NCSC Job Trends in Glasgow

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring NCSC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 67 129
Rank change year-on-year - +62 -22
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 0 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow - 0.29% 0.16%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - 1.92% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 2
10th Percentile - £39,900 £46,750
25th Percentile - £42,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £49,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -1.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile - £55,500 £52,500
90th Percentile - £56,700 £53,250
Scotland median annual salary £90,000 £52,650 £50,000
% change year-on-year +70.94% +5.30% +17.65%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Glasgow

NCSC 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 Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 54 104 191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 8.11% 14.99% 14.96%
Number of salaries quoted 27 52 51
10th Percentile £22,129 £38,650 £32,500
25th Percentile £25,000 £52,500 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £63,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.57% +6.25% +25.79%
75th Percentile £62,500 £110,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 - £72,500
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - +10.00%

NCSC
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

NCSC job vacancy trend in Glasgow

NCSC
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing NCSC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing NCSC