Security Specialist Job Trends in Stirling

Security Specialist
Scotland > Stirling

The median Security Specialist salary in Stirling is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stirling 1.75% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.85% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Stirling

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stirling. 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 Stirling with a recognized job title 54 58 31
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 92.06% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 23 21 13
10th Percentile £26,200 £31,420 £30,100
25th Percentile £31,750 £38,000 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £47,500 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +13.10% +15.91%
75th Percentile £58,375 £48,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £80,950 £48,750 £53,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +8.00% -9.09%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Stirling

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stirling.

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Stirling

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Stirling

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Stirling.

Salary distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Stirling

Security Specialist
Job Locations in Stirling

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist within the Stirling region over the 6 months to 29 November 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
Stirlingshire - 1 £40,000 - 2
Security Specialist
Scotland

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stirling

For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, Security Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Stirling region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stirling 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity