Security Specialist
UK > Scotland
The median Security Specialist salary in Scotland is £52,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 158 | 279 | 199 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +121 | -80 | +35 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.067% | 0.044% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.077% | 0.046% | 0.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50,250 | £51,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £54,375 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.80% | +13.64% | +20.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,500 | £69,375 | £59,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72,750 | £60,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £68,750 | £50,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.14% | -19.20% | -3.10% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 | 2,607 | 6,570 | 4,070 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.70% | 96.97% | 89.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,264 | 2,673 | 2,175 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,650 | £27,750 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £56,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -6.25% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,320 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.37% | -12.50% | - |
Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in Scotland.
Security Specialist
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 Specialist within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 25 May 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +18 | 2 | £52,000 | - | 2 |
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Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 25 May 2025, Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Security Specialist 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:
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