SSL Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring SSL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 66 68
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 +41
Contract jobs citing SSL 3 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.41% 0.32% 0.61%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.49% 3.23% 5.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile - - £435
25th Percentile - £569 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £588 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.13% +30.56% -17.62%
75th Percentile £650 £606 £506
90th Percentile £680 - £540
Scotland median daily rate £600 £594 £540
% change year-on-year +1.05% +9.95% -1.82%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Edinburgh

SSL falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 86 62 96
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 11.70% 10.05% 11.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 26 56
10th Percentile £244 £171 £178
25th Percentile £407 £243 £222
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £494 £438
Median % change year-on-year -5.67% +12.79% -8.23%
75th Percentile £594 £547 £625
90th Percentile £686 £597 £648
Scotland median daily rate £450 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 13 15
10th Percentile - - £13.35
25th Percentile - £17.30 £16.25
Median hourly rate £75.00 £22.00 £18.27
Median % change year-on-year +240.91% +20.42% -50.12%
75th Percentile - £23.53 £43.38
90th Percentile - £32.36 £60.75
Scotland median hourly rate £14.44 £22.00 £18.27
% change year-on-year -34.36% +20.42% +53.59%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SSL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

SSL job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

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Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing SSL.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing SSL

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Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing SSL.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing SSL

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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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Internet
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (33.33%) IPsec
2 1 (33.33%) Network Security
2 1 (33.33%) SSH
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Architect
1 1 (33.33%) Network Architect
1 1 (33.33%) Network Security Architect
1 1 (33.33%) Security Architect
1 1 (33.33%) Security Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Service Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Cloud Security Posture
1 2 (66.67%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Cloud Security
2 2 (66.67%) Data Loss Prevention
2 2 (66.67%) SIEM
3 1 (33.33%) Anomaly Detection
3 1 (33.33%) Architectural Patterns
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) High Availability
3 1 (33.33%) Network Segmentation
3 1 (33.33%) Re-Platforming
3 1 (33.33%) SABSA
3 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) TOGAF
3 1 (33.33%) UML
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) CISM
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) TOGAF Certification
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) CASB
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) CrowdStrike
1 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow
1 2 (66.67%) Zscaler
2 1 (33.33%) BiZZdesign
2 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
2 1 (33.33%) Fortinet