoSec)
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security 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 74 105 93
Rank change year-on-year +31 -12 +2
Contract jobs citing Information Security 57 61 74
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 2.58% 2.14% 2.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.91% 2.31% 2.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 51 52
10th Percentile £463 £269 £390
25th Percentile £500 £456 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% +8.90% -4.76%
75th Percentile £608 £644 £577
90th Percentile £653 £700 £638
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £560
% change year-on-year -4.17% +7.14% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £16.07 - -
25th Percentile £16.18 - -
Median hourly rate £16.36 - £12.05
75th Percentile £16.53 - -
90th Percentile £16.64 - -
UK median hourly rate £19.50 £75.00 £67.50
% change year-on-year -74.00% +11.11% +164.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Information Security is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,956 2,645 3,270
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 88.63% 92.68% 92.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,192 1,903 2,321
10th Percentile £230 £261 £244
25th Percentile £400 £407 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year - +1.06% +10.59%
75th Percentile £588 £554 £550
90th Percentile £675 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 55 49
10th Percentile £12.36 £10.63 £14.94
25th Percentile £16.00 £11.78 £17.50
Median hourly rate £19.34 £17.72 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.11% -46.30% -21.43%
75th Percentile £40.94 £54.13 £48.75
90th Percentile £60.75 £67.13 £55.75
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Scotland

Information Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Information Security in Scotland

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

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

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in Scotland

Information Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for Information Security in Scotland

Information Security
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 Information Security 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
Edinburgh +45 27 £543 +16.67% 3
Glasgow -8 16 £500 -9.09% 12
South Lanarkshire - 7 £590 -
Aberdeen - 4 £625 - 5
Renfrewshire -6 1 - -
Information Security
UK

Information Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.75%) Apache
1 1 (1.75%) Confluence
1 1 (1.75%) EPiServer
1 1 (1.75%) IIS
1 1 (1.75%) Tomcat
1 1 (1.75%) WebSphere
Applications
1 4 (7.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.26%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.02%) Azure
1 4 (7.02%) Power Platform
2 2 (3.51%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.75%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (1.75%) GitHub
3 1 (1.75%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.53%) Firewall
2 4 (7.02%) SCCP
3 3 (5.26%) Network Security
4 1 (1.75%) BIG-IP
4 1 (1.75%) DNS
4 1 (1.75%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 1 (1.75%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 1 (1.75%) Internet
4 1 (1.75%) SAN
4 1 (1.75%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.02%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.75%) GitLab
1 1 (1.75%) JIRA
General
1 33 (57.89%) Public Sector
2 15 (26.32%) Social Skills
3 10 (17.54%) Finance
4 6 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (5.26%) Banking
5 3 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (3.51%) Billing
6 2 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.75%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 18 (31.58%) Analyst
2 12 (21.05%) Security Analyst
2 12 (21.05%) Senior
3 9 (15.79%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 8 (14.04%) Lead
5 7 (12.28%) Security Advisor
6 6 (10.53%) Vulnerability Analyst
6 6 (10.53%) Vulnerability Management Analyst
7 5 (8.77%) Senior Analyst
7 5 (8.77%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
7 5 (8.77%) Senior Security Analyst
8 3 (5.26%) Consultant
8 3 (5.26%) Project Manager
8 3 (5.26%) Security Consultant
9 2 (3.51%) Architect
9 2 (3.51%) Chief Information Security Officer
9 2 (3.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 2 (3.51%) Security Specialist
9 2 (3.51%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 2 (3.51%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.75%) .NET
1 1 (1.75%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 30 (52.63%) Management Information System
2 4 (7.02%) Operational Technology
3 3 (5.26%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.75%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.75%) PKI
4 1 (1.75%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 7 (12.28%) Linux
2 2 (3.51%) Android
2 2 (3.51%) Windows
3 1 (1.75%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (49.12%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (29.82%) Vulnerability Management
3 13 (22.81%) Incident Management
3 13 (22.81%) ISMS
3 13 (22.81%) Risk Management
3 13 (22.81%) Security Monitoring
4 10 (17.54%) Privileged Access Management
4 10 (17.54%) Risk Assessment
5 9 (15.79%) Business Impact Analysis
5 9 (15.79%) Business Process Analysis
5 9 (15.79%) Impact Analysis
5 9 (15.79%) Penetration Testing
5 9 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (15.79%) Security Management
5 9 (15.79%) SIEM
5 9 (15.79%) Technical Analysis
5 9 (15.79%) Threat Modelling
5 9 (15.79%) Use Case
5 9 (15.79%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 9 (15.79%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.51%) Java
1 2 (3.51%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.75%) Perl
2 1 (1.75%) Python
2 1 (1.75%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (35.09%) CISSP
2 12 (21.05%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 11 (19.30%) CISM
4 8 (14.04%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 8 (14.04%) Security Cleared
5 7 (12.28%) CISA
5 7 (12.28%) Degree
6 6 (10.53%) DV Cleared
7 5 (8.77%) CRISC
7 5 (8.77%) SC Cleared
8 4 (7.02%) CGEIT
8 4 (7.02%) CLAS
9 3 (5.26%) APMP
9 3 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (1.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (1.75%) CCSP
10 1 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (45.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (15.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 7 (12.28%) Disclosure Scotland
4 6 (10.53%) NIST
5 4 (7.02%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (5.26%) PCI DSS
7 2 (3.51%) GRC
7 2 (3.51%) SLA
8 1 (1.75%) COBIT
8 1 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (1.75%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (1.75%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (1.75%) Ansible
1 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (17.54%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.53%) Qualys
3 1 (1.75%) Atlassian
3 1 (1.75%) CA
3 1 (1.75%) CheckPoint
3 1 (1.75%) Computacenter
3 1 (1.75%) F5
3 1 (1.75%) OneTrust
3 1 (1.75%) Palo Alto