HMG Security Policy Framework Contract Job Trends in Scotland

HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring HMG Security Policy Framework skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 117 134
Rank change year-on-year - +17 +30
Contract jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 0 1 10
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland - 0.060% 0.42%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - 0.33% 2.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £508
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £515
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.36%
75th Percentile - - £538
90th Percentile - - £572
UK median daily rate £638 £615 £560
% change year-on-year +3.60% +9.88% -10.40%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Scotland

HMG Security Policy Framework 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 requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 324 302 451
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 20.60% 18.06% 19.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 188 199 304
10th Percentile £206 £192 £219
25th Percentile £358 £361 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £457
Median % change year-on-year - -1.48% -3.84%
75th Percentile £560 £519 £523
90th Percentile £666 £619 £588
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 6 14
10th Percentile £13.71 £20.13 £15.42
25th Percentile £20.42 £25.52 £16.18
Median hourly rate £51.25 £48.68 £22.26
Median % change year-on-year +5.29% +118.71% +57.56%
75th Percentile £63.63 £73.75 £60.75
90th Percentile £70.80 £79.10 £61.28
UK median hourly rate £25.77 £28.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -9.58% +14.00% -12.89%

HMG Security Policy Framework
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HMG Security Policy Framework relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

HMG Security Policy Framework job vacancy trend in Scotland

HMG Security Policy Framework
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing HMG Security Policy Framework