Information Security Contracts in Edinburgh

Information Security (InfoSec)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 45 80 92
Rank change year-on-year +35 +12 -14
Contract jobs citing Information Security 27 24 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 3.33% 1.86% 1.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.78% 1.95% 1.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 21 22
10th Percentile £505 - £396
25th Percentile £509 £269 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £465 £538
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -13.49% +2.38%
75th Percentile £608 £554 £588
90th Percentile £641 £593 £649
Scotland median daily rate £555 £545 £500
% change year-on-year +1.93% +8.90% -4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

Information Security is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 714 1,230 1,821
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 88.04% 95.20% 93.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 422 880 1,260
10th Percentile £233 £260 £260
25th Percentile £413 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.21% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £545 £557
90th Percentile £674 £625 £638
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £465
% change year-on-year - +2.15% +9.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 13 19
10th Percentile £14.94 £14.07 £14.94
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.72 £19.13
Median hourly rate £21.02 £21.26 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.13% -35.58% -39.42%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.75 £51.25
90th Percentile - £64.90 £53.86
Scotland median hourly rate £19.34 £17.72 £31.50
% change year-on-year +9.11% -43.75% -27.59%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Edinburgh

Information Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Information Security in Edinburgh

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in Edinburgh

Information Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Information Security in Edinburgh

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 1 (3.70%) Apache
1 1 (3.70%) EPiServer
1 1 (3.70%) IIS
1 1 (3.70%) Tomcat
1 1 (3.70%) WebSphere
Applications
1 3 (11.11%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (11.11%) SCCP
2 1 (3.70%) BIG-IP
2 1 (3.70%) DNS
2 1 (3.70%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
2 1 (3.70%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
2 1 (3.70%) Internet
2 1 (3.70%) Network Security
2 1 (3.70%) SAN
2 1 (3.70%) TCP/IP
General
1 23 (85.19%) Public Sector
2 4 (14.81%) Social Skills
3 3 (11.11%) Finance
4 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.70%) Banking
4 1 (3.70%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 10 (37.04%) Analyst
1 10 (37.04%) Security Analyst
2 9 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 8 (29.63%) Senior
4 6 (22.22%) Security Advisor
5 5 (18.52%) Senior Analyst
5 5 (18.52%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
5 5 (18.52%) Senior Security Analyst
6 4 (14.81%) Lead
7 3 (11.11%) Project Manager
8 1 (3.70%) Information Security Consultant
8 1 (3.70%) Information Security Specialist
8 1 (3.70%) Information Specialist
8 1 (3.70%) Lead Architect
8 1 (3.70%) Network Analyst
8 1 (3.70%) Network Security Analyst
8 1 (3.70%) Security Architect
8 1 (3.70%) Security Specialist
8 1 (3.70%) Security Technical Architect
8 1 (3.70%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.70%) .NET
1 1 (3.70%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 20 (74.07%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.70%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (3.70%) Operational Technology
2 1 (3.70%) PKI
2 1 (3.70%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (48.15%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (44.44%) Incident Management
3 10 (37.04%) Privileged Access Management
4 9 (33.33%) Business Impact Analysis
4 9 (33.33%) Impact Analysis
4 9 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
4 9 (33.33%) Security Monitoring
4 9 (33.33%) SIEM
4 9 (33.33%) Technical Analysis
4 9 (33.33%) Use Case
4 9 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 9 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 9 (33.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 7 (25.93%) Business Process Analysis
5 7 (25.93%) ISMS
5 7 (25.93%) Threat Modelling
6 6 (22.22%) Business Continuity
7 5 (18.52%) Internal Audit
8 4 (14.81%) Decision-Making
8 4 (14.81%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.70%) Java
1 1 (3.70%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 8 (29.63%) CISSP
2 6 (22.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 6 (22.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 3 (11.11%) APMP
3 3 (11.11%) CLAS
4 2 (7.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (7.41%) Degree
5 1 (3.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (3.70%) CCSP
5 1 (3.70%) CISA
5 1 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (33.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 7 (25.93%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (7.41%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (7.41%) PCI DSS
5 1 (3.70%) GRC
Systems Management
1 1 (3.70%) Ansible
Vendors
1 3 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.70%) CA
2 1 (3.70%) F5