Security Operations Contracts in Scotland

Security Operations (SecOps)
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Security Operations skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 94 144 141
Rank change year-on-year +50 -3 +6
Contract jobs citing Security Operations 26 17 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.22% 0.63% 1.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.39% 0.68% 1.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 9 23
10th Percentile £443 - £270
25th Percentile £450 £413 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £455 £400
Median % change year-on-year +9.89% +13.75% -24.71%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £541
90th Percentile £573 £865 £633
UK median daily rate £595 £606 £600
% change year-on-year -1.82% +1.00% +17.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £40.98
Median hourly rate - - £41.95
75th Percentile - - £42.93
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £11.25 £84.50 £41.95
% change year-on-year -86.69% +101.43% +16.53%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Security Operations is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,870 2,508 3,203
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 88.00% 92.44% 93.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,150 1,773 2,261
10th Percentile £220 £260 £250
25th Percentile £369 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £471
Median % change year-on-year - +0.95% +10.71%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £550
90th Percentile £650 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 92 55 50
10th Percentile £12.30 £10.63 £15.04
25th Percentile £15.92 £11.25 £17.56
Median hourly rate £19.50 £15.99 £37.43
Median % change year-on-year +21.95% -57.28% -6.43%
75th Percentile £42.71 £50.74 £48.75
90th Percentile £60.75 £67.13 £56.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Security Operations as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in Scotland

Security Operations
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Security Operations in Scotland

Security Operations
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Scotland over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Operations in Scotland

Security Operations
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 Operations within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 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 +34 17 £488 +8.33% 3
Glasgow +11 6 £500 -41.61% 14
Perthshire - 1 £700 -
South Lanarkshire - 1 - -
Security Operations
UK

Security Operations
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:

Applications
1 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (15.38%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 13 (50.00%) Azure
2 11 (42.31%) Power Platform
3 6 (23.08%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (11.54%) Amazon GuardDuty
4 3 (11.54%) AWS
4 3 (11.54%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (3.85%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (26.92%) Firewall
2 5 (19.23%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (11.54%) Power BI
General
1 13 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 5 (19.23%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (15.38%) Social Skills
4 3 (11.54%) Finance
4 3 (11.54%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (7.69%) Banking
Job Titles
1 9 (34.62%) Analyst
2 6 (23.08%) Cybersecurity Specialist
2 6 (23.08%) Security Specialist
3 5 (19.23%) Security Analyst
3 5 (19.23%) Vulnerability Analyst
3 5 (19.23%) Vulnerability Management Analyst
4 3 (11.54%) Consultant
4 3 (11.54%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 3 (11.54%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 3 (11.54%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 3 (11.54%) Security Consultant
4 3 (11.54%) Security Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Security Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Senior
6 1 (3.85%) Dynamics 365 Specialist
6 1 (3.85%) Information Security Analyst
6 1 (3.85%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (3.85%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.85%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 8 (30.77%) Cyber Threat
2 6 (23.08%) PKI
3 4 (15.38%) Security Posture
4 3 (11.54%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (7.69%) Management Information System
6 1 (3.85%) Cloud Native
6 1 (3.85%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (3.85%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (3.85%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 6 (23.08%) Windows
1 6 (23.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (80.77%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (50.00%) Agile
3 11 (42.31%) Threat Modelling
4 10 (38.46%) Penetration Testing
5 9 (34.62%) ITIL
5 9 (34.62%) Risk Assessment
5 9 (34.62%) Vulnerability Management
6 8 (30.77%) Incident Response
7 6 (23.08%) Email Filtering
7 6 (23.08%) Information Security
7 6 (23.08%) Kalman Filter
8 5 (19.23%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
8 5 (19.23%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (19.23%) Security Testing
8 5 (19.23%) Static Application Security Testing
9 4 (15.38%) Cloud Security
9 4 (15.38%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 4 (15.38%) SDLC
10 3 (11.54%) Cyber Resilience
10 3 (11.54%) Privileged Access Management
Qualifications
1 10 (38.46%) Degree
2 9 (34.62%) ITIL Certification
3 8 (30.77%) MCSE
3 8 (30.77%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (19.23%) CISM
4 5 (19.23%) CISSP
5 3 (11.54%) Azure Certification
6 1 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (3.85%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (3.85%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (3.85%) DV Cleared
6 1 (3.85%) GCIH
6 1 (3.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (19.23%) Disclosure Scotland
2 3 (11.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (7.69%) NCSC
System Software
1 6 (23.08%) Active Directory
1 6 (23.08%) Hyper-V
2 1 (3.85%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (23.08%) SCCM
2 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (3.85%) Nessus
Vendors
1 5 (19.23%) Microsoft
1 5 (19.23%) Qualys
2 1 (3.85%) ForeScout
2 1 (3.85%) Splunk
2 1 (3.85%) VMware