Information Security Contracts in Scotland

Information Security (InfoSec)
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 81 102 111
Rank change year-on-year +21 +9 -18
Contract jobs citing Information Security 42 62 69
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.98% 2.31% 2.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.28% 2.51% 2.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 50 49
10th Percentile £494 £269 £390
25th Percentile £510 £458 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £628 £588
90th Percentile £703 £677 £655
UK median daily rate £583 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -2.83% +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £14.50 £12.05
Median % change year-on-year - +20.33% -71.31%
UK median hourly rate £19.50 £75.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -74.00% +80.72% -17.15%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Information Security 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 1,845 2,470 3,206
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 86.91% 92.13% 93.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,139 1,723 2,271
10th Percentile £220 £250 £250
25th Percentile £363 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £566 £550 £550
90th Percentile £638 £638 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 91 57 54
10th Percentile £12.30 £10.63 £15.04
25th Percentile £15.05 £11.25 £17.56
Median hourly rate £19.50 £15.99 £37.43
Median % change year-on-year +21.95% -57.28% -8.71%
75th Percentile £44.47 £43.75 £50.27
90th Percentile £60.75 £65.63 £57.05
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Scotland

Information Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Information Security in Scotland

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Scotland over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in Scotland

Information Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Information Security in Scotland

Information Security
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 Information Security within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 9 June 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 +37 25 £543 +23.30% 3
Glasgow -10 9 £652 +18.55% 11
South Lanarkshire - 3 - -
Aberdeen - 3 £625 -
Information Security
UK

Information Security
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 1 (2.38%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.14%) Azure
1 3 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.38%) Entra ID
2 1 (2.38%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (16.67%) Firewall
2 4 (9.52%) SCCP
3 2 (4.76%) Network Security
4 1 (2.38%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.38%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 1 (2.38%) JIRA
General
1 31 (73.81%) Public Sector
2 10 (23.81%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.52%) Banking
3 4 (9.52%) Finance
4 3 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.76%) Retail Banking
6 1 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (26.19%) Senior
2 10 (23.81%) Analyst
2 10 (23.81%) Security Analyst
3 9 (21.43%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 9 (21.43%) Lead
4 7 (16.67%) Security Advisor
5 5 (11.90%) Senior Analyst
5 5 (11.90%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
5 5 (11.90%) Senior Security Analyst
6 4 (9.52%) Security Specialist
7 2 (4.76%) Consultant
7 2 (4.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 2 (4.76%) Security Consultant
7 2 (4.76%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 2 (4.76%) SOC Manager
8 1 (2.38%) Administrator
8 1 (2.38%) Systems Administrator
8 1 (2.38%) Technical Architect
8 1 (2.38%) Technical Leader
8 1 (2.38%) Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.38%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 23 (54.76%) Management Information System
2 4 (9.52%) Operational Technology
3 2 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.38%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.38%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 6 (14.29%) Linux
2 5 (11.90%) Windows
3 1 (2.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (61.90%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (30.95%) Incident Management
2 13 (30.95%) ISMS
2 13 (30.95%) Security Monitoring
3 10 (23.81%) Decision-Making
3 10 (23.81%) Privileged Access Management
3 10 (23.81%) Risk Assessment
3 10 (23.81%) Risk Management
3 10 (23.81%) Vulnerability Management
4 9 (21.43%) Business Impact Analysis
4 9 (21.43%) Business Process Analysis
4 9 (21.43%) Impact Analysis
4 9 (21.43%) Penetration Testing
4 9 (21.43%) SIEM
4 9 (21.43%) Technical Analysis
4 9 (21.43%) Threat Modelling
4 9 (21.43%) Use Case
4 9 (21.43%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 9 (21.43%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 8 (19.05%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.38%) Python
1 1 (2.38%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 14 (33.33%) CISSP
2 12 (28.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 8 (19.05%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 7 (16.67%) Security Cleared
5 5 (11.90%) CISA
5 5 (11.90%) SC Cleared
6 4 (9.52%) CGEIT
6 4 (9.52%) CISM
6 4 (9.52%) CLAS
6 4 (9.52%) CRISC
6 4 (9.52%) Degree
7 3 (7.14%) DV Cleared
8 1 (2.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (2.38%) CCSP
8 1 (2.38%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (59.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (21.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 6 (14.29%) Disclosure Scotland
4 4 (9.52%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (9.52%) NIST
5 3 (7.14%) PCI DSS
6 1 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (2.38%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (2.38%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.38%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (2.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 1 (2.38%) Kibana
1 1 (2.38%) logstash
1 1 (2.38%) Puppet
1 1 (2.38%) SCOM
1 1 (2.38%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 3 (7.14%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.76%) Citrix
3 1 (2.38%) Atlassian
3 1 (2.38%) CheckPoint
3 1 (2.38%) Palo Alto
3 1 (2.38%) Zscaler