Security Testing Jobs in Scotland

Security Testing
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Security Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Testing over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 285 202 181
Rank change year-on-year -83 -21 -10
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing 2 25 72
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.030% 0.53% 1.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.032% 0.56% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2 12 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £41,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £44,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +46.07% +11.25% -18.37%
75th Percentile - £60,000 £51,875
90th Percentile - - £87,500
UK median annual salary £61,206 £70,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year -12.56% +5.66% +10.42%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,227 4,478 5,183
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.90% 94.17% 91.23%
Number of salaries quoted 2,420 2,245 2,766
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,133 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,810 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.19% +10.11% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,700 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.86% +2.83% +9.09%

Security Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Testing in Scotland

Security Testing
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Security Testing in Scotland

Security Testing
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Testing within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 25 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 +17 2 £65,000 +46.07% 1
Security Testing
UK

Security Testing
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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Consultant
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Tester
1 2 (100.00%) Security Consultant
1 2 (100.00%) Security Penetration Tester
1 2 (100.00%) Security Tester
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Consultant
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Penetration Tester
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Security Consultant
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Tester
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Testing Consultant
1 2 (100.00%) Tester
1 2 (100.00%) Testing Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security