Cyber Defence
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in contract job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | - | 73 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Defence | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow | 0.56% | - | 0.57% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.33% | - | 1.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £790 |
| 25th Percentile | £518 | - | £790 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £537 | - | £791 |
| 75th Percentile | £555 | - | £791 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £792 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £537 | - | £791 |
All Generic Skills
Glasgow
Cyber Defence 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 Glasgow.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 301 | 269 | 287 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow | 41.92% | 35.58% | 32.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 185 | 153 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £234 | £315 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £370 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £538 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £620 | £648 | £700 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.59 | £19.15 | £15.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.17 | £19.98 | £15.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.75 | £24.15 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.66% | +34.17% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £25.97 | £19.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.87 | £34.27 | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £25.15 | £23.87 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.36% | +32.61% | -8.86% |
Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Defence relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Cyber Defence
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence
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: