Chief Information Security Officer Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) daily rate in Edinburgh is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 - 77
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Chief Information Security Officer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.12% - 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £675 - £663
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 - £675
75th Percentile £825 - £688
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £750 - £675

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 759 574 813
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.52% 91.69% 94.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 402 303 446
10th Percentile £350 £226 £178
25th Percentile £409 £400 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £468 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.07% +3.89% -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £533 £539
90th Percentile £625 £600 £642
Scotland median daily rate £460 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +2.22% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 15 44
10th Percentile £18.98 - £13.54
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £22.00 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year +177.27% +21.35% +2.31%
75th Percentile £68.75 £62.50 £38.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £74.00 £60.75
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £19.83 £18.00
% change year-on-year +76.50% +10.17% +1.58%

Chief Information Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Chief Information Security Officer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Chief Information Security Officer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Chief Information Security Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Chief Information Security Officer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Chief Information Security Officer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 22 July 2026, Chief Information Security Officer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Chief Information Security Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS

Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory