Network Security Job Trends in Scotland

Network Security
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Network Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 132 173
Rank change year-on-year +3 +41 -74
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 12 16 26
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.43% 0.62% 0.83%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.85% 5.06% 4.74%
Number of salaries quoted 9 12 9
10th Percentile - £37,050 £49,500
25th Percentile £26,500 £37,688 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +23.81% -8.32%
75th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,000 - £67,070
UK median annual salary £57,800 £64,600 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% +3.36% +5.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Scotland

Network Security falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 312 316 548
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 11.29% 12.33% 17.41%
Number of salaries quoted 192 127 471
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,000 -
25th Percentile £25,375 £33,750 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £47,500 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.79% +69.64% -44.00%
75th Percentile £45,563 £66,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £38,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% +10.00% -4.76%

Network Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Network Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Network Security job vacancy trend in Scotland

Network Security
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Network Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Network Security

Network Security
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Network Security in Scotland over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Network Security in Scotland

Network Security
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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 +14 5 £62,500 -7.41% 2
Edinburgh -7 5 £27,000 -66.25% 8
Network Security
UK

Network Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 6 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (25.00%) Azure
3 2 (16.67%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (41.67%) LAN
1 5 (41.67%) WAN
2 2 (16.67%) Firewall
3 1 (8.33%) DHCP
3 1 (8.33%) DNS
3 1 (8.33%) NGN
3 1 (8.33%) SD-WAN
3 1 (8.33%) TCP/IP
3 1 (8.33%) Unified Communications
3 1 (8.33%) VLAN
3 1 (8.33%) VPN
3 1 (8.33%) Wireless
3 1 (8.33%) WLAN
General
1 5 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) ICT Officer
1 4 (33.33%) ICT Support
1 4 (33.33%) ICT Support Officer
1 4 (33.33%) Support Officer
2 2 (16.67%) Network Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) 3rd Line Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Bid Writer
3 1 (8.33%) Data Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Data Network Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) IT Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Network Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Network Manager
3 1 (8.33%) Network Services Manager
3 1 (8.33%) Platform Manager
3 1 (8.33%) Principal Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Bid Writer
3 1 (8.33%) Service Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Onboarding
2 1 (8.33%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (8.33%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 2 (16.67%) Windows
2 1 (8.33%) Windows Server
2 1 (8.33%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Line Management
2 4 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (25.00%) ITIL
4 2 (16.67%) Cloud Security
4 2 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (16.67%) Identity Management
4 2 (16.67%) Mentoring
4 2 (16.67%) Network Design
4 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (8.33%) Client Onboarding
5 1 (8.33%) Computer Science
5 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (8.33%) Customer Experience
5 1 (8.33%) Customer Service
5 1 (8.33%) Network Architecture
5 1 (8.33%) Roadmaps
5 1 (8.33%) Tech Ops
5 1 (8.33%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (8.33%) Bash
1 1 (8.33%) PowerShell
1 1 (8.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (33.33%) Degree
1 4 (33.33%) HNC
1 4 (33.33%) HND
2 3 (25.00%) CCIE
3 2 (16.67%) CCNP
3 2 (16.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (8.33%) CCNA
4 1 (8.33%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (8.33%) JNCIP
4 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (8.33%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 4 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (8.33%) Hyper-V
2 1 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (33.33%) Cisco
3 2 (16.67%) Palo Alto
4 1 (8.33%) CheckPoint
4 1 (8.33%) Datto
4 1 (8.33%) Extreme Networks
4 1 (8.33%) F5
4 1 (8.33%) ServiceNow
4 1 (8.33%) Veeam
4 1 (8.33%) VMware