CompTIA Security+ Contracts in Scotland

CompTIA Security+
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for CompTIA Security+ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered 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 113 - 150
Rank change year-on-year - - +20
Contract jobs citing CompTIA Security+ 3 0 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.18% - 0.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.93% - 2.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 10
10th Percentile £472 - £413
25th Percentile £486 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 - £516
Median % change year-on-year - - +21.41%
75th Percentile £530 - £592
90th Percentile £533 - £630
UK median daily rate £500 £615 £531
% change year-on-year -18.70% +15.76% +6.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

CompTIA Security+ falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Scotland.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 321 606 591
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 19.75% 27.33% 20.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 326 408
10th Percentile £200 £188 £163
25th Percentile £363 £346 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £550 £600 £538
90th Percentile £600 £675 £632
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 47 14
10th Percentile £17.01 £12.95 £13.65
25th Percentile £19.73 £16.50 £15.99
Median hourly rate £22.88 £40.94 £21.47
Median % change year-on-year -44.13% +90.73% -49.57%
75th Percentile £28.07 £60.00 £57.90
90th Percentile £61.16 £64.70 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

CompTIA Security+
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing CompTIA Security+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for CompTIA Security+ in Scotland

CompTIA Security+
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CompTIA Security+ in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for CompTIA Security+ in Scotland

CompTIA Security+
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CompTIA Security+ within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Glasgow - 3 £517 -
CompTIA Security+
UK

CompTIA Security+
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 (66.67%) IaaS
1 2 (66.67%) PaaS
1 2 (66.67%) SaaS
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Network Security
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Security Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Security Posture
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (33.33%) Distributed Systems
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (33.33%) PKI
2 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Cloud Security
2 2 (66.67%) Cryptography
2 2 (66.67%) Identity Access Management
2 2 (66.67%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Remediation Plan
2 2 (66.67%) Threat Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Data Security
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security Management
3 1 (33.33%) ISMS
3 1 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Security Management
3 1 (33.33%) Security Monitoring
3 1 (33.33%) SIAM
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CISM
2 2 (66.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 2 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (66.67%) CRISC
3 1 (33.33%) CCSP
3 1 (33.33%) CISSP
3 1 (33.33%) CompTIA CySA+
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (33.33%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) CASB
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Forcepoint