Cyber Defence
Scotland > Edinburgh
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 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 97 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh | - | 0.26% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.77% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | - | - | - |
All Generic Skills
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 | 393 | 390 | 444 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 37.43% | 34.42% | 41.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 106 | 149 | 364 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £38,987 | £36,475 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,875 | £45,000 | £48,509 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £34,500 | £55,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.27% | -21.43% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £72,500 | £82,512 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,625 | £93,778 | £96,539 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £40,000 | £59,430 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.69% | -0.95% | +2.37% |
Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Defence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Cyber Defence.
