Security Officer Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Security Officer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Security Officer daily rate in Glasgow is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 - 69
Rank change year-on-year - - +13
Contract jobs requiring a Security Officer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.20% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £333 - -
25th Percentile £363 - £512
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £524
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.29%
75th Percentile £488 - £535
90th Percentile £518 - -
Scotland median daily rate £425 - £537
% change year-on-year - - +2.24%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 930 764 725
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 95.38% 94.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 519 481 508
10th Percentile £289 £300 £244
25th Percentile £358 £368 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -9.27%
75th Percentile £580 £550 £575
90th Percentile £675 £600 £628
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +2.78% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 18 32
10th Percentile £13.50 - £11.59
25th Percentile £16.17 £16.84 £15.92
Median hourly rate £40.32 £19.90 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +102.61% -51.39% +154.13%
75th Percentile £60.91 £26.21 £54.69
90th Percentile £77.50 £59.75 £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £19.83 £18.27
% change year-on-year +76.50% +8.54% +3.10%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Security Officer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Security Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

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

Security Officer
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Officer in Glasgow over the 6 months to 8 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Officer in Glasgow

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 8 July 2026, Security Officer 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 Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NCSC
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Business Impact Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Information Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) ISMS
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management

Security Officer 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Business Impact Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Information Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) ISMS
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NCSC
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland