The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Security Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Testing over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 11 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
87
108
125
Rank change year-on-year
+21
+17
+1
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing
3
2
23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
Security Testing 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
913
1,348
1,970
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
97.54%
89.75%
95.96%
Number of salaries quoted
423
949
1,151
10th Percentile
£26,929
£35,000
£36,250
25th Percentile
£43,750
£46,250
£45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£60,000
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-4.17%
-
+9.09%
75th Percentile
£80,000
£73,500
£77,715
90th Percentile
£98,474
£98,474
£90,000
Scotland median annual salary
£55,000
£52,500
£57,500
% change year-on-year
+4.76%
-8.70%
+6.48%
Security Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Security Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Security Testing Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Testing in Edinburgh.
Security Testing Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Testing in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
Security Testing Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, job vacancies citing Security Testing 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 Security Testing.
Security Testing 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:
