Cybersecurity Contracts in Glasgow

Cybersecurity
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 45 49
Rank change year-on-year +10 +4 0
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 50 33 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 6.49% 3.94% 4.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.93% 4.27% 4.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 19 32
10th Percentile £283 £432 £413
25th Percentile £416 £475 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £575 £488
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +17.95% -8.24%
75th Percentile £550 £613 £550
90th Percentile £605 £659 £704
Scotland median daily rate £500 £575 £475
% change year-on-year -13.04% +21.05% -14.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £83.20 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £83.20 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Glasgow

Cybersecurity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Glasgow.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 722 772 831
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 93.77% 92.23% 94.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 450 503 589
10th Percentile £300 £276 £350
25th Percentile £387 £386 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.21% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £588
90th Percentile £600 £626 £700
Scotland median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.63% - +0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 37 33
10th Percentile £15.42 £12.03 -
25th Percentile £16.75 £16.00 £10.63
Median hourly rate £19.59 £31.50 £14.25
Median % change year-on-year -37.81% +121.05% -64.38%
75th Percentile £25.15 £53.75 £23.75
90th Percentile £73.19 £67.50 £58.75
Scotland median hourly rate £19.90 £19.50 £15.99
% change year-on-year +2.05% +21.95% -57.28%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Glasgow

Cybersecurity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Glasgow.

Daily rate trend for Cybersecurity in Glasgow

Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Glasgow over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cybersecurity in Glasgow

Cybersecurity
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Glasgow.

Hourly rate trend for Cybersecurity in Glasgow

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.00%) JBoss
1 1 (2.00%) WebLogic
1 1 (2.00%) WebSphere
1 1 (2.00%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 6 (12.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (8.00%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (6.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 13 (26.00%) Azure
2 8 (16.00%) Power Platform
3 3 (6.00%) AWS
3 3 (6.00%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 3 (6.00%) Azure Sentinel
3 3 (6.00%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (4.00%) Entra ID
4 2 (4.00%) IaaS
4 2 (4.00%) PaaS
4 2 (4.00%) SaaS
5 1 (2.00%) Amazon S3
5 1 (2.00%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (2.00%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.00%) OpenShift
5 1 (2.00%) Sumo Logic
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.00%) NAS
1 1 (2.00%) Network Security
1 1 (2.00%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.00%) Power BI
1 5 (10.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.00%) Tableau
3 1 (2.00%) RDBMS
3 1 (2.00%) Relational Database
3 1 (2.00%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 7 (14.00%) Git
2 4 (8.00%) Xcode
3 1 (2.00%) Jenkins
3 1 (2.00%) JIRA
General
1 30 (60.00%) Finance
2 26 (52.00%) Social Skills
3 15 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (30.00%) Banking
4 6 (12.00%) Investment Banking
5 3 (6.00%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (6.00%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (6.00%) Public Sector
6 2 (4.00%) Back Office
6 2 (4.00%) Financial Institution
6 2 (4.00%) Military
7 1 (2.00%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.00%) Legal
7 1 (2.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (22.00%) Analyst
2 6 (12.00%) Developer
3 5 (10.00%) Architect
3 5 (10.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 5 (10.00%) Security Analyst
3 5 (10.00%) Security Manager
4 4 (8.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 4 (8.00%) Mobile Engineer
4 4 (8.00%) Project Manager
4 4 (8.00%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
4 4 (8.00%) Security Project Manager
4 4 (8.00%) Solutions Architect
5 3 (6.00%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 3 (6.00%) Programme Manager
5 3 (6.00%) Python Developer
5 3 (6.00%) Report Analyst
5 3 (6.00%) Security Architect
5 3 (6.00%) Senior
6 2 (4.00%) Designer
6 2 (4.00%) Security Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.00%) SwiftUI
1 4 (8.00%) UIKit
2 3 (6.00%) AngularJS
2 3 (6.00%) CSS
2 3 (6.00%) Express.js
2 3 (6.00%) FastAPI
2 3 (6.00%) HTML
2 3 (6.00%) Node.js
2 3 (6.00%) pytest
2 3 (6.00%) REST
3 2 (4.00%) .NET
4 1 (2.00%) IBM Integration Bus
4 1 (2.00%) J2EE
4 1 (2.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.00%) Enterprise Software
1 5 (10.00%) Virtual Team
2 4 (8.00%) Credit Risk
2 4 (8.00%) Data Centre
2 4 (8.00%) iPad
2 4 (8.00%) iPhone
2 4 (8.00%) Mobile App
2 4 (8.00%) Security Posture
3 3 (6.00%) Management Information System
3 3 (6.00%) PMI
4 2 (4.00%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (4.00%) Operational Technology
4 2 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (4.00%) Social Media
5 1 (2.00%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (2.00%) Driving Licence
5 1 (2.00%) Insider Threat
5 1 (2.00%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 9 (18.00%) Windows
2 8 (16.00%) Linux
3 5 (10.00%) Unix
4 4 (8.00%) Android
4 4 (8.00%) Apple iOS
5 3 (6.00%) Mac OS
5 3 (6.00%) Windows Server
6 2 (4.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (36.00%) Agile
2 14 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (22.00%) CI/CD
4 9 (18.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (16.00%) Decision-Making
5 8 (16.00%) Project Management
5 8 (16.00%) Site Reliability Engineering
6 7 (14.00%) DevOps
6 7 (14.00%) Information Security
6 7 (14.00%) Risk Management
6 7 (14.00%) Test Automation
7 6 (12.00%) BCP
7 6 (12.00%) Business Continuity
7 6 (12.00%) Business Continuity Planning
7 6 (12.00%) Data Loss Prevention
7 6 (12.00%) Data Protection
7 6 (12.00%) Roadmaps
7 6 (12.00%) Threat Modelling
7 6 (12.00%) User Experience
8 5 (10.00%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 7 (14.00%) Python
2 4 (8.00%) Objective-C
2 4 (8.00%) Swift
3 3 (6.00%) JavaScript
3 3 (6.00%) TypeScript
4 2 (4.00%) C#
4 2 (4.00%) PowerShell
4 2 (4.00%) SQL
5 1 (2.00%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 9 (18.00%) CISM
2 8 (16.00%) CISSP
3 7 (14.00%) Degree
4 3 (6.00%) CRISC
4 3 (6.00%) PMI Certification
5 2 (4.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (4.00%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (4.00%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (2.00%) CASP
6 1 (2.00%) CCSP
6 1 (2.00%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (2.00%) DV Cleared
6 1 (2.00%) GCIA
6 1 (2.00%) GCIH
6 1 (2.00%) ISACA
6 1 (2.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 1 (2.00%) SC Cleared
6 1 (2.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.00%) Disclosure Scotland
1 4 (8.00%) NIST
1 4 (8.00%) QA
2 3 (6.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (6.00%) GRC
3 1 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (6.00%) Docker
2 2 (4.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.00%) RACF
Systems Management
1 5 (10.00%) Terraform
2 4 (8.00%) Kubernetes
3 2 (4.00%) Ansible
3 2 (4.00%) Podman
3 2 (4.00%) Progress Chef
3 2 (4.00%) Puppet
3 2 (4.00%) RSA Archer
4 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (2.00%) NetBackup
4 1 (2.00%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (2.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (26.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (12.00%) ServiceNow
3 5 (10.00%) Oracle
3 5 (10.00%) Qualys
4 4 (8.00%) CyberArk
5 2 (4.00%) BeyondTrust
5 2 (4.00%) Netskope
5 2 (4.00%) Proofpoint
5 2 (4.00%) Splunk
5 2 (4.00%) Sun
5 2 (4.00%) Symantec
6 1 (2.00%) ArcSight
6 1 (2.00%) Ariba
6 1 (2.00%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (2.00%) Dynatrace
6 1 (2.00%) IBM
6 1 (2.00%) Rapid7
6 1 (2.00%) Veritas