Network Security Contracts in Scotland

Network Security
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Network Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Network Security over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 117 140
Rank change year-on-year +25 +23 -6
Contract jobs citing Network Security 27 11 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.67% 0.50% 0.80%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 19.29% 4.42% 6.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 4 13
10th Percentile £313 £483 £450
25th Percentile £390 £510 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £575 £500
Median % change year-on-year -26.09% +15.00% -
75th Percentile £488 £611 £550
90th Percentile £534 £619 £570
UK median daily rate £520 £575 £563
% change year-on-year -9.57% +2.22% +4.17%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Scotland

Network Security falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 140 249 355
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 8.67% 11.22% 12.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 149 227
10th Percentile £200 £187 £160
25th Percentile £313 £363 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £525 £463
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +13.51% +2.78%
75th Percentile £522 £626 £538
90th Percentile £550 £700 £600
UK median daily rate £488 £495 £519
% change year-on-year -1.52% -4.53% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 18 21
10th Percentile - £15.43 -
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.69 -
Median hourly rate £22.00 £22.14 £10.63
Median % change year-on-year -0.61% +108.23% -77.62%
75th Percentile £23.53 £60.00 £35.00
90th Percentile £32.36 £60.75 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £38.50 £19.00
% change year-on-year -15.58% +102.63% -31.84%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Network Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Network Security in Scotland

Network Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Network Security in Scotland

Network Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Scotland over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Security in Scotland

Network Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Security in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Network Security in Scotland

Network Security
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 Network Security within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 30 April 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 +11 10 £412 -28.60% 12
Edinburgh +10 9 £480 -11.20% 8
Aberdeen - 4 £456 - 2
Aberdeenshire - 1 £325 - 1
Network Security
UK

Network Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (7.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (22.22%) Azure
2 5 (18.52%) AWS
3 2 (7.41%) IaaS
3 2 (7.41%) PaaS
3 2 (7.41%) SaaS
3 2 (7.41%) Virtual Private Cloud
4 1 (3.70%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (3.70%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (3.70%) Entra ID
4 1 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 13 (48.15%) Firewall
1 13 (48.15%) VPN
2 9 (33.33%) Wireless
3 8 (29.63%) WAN
4 7 (25.93%) BGP
4 7 (25.93%) OSPF
5 5 (18.52%) Cisco ASA
5 5 (18.52%) Cisco Nexus
5 5 (18.52%) LAN
5 5 (18.52%) SD-WAN
6 4 (14.81%) Cisco Firepower
6 4 (14.81%) EIGRP
6 4 (14.81%) IPsec
6 4 (14.81%) TCP/IP
7 2 (7.41%) Cisco Wireless
7 2 (7.41%) DHCP
7 2 (7.41%) DNS
8 1 (3.70%) MPLS
8 1 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (3.70%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.70%) SQL Server
General
1 15 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 9 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (25.93%) Finance
4 4 (14.81%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (11.11%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.70%) Banking
6 1 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (3.70%) Financial Institution
6 1 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (3.70%) Legal
Job Titles
1 13 (48.15%) Network Engineer
2 5 (18.52%) Senior
3 4 (14.81%) Python Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Senior Network Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Cisco Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Security Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 1 (3.70%) Architect
6 1 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Deployment Specialist
6 1 (3.70%) Information Manager
6 1 (3.70%) Information Security Manager
6 1 (3.70%) Infrastructure Architect
6 1 (3.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Network Security Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Network Specialist
6 1 (3.70%) Security Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Security Architect
6 1 (3.70%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 9 (33.33%) Data Centre
2 4 (14.81%) Algorithms
2 4 (14.81%) Data Protection Act
2 4 (14.81%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (14.81%) Linux Command Line
2 4 (14.81%) Mainframe
2 4 (14.81%) Security Posture
3 3 (11.11%) PKI
4 2 (7.41%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (7.41%) Management Information System
5 1 (3.70%) Cyber Defence
5 1 (3.70%) Distributed Systems
5 1 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (22.22%) Linux
1 6 (22.22%) Windows
2 2 (7.41%) Windows Server
3 1 (3.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (3.70%) Unix
3 1 (3.70%) Windows 10
3 1 (3.70%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (18.52%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (14.81%) CI/CD
3 4 (14.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (14.81%) Data Analysis
3 4 (14.81%) Data Encryption
3 4 (14.81%) Data Extraction
3 4 (14.81%) Data Protection
3 4 (14.81%) DevOps
3 4 (14.81%) Identity Access Management
3 4 (14.81%) Information Security
3 4 (14.81%) Infrastructure as Code
3 4 (14.81%) Inventory Management
3 4 (14.81%) Network Monitoring
3 4 (14.81%) Time Management
4 3 (11.11%) Cryptography
4 3 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 3 (11.11%) Mentoring
4 3 (11.11%) Network Design
5 2 (7.41%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (18.52%) Python
1 5 (18.52%) SQL
2 1 (3.70%) Perl
Qualifications
1 9 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 8 (29.63%) CCNP
3 4 (14.81%) Degree
4 3 (11.11%) Security Cleared
5 2 (7.41%) CCNA
5 2 (7.41%) CISM
5 2 (7.41%) CISSP
5 2 (7.41%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (7.41%) SC Cleared
6 1 (3.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (3.70%) AWS Certification
6 1 (3.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 1 (3.70%) Azure Certification
6 1 (3.70%) CCSP
6 1 (3.70%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (3.70%) CRISC
6 1 (3.70%) DV Cleared
6 1 (3.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 1 (3.70%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (3.70%) Disclosure Scotland
1 1 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (14.81%) Docker
2 3 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (3.70%) Active Directory
3 1 (3.70%) Hyper-V
3 1 (3.70%) VMware NSX
3 1 (3.70%) Xen
Systems Management
1 4 (14.81%) Kubernetes
2 2 (7.41%) FortiGate
3 1 (3.70%) CASB
3 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (55.56%) Cisco
2 11 (40.74%) Palo Alto
3 4 (14.81%) Juniper
4 3 (11.11%) F5
4 3 (11.11%) Microsoft
4 3 (11.11%) VMware
5 2 (7.41%) Fortinet
5 2 (7.41%) ServiceNow
6 1 (3.70%) Aruba
6 1 (3.70%) CheckPoint
6 1 (3.70%) Citrix
6 1 (3.70%) Forcepoint
6 1 (3.70%) HP
6 1 (3.70%) Meraki