Security Operations Centre Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Security Operations Centre
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Operations Centre in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations Centre over the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 116 115
Rank change year-on-year -12 -1 +30
Contract jobs citing Security Operations Centre 5 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.22% 0.059% 0.20%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.61% 0.15% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile £626 - £423
25th Percentile £635 - £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.40%
75th Percentile - - £538
90th Percentile - - £568
UK median daily rate £525 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -0.99%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

Security Operations Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 814 685 666
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 35.87% 40.18% 32.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 441 357 409
10th Percentile £270 £200 £209
25th Percentile £384 £358 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £460
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -2.17% -4.91%
75th Percentile £556 £538 £575
90th Percentile £650 £593 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.42% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 23 26
10th Percentile £13.50 - £12.30
25th Percentile £16.09 £17.30 £13.63
Median hourly rate £30.00 £19.97 £18.07
Median % change year-on-year +50.23% +10.55% -5.81%
75th Percentile £43.96 £26.33 £20.59
90th Percentile £69.00 £57.50 £55.63
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £30.00 £39.25
% change year-on-year +46.53% -23.57% +12.14%

Security Operations Centre
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Security Operations Centre job vacancy trend in Scotland

Security Operations Centre
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Security Operations Centre

Security Operations Centre
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 Operations Centre within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 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
South Lanarkshire - 3 £650 - 1
Glasgow - 2 £640 -
Security Operations Centre
UK

Security Operations Centre
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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) DNS
1 3 (60.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (20.00%) Firewall
2 1 (20.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) SOC Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Lead
3 1 (20.00%) Operations Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Security Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Security Operations Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Cyberattack
2 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Linux
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 5 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 5 (100.00%) SIEM
2 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (60.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Forensic Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) Threat Modelling
4 1 (20.00%) Use Case
4 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) CompTIA CySA+
2 3 (60.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (60.00%) Degree
2 3 (60.00%) DV Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) CEH
3 1 (20.00%) CISM
3 1 (20.00%) CISSP
3 1 (20.00%) GIAC
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Splunk
2 1 (20.00%) Tenable