The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
83
-
140
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+13
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence
2
0
5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
Cyber Defence falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Edinburgh.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
303
445
763
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
34.79%
29.61%
39.03%
Number of salaries quoted
128
334
421
10th Percentile
£30,875
£31,250
£35,333
25th Percentile
£45,929
£44,112
£45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£60,000
£59,526
Median % change year-on-year
-
+0.80%
-0.79%
75th Percentile
£76,840
£73,886
£77,715
90th Percentile
£111,369
£87,500
£100,000
Scotland median annual salary
£51,645
£52,500
£57,500
% change year-on-year
-1.63%
-8.70%
+4.55%
Cyber Defence Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Cyber Defence Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in Edinburgh.
Cyber Defence Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, job vacancies citing Cyber Defence also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
