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 23 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 61 76
Rank change year-on-year +12 +15 0
Contract jobs citing Data Security 34 6 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 4.44% 0.78% 0.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.81% 0.86% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 6 7
10th Percentile £459 £275 £439
25th Percentile £493 £278 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £539 £325 £500
Median % change year-on-year +65.92% -35.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £643 £363 £519
90th Percentile £800 - £540
Scotland median daily rate £514 £420 £500
% change year-on-year +22.44% -16.00% -2.91%

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 707 695 834
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 92.42% 90.14% 93.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 448 466 571
10th Percentile £300 £269 £356
25th Percentile £370 £371 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.22% -10.00% +8.40%
75th Percentile £550 £557 £585
90th Percentile £600 £619 £676
Scotland median daily rate £463 £455 £475
% change year-on-year +1.59% -4.16% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 32 37
10th Percentile £16.31 £11.59 -
25th Percentile £16.84 £15.92 £10.63
Median hourly rate £19.90 £40.94 £14.25
Median % change year-on-year -51.39% +187.30% -61.93%
75th Percentile £26.21 £57.50 £18.93
90th Percentile £68.07 £73.75 £58.75
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £20.57 £16.25
% change year-on-year -2.77% +26.62% -56.60%

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 23 June 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:

Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.94%) Adobe XD
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.94%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 20 (58.82%) Cloud Computing
2 12 (35.29%) Azure
3 9 (26.47%) AWS
4 2 (5.88%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (5.88%) SaaS
5 1 (2.94%) Amazon S3
5 1 (2.94%) Figma
5 1 (2.94%) GCP
5 1 (2.94%) OpenShift
5 1 (2.94%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.94%) NAS
1 1 (2.94%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.94%) NoSQL
1 1 (2.94%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Git
1 2 (5.88%) JIRA
2 1 (2.94%) Jenkins
General
1 27 (79.41%) Social Skills
2 25 (73.53%) Finance
3 15 (44.12%) Banking
4 13 (38.24%) Investment Banking
5 7 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (14.71%) Financial Institution
7 3 (8.82%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.94%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 11 (32.35%) Architect
1 11 (32.35%) Python Engineer
2 10 (29.41%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
2 10 (29.41%) JavaScript Engineer
3 6 (17.65%) Solutions Architect
4 5 (14.71%) Senior
5 4 (11.76%) Developer
6 3 (8.82%) Data Architect
6 3 (8.82%) Senior Architect
6 3 (8.82%) Senior Solutions Architect
7 2 (5.88%) Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
7 2 (5.88%) Business Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) Designer
7 2 (5.88%) Programme Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Security Architect
7 2 (5.88%) Senior Designer
7 2 (5.88%) Senior UX Designer
7 2 (5.88%) ServiceNow Architect
7 2 (5.88%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (8.82%) Node.js
2 1 (2.94%) CSS
2 1 (2.94%) HTML
2 1 (2.94%) React
2 1 (2.94%) RESTful
2 1 (2.94%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 22 (64.71%) Distributed Systems
2 10 (29.41%) Management Information System
3 6 (17.65%) Cloud Native
4 3 (8.82%) CMDB
4 3 (8.82%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (8.82%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.94%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.94%) Unix
1 1 (2.94%) Windows
1 1 (2.94%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (67.65%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (52.94%) Decision-Making
3 17 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 17 (50.00%) Community of Practice
4 15 (44.12%) Critical Thinking
5 14 (41.18%) Risk Management
6 13 (38.24%) Data Science
6 13 (38.24%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 13 (38.24%) Experimental Design
6 13 (38.24%) Machine Learning
6 13 (38.24%) Natural Language Processing
6 13 (38.24%) Statistical Analysis
7 11 (32.35%) Task Automation
8 9 (26.47%) Enterprise Architecture
9 8 (23.53%) Agile
10 6 (17.65%) Architectural Patterns
10 6 (17.65%) Event-Driven
11 5 (14.71%) Data Protection
11 5 (14.71%) Stakeholder Management
12 4 (11.76%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 21 (61.76%) Python
2 16 (47.06%) Java
3 14 (41.18%) JavaScript
4 13 (38.24%) TypeScript
5 2 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (14.71%) AWS Certification
1 5 (14.71%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 5 (14.71%) Azure Certification
2 2 (5.88%) Degree
3 1 (2.94%) ISACA
3 1 (2.94%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.76%) Data Quality
2 3 (8.82%) Accessibility
3 2 (5.88%) GDPR
3 2 (5.88%) WCAG
4 1 (2.94%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 2 (5.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (5.88%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (2.94%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.94%) NetBackup
2 1 (2.94%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 3 (8.82%) ServiceNow
2 2 (5.88%) CyberArk
3 1 (2.94%) Adobe
3 1 (2.94%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.94%) Veritas