Security Posture
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in contract job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 62 | 68 | 102 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +34 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Security Posture | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 0.80% | 0.49% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 2.09% | 1.47% | 2.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £448 | - | £408 |
| 25th Percentile | £472 | £563 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £440 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +30.68% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £536 | £588 | £454 |
| 90th Percentile | £537 | - | £461 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £475 | £575 | £455 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.39% | +26.37% | - |
All Generic Skills
Edinburgh
Security Posture 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 | 239 | 273 | 467 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 38.24% | 33.50% | 35.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 119 | 147 | 327 |
| 10th Percentile | £208 | £334 | £242 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £489 | £510 | £479 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.12% | +6.47% | -4.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £554 | £600 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £625 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £467 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.68% | -2.56% | +2.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 16 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £14.88 | £21.34 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.25 | £21.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £20.57 | £21.67 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.95% | -5.08% | -54.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.38 | £60.19 | £37.71 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.00 | £60.75 | £47.33 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.14 | £12.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.31% | +47.44% | -71.40% |
Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Security Posture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Security Posture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Posture in Edinburgh.
Security Posture
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: