Security Advisor Contracts in Scotland

Security Adviser
UK > Scotland

The median Security Adviser daily rate in Scotland is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 114 154 171
Rank change year-on-year +40 +17 -9
Contract jobs requiring a Security Advisor 11 4 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.52% 0.15% 0.088%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 0.16% 0.092%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 2
10th Percentile £544 £528 £506
25th Percentile £555 £532 £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £563 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% +4.65% -2.27%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £566
90th Percentile £591 - £579
UK median daily rate £595 £575 £560
% change year-on-year +3.48% +2.68% +17.89%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 2,005 2,546 3,246
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.53% 95.36% 95.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,238 1,778 2,292
10th Percentile £200 £222 £230
25th Percentile £350 £400 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £453 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% +1.06% +10.59%
75th Percentile £563 £550 £550
90th Percentile £638 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 124 44 55
10th Percentile £12.30 £12.44 £16.35
25th Percentile £16.00 £14.25 £17.81
Median hourly rate £20.57 £19.88 £37.43
Median % change year-on-year +3.47% -46.89% +7.71%
75th Percentile £58.13 £58.82 £47.98
90th Percentile £66.00 £68.09 £55.80
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +87.50% +6.90%

Security Advisor
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Security Advisor in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Security Advisor in Scotland

Security Advisor
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Advisor in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Security Advisor in Scotland

Security Advisor
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Advisor within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 29 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +28 7 £575 +4.55%
Glasgow - 3 £550 -
Security Advisor
UK

Security Advisor Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 29 May 2024, Security Advisor contract 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 contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Security Advisor in the job title.

1 9 (81.82%) Public Sector
2 8 (72.73%) Threat Modelling
2 8 (72.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (63.64%) Information Security
4 6 (54.55%) Management Information System
4 6 (54.55%) CISSP
4 6 (54.55%) ISMS
4 6 (54.55%) Business Process Analysis
5 5 (45.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 5 (45.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 5 (45.45%) Business Continuity
6 4 (36.36%) Risk Management
7 3 (27.27%) Risk Assessment
7 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
7 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
7 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (27.27%) Internal Audit
7 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
8 2 (18.18%) Cyber Intelligence
8 2 (18.18%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (18.18%) NIST
8 2 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (18.18%) Threat Intelligence
8 2 (18.18%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (18.18%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 2 (18.18%) Confluence
8 2 (18.18%) Security Architecture
8 2 (18.18%) JIRA
8 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Office

Security Advisor 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (18.18%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (18.18%) MS Visio
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) SCCP
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) JIRA
General
1 9 (81.82%) Public Sector
2 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) Management Information System
2 2 (18.18%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (9.09%) Product Ownership
3 1 (9.09%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Threat Modelling
2 7 (63.64%) Information Security
3 6 (54.55%) Business Process Analysis
3 6 (54.55%) ISMS
4 5 (45.45%) Business Continuity
5 4 (36.36%) Risk Management
6 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (27.27%) Internal Audit
6 3 (27.27%) Risk Assessment
7 2 (18.18%) Cyber Intelligence
7 2 (18.18%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 2 (18.18%) Security Architecture
7 2 (18.18%) Threat Intelligence
8 1 (9.09%) Computer Science
8 1 (9.09%) Data Protection
8 1 (9.09%) Information Assurance
8 1 (9.09%) Information Security Governance
8 1 (9.09%) Risk Analysis
8 1 (9.09%) Social Engineering
8 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 6 (54.55%) CISSP
2 5 (45.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 5 (45.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
3 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
4 1 (9.09%) CISM
4 1 (9.09%) CLAS
4 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (9.09%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (72.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (18.18%) Disclosure Scotland
2 2 (18.18%) NIST
3 1 (9.09%) GDPR
3 1 (9.09%) GRC
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Atlassian
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft