Cybersecurity Job Trends in Edinburgh

Cybersecurity
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 34 29
Rank change year-on-year +19 -5 -1
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 73 38 77
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 6.78% 4.91% 5.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.95% 5.24% 6.97%
Number of salaries quoted 30 32 39
10th Percentile £31,250 £25,031 £24,000
25th Percentile £44,313 £25,313 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,830 £54,928 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.23% +9.86% -9.09%
75th Percentile £98,125 £88,832 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,474 £91,000
Scotland median annual salary £65,000 £52,207 £50,309
% change year-on-year +24.50% +3.77% -15.48%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 734 725 1,104
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 68.22% 93.67% 84.99%
Number of salaries quoted 442 342 751
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,318 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,851 £46,990
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,445 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.94% -15.93% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £74,572
90th Percentile £97,250 £93,650 £97,500
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £43,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.61% -21.36% -

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 19 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Edinburgh

Cybersecurity
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (2.74%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 37 (50.68%) Azure
2 6 (8.22%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (5.48%) AWS
4 2 (2.74%) dbt
4 2 (2.74%) Entra ID
4 2 (2.74%) OneDrive
4 2 (2.74%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.59%) Firewall
1 7 (9.59%) Network Security
1 7 (9.59%) VLAN
2 2 (2.74%) VPN
3 1 (1.37%) Broadband
3 1 (1.37%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.74%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 39 (53.42%) Social Skills
2 15 (20.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 13 (17.81%) Finance
4 4 (5.48%) Aerospace
4 4 (5.48%) Influencing Skills
4 4 (5.48%) Telecoms
5 2 (2.74%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (2.74%) Digital Health
5 2 (2.74%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (2.74%) Games
5 2 (2.74%) Multimedia
6 1 (1.37%) Banking
6 1 (1.37%) Financial Institution
6 1 (1.37%) Military
Job Titles
1 18 (24.66%) Analyst
2 15 (20.55%) Senior
3 14 (19.18%) Junior
3 14 (19.18%) Junior Analyst
4 12 (16.44%) Ethical Hacker
5 11 (15.07%) Architect
5 11 (15.07%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 11 (15.07%) Junior Security Analyst
5 11 (15.07%) Security Analyst
6 7 (9.59%) Consultant
6 7 (9.59%) Security Engineer
6 7 (9.59%) Senior Security Engineer
7 6 (8.22%) Lead
7 6 (8.22%) Security Architect
8 5 (6.85%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 5 (6.85%) Lead Architect
8 5 (6.85%) Lead Security Architect
9 4 (5.48%) Senior Technical Analyst
9 4 (5.48%) Senior Technical Support
9 4 (5.48%) Senior Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.74%) FHIR
2 1 (1.37%) CSS
2 1 (1.37%) HTML
2 1 (1.37%) React
2 1 (1.37%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 13 (17.81%) Cyberattack
2 6 (8.22%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.74%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (2.74%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (2.74%) Onboarding
3 2 (2.74%) PACS
4 1 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 6 (8.22%) Windows
2 4 (5.48%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (32.88%) Mentoring
2 13 (17.81%) Decision-Making
2 13 (17.81%) Ethical Hacking
3 11 (15.07%) AI
3 11 (15.07%) Project Delivery
4 10 (13.70%) Agile
5 9 (12.33%) Open Source
6 8 (10.96%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (9.59%) BCP
7 7 (9.59%) Business Continuity
7 7 (9.59%) Business Continuity Planning
7 7 (9.59%) Capacity Planning
7 7 (9.59%) Coaching
7 7 (9.59%) Economics
7 7 (9.59%) Network Architecture
7 7 (9.59%) Risk Management
7 7 (9.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 7 (9.59%) Stakeholder Management
7 7 (9.59%) Threat Modelling
7 7 (9.59%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.74%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.37%) Python
Qualifications
1 24 (32.88%) Azure Certification
2 13 (17.81%) CEH
3 12 (16.44%) CompTIA Security+
4 11 (15.07%) CompTIA CySA+
5 10 (13.70%) Degree
5 10 (13.70%) Security Cleared
6 6 (8.22%) CISM
6 6 (8.22%) CISSP
7 5 (6.85%) SC Cleared
8 4 (5.48%) CISA
9 2 (2.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (2.74%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (2.74%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (2.74%) CSSLP
10 1 (1.37%) AWS Certification
10 1 (1.37%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (1.37%) CRISC
10 1 (1.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 1 (1.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.85%) NIST
2 4 (5.48%) NCSC
2 4 (5.48%) NIST 800
3 2 (2.74%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (2.74%) DICOM
3 2 (2.74%) HL7
4 1 (1.37%) GDPR
4 1 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (5.48%) Firmware
2 2 (2.74%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (1.37%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 40 (54.79%) Microsoft
2 23 (31.51%) ForeScout
3 5 (6.85%) Meraki
4 2 (2.74%) Apple
4 2 (2.74%) Cisco
4 2 (2.74%) OpenAI
4 2 (2.74%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.74%) VMware