The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Cybersecurity 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 Aberdeen.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
16
27
22
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen
88.89%
93.10%
68.75%
Number of daily rates quoted
14
16
12
10th Percentile
£234
£155
£178
25th Percentile
£313
£256
£355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£388
£488
Median % change year-on-year
-3.23%
-20.51%
+28.29%
75th Percentile
£488
£591
£542
90th Percentile
£683
£634
£629
Scotland median daily rate
£463
£475
£475
% change year-on-year
-2.63%
-
+2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£17.26
25th Percentile
-
-
£17.34
Median hourly rate
-
£17.00
£17.47
Median % change year-on-year
-
-2.66%
-
75th Percentile
-
-
£17.59
90th Percentile
-
-
£17.67
Scotland median hourly rate
£21.59
£19.34
£17.72
% change year-on-year
+11.66%
+9.11%
-55.69%
Cybersecurity Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen
Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.
Cybersecurity Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Aberdeen.
Cybersecurity Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Aberdeen
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Aberdeen.
Cybersecurity Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cybersecurity also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Aberdeen region with a requirement for Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:
