Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Security Consultant
UK > Scotland

The median Security Consultant daily rate in Scotland is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 104 129
Rank change year-on-year -5 +25 +33
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 8 11 5
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.50% 0.61% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 0.67% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 2
10th Percentile - - £569
25th Percentile - £450 £587
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £525 £633
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% -17.00% +38.10%
75th Percentile - £553 £687
90th Percentile - £604 £710
UK median daily rate £544 £568 £556
% change year-on-year -4.19% +2.02% -7.29%

All Contract 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.

Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 1,454 1,648 2,215
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.37% 91.76% 94.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 848 969 1,399
10th Percentile £202 £189 £240
25th Percentile £358 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £448 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.34% -5.68% -
75th Percentile £538 £534 £559
90th Percentile £616 £638 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 67 59
10th Percentile £16.84 £12.39 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.47 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £24.09 £18.38 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +31.10% +3.70% -
75th Percentile £39.51 £24.18 £55.08
90th Percentile £64.80 £43.12 £74.60
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% -16.67% +62.28%

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
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 31 October 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 -10 6 £400 -27.67%
Edinburgh 0 2 - -
Security Consultant
UK

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 31 October 2025, 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 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (62.50%) AI
2 5 (62.50%) Generative AI
3 4 (50.00%) Cloud Security
3 4 (50.00%) DevSecOps
4 3 (37.50%) AWS
4 3 (37.50%) AWS Certification
4 3 (37.50%) CISSP
4 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
4 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
5 2 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
5 2 (25.00%) DevOps
5 2 (25.00%) GCP
5 2 (25.00%) Google
5 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
5 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
5 2 (25.00%) SDLC
6 1 (12.50%) Azure
6 1 (12.50%) Data Privacy
6 1 (12.50%) GRC
6 1 (12.50%) Machine Learning

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 3 (37.50%) AWS
2 2 (25.00%) GCP
3 1 (12.50%) Azure
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Banking
3 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Corporate Banking
3 2 (25.00%) Finance
3 2 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (62.50%) AI
2 5 (62.50%) Generative AI
3 4 (50.00%) Cloud Security
3 4 (50.00%) DevSecOps
4 2 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
4 2 (25.00%) DevOps
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (25.00%) SDLC
5 1 (12.50%) Data Privacy
5 1 (12.50%) Machine Learning
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) AWS Certification
1 3 (37.50%) CISSP
1 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
1 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) GRC
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Google