Principal Security Engineer
UK > Scotland
As of 24 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Security Engineer daily rate in Scotland.
| 6 months to 24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 120 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Principal Security Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.060% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.066% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £613 | £650 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -5.77% | - | - |
All DemandTrendContract 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title | 1,518 | 1,754 | 2,392 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.90% | 94.00% | 94.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 844 | 1,069 | 1,577 |
| 10th Percentile | £230 | £193 | £230 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £340 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £452 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.44% | -5.26% | +1.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £529 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £586 | £651 | £626 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -1.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 62 | 77 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.02 | £12.35 | £12.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.90 | £14.73 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.60 | £18.00 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.88% | +1.58% | -5.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.97 | £26.75 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.13 | £56.00 | £62.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £43.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | -1.71% | +70.37% |
Principal Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Principal Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Principal Security Engineer
DemandTrendContract 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 Principal Security Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 24 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Aberdeen | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Principal Security Engineer UK |
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Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 24 August 2025, Principal Security Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Principal Security Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
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: