Network Security Jobs in Scotland

Network Security
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Network Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Network Security over the 6 months to 20 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 228 92 165
Rank change year-on-year -136 +73 -12
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 54 151 85
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.82% 3.16% 1.50%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.22% 20.68% 10.75%
Number of salaries quoted 41 38 69
10th Percentile - £37,885 £27,125
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,526 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% +24.01% +4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,833 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £97,290 £72,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,526 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.80% -0.79% +4.35%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Scotland

Network Security is in the Communications and Computer Networking 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 communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 657 730 791
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 9.92% 15.26% 13.99%
Number of salaries quoted 400 267 407
10th Percentile £27,950 £25,000 £26,872
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,260 £33,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +6.32% +5.56%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,000 £64,375
90th Percentile £70,000 £86,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +5.00%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Scotland

Network Security
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Scotland.

Salary trend for Network Security in Scotland

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Scotland over the 6 months to 20 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Network Security in Scotland

Network Security
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 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 -7 35 £60,000 +0.80% 3
Glasgow -138 12 £88,750 +108.82% 4
Banffshire - 4 £22,000 - 1
Renfrewshire -1 1 - -
Network Security
UK

Network 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 5 (9.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (7.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (9.26%) FrameMaker
1 5 (9.26%) Microsoft Office
1 5 (9.26%) RoboHelp
Cloud Services
1 5 (9.26%) Azure
2 3 (5.56%) Azure AKS
2 3 (5.56%) Azure API Management
2 3 (5.56%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (5.56%) Entra ID
2 3 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.85%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.41%) DHCP
1 4 (7.41%) DNS
1 4 (7.41%) Firewall
1 4 (7.41%) IMAP
1 4 (7.41%) TCP/IP
1 4 (7.41%) VPN
2 1 (1.85%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (1.85%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 4 (7.41%) JIRA
General
1 24 (44.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 20 (37.04%) Social Skills
3 8 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (7.41%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (3.70%) Finance
6 2 (3.70%) Games
7 1 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 26 (48.15%) Software Engineer
2 17 (31.48%) Senior
3 13 (24.07%) C++ Software Engineer
3 13 (24.07%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
3 13 (24.07%) Senior Software Engineer
4 12 (22.22%) C Software Engineer
4 12 (22.22%) C/C++ Software Engineer
4 12 (22.22%) Senior C Software Engineer
5 9 (16.67%) Java Engineer
5 9 (16.67%) Java Software Engineer
6 5 (9.26%) Author
6 5 (9.26%) IT Support
6 5 (9.26%) Technical Author
7 4 (7.41%) IT Support Technician
7 4 (7.41%) IT Technician
7 4 (7.41%) Platform Engineer
7 4 (7.41%) Principal Engineer
7 4 (7.41%) Security Engineer
7 4 (7.41%) Support Technician
8 3 (5.56%) Cloud Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.70%) DPDK
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.81%) Distributed Systems
2 7 (12.96%) Cloud Native
3 4 (7.41%) Driving Licence
3 4 (7.41%) Enterprise Storage
4 2 (3.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 2 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.85%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 1 (1.85%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.85%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.85%) PKI
5 1 (1.85%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 21 (38.89%) Linux
2 7 (12.96%) Windows
3 5 (9.26%) Windows Server
4 4 (7.41%) Mac OS X
5 2 (3.70%) Unix
5 2 (3.70%) VMS
6 1 (1.85%) Windows 10
6 1 (1.85%) Windows 7
6 1 (1.85%) Windows 8
6 1 (1.85%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (1.85%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (55.56%) Software Engineering
2 28 (51.85%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (25.93%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (22.22%) Computer Science
5 8 (14.81%) Agile
6 6 (11.11%) Analytics
6 6 (11.11%) DevOps
6 6 (11.11%) Identity Access Management
6 6 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
7 5 (9.26%) CI/CD
7 5 (9.26%) Containerisation
7 5 (9.26%) Roadmaps
8 4 (7.41%) Cloud Security
8 4 (7.41%) Continuous Delivery
8 4 (7.41%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 4 (7.41%) IT Audit
8 4 (7.41%) Multithreading
8 4 (7.41%) SDLC
8 4 (7.41%) Security Analytics
8 4 (7.41%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 14 (25.93%) C++
2 13 (24.07%) C
3 11 (20.37%) Python
4 9 (16.67%) Java
5 4 (7.41%) Bash
6 3 (5.56%) PowerShell
7 1 (1.85%) C#
Qualifications
1 14 (25.93%) Degree
2 12 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (7.41%) Master's Degree
4 3 (5.56%) Azure Certification
5 2 (3.70%) CISSP
5 2 (3.70%) SC Cleared
5 2 (3.70%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.85%) CCNA
6 1 (1.85%) CEH
6 1 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.85%) CISM
6 1 (1.85%) GCFE
6 1 (1.85%) GCIA
6 1 (1.85%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (3.70%) SOC 2
2 1 (1.85%) NCSC
2 1 (1.85%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (9.26%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (14.81%) Kubernetes
2 5 (9.26%) Ansible
3 4 (7.41%) vRealize
3 4 (7.41%) vRealize Orchestrator
4 2 (3.70%) SCCM
4 2 (3.70%) WSUS
Vendors
1 8 (14.81%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.26%) Adobe
3 4 (7.41%) Atlassian
3 4 (7.41%) Dell
4 3 (5.56%) Apple
5 1 (1.85%) Cisco
5 1 (1.85%) Meraki