Cyber Defence
UK > Scotland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 106 | - | 140 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +25 |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Defence | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Scotland | 0.26% | - | 0.21% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.68% | - | 0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £790 |
| 25th Percentile | £518 | - | £790 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £537 | - | £791 |
| 75th Percentile | £555 | - | £791 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £792 |
| UK median daily rate | £588 | £700 | £735 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.07% | -4.76% | +17.60% |
All Generic Skills
Scotland
Cyber Defence falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Scotland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 585 | 595 | 860 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 38.39% | 35.74% | 36.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 338 | 327 | 501 |
| 10th Percentile | £184 | £192 | £223 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £612 | £651 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £503 | £535 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.93% | -2.73% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 24 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.87 | £19.61 | £15.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.17 | £21.76 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £23.87 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.36% | +32.61% | -8.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £25.07 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.60 | £61.34 | £60.60 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.75 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.56% | -22.94% | +21.43% |
Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Defence relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Cyber Defence
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence
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 Cyber Defence within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 21 December 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 | - | 4 | £537 | - | 2 |
| Cyber Defence UK |
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Cyber Defence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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: