Cybersecurity
Scotland > Aberdeen
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Aberdeen requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 24 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | -14 | +25 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Aberdeen | 2.04% | 3.23% | 11.36% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.17% | 5.03% | 11.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £63,200 | £53,625 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £65,000 | £55,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £75,000 | £61,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +22.45% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £67,813 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £121,000 | £69,875 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £45,000 | £54,712 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.75% | -8.81% | -7.69% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Aberdeen
Cybersecurity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Aberdeen.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 46 | 159 | 130 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen | 93.88% | 64.11% | 98.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 80 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,375 | £27,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,906 | £38,750 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £60,000 | £53,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.67% | +11.63% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,375 | £67,813 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,375 | £80,000 | £72,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £38,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.91% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.
Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Aberdeen
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:
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