CompTIA CySA+ Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for CompTIA CySA+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 75 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Contract jobs citing CompTIA CySA+ 4 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.55% 0.26% -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.05% 1.04% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £529 £471 -
25th Percentile £545 £484 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £592 £513 -
Median % change year-on-year +15.41% - -
75th Percentile £606 £534 -
90th Percentile £610 £544 -
Scotland median daily rate £600 £513 £438
% change year-on-year +17.07% +17.14% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow

CompTIA CySA+ falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Glasgow.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 195 192 263
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 27.01% 25.23% 29.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 115 162
10th Percentile £185 £301 £208
25th Percentile £358 £364 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £458 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.75% -8.40% +5.26%
75th Percentile £551 £575 £628
90th Percentile £679 £652 £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £500
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 0
10th Percentile £17.26 £16.75 -
25th Percentile £18.88 £17.19 -
Median hourly rate £22.17 £22.75 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.55% - -
75th Percentile £25.95 £32.81 -
90th Percentile £27.87 £38.50 -
Scotland median hourly rate £22.58 £22.55 £60.00
% change year-on-year +0.13% -62.43% +141.50%

CompTIA CySA+
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CompTIA CySA+ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

CompTIA CySA+ job vacancy trend in Glasgow

CompTIA CySA+
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing CompTIA CySA+.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing CompTIA CySA+

CompTIA CySA+
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) DNS
1 2 (50.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Analyst
2 2 (50.00%) SOC Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Architect
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Lead
3 1 (25.00%) Security Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Security Architect
3 1 (25.00%) Senior
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (50.00%) Cyberattack
2 2 (50.00%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
3 1 (25.00%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Linux
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Security Operations
2 3 (75.00%) SIEM
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (25.00%) ArchiMate
4 1 (25.00%) Architecture Governance
4 1 (25.00%) Critical Thinking
4 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (25.00%) Functional Testing
4 1 (25.00%) ISMS
4 1 (25.00%) ITIL
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (25.00%) SABSA
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) TOGAF
4 1 (25.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (50.00%) CISSP
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (25.00%) Azure Certification
4 1 (25.00%) CASP
4 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) GCIA
4 1 (25.00%) GCIH
4 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) SSCP
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Splunk
2 1 (25.00%) ArcSight
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft