Cyber Essentials
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Cyber Essentials skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Essentials 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 | 263 | 200 | 170 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -63 | -30 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials | 21 | 21 | 77 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.31% | 0.44% | 1.35% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 2.60% | 2.86% | 7.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 7 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,750 | £46,008 | £38,323 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £53,750 | £40,501 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | £50,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +8.91% | +12.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £62,875 | £52,085 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,500 | £70,950 | £53,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £58,794 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.45% | +10.93% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Scotland
Cyber Essentials is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 809 | 735 | 990 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 12.05% | 15.52% | 17.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 345 | 209 | 462 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,450 | £31,505 | £25,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,750 | £40,000 | £35,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +22.22% | +5.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £72,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,433 | £89,000 | £70,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | +4.76% |
Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Cyber Essentials
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Scotland.
Cyber Essentials
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Scotland over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Cyber Essentials
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | +44 | 13 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 1 |
| Glasgow | -108 | 5 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | 2 | £40,000 | - | |
| Cyber Essentials UK |
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Cyber Essentials
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: