Cyber Essentials PLUS Contract Job Trends in Scotland
Cyber Essentials PLUS
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland citing Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 142 | 116 | 114 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | -2 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Scotland | 0.042% | 0.25% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.20% | 1.33% | 0.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £328 | £429 |
| 25th Percentile | £663 | £350 | £434 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £425 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +58.82% | -8.11% | -11.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £500 | £484 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £523 | £486 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £528 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.21% | +14.05% | -14.71% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Scotland
Cyber Essentials PLUS 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 citing quality assurance or compliance skills in Scotland.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills | 494 | 301 | 339 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 20.58% | 18.75% | 19.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 281 | 188 | 214 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £204 | £187 |
| 25th Percentile | £340 | £400 | £311 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £440 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.27% | -5.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £541 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £599 | £588 |
| UK median daily rate | £511 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.20% | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 13 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.25 | £13.35 | £13.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.45 | £16.00 | £13.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.10 | £40.00 | £14.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -59.75% | +167.02% | -26.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.33 | £62.50 | £18.43 |
| 90th Percentile | £49.88 | £74.50 | £33.08 |
| UK median hourly rate | £32.20 | £25.15 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.02% | -8.55% | -25.17% |
Cyber Essentials PLUS Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Cyber Essentials PLUS Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Cyber Essentials PLUS.
Cyber Essentials PLUS 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 Essentials PLUS within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | -23 | 1 | £675 | +80.00% | 2 |
| Cyber Essentials PLUS UK |
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Cyber Essentials PLUS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyber Essentials | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | NCSC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | NIST | 100.0% | 1 |