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 19 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 134 214
Rank change year-on-year 0 +80 -62
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 12 9 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.34% 0.36% 0.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.21% 1.30% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 5 5 10
10th Percentile - - £68,125
25th Percentile £50,000 £36,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £46,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +73.91% -34.29% +22.27%
75th Percentile £100,000 £53,750 £83,125
90th Percentile - £80,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £68,750 £72,500
% change year-on-year +1.82% -5.17% +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 994 691 2,198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 27.91% 27.75% 43.22%
Number of salaries quoted 526 270 634
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,400 £32,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,625 £93,778 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -10.16%

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 19 August 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 19 August 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 +18 7 £80,000 +113.33% 2
Dunbartonshire - 4 - -
Edinburgh -4 1 - - 6
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 4 (33.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (33.33%) DHCP
1 4 (33.33%) DNS
2 1 (8.33%) Internet
2 1 (8.33%) Intrusion Detection
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) IT Engineer
1 4 (33.33%) IT Support
1 4 (33.33%) IT Support Engineer
1 4 (33.33%) Support Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Analyst
2 3 (25.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 3 (25.00%) Senior
3 2 (16.67%) Business Development Manager
3 2 (16.67%) Business Manager
3 2 (16.67%) Development Manager
3 2 (16.67%) Senior Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Senior Test Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) SOC Manager
3 2 (16.67%) Test Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) Governance Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Lead
4 1 (8.33%) Security Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) Security Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (33.33%) Cyber Security Posture
1 4 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 4 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (58.33%) Incident Response
3 6 (50.00%) Digital Forensics
4 4 (33.33%) Change Control
4 4 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 4 (33.33%) Line Management
4 4 (33.33%) Project Delivery
4 4 (33.33%) Roadmaps
4 4 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
5 2 (16.67%) Business Development
5 2 (16.67%) Software Testing
6 1 (8.33%) Business Strategy
6 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (8.33%) Data Governance
6 1 (8.33%) Information Security
6 1 (8.33%) Malware Analysis
6 1 (8.33%) Risk Assessment
6 1 (8.33%) Risk Management
6 1 (8.33%) Root Cause Analysis
6 1 (8.33%) Threat Detection
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) CISM
1 1 (8.33%) CISSP
1 1 (8.33%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) NIST
System Software
1 4 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft