Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Security Consultant
UK > Scotland

The median Security Consultant daily rate in Scotland is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 116 107
Rank change year-on-year -9 -9 +32
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 7 5 11
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.31% 0.30% 0.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.32% 0.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 6
10th Percentile - - £450
25th Percentile £550 - £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £400 £539
Median % change year-on-year +68.75% -25.79% +25.64%
75th Percentile £844 - £611
90th Percentile £878 - £634
UK median daily rate £553 £559 £585
% change year-on-year -1.03% -4.49% +6.36%

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 2,093 1,543 1,787
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.86% 91.63% 94.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,116 893 1,102
10th Percentile £300 £242 £198
25th Percentile £381 £362 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year -0.54% +2.78% -5.26%
75th Percentile £558 £538 £539
90th Percentile £650 £600 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 128 64 81
10th Percentile £13.32 £16.02 £12.50
25th Percentile £13.97 £17.02 £14.73
Median hourly rate £35.00 £19.71 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year +77.57% +8.71% +2.31%
75th Percentile £60.91 £26.21 £40.94
90th Percentile £74.16 £60.88 £53.75
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +1.18%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Scotland

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Scotland

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant in Scotland over the 6 months to 5 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Consultant in Scotland

Security Consultant
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 Security Consultant within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 5 August 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
Edinburgh - 6 £675 - 1
Security Consultant
UK

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 5 August 2026, Security Consultant 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 Security Consultant in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) AWS
2 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (57.14%) Azure
4 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
4 2 (28.57%) BIG-IP
4 2 (28.57%) CCSK
4 2 (28.57%) Cisco
4 2 (28.57%) CISSP
4 2 (28.57%) Data Management
4 2 (28.57%) Data Protection
4 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
4 2 (28.57%) F5
4 2 (28.57%) Firewall
4 2 (28.57%) GAP Analysis
4 2 (28.57%) GCP
4 2 (28.57%) Identity Access Management
4 2 (28.57%) Information Security
4 2 (28.57%) Migration
4 2 (28.57%) Network Security
4 2 (28.57%) Network Segmentation
4 2 (28.57%) NGFW
4 2 (28.57%) Palo Alto
4 2 (28.57%) Privileged Access Management
4 2 (28.57%) Python
4 2 (28.57%) SaaS
4 2 (28.57%) Splunk
5 1 (14.29%) Boundary Protection
5 1 (14.29%) CISM
5 1 (14.29%) Cloud Security
5 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering

Security Consultant 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 6 (85.71%) AWS
2 4 (57.14%) Azure
3 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
3 2 (28.57%) GCP
3 2 (28.57%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) BIG-IP
1 2 (28.57%) Firewall
1 2 (28.57%) Network Security
1 2 (28.57%) NGFW
General
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (57.14%) Finance
2 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (14.29%) Cloud Native
2 1 (14.29%) Cloud Security Posture
2 1 (14.29%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (28.57%) Data Management
2 2 (28.57%) Data Protection
2 2 (28.57%) GAP Analysis
2 2 (28.57%) Identity Access Management
2 2 (28.57%) Information Security
2 2 (28.57%) Migration
2 2 (28.57%) Network Segmentation
2 2 (28.57%) Privileged Access Management
3 1 (14.29%) Boundary Protection
3 1 (14.29%) Cloud Security
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) Security Architecture
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (14.29%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) CCSK
1 2 (28.57%) CISSP
2 1 (14.29%) CISM
2 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Cisco
1 2 (28.57%) F5
1 2 (28.57%) Palo Alto
1 2 (28.57%) Splunk