Security Hardening Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Security Hardening
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland citing Security Hardening skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 - 113
Rank change year-on-year - - +17
Contract jobs citing Security Hardening 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.17% - 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% - 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £469 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.52%
75th Percentile £555 - -
90th Percentile £642 - -
UK median daily rate £575 £545 £575
% change year-on-year +5.50% -5.22% +2.77%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

Security Hardening falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Scotland.

6 months to
31 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills 2,014 1,434 1,537
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 85.41% 89.74% 86.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,064 805 891
10th Percentile £257 £244 £213
25th Percentile £375 £388 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £465 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.08% +3.33% -5.26%
75th Percentile £556 £538 £537
90th Percentile £656 £621 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 139 99 43
10th Percentile £13.45 £14.94 £13.33
25th Percentile £13.73 £17.87 £17.46
Median hourly rate £16.75 £20.00 £22.88
Median % change year-on-year -16.25% -12.57% +17.31%
75th Percentile £35.80 £25.15 £24.18
90th Percentile £60.45 £41.32 £40.90
UK median hourly rate £34.94 £25.15 £36.08
% change year-on-year +38.91% -30.30% -17.81%

Security Hardening Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Hardening relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Security Hardening job vacancy trend in Scotland

Security Hardening Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Security Hardening.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Security Hardening

Security Hardening Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Hardening in Scotland over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Hardening in Scotland

Security Hardening 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 Hardening within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh - 2 £488 - 1
Highlands - 1 £500 -
Aberdeen - 1 £700 -
Security Hardening
UK

Security Hardening Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.