Vulnerability Consultant Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Vulnerability Consultant
UK > Scotland

The median Vulnerability Consultant daily rate in Scotland is £581, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Vulnerability Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.090% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 - -
UK median daily rate £581 £500 £538
% change year-on-year +16.20% -6.98% +2.38%

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 2,080 1,481 1,761
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.57% 90.86% 94.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,112 850 1,080
10th Percentile £268 £230 £200
25th Percentile £375 £358 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £455 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.65% +1.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £558 £531 £538
90th Percentile £662 £588 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 121 63 81
10th Percentile £13.45 £16.02 £12.38
25th Percentile £14.30 £16.96 £14.73
Median hourly rate £35.00 £19.37 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +80.74% +7.58% +1.58%
75th Percentile £60.91 £25.73 £34.50
90th Percentile £74.16 £61.00 £52.50
UK median hourly rate £41.74 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +65.94% -41.51% +2.38%

Vulnerability Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Vulnerability Consultant job vacancy trend in Scotland

Vulnerability Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Vulnerability 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 Vulnerability Consultant within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 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
Highlands - 2 £581 -
Vulnerability Consultant
UK

Vulnerability Consultant Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 20 August 2026, Vulnerability 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 Vulnerability Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) SIAM
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning

Vulnerability 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 2 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) SIAM
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA