CompTIA Security+ Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

CompTIA Security+
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 77 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 5 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.70% 0.40% -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.60% 1.57% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 0
10th Percentile £536 £473 -
25th Percentile £563 £488 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 -
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% - -
75th Percentile £600 £544 -
90th Percentile £607 £548 -
Scotland median daily rate £583 £525 £438
% change year-on-year +11.10% +20.00% -41.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow

CompTIA Security+ 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 192 191 260
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 26.74% 25.16% 29.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 115 158
10th Percentile £190 £301 £203
25th Percentile £358 £364 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.12% -7.10% +5.26%
75th Percentile £556 £575 £638
90th Percentile £697 £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 £22.27 £23.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -3.20% -61.67% +141.50%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

CompTIA Security+ job vacancy trend in Glasgow

CompTIA Security+
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

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

CompTIA Security+
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 (40.00%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) DNS
1 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Architect
1 3 (60.00%) Security Architect
2 2 (40.00%) Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) IT Architect
2 2 (40.00%) IT Security Architect
2 2 (40.00%) SOC Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Lead
3 1 (20.00%) Senior
3 1 (20.00%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (40.00%) Cyberattack
1 2 (40.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (20.00%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (20.00%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Linux
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Incident Response
2 2 (40.00%) Security Operations
2 2 (40.00%) SIEM
3 1 (20.00%) Active Listening
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) ArchiMate
3 1 (20.00%) Architecture Governance
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (20.00%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Functional Testing
3 1 (20.00%) ISMS
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) CISSP
1 3 (60.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
1 3 (60.00%) SSCP
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (20.00%) Azure Certification
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) Splunk