Security Consultant Jobs in Scotland

Security Consultant
UK > Scotland

The median Security Consultant salary in Scotland is £67,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 270 165 212
Rank change year-on-year -105 +47 -38
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 13 58 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.20% 1.21% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 1.34% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 8 24 25
10th Percentile £60,270 £62,500 £63,500
25th Percentile £64,463 £64,938 £80,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% -17.65% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £72,625 £79,250 -
UK median annual salary £69,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -1.43% -3.45% +7.41%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 6,411 4,330 5,456
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 90.40% 96.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2,601 2,357 2,938
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,569 £28,209
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,853 £65,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Security Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Security Consultant in Scotland

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Security Consultant in Scotland

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant in Scotland over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Consultant in Scotland

Security Consultant
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
Edinburgh +28 8 £65,000 -7.14%
Glasgow -116 4 £67,050 -4.21% 2
Security Consultant
UK

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Security Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 10 (76.92%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (53.85%) NCSC
2 7 (53.85%) NIST
3 6 (46.15%) GDPR
4 5 (38.46%) Customer Requirements
4 5 (38.46%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (38.46%) OWASP
5 4 (30.77%) Risk Management
5 4 (30.77%) Information Security
6 3 (23.08%) Roadmaps
6 3 (23.08%) Security Posture
7 2 (15.38%) Operational Technology
7 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
7 2 (15.38%) Degree
7 2 (15.38%) Security Testing
7 2 (15.38%) Management Information System
7 2 (15.38%) CISSP
8 1 (7.69%) GCIA
8 1 (7.69%) GCIH
8 1 (7.69%) CESG
8 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
8 1 (7.69%) Military
8 1 (7.69%) E-Commerce
8 1 (7.69%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (7.69%) CISM
8 1 (7.69%) GAP Analysis
8 1 (7.69%) Network Security
8 1 (7.69%) Data Protection
8 1 (7.69%) PCI DSS
8 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared

Security Consultant Skill Set
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 1 (7.69%) Network Security
General
1 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
1 1 (7.69%) Military
1 1 (7.69%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Security Posture
2 2 (15.38%) Management Information System
2 2 (15.38%) Operational Technology
3 1 (7.69%) CESG
3 1 (7.69%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (38.46%) Customer Requirements
2 5 (38.46%) OWASP
3 4 (30.77%) Information Security
3 4 (30.77%) Risk Management
4 3 (23.08%) Roadmaps
5 2 (15.38%) Security Testing
6 1 (7.69%) Artificial Intelligence
6 1 (7.69%) Creative Thinking
6 1 (7.69%) Cryptography
6 1 (7.69%) Cyber Resilience
6 1 (7.69%) Data Protection
6 1 (7.69%) Decision-Making
6 1 (7.69%) Digital Twin
6 1 (7.69%) E-Commerce
6 1 (7.69%) Fintech
6 1 (7.69%) GAP Analysis
6 1 (7.69%) Innovative Thinking
6 1 (7.69%) SFIA
6 1 (7.69%) Threat Analysis
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) CISSP
1 2 (15.38%) Degree
1 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) CEH
2 1 (7.69%) CESG Certified Professional
2 1 (7.69%) CISM
2 1 (7.69%) DV Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) GCFE
2 1 (7.69%) GCIA
2 1 (7.69%) GCIH
2 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (53.85%) NCSC
1 7 (53.85%) NIST
2 6 (46.15%) GDPR
3 5 (38.46%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 1 (7.69%) PCI DSS
4 1 (7.69%) SOC 2