Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Scotland> Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring PCI DSS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
PCI DSS falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Edinburgh.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
124
238
126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
13.18%
18.49%
12.35%
Number of salaries quoted
38
45
96
10th Percentile
£26,500
£21,840
£32,875
25th Percentile
£44,250
£35,000
£46,335
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£69,624
£45,000
£63,750
Median % change year-on-year
+54.72%
-29.41%
+16.16%
75th Percentile
£90,000
£61,250
£72,433
90th Percentile
£95,000
£79,648
£78,088
Scotland median annual salary
£62,500
£54,338
£59,556
% change year-on-year
+15.02%
-8.76%
+19.11%
PCI DSS Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PCI DSS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
PCI DSS Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing PCI DSS.
PCI DSS Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, job vacancies citing PCI DSS also mentioned 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 with a requirement for PCI DSS.
PCI DSS 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:
