Security Operations Contracts in Glasgow

Security Operations (SecOps)
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow requiring Security Operations skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 72 82
Rank change year-on-year +3 +10 -8
Contract jobs citing Security Operations 10 10 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 1.25% 1.14% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.34% 1.24% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 9 2
10th Percentile £444 £493 £788
25th Percentile £480 - £798
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £559 £500 £856
Median % change year-on-year +11.70% -41.61% +185.42%
75th Percentile £612 £675 £923
90th Percentile £644 £690 £939
Scotland median daily rate £510 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -0.49% +2.50% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Glasgow

Security Operations 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 747 806 862
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 93.61% 91.90% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 515 629
10th Percentile £311 £280 £325
25th Percentile £393 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £600
90th Percentile £603 £675 £701
Scotland median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.63% - +2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 40 27
10th Percentile £16.18 £13.75 -
25th Percentile £16.75 £16.00 £10.63
Median hourly rate £19.83 £21.13 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.14% +56.50% -66.24%
75th Percentile £65.00 £44.14 £35.00
90th Percentile £76.83 £63.75 £59.47
Scotland median hourly rate £21.59 £19.34 £17.72
% change year-on-year +11.66% +9.11% -55.69%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings citing Security Operations as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in Glasgow

Security Operations
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Daily rate trend for Security Operations in Glasgow

Security Operations
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

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

Daily rate histogram for Security Operations in Glasgow

Security Operations
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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (20.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (10.00%) AWS
2 1 (10.00%) Azure
2 1 (10.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (10.00%) Sumo Logic
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Finance
2 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Legal
3 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Developer
1 4 (40.00%) ServiceNow Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Architect
2 3 (30.00%) Security Architect
2 3 (30.00%) Senior
2 3 (30.00%) Senior Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Senior ServiceNow Developer
3 2 (20.00%) Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Security Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Security Solutions Architect
3 2 (20.00%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (10.00%) CISSP Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Java Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (40.00%) JSON
1 4 (40.00%) REST
1 4 (40.00%) SOAP
1 4 (40.00%) Web Services
1 4 (40.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (10.00%) Distributed Systems
2 1 (10.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (10.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (40.00%) DevSecOps
2 4 (40.00%) IT Asset Management
2 4 (40.00%) ITSM
2 4 (40.00%) Thought Leadership
3 3 (30.00%) Customer Requirements
3 3 (30.00%) Service Management
3 3 (30.00%) TOGAF
3 3 (30.00%) Vulnerability Management
4 2 (20.00%) Asset Management
4 2 (20.00%) Coaching
4 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (20.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 2 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
4 2 (20.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (20.00%) Security Architecture
4 2 (20.00%) SIEM
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (10.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) CISM
1 4 (40.00%) CISSP
2 1 (10.00%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (10.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (10.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (10.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) GRC
2 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (10.00%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (10.00%) NIST
Systems Management
1 2 (20.00%) CASB
2 1 (10.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (80.00%) ServiceNow
2 3 (30.00%) Qualys
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (10.00%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (10.00%) Forcepoint
4 1 (10.00%) Rapid7