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 30 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 114 260
Rank change year-on-year -27 +146 -70
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 8 6 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.25% 0.31% 0.20%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.98% 1.00% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 10
10th Percentile £56,863 £39,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £66,112 £43,750 £41,385
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,250 £52,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +45.24% -16.00% -20.63%
75th Percentile £82,813 £75,625 £76,563
90th Percentile £83,375 £88,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £71,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +1.43% - +1.16%

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 817 601 2,989
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 26.01% 30.80% 50.38%
Number of salaries quoted 410 326 842
10th Percentile £26,500 £36,125 £28,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £43,750 £39,274
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +9.09% -7.60%
75th Percentile £69,688 £74,938 £72,325
90th Percentile £75,900 £93,778 £82,548
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -15.38%

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 30 March 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 30 March 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
Edinburgh +4 4 £81,250 +116.67% 2
Glasgow -14 3 £72,500 -23.68% 3
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 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) Azure
1 2 (25.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (12.50%) IaaS
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (12.50%) PaaS
2 1 (12.50%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Firewall
1 1 (12.50%) Wireshark
General
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
3 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Security Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Senior
3 1 (12.50%) Consultant
3 1 (12.50%) Governance Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Information Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Information Security Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Lead
3 1 (12.50%) Security Consultant
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Manager
3 1 (12.50%) SEO Team Leader
3 1 (12.50%) Team Leader
3 1 (12.50%) Technical Leader
3 1 (12.50%) Technical Team Leader
3 1 (12.50%) Threat Hunter
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (25.00%) Enterprise Software
1 2 (25.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (12.50%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 1 (12.50%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) PKI
2 1 (12.50%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Windows
2 1 (12.50%) Linux
2 1 (12.50%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (37.50%) Asset Management
3 3 (37.50%) Coaching
3 3 (37.50%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 3 (37.50%) Roadmaps
3 3 (37.50%) Threat Intelligence
3 3 (37.50%) Vulnerability Management
4 2 (25.00%) Cloud Security
4 2 (25.00%) Data Loss Prevention
4 2 (25.00%) Incident Response
4 2 (25.00%) Information Security
4 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (25.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 2 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
4 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (25.00%) Security Operations
4 2 (25.00%) Technology Roadmap
4 2 (25.00%) Threat Modelling
4 2 (25.00%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) CEH
1 2 (25.00%) CISM
1 2 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (12.50%) CRISC
2 1 (12.50%) GIAC
2 1 (12.50%) GREM
2 1 (12.50%) OSCP
2 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) NIST
2 3 (37.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (25.00%) PCI DSS
4 1 (12.50%) GDPR
4 1 (12.50%) GRC
4 1 (12.50%) NCSC
4 1 (12.50%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (25.00%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (12.50%) CASB
2 1 (12.50%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 1 (12.50%) QRadar
2 1 (12.50%) SCCM
2 1 (12.50%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (12.50%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) Splunk