Data Loss Prevention Contracts in Scotland

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Data Loss Prevention skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Loss Prevention 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 106 126 148
Rank change year-on-year +20 +22 +10
Contract jobs citing Data Loss Prevention 10 3 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.62% 0.14% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 0.15% 0.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 0 9
10th Percentile £424 - £360
25th Percentile £466 - £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +21.95%
75th Percentile £623 - £650
90th Percentile £725 - £675
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £565
% change year-on-year - +6.19% +2.73%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Data Loss Prevention 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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,518 1,963 2,651
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 93.42% 88.54% 92.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 920 1,196 1,908
10th Percentile £263 £229 £263
25th Percentile £375 £400 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% - +2.15%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £556
90th Percentile £606 £675 £650
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 94 54
10th Percentile £16.19 £12.36 £10.63
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.00 £11.51
Median hourly rate £21.59 £19.34 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +11.66% +9.11% -55.69%
75th Percentile £24.66 £40.94 £53.75
90th Percentile £51.48 £60.75 £66.09
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Data Loss Prevention
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Data Loss Prevention as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Data Loss Prevention in Scotland

Data Loss Prevention
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Loss Prevention in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Data Loss Prevention in Scotland

Data Loss Prevention
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Loss Prevention in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Loss Prevention in Scotland

Data Loss Prevention
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 Data Loss Prevention 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 +10 9 £500 - 10
Edinburgh +5 1 £793 - 7
Data Loss Prevention
UK

Data Loss Prevention
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 (20.00%) AWS
1 2 (20.00%) Azure
1 2 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
1 2 (20.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (10.00%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Firewall
1 1 (10.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (10.00%) RDBMS
2 1 (10.00%) Relational Database
2 1 (10.00%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 3 (30.00%) Git
General
1 5 (50.00%) Finance
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Banking
3 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Financial Institution
3 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Developer
1 4 (40.00%) Python Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Programme Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Security Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Lead
4 1 (10.00%) Security Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Workstream Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (30.00%) FastAPI
1 3 (30.00%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (10.00%) Distributed Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (10.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (40.00%) Linux
1 4 (40.00%) Windows
2 3 (30.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (40.00%) CI/CD
3 4 (40.00%) Data Security
3 4 (40.00%) DevOps
3 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Test Automation
4 3 (30.00%) Agile
4 3 (30.00%) Application Security
4 3 (30.00%) Cloud Security
4 3 (30.00%) Identity Access Management
4 3 (30.00%) Infrastructure as Code
4 3 (30.00%) Programme Delivery
4 3 (30.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
5 2 (20.00%) ITIL
5 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
5 2 (20.00%) SDLC
5 2 (20.00%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) CISM
1 1 (10.00%) CISSP
1 1 (10.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (10.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (10.00%) Degree
1 1 (10.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 1 (10.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (40.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (40.00%) Kubernetes
2 3 (30.00%) Terraform
3 2 (20.00%) CASB
3 2 (20.00%) Podman
3 2 (20.00%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (30.00%) Netskope
2 3 (30.00%) Oracle
2 3 (30.00%) Proofpoint
2 3 (30.00%) Splunk
2 3 (30.00%) Symantec
3 1 (10.00%) Forcepoint
3 1 (10.00%) ServiceNow