Cyber Threat Jobs in Scotland

Cyber Threats
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 260 182 227
Rank change year-on-year -78 +45 -60
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 21 45 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.31% 0.97% 0.27%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.65% 2.42% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 17 42 2
10th Percentile £39,250 £45,000 £54,627
25th Percentile £46,306 £47,344 £58,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £58,000 £68,543
Median % change year-on-year +16.38% -15.38% +25.77%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,833 £82,396
90th Percentile £82,500 £79,385 £88,459
UK median annual salary £65,000 £59,526 £70,000
% change year-on-year +9.20% -14.96% +12.00%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

Cyber Threat is in the General and Transferable Skills 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 generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,217 1,860 2,869
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 48.12% 39.93% 49.01%
Number of salaries quoted 848 793 1,079
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,500 £29,600
25th Percentile £39,971 £42,000 £40,606
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,548 £89,472 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat in Scotland

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Cyber Threat in Scotland

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in Scotland over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat in Scotland

Cyber Threat
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 13 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 -105 13 £70,000 +1.16% 1
Edinburgh +13 8 £67,500 +16.38%
Cyber Threat
UK

Cyber Threat
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:

Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) Azure
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.76%) IaaS
2 1 (4.76%) PaaS
2 1 (4.76%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (19.05%) Firewall
2 3 (14.29%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 9 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (38.10%) Social Skills
3 4 (19.05%) Finance
4 3 (14.29%) Law
5 2 (9.52%) Banking
6 1 (4.76%) Financial Institution
6 1 (4.76%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (23.81%) Lead
1 5 (23.81%) Operations Manager
1 5 (23.81%) Security Manager
2 4 (19.05%) Operational Security Manager
2 4 (19.05%) Security Operations Manager
3 3 (14.29%) Analyst
3 3 (14.29%) Architect
3 3 (14.29%) Security Architect
3 3 (14.29%) Security Engineer
4 2 (9.52%) Cyber Threat Analyst
4 2 (9.52%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
4 2 (9.52%) Graduate
4 2 (9.52%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
5 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Head of Operations
5 1 (4.76%) Head of Security
5 1 (4.76%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (23.81%) Operational Technology
2 4 (19.05%) Cyber Security Posture
2 4 (19.05%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (9.52%) Management Information System
3 2 (9.52%) Security Posture
4 1 (4.76%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (76.19%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (57.14%) Incident Response
3 11 (52.38%) Security Operations
4 8 (38.10%) Risk Management
5 6 (28.57%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 5 (23.81%) Cyber Resilience
6 5 (23.81%) SIEM
7 4 (19.05%) Analytical Thinking
7 4 (19.05%) Strategic Thinking
8 3 (14.29%) Creative Thinking
8 3 (14.29%) Cyber Intelligence
8 3 (14.29%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (14.29%) Threat Intelligence
9 2 (9.52%) Active Listening
9 2 (9.52%) Critical Thinking
9 2 (9.52%) Decision-Making
9 2 (9.52%) Innovative Thinking
9 2 (9.52%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 2 (9.52%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (28.57%) CISM
1 6 (28.57%) CISSP
2 5 (23.81%) Degree
3 3 (14.29%) SC Cleared
3 3 (14.29%) Security Cleared
4 2 (9.52%) Master's Degree
4 2 (9.52%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) GRC
1 2 (9.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (4.76%) ISO 22301
2 1 (4.76%) NIST
2 1 (4.76%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft