Cybersecurity Jobs in Scotland

Cybersecurity
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 81 25 46
Rank change year-on-year -56 +21 0
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 322 425 340
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 4.78% 9.03% 5.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.15% 9.58% 6.48%
Number of salaries quoted 145 152 129
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,538 £37,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,218 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,526 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% -0.79% +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +5.52%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Cybersecurity 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 Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,250 4,437 5,249
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.80% 94.24% 90.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2,418 2,226 2,810
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £41,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Scotland

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Scotland.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Scotland

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Scotland over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Scotland

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow -76 168 £60,000 -14.29% 15
Edinburgh +5 104 £53,000 -8.92% 16
Aberdeen -15 19 £47,500 -32.14% 2
Aberdeenshire - 6 £45,000 - 2
North Lanarkshire - 5 £45,000 -
Banffshire - 4 £22,000 -
Dundee -13 3 £55,380 +15.09%
Highlands - 3 £60,000 - 2
Lanarkshire -6 2 £45,000 - 5
Dumfries and Galloway - 2 £40,000 - 2
Stirling - 2 £48,000 -
Fife -10 1 £60,000 +60.00%
Falkirk - 1 £50,000 -
Argyll and Bute - 1 - - 3
Cybersecurity
UK

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 24 (7.45%) Apache Spark
2 20 (6.21%) SharePoint
3 14 (4.35%) FileNet
4 10 (3.11%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.62%) IIS
6 1 (0.31%) Confluence
6 1 (0.31%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.31%) WebSphere
Applications
1 16 (4.97%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (2.80%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 100 (31.06%) AWS
2 62 (19.25%) Azure
3 60 (18.63%) SaaS
4 48 (14.91%) Microsoft 365
5 37 (11.49%) Amazon S3
5 37 (11.49%) GCP
6 31 (9.63%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 31 (9.63%) Datadog
7 27 (8.39%) Google Docs
8 24 (7.45%) Slack
9 23 (7.14%) Amazon SQS
9 23 (7.14%) Lucidchart
9 23 (7.14%) Miro
10 20 (6.21%) PaaS
11 17 (5.28%) IaaS
12 16 (4.97%) Entra ID
13 9 (2.80%) Microsoft Purview
14 7 (2.17%) Power Platform
15 6 (1.86%) ChatGPT
15 6 (1.86%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 32 (9.94%) Firewall
2 10 (3.11%) Network Security
3 9 (2.80%) WAN
4 8 (2.48%) VPN
5 6 (1.86%) DNS
5 6 (1.86%) TCP/IP
6 5 (1.55%) DHCP
6 5 (1.55%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (1.55%) LAN
7 4 (1.24%) IMAP
7 4 (1.24%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.93%) Cisco ASA
8 3 (0.93%) Cisco Firepower
8 3 (0.93%) Wireless
8 3 (0.93%) WLAN
9 2 (0.62%) Kerberos
10 1 (0.31%) Internet
10 1 (0.31%) RSVP
10 1 (0.31%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (11.49%) Elasticsearch
2 28 (8.70%) Big Data
3 24 (7.45%) Hadoop
4 23 (7.14%) Redis
4 23 (7.14%) Scylla
5 19 (5.90%) NoSQL
6 15 (4.66%) Apache Cassandra
7 13 (4.04%) MySQL
8 5 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (1.24%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.93%) Tableau
11 2 (0.62%) Power BI
12 1 (0.31%) Apache Accumulo
12 1 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.31%) Flink
12 1 (0.31%) HBase
12 1 (0.31%) Oracle Database
12 1 (0.31%) Oracle Database 10g
12 1 (0.31%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 15 (4.66%) JUnit
2 3 (0.93%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.93%) JIRA
3 1 (0.31%) GitLab
General
1 125 (38.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 124 (38.51%) Social Skills
3 121 (37.58%) Finance
4 98 (30.43%) Law
5 29 (9.01%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (4.97%) Organisational Skills
7 15 (4.66%) Military
8 12 (3.73%) Manufacturing
8 12 (3.73%) Marketing
9 9 (2.80%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.17%) Banking
11 6 (1.86%) Legal
12 5 (1.55%) Retail
13 4 (1.24%) Billing
13 4 (1.24%) Financial Institution
13 4 (1.24%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.62%) Games
15 1 (0.31%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
15 1 (0.31%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 111 (34.47%) Software Engineer
2 46 (14.29%) Lead
3 40 (12.42%) Analyst
4 38 (11.80%) Cloud Engineer
5 37 (11.49%) Senior
6 36 (11.18%) Principal Engineer
7 33 (10.25%) Principal Software Engineer
8 31 (9.63%) Cloud Software Engineer
9 20 (6.21%) Architect
9 20 (6.21%) Security Engineer
10 16 (4.97%) AWS Engineer
10 16 (4.97%) AWS Software Engineer
10 16 (4.97%) Full Stack Engineer
10 16 (4.97%) Full Stack Software Engineer
10 16 (4.97%) Java Engineer
10 16 (4.97%) Java Software Engineer
11 15 (4.66%) Security Analyst
12 14 (4.35%) Lead Software Engineer
12 14 (4.35%) Support Analyst
12 14 (4.35%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (11.80%) Kafka
2 37 (11.49%) GraphQL
3 31 (9.63%) OpenTelemetry
4 30 (9.32%) Spring
5 27 (8.39%) AngularJS
5 27 (8.39%) React
6 15 (4.66%) J2EE
7 14 (4.35%) CSS
7 14 (4.35%) Hibernate
7 14 (4.35%) HTML
7 14 (4.35%) JMS
7 14 (4.35%) jQuery
7 14 (4.35%) JSON
7 14 (4.35%) Node.js
7 14 (4.35%) REST
7 14 (4.35%) Spring Integration
7 14 (4.35%) Twitter Bootstrap
8 13 (4.04%) JPA
9 9 (2.80%) SAML
10 7 (2.17%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 61 (18.94%) Cloud Native
2 57 (17.70%) Public Cloud
3 52 (16.15%) Algorithms
4 47 (14.60%) Management Information System
5 23 (7.14%) Data Structures
6 19 (5.90%) Operational Technology
7 16 (4.97%) Cyber Threat
8 9 (2.80%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.80%) Virtual Team
9 8 (2.48%) Security Posture
10 7 (2.17%) Driving Licence
11 5 (1.55%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.55%) Security Operations Centre
12 4 (1.24%) Blockchain
12 4 (1.24%) Cyber Security Posture
12 4 (1.24%) Cyberattack
12 4 (1.24%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 4 (1.24%) IoT
12 4 (1.24%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 60 (18.63%) Windows
2 42 (13.04%) Linux
3 25 (7.76%) Unix
4 16 (4.97%) Windows Server
5 14 (4.35%) Mac OS X
6 13 (4.04%) Mac OS
7 5 (1.55%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.62%) Android
8 2 (0.62%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.62%) VMS
9 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (36.34%) Software Engineering
2 107 (33.23%) Agile
3 98 (30.43%) SDLC
4 89 (27.64%) Artificial Intelligence
4 89 (27.64%) Machine Learning
5 84 (26.09%) CI/CD
6 80 (24.84%) Community of Practice
6 80 (24.84%) Operational Stability
7 64 (19.88%) Problem-Solving
8 60 (18.63%) Continuous Improvement
9 50 (15.53%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 50 (15.53%) Threat Intelligence
10 48 (14.91%) Identity Access Management
11 44 (13.66%) Visualisation
12 43 (13.35%) Stakeholder Management
13 40 (12.42%) Roadmaps
14 39 (12.11%) Analytics
15 37 (11.49%) Vulnerability Remediation
16 35 (10.87%) Information Security
17 34 (10.56%) Continuous Delivery
Programming Languages
1 108 (33.54%) Java
2 27 (8.39%) Python
3 24 (7.45%) Bash
3 24 (7.45%) Go
3 24 (7.45%) Scala
4 18 (5.59%) SQL
5 14 (4.35%) JavaScript
5 14 (4.35%) TypeScript
6 10 (3.11%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.31%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (11.80%) CISSP
2 34 (10.56%) CISM
3 31 (9.63%) Degree
4 15 (4.66%) GCIA
4 15 (4.66%) GCIH
4 15 (4.66%) Security Cleared
5 14 (4.35%) GREM
5 14 (4.35%) SC Cleared
6 9 (2.80%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (2.48%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.86%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 6 (1.86%) CCNA
9 4 (1.24%) CCNP
9 4 (1.24%) Network+ Certification
10 2 (0.62%) CISA
10 2 (0.62%) ISACA
10 2 (0.62%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.62%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.62%) PMP
10 2 (0.62%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (10.56%) NIST
2 27 (8.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (5.28%) GDPR
4 15 (4.66%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (2.48%) NCSC
6 7 (2.17%) SOC 2
7 5 (1.55%) SLA
8 3 (0.93%) ISO 22301
8 3 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.62%) COBIT
9 2 (0.62%) DICOM
9 2 (0.62%) GRC
9 2 (0.62%) ISO 31000
9 2 (0.62%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.62%) QA
10 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.31%) SOC 3
System Software
1 21 (6.52%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.24%) Docker
3 2 (0.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 57 (17.70%) Kubernetes
2 44 (13.66%) Terraform
3 31 (9.63%) Grafana
4 13 (4.04%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.24%) SCCM
6 3 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.62%) CASB
7 2 (0.62%) WSUS
8 1 (0.31%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.31%) Nessus
8 1 (0.31%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.31%) Rancher
Vendors
1 61 (18.94%) Microsoft
2 47 (14.60%) Dell
3 38 (11.80%) Oracle
4 35 (10.87%) Google
5 32 (9.94%) Splunk
6 31 (9.63%) Dynatrace
7 16 (4.97%) Databricks
8 11 (3.42%) Cisco
9 10 (3.11%) IFS
10 9 (2.80%) Epicor
10 9 (2.80%) JD Edwards
11 5 (1.55%) Sophos
12 4 (1.24%) BeyondTrust
12 4 (1.24%) ConnectWise
12 4 (1.24%) CyberArk
13 3 (0.93%) Atlassian
13 3 (0.93%) VMware
14 2 (0.62%) Apple
14 2 (0.62%) Citrix
14 2 (0.62%) Meraki