Infrastructure Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Infrastructure Security Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Infrastructure Security Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 - 76
Rank change year-on-year - - +41
Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Security Engineer 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.15% - 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £466
25th Percentile £563 - £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £488
75th Percentile £588 - £497
90th Percentile - - £499
Scotland median daily rate £575 - £575

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 601 568 778
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.04% 93.88% 94.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 309 324 450
10th Percentile £250 £205 £185
25th Percentile £406 £400 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £477
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% -3.04% +0.42%
75th Percentile £555 £538 £575
90th Percentile £655 £638 £660
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 19 55
10th Percentile £19.85 £20.86 £16.10
25th Percentile £50.00 £21.61 £17.86
Median hourly rate £52.50 £24.18 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +117.12% -51.64% +135.18%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.42 £61.13
90th Percentile £81.24 £29.56 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £21.20 £23.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -7.83% -34.29% +60.92%

Infrastructure Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Infrastructure Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Infrastructure Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Security Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Security Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Infrastructure Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 1 April 2026, Infrastructure Security Engineer 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 Infrastructure Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust

Infrastructure Security Engineer 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft