Security Consultant Contracts in Scotland

Security Consultant
UK > Scotland

The median Security Consultant daily rate in Scotland is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 119 153 171
Rank change year-on-year +34 +18 -31
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 7 11 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.33% 0.41% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.43% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 10 6
10th Percentile - £409 £393
25th Percentile £450 £415 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £429 £425
Median % change year-on-year +22.38% +0.94% -19.05%
75th Percentile £630 £454 £507
90th Percentile £635 £485 £528
UK median daily rate £620 £575 £568
% change year-on-year +7.83% +1.32% +3.18%

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 1,994 2,555 3,260
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 95.41% 95.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,237 1,791 2,301
10th Percentile £200 £223 £230
25th Percentile £350 £400 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year -3.16% +1.06% +10.59%
75th Percentile £568 £550 £550
90th Percentile £645 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 122 44 55
10th Percentile £12.30 £12.44 £16.35
25th Percentile £16.00 £14.25 £17.81
Median hourly rate £22.91 £19.88 £37.43
Median % change year-on-year +15.24% -46.89% +7.71%
75th Percentile £59.38 £58.82 £47.98
90th Percentile £66.00 £68.09 £55.80
UK median hourly rate £37.18 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -17.38% +87.50% +6.90%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Consultant in Scotland

Security Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Security Consultant in Scotland

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Consultant in Scotland

Security Consultant
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 Consultant within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 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 - 5 £450 -
Aberdeen - 2 £628 -
Security Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Security Consultant 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 Consultant in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Risk Assessment
1 5 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (57.14%) Public Sector
3 3 (42.86%) Security Operations
3 3 (42.86%) Threat Modelling
3 3 (42.86%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (42.86%) Degree
3 3 (42.86%) Azure
3 3 (42.86%) Agile
3 3 (42.86%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (42.86%) ITIL Certification
3 3 (42.86%) ITIL
4 2 (28.57%) Linux
4 2 (28.57%) MCSE
4 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (28.57%) Firewall
4 2 (28.57%) Information Security
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (28.57%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (28.57%) Data Protection
4 2 (28.57%) Power Platform
4 2 (28.57%) Operational Technology
5 1 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (14.29%) Critical Thinking
5 1 (14.29%) Inventory Management
5 1 (14.29%) Inventory Control
5 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
5 1 (14.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP

Security Consultant 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Azure
2 2 (28.57%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) Firewall
2 1 (14.29%) SSL
General
1 4 (57.14%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (28.57%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (28.57%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (71.43%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (42.86%) Agile
2 3 (42.86%) ITIL
2 3 (42.86%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (42.86%) Security Operations
2 3 (42.86%) Threat Modelling
3 2 (28.57%) Data Protection
3 2 (28.57%) Information Security
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (14.29%) Change Management
4 1 (14.29%) Critical Thinking
4 1 (14.29%) Inventory Control
4 1 (14.29%) Inventory Management
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
4 1 (14.29%) SDLC
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
1 3 (42.86%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (28.57%) MCSE
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (14.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (14.29%) CCSP
3 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (14.29%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft