NCSC Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring NCSC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 76 77
Rank change year-on-year +5 +1 +5
Contract jobs citing NCSC 1 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.15% 0.13% 0.44%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.88% 0.94% 2.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £685 £550
Median % change year-on-year -19.71% +24.55% -21.43%
Scotland median daily rate £588 £680 £563
% change year-on-year -13.60% +20.89% -8.16%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Glasgow

NCSC falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Glasgow.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 113 106 141
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 16.54% 14.00% 15.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 76 107
10th Percentile £275 £216 £217
25th Percentile £401 £365 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £445 £465
Median % change year-on-year +2.02% -4.30% -1.59%
75th Percentile £570 £497 £511
90th Percentile £638 £588 £575
Scotland median daily rate £452 £450 £460
% change year-on-year +0.44% -2.07% -3.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile £18.29 £31.05 -
25th Percentile £24.82 £39.74 -
Median hourly rate £36.97 £54.85 £15.42
Median % change year-on-year -32.61% +255.71% +17.17%
75th Percentile £50.36 £69.34 £15.71
90th Percentile £57.64 £77.66 £15.88
Scotland median hourly rate £52.50 £48.68 £22.87
% change year-on-year +7.86% +112.83% +73.78%

NCSC
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

NCSC job vacancy trend in Glasgow

NCSC
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing NCSC.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing NCSC

NCSC
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001