Cybersecurity Manager Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Cybersecurity Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Cybersecurity Manager daily rate in Scotland is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 112 139
Rank change year-on-year +3 +27 +29
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Manager 4 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.26% 0.24% 0.042%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 0.26% 0.045%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £475 -
Median % change year-on-year +47.37% - -
UK median daily rate £550 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 1,380 1,541 2,234
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.84% 91.51% 94.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 814 934 1,389
10th Percentile £207 £201 £243
25th Percentile £360 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +2.63%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £588
90th Percentile £625 £638 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 46 57
10th Percentile £17.30 £13.23 £12.21
25th Percentile £20.00 £16.79 £16.25
Median hourly rate £24.09 £22.55 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.85% +12.73% +12.87%
75th Percentile £40.00 £24.18 £60.00
90th Percentile £63.97 £31.44 £67.00
UK median hourly rate £25.47 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.23% -21.35% +48.33%

Cybersecurity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Cybersecurity Manager job vacancy trend in Scotland

Cybersecurity Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Manager job vacancies in Scotland

Cybersecurity Manager
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 Cybersecurity Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 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 -6 3 £700 +47.37% 2
Edinburgh +8 1 - -
Cybersecurity Manager
UK

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Cybersecurity Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Cybersecurity Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 2 (50.00%) Project Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Business Process Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (25.00%) Contingency Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Firewall
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management

Cybersecurity Manager Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 2 (50.00%) Project Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Business Process Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (25.00%) Contingency Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management