Cybersecurity
Scotland > Aberdeen
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Aberdeen requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | - | 6 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Aberdeen | 4.88% | - | 10.00% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.71% | - | 10.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £288 | - | £594 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | - | £613 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £313 | - | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £495 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.91% | -2.27% | +4.76% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Aberdeen
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 | 35 | 30 | 30 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen | 85.37% | 96.77% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 13 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £380 | £156 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £463 | £174 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £550 | £250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.09% | +120.00% | -38.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £588 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £600 | £541 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £463 | £450 | £481 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -6.40% | +1.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28.23 | £16.62 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £31.19 | £16.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £36.75 | £17.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.56% | +111.69% | -6.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.55 | £42.69 | £17.67 |
| 90th Percentile | £27.39 | £45.88 | £17.70 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £20.00 | £22.88 | £19.34 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.57% | +18.28% | +3.84% |
Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.
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Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Cybersecurity.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Aberdeen
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Cybersecurity.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: