Security Officer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Security Officer
UK > Scotland

The median Security Officer daily rate in Scotland is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 117 117
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 +48
Contract jobs requiring a Security Officer 2 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.091% 0.059% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.098% 0.063% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £333 - £499
25th Percentile £363 - £507
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £537
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.24%
75th Percentile £488 - £550
90th Percentile £518 - -
UK median daily rate £513 £659 £525
% change year-on-year -22.23% +25.53% -34.38%

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 2,038 1,577 1,966
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.19% 93.37% 94.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,066 917 1,212
10th Percentile £288 £238 £200
25th Percentile £400 £360 £348
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £550
90th Percentile £675 £600 £638
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 135 63 111
10th Percentile £12.79 £16.02 £12.30
25th Percentile £13.50 £16.96 £14.73
Median hourly rate £35.00 £19.83 £18.27
Median % change year-on-year +76.50% +8.54% +3.10%
75th Percentile £61.50 £26.21 £50.00
90th Percentile £76.50 £64.00 £61.00
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £26.45 £37.50
% change year-on-year +62.57% -29.47% -12.79%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Security Officer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Security Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Security Officer
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Officer in Scotland over the 6 months to 8 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Officer in Scotland

Security Officer
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 Officer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 8 July 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
Glasgow - 2 £425 - 4
Security Officer
UK

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 8 July 2026, Security Officer 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 Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NCSC
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Business Impact Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Information Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) ISMS
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management

Security Officer 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Business Impact Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Information Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) ISMS
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NCSC
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland