Security Posture Job Trends in Scotland

Security Posture
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 141 236
Rank change year-on-year +9 +95 -70
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 6 8 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.18% 0.33% 0.26%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.68% 1.12% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 14
10th Percentile £53,752 - £51,625
25th Percentile £58,335 £36,250 £67,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,675 £37,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +80.47% -46.43% +33.33%
75th Percentile £76,563 £53,750 £76,563
90th Percentile £80,875 £80,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - -3.45% +11.54%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 888 715 2,755
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 26.67% 29.45% 45.10%
Number of salaries quoted 503 284 832
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,000 £28,784
25th Percentile £31,500 £43,587 £39,726
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £69,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £97,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,750 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.17% +4.55% -14.10%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Security Posture job vacancy trend in Scotland

Security Posture
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Security Posture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Security Posture

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Posture in Scotland over the 6 months to 8 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Posture in Scotland

Security Posture
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 Posture within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 8 July 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 +16 2 - - 3
Dunbartonshire - 2 - - 1
Edinburgh +14 1 £82,500 +120.00%
Security Posture
UK

Security Posture
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 2 (33.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (16.67%) IaaS
2 1 (16.67%) PaaS
2 1 (16.67%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) DHCP
1 2 (33.33%) DNS
2 1 (16.67%) Firewall
General
1 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Finance
1 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
1 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 2 (33.33%) IT Engineer
1 2 (33.33%) IT Support
1 2 (33.33%) IT Support Engineer
1 2 (33.33%) Security Manager
1 2 (33.33%) Support Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Governance Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Lead
2 1 (16.67%) Security Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Senior
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Manager
2 1 (16.67%) SEO Team Leader
2 1 (16.67%) Team Leader
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Leader
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Cyber Security Posture
1 2 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (33.33%) Driving Licence
2 1 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (16.67%) PKI
2 1 (16.67%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) Line Management
2 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (33.33%) Change Control
3 2 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 2 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 2 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 2 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
3 2 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
4 1 (16.67%) Cryptography
4 1 (16.67%) Information Security
4 1 (16.67%) Security Testing
4 1 (16.67%) SEO
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) CISM
1 2 (33.33%) CISSP
2 1 (16.67%) CEH
2 1 (16.67%) CRISC
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) NIST
2 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (16.67%) GDPR
3 1 (16.67%) NCSC
3 1 (16.67%) PCI DSS
3 1 (16.67%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) CASB
1 1 (16.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft