The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in contract job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Security Operations Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
253
300
393
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
39.59%
36.41%
37.43%
Number of daily rates quoted
113
149
223
10th Percentile
£178
£209
£166
25th Percentile
£381
£347
£392
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£468
£450
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+3.89%
-5.26%
-5.00%
75th Percentile
£538
£550
£538
90th Percentile
£633
£640
£600
Scotland median daily rate
£450
£463
£500
% change year-on-year
-2.70%
-7.50%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
20
4
10th Percentile
£16.25
£13.09
£13.47
25th Percentile
-
£17.31
£16.20
Median hourly rate
£17.30
£18.27
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
-5.31%
+3.10%
-55.14%
75th Percentile
£24.38
£23.89
£26.73
90th Percentile
£60.00
£24.18
£42.94
Scotland median hourly rate
£21.86
£18.38
£19.18
% change year-on-year
+18.97%
-4.20%
-44.58%
Security Operations Centre Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Security Operations Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Security Operations Centre Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Security Operations Centre.
Security Operations Centre Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Operations Centre 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for Security Operations Centre.
Security Operations Centre 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:
