Infrastructure Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Infrastructure Security Engineer
UK > Scotland

As of 11 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Infrastructure Security Engineer daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 - 132
Rank change year-on-year - - +24
Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Security Engineer 3 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.21% - 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% - 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £457
25th Percentile - - £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £475
75th Percentile - - £494
90th Percentile - - £498
UK median daily rate £488 £525 £588
% change year-on-year -7.14% -10.64% +6.82%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 1,318 1,420 2,170
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.09% 90.97% 94.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 757 842 1,336
10th Percentile £220 £203 £250
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £493
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -8.63% +3.68%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £588
90th Percentile £631 £638 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 50 71
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.83 £15.42
25th Percentile £19.23 £18.77 £16.50
Median hourly rate £23.75 £23.00 £48.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.26% -52.08% +170.88%
75th Percentile £38.04 £24.18 £62.50
90th Percentile £60.59 £35.30 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -18.46% -23.53% +28.79%

Infrastructure Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Infrastructure Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Infrastructure Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Security Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Security Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

Infrastructure Security Engineer
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 Infrastructure Security Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow - 3 - - 1
Infrastructure Security Engineer
UK

Infrastructure Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Infrastructure Security Engineer 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 Infrastructure Security Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Resilience
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Refactoring
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft

Infrastructure Security Engineer 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Cyber Resilience
1 2 (66.67%) DevOps
1 2 (66.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Refactoring
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft