Security Analyst Contracts in Glasgow

Security Analyst
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Security Analyst daily rate in Glasgow is £287, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 77 82
Rank change year-on-year +5 +5 -2
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 7 5 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 0.88% 0.57% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% 0.60% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 2
10th Percentile £241 - £416
25th Percentile £271 - £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £287 £500 £430
Median % change year-on-year -42.60% +16.41% -4.56%
75th Percentile £428 - £440
90th Percentile £481 - £442
Scotland median daily rate £287 £525 £429
% change year-on-year -45.33% +22.38% +25.26%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title 761 833 871
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.36% 94.98% 95.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 479 548 646
10th Percentile £308 £268 £313
25th Percentile £379 £377 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £590
90th Percentile £600 £675 £701
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 39 16
10th Percentile £16.75 £13.50 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.17 £16.00 £13.97
Median hourly rate £19.83 £24.26 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year -18.24% -15.63% +12.55%
75th Percentile £46.38 £47.35 £58.75
90th Percentile £69.10 £65.00 £63.56
Scotland median hourly rate £20.94 £33.25 £23.18
% change year-on-year -37.02% +43.44% -10.53%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Glasgow

Security Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Daily rate trend for Security Analyst in Glasgow

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

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

Daily rate histogram for Security Analyst in Glasgow

Security Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Analyst in Glasgow

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Security Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Security Posture
2 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Vulnerability Management
2 4 (57.14%) Power BI
2 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (57.14%) Power Platform
2 4 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (57.14%) Information Security
3 3 (42.86%) CISSP
3 3 (42.86%) Python
3 3 (42.86%) CISM
3 3 (42.86%) Analytics
3 3 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (28.57%) Tableau
4 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
4 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
4 2 (28.57%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
4 2 (28.57%) Security Operations
4 2 (28.57%) Data Loss Prevention
4 2 (28.57%) CASB
4 2 (28.57%) Scorecard
4 2 (28.57%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (28.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
4 2 (28.57%) SQL

Security Analyst Skill Set
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 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Power Platform
2 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
3 1 (14.29%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (57.14%) Power BI
2 2 (28.57%) Tableau
General
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (28.57%) Banking
3 2 (28.57%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
4 1 (14.29%) Finance
4 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Security Posture
2 1 (14.29%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (14.29%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (14.29%) Distributed Systems
2 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Linux
1 1 (14.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (57.14%) Information Security
2 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (57.14%) Vulnerability Management
3 3 (42.86%) Analytics
4 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
4 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
4 2 (28.57%) Data Loss Prevention
4 2 (28.57%) ITIL
4 2 (28.57%) Scorecard
4 2 (28.57%) Security Operations
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Cloud Security
5 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
5 1 (14.29%) DevSecOps
5 1 (14.29%) Incident Response
5 1 (14.29%) SIAM
5 1 (14.29%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) Python
2 2 (28.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) CISM
1 3 (42.86%) CISSP
2 1 (14.29%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (14.29%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (14.29%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (28.57%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (28.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (28.57%) Disclosure Scotland
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) CASB
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
1 2 (28.57%) Qualys
2 1 (14.29%) Forcepoint
2 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow