National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
Scotland > Highlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Highlands requiring NCSC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 26 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing NCSC | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Highlands | 1.02% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 7.69% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £800 | £488 | £800 |
| % change year-on-year | +64.10% | -39.06% | +68.42% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Highlands
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 the Highlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Highlands | 13.27% | 5.00% | 16.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £448 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £413 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £425 | £276 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.65% | +53.99% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £438 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £440 | £450 | £434 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.22% | +3.81% | -8.74% |
NCSC
Contract Job Locations in the Highlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NCSC within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 19 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Inverness | - | 1 | £550 | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands 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:
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