Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Security Consultant
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Security Consultant daily rate in Glasgow is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 62 69
Rank change year-on-year -9 +7 +9
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 5 5 4
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.67% 0.74% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 0.79% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £553 £497
Median % change year-on-year -27.67% +11.27% -23.54%
75th Percentile - - £611
90th Percentile - - £679
Scotland median daily rate £400 £539 £497
% change year-on-year -25.79% +8.45% -13.57%

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 700 636 769
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.96% 93.94% 95.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 414 447 523
10th Percentile £263 £213 £325
25th Percentile £363 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £552 £580
90th Percentile £620 £650 £688
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +2.78% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 17 19
10th Percentile - £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.84 £15.22 £12.71
Median hourly rate £23.75 £19.59 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.24% +35.10% -61.26%
75th Percentile £32.12 £25.17 £18.24
90th Percentile £58.50 £43.12 £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +10.31% +2.31% -2.82%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Glasgow

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

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

1 5 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Generative AI
2 4 (80.00%) DevSecOps
2 4 (80.00%) Cloud Security
3 3 (60.00%) Banking
3 3 (60.00%) AWS Certification
3 3 (60.00%) AWS
3 3 (60.00%) CISSP
4 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (40.00%) Finance
4 2 (40.00%) Corporate Banking
4 2 (40.00%) DevOps
4 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (40.00%) SDLC
4 2 (40.00%) Cyber Resilience
4 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (40.00%) Security Posture
5 1 (20.00%) GRC
5 1 (20.00%) GCP
5 1 (20.00%) Data Privacy
5 1 (20.00%) Azure
5 1 (20.00%) Machine Learning
5 1 (20.00%) Google

Security Consultant Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) AWS
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) GCP
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Banking
3 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Corporate Banking
3 2 (40.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) Generative AI
2 4 (80.00%) Cloud Security
2 4 (80.00%) DevSecOps
3 2 (40.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (40.00%) DevOps
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (40.00%) SDLC
4 1 (20.00%) Data Privacy
4 1 (20.00%) Machine Learning
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) AWS Certification
1 3 (60.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) GRC
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Google