The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Ethical Hacking skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
76
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Ethical Hacking
1
0
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
Ethical Hacking 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
742
1,213
1,395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
93.22%
86.58%
95.94%
Number of salaries quoted
342
683
849
10th Percentile
£26,250
£35,000
£34,173
25th Percentile
£32,851
£46,509
£43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£60,000
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-16.67%
-
+0.80%
75th Percentile
£70,000
£74,572
£75,000
90th Percentile
£90,739
£94,300
£87,419
Scotland median annual salary
£40,000
£55,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-27.27%
-
-
Ethical Hacking Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Ethical Hacking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Ethical Hacking Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Ethical Hacking.
Ethical Hacking Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 30 August 2025, job vacancies citing Ethical Hacking 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 Ethical Hacking.
Ethical Hacking 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:
