Data Security Contracts in Glasgow

Data Security
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow requiring Data Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Security over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 74 75
Rank change year-on-year +30 +1 +1
Contract jobs citing Data Security 36 8 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 4.51% 0.91% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.82% 0.99% 1.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 8 9
10th Percentile £461 £275 -
25th Percentile £490 £284 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £325 £500
Median % change year-on-year +62.61% -35.00% +0.40%
75th Percentile £650 £375 £538
90th Percentile £763 £427 £543
Scotland median daily rate £528 £420 £500
% change year-on-year +25.83% -16.00% +4.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25.25 - -
Median hourly rate £26.50 - -
75th Percentile £27.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £26.93 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Glasgow

Data Security 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 747 806 862
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 93.61% 91.90% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 515 629
10th Percentile £311 £280 £325
25th Percentile £393 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £600
90th Percentile £603 £675 £701
Scotland median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.63% - +2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 40 27
10th Percentile £16.18 £13.75 -
25th Percentile £16.75 £16.00 £10.63
Median hourly rate £19.83 £21.13 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.14% +56.50% -66.24%
75th Percentile £65.00 £44.14 £35.00
90th Percentile £76.83 £63.75 £59.47
Scotland median hourly rate £21.59 £19.34 £17.72
% change year-on-year +11.66% +9.11% -55.69%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in Glasgow

Data Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Daily rate trend for Data Security in Glasgow

Data Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Security in Glasgow over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Security in Glasgow

Data Security
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 2 (5.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.78%) Adobe XD
2 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.78%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 19 (52.78%) Cloud Computing
2 13 (36.11%) Azure
3 8 (22.22%) AWS
4 3 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (8.33%) Power Platform
4 3 (8.33%) SaaS
5 2 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (2.78%) Amazon S3
6 1 (2.78%) Entra ID
6 1 (2.78%) Figma
6 1 (2.78%) GCP
6 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (2.78%) OpenShift
6 1 (2.78%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.78%) NAS
1 1 (2.78%) Network Security
1 1 (2.78%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.56%) Power BI
2 1 (2.78%) NoSQL
2 1 (2.78%) OLAP
2 1 (2.78%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (8.33%) JIRA
2 2 (5.56%) Git
3 1 (2.78%) Jenkins
General
1 27 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 23 (63.89%) Finance
3 14 (38.89%) Banking
4 11 (30.56%) Investment Banking
5 8 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (16.67%) Public Sector
7 5 (13.89%) Financial Institution
8 2 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (2.78%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 11 (30.56%) Architect
2 9 (25.00%) Python Engineer
3 8 (22.22%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
3 8 (22.22%) JavaScript Engineer
4 6 (16.67%) Developer
4 6 (16.67%) Solutions Architect
5 5 (13.89%) Senior
6 4 (11.11%) Analyst
7 3 (8.33%) Business Analyst
7 3 (8.33%) Data Architect
7 3 (8.33%) Programme Manager
7 3 (8.33%) Senior Architect
7 3 (8.33%) Senior Solutions Architect
8 2 (5.56%) Designer
8 2 (5.56%) Security Architect
8 2 (5.56%) Senior Designer
8 2 (5.56%) Senior Service Designer
8 2 (5.56%) Senior UX Designer
8 2 (5.56%) Service Designer
8 2 (5.56%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (8.33%) Node.js
2 1 (2.78%) CSS
2 1 (2.78%) HTML
2 1 (2.78%) React
2 1 (2.78%) RESTful
2 1 (2.78%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 21 (58.33%) Distributed Systems
2 9 (25.00%) Management Information System
3 6 (16.67%) Cloud Native
4 3 (8.33%) CMDB
4 3 (8.33%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.78%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.78%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.78%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.78%) Unix
1 1 (2.78%) Windows
1 1 (2.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (44.44%) Decision-Making
3 15 (41.67%) Artificial Intelligence
3 15 (41.67%) Community of Practice
4 14 (38.89%) Risk Management
5 13 (36.11%) Critical Thinking
6 11 (30.56%) Data Science
6 11 (30.56%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 11 (30.56%) Experimental Design
6 11 (30.56%) Machine Learning
6 11 (30.56%) Natural Language Processing
6 11 (30.56%) Statistical Analysis
7 10 (27.78%) Agile
8 9 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
8 9 (25.00%) Task Automation
9 7 (19.44%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (16.67%) Architectural Patterns
10 6 (16.67%) Event-Driven
11 5 (13.89%) Waterfall
12 4 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 18 (50.00%) Python
2 14 (38.89%) Java
3 12 (33.33%) JavaScript
4 11 (30.56%) TypeScript
5 1 (2.78%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (13.89%) AWS Certification
1 5 (13.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 5 (13.89%) Azure Certification
2 4 (11.11%) Degree
3 1 (2.78%) CISM
3 1 (2.78%) CISSP
3 1 (2.78%) CompTIA CySA+
3 1 (2.78%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (2.78%) ISACA
3 1 (2.78%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (2.78%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (2.78%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.11%) Data Quality
1 4 (11.11%) GDPR
2 3 (8.33%) Accessibility
3 2 (5.56%) WCAG
4 1 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (2.78%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (5.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (5.56%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (2.78%) CASB
2 1 (2.78%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.78%) NetBackup
2 1 (2.78%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 4 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.33%) ServiceNow
3 2 (5.56%) CyberArk
4 1 (2.78%) Adobe
4 1 (2.78%) Forcepoint
4 1 (2.78%) Veritas