Threat Modelling Contracts in Scotland

Threat Modelling
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Threat Modelling skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Threat Modelling over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 94 147 160
Rank change year-on-year +53 +13 -11
Contract jobs citing Threat Modelling 29 17 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.36% 0.63% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.54% 0.68% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 13 10
10th Percentile £450 - £465
25th Percentile £478 £525 £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £593 £613
Median % change year-on-year -3.04% -3.18% +16.67%
75th Percentile £589 £650 £669
90th Percentile £607 £720 £688
UK median daily rate £625 £650 £638
% change year-on-year -3.85% +1.96% +7.14%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Threat Modelling 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 1,884 2,495 3,172
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 88.04% 92.48% 93.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,158 1,766 2,240
10th Percentile £219 £260 £250
25th Percentile £369 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year - +1.06% +10.59%
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 48
10th Percentile £12.30 £10.63 £15.04
25th Percentile £15.92 £11.25 £17.67
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 £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%

Threat Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Threat Modelling as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Threat Modelling in Scotland

Threat Modelling
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Threat Modelling in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Threat Modelling in Scotland

Threat Modelling
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Threat Modelling in Scotland over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Threat Modelling in Scotland

Threat Modelling
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 Threat Modelling within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 18 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 +47 18 £525 -6.67%
Glasgow +11 6 £604 +0.67% 1
South Lanarkshire - 3 £575 -
Lanarkshire - 1 - -
Threat Modelling
UK

Threat Modelling
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 3 (10.34%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (10.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (10.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (13.79%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 11 (37.93%) Azure
2 8 (27.59%) Power Platform
3 5 (17.24%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (6.90%) Amazon GuardDuty
4 2 (6.90%) AWS
4 2 (6.90%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (17.24%) Firewall
1 5 (17.24%) SSL
2 4 (13.79%) SCCP
3 2 (6.90%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) JIRA
General
1 24 (82.76%) Public Sector
2 2 (6.90%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (41.38%) Security Advisor
2 6 (20.69%) Cybersecurity Specialist
2 6 (20.69%) Security Specialist
3 5 (17.24%) Senior
4 3 (10.34%) Consultant
4 3 (10.34%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 3 (10.34%) Security Consultant
5 2 (6.90%) Analyst
5 2 (6.90%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 2 (6.90%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 2 (6.90%) Security Analyst
5 2 (6.90%) Security Manager
6 1 (3.45%) Azure Specialist
6 1 (3.45%) Dynamics 365 Specialist
6 1 (3.45%) Information Security Advisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.45%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 14 (48.28%) Cyber Threat
2 10 (34.48%) Management Information System
3 5 (17.24%) PKI
3 5 (17.24%) Product Ownership
4 4 (13.79%) Security Posture
5 1 (3.45%) Cloud Native
5 1 (3.45%) Public Cloud
5 1 (3.45%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (17.24%) Windows
1 5 (17.24%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (68.97%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (41.38%) Risk Assessment
3 11 (37.93%) Agile
3 11 (37.93%) Security Operations
4 10 (34.48%) Business Process Analysis
4 10 (34.48%) ISMS
4 10 (34.48%) Penetration Testing
5 9 (31.03%) Information Security
6 8 (27.59%) Business Continuity
6 8 (27.59%) ITIL
7 7 (24.14%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 7 (24.14%) Risk Management
7 7 (24.14%) Threat Intelligence
8 6 (20.69%) Cyber Intelligence
8 6 (20.69%) Internal Audit
8 6 (20.69%) Security Architecture
9 5 (17.24%) Email Filtering
9 5 (17.24%) Kalman Filter
9 5 (17.24%) Security Testing
9 5 (17.24%) Static Application Security Testing
Qualifications
1 9 (31.03%) CISSP
1 9 (31.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 9 (31.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 8 (27.59%) ITIL Certification
3 7 (24.14%) Degree
3 7 (24.14%) MCSE
3 7 (24.14%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (24.14%) Security Cleared
4 6 (20.69%) SC Cleared
5 4 (13.79%) CLAS
6 2 (6.90%) Azure Certification
7 1 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (3.45%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (62.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (24.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (24.14%) NIST
3 6 (20.69%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (6.90%) NCSC
4 2 (6.90%) PMO
5 1 (3.45%) GRC
System Software
1 5 (17.24%) Active Directory
1 5 (17.24%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (17.24%) SCCM
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (17.24%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.34%) Atlassian