Security Management Jobs in Scotland

Security Management
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Security Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Management over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 155 273 168
Rank change year-on-year +118 -105 +60
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 11 7 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.35% 0.10% 1.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.39% 0.11% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 8
10th Percentile £48,750 - £55,875
25th Percentile £54,375 £21,000 £61,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,692 £37,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +73.67% -46.79% -
75th Percentile £77,388 £79,063 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,021 £87,500 £79,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £63,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +2.36% -2.31% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Security Management 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 2,856 6,184 4,084
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 90.98% 89.82% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,298 2,548 2,046
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,250 £31,785
25th Percentile £37,574 £40,000 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.63% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +1.82% -9.54% +1.33%

Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Management in Scotland

Security Management
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Security Management in Scotland

Security Management
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Management in Scotland over the 6 months to 10 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Management in Scotland

Security Management
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 Management within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 10 June 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
Fife - 5 - -
Glasgow +150 2 £60,000 +14.29%
Edinburgh +15 2 £75,574 +243.52%
Midlothian - 1 - -
Perthshire - 1 £50,000 -
Security Management
UK

Security Management
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 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 5 (45.45%) SSH
1 5 (45.45%) SSL
2 2 (18.18%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (45.45%) NonStop SQL
General
1 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (9.09%) Finance
3 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Senior
1 5 (45.45%) Senior Manager
1 5 (45.45%) Systems Manager
2 2 (18.18%) Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Lead
2 2 (18.18%) Security Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Consultant
3 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Information Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Information Security Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Lead Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Lead Security Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Principal Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Principal Security Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Security Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Security Consultant
3 1 (9.09%) Security Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Self-Motivation
1 5 (45.45%) Tandem
2 2 (18.18%) Management Information System
3 1 (9.09%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (9.09%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Customer Service
1 5 (45.45%) Migration
1 5 (45.45%) Patch Management
2 4 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (36.36%) Information Security
2 4 (36.36%) Information Security Management
3 3 (27.27%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (27.27%) Risk Management
4 2 (18.18%) Architectural Patterns
4 2 (18.18%) Information Assurance
4 2 (18.18%) ISMS
4 2 (18.18%) Penetration Testing
4 2 (18.18%) SABSA
4 2 (18.18%) Security Architecture
4 2 (18.18%) TOGAF
5 1 (9.09%) Data Privacy
5 1 (9.09%) Data Protection
5 1 (9.09%) Mentoring
5 1 (9.09%) Roadmaps
5 1 (9.09%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 5 (45.45%) Java
1 5 (45.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) CISM
2 1 (9.09%) CISSP
2 1 (9.09%) CRISC
2 1 (9.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (36.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (27.27%) NIST
3 2 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (18.18%) NCSC
4 1 (9.09%) GDPR
4 1 (9.09%) GRC
4 1 (9.09%) QA