SSL Job Trends in Scotland

Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring SSL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 135 192
Rank change year-on-year - +57 -5
Permanent jobs citing SSL 0 9 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland - 0.35% 0.064%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - 2.84% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £38,875 -
25th Percentile - £42,813 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £51,250 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year - -27.38% +93.36%
75th Percentile - £60,313 £72,433
90th Percentile - £64,625 -
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +6.84%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Scotland

SSL falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 310 317 546
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 11.33% 12.35% 17.49%
Number of salaries quoted 190 127 472
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,000 -
25th Percentile £25,375 £33,750 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £47,500 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.79% +69.64% -44.00%
75th Percentile £48,188 £66,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £64,975
UK median annual salary £38,500 £54,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.68% +9.50% -4.76%

SSL
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

SSL job vacancy trend in Scotland

SSL
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing SSL.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing SSL