Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh
Security Specialist
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Security Specialist daily rate in Edinburgh is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | - | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +24 |
| Contract Security Specialist jobs | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 0.77% | - | 1.05% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.82% | - | 1.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £518 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | - | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £583 | - | £553 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £550 | £388 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.94% | -26.19% | +5.00% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Edinburgh matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Edinburgh matching a recognised job title | 608 | 572 | 721 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.68% | 91.08% | 94.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 324 | 289 | 374 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | £258 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.63% | +5.56% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £545 | £522 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £603 | £588 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £467 | £454 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.86% | +0.89% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 9 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £38.00 | £14.11 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.81 | £53.75 | £16.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.25 | £65.00 | £19.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -71.92% | +236.26% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £75.00 | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £17.50 | £23.75 | £18.38 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.32% | +29.25% | +3.70% |
Security Specialist Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Security Specialist job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Security Specialist Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Edinburgh.
Security Specialist Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, Security Specialist contract job ads cited 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 Security Specialist job ads across the Edinburgh region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Agile | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Azure | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Dynamic Application Security Testing | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Entra ID | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Firewall | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Hyper-V | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | ITIL | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | MCSE | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Microsoft 365 | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Microsoft Certification | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Microsoft Intune | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Penetration Testing | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Power Platform | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Risk Assessment | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | SCCM | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Security Operations | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Static Application Security Testing | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Threat Modelling | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Windows | 80.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Windows Server | 80.0% | 4 |
| 23 | Digital Transformation Programme | 60.0% | 3 |
| 23 | Email Filtering | 60.0% | 3 |
| 23 | Kalman Filter | 60.0% | 3 |
| 23 | Security Testing | 60.0% | 3 |
| 27 | Dynamics GP | 40.0% | 2 |
| 27 | Microsoft | 40.0% | 2 |
| 27 | SSL | 40.0% | 2 |
| 30 | AI | 20.0% | 1 |
Security Specialist Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity Specialist | 80.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Artificial Intelligence Specialist | 20.0% | 1 |