SSCP Job Trends in Glasgow

(ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (ISC2 SSCP)
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for SSCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - 150
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing SSCP 1 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.073% - 0.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.59% - 2.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £49,125
25th Percentile £62,972 - £49,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,029 - £51,250
75th Percentile £67,086 - £55,313
90th Percentile - - £55,875
Scotland median annual salary £65,029 - £51,250

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow

SSCP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 170 192 300
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 12.49% 25.84% 15.52%
Number of salaries quoted 61 66 99
10th Percentile £25,375 £28,250 £36,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £36,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +40.28% -34.55% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,188 £76,125
90th Percentile - £90,000 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £43,250 £50,309
% change year-on-year +27.17% -14.03% +0.34%

SSCP
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

SSCP job vacancy trend in Glasgow

SSCP
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing SSCP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing SSCP

SSCP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) ArchiMate
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft