Security Testing Contract Job Trends in Inverness

Security Testing
Highlands > Inverness

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Inverness requiring Security Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Security Testing 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Inverness 2.67% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 - -
Highlands median daily rate £581 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Inverness

Security Testing 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 Inverness.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 63 15 3
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Inverness 84.00% 78.95% 60.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 3 0
10th Percentile £425 £306 -
25th Percentile £437 £327 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £375 -
Median % change year-on-year +27.47% - -
75th Percentile £494 £413 -
90th Percentile £549 £428 -
Highlands median daily rate £470 £375 -
% change year-on-year +25.33% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 9 2
10th Percentile £12.86 - -
25th Percentile £13.24 - -
Median hourly rate £13.45 £25.15 £12.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.52% +101.20% -
75th Percentile £14.12 - -
90th Percentile £15.31 - -
Highlands median hourly rate £13.45 £25.15 £12.50
% change year-on-year -46.52% +101.20% -

Security Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Inverness 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%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Consultant
1 2 (100.00%) Management Consultant
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Consultant
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) SIAM
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA