Information Assurance Jobs in Scotland

Information Assurance
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Information Assurance skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Assurance over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 278 209
Rank change year-on-year +120 -69 +33
Permanent jobs citing Information Assurance 3 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.10% 0.015% 0.087%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.016% 0.092%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile £50,902 - -
25th Percentile £56,004 £62,850 £38,606
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,384 £64,100 £41,189
Median % change year-on-year +8.24% +55.62% +2.97%
75th Percentile £80,517 £65,350 £45,239
90th Percentile £84,273 - £47,920
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,375 £70,000
% change year-on-year -0.57% -6.61% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Information Assurance 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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,772 6,185 4,341
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.68% 92.23% 94.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,359 2,397 2,170
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,463
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,550 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Information Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Assurance in Scotland

Information Assurance
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Information Assurance in Scotland

Information Assurance
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Assurance in Scotland over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Assurance in Scotland

Information Assurance
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 17 May 2025. 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
Edinburgh - 3 £69,384 - 2
Information Assurance
UK

Information Assurance
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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Network Security
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Institution
2 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Security Architect
2 1 (33.33%) IT Security Specialist
2 1 (33.33%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) Lead Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Lead Security Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Principal Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Principal Security Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Security Specialist
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Architectural Patterns
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security Management
2 2 (66.67%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (66.67%) SABSA
2 2 (66.67%) Security Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) Security Management
2 2 (66.67%) TOGAF
3 1 (33.33%) Attestation
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Fintech
3 1 (33.33%) IT Audit
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
3 1 (33.33%) Tech Ops
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) NCSC
3 1 (33.33%) ITGC
3 1 (33.33%) QA