Information Security (InfoSec)
Scotland > Edinburgh
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 81 | 93 | 86 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -7 | +14 |
| Permanent jobs citing Information Security | 26 | 55 | 75 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 1.73% | 2.67% | 3.14% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.93% | 2.78% | 3.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 39 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £21,000 | £45,525 | £34,120 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,438 | £61,000 | £45,607 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £70,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.43% | +16.67% | +16.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £85,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,250 | - | £69,464 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £50,000 | £65,750 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.95% | +19.55% | +12.24% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh
Information Security is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,347 | 1,978 | 2,242 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 89.74% | 95.88% | 93.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 949 | 1,154 | 1,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,500 | £77,715 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £90,000 | £85,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | +12.24% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Edinburgh.
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Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
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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: