Cybersecurity Consultant Job Trends in Edinburgh

Cybersecurity Consultant
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Cybersecurity Consultant salary in Edinburgh is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 - 107
Rank change year-on-year - - +34
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Consultant 10 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.91% - 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% - 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £102,500 - £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -22.22%
75th Percentile £107,500 - £75,000
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £105,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +44.83% +3.57% -22.22%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 1,005 1,029 1,134
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 93.63% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 487 402 908
10th Percentile £26,150 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,875 £45,000 £44,142
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.52% -4.17% -0.08%
75th Percentile £70,625 £76,692 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £94,878 £91,934
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -12.99%

Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Cybersecurity Consultant
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in Edinburgh

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 26 January 2026, Cybersecurity Consultant 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 permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (90.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (10.00%) AWS
3 1 (10.00%) Azure
3 1 (10.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (10.00%) Business Case
3 1 (10.00%) Business Continuity
3 1 (10.00%) Business Transformation
3 1 (10.00%) CBAP
3 1 (10.00%) CEH
3 1 (10.00%) CISM
3 1 (10.00%) CISSP
3 1 (10.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (10.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (10.00%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (10.00%) Incident Response
3 1 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (10.00%) Network Security
3 1 (10.00%) NIST
3 1 (10.00%) OSCP
3 1 (10.00%) PCI DSS
3 1 (10.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (10.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (10.00%) Requirements Workshops
3 1 (10.00%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (10.00%) Security Architecture
3 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) AWS
1 1 (10.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (10.00%) Finance
1 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (10.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (10.00%) Business Case
2 1 (10.00%) Business Continuity
2 1 (10.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (10.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (10.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (10.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (10.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (10.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (10.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (10.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (10.00%) Risk Analysis
2 1 (10.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) CBAP
1 1 (10.00%) CEH
1 1 (10.00%) CISM
1 1 (10.00%) CISSP
1 1 (10.00%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (10.00%) NIST
1 1 (10.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 9 (90.00%) Microsoft