Cybersecurity Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Cybersecurity Engineer salary in Scotland is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 273 | 210 | 236 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -63 | +26 | -46 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.058% | 0.12% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.060% | 0.13% | 0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,375 | £41,750 | £51,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,938 | £42,500 | £55,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.38% | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £63,750 | £68,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,250 | £78,750 | £74,950 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -14.29% | +21.74% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title | 6,649 | 3,859 | 6,017 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.01% | 89.70% | 95.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,920 | 2,101 | 3,088 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £30,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,033 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.39% | - | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £71,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £84,056 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer in Scotland.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 11 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Glasgow | -103 | 3 | £62,500 | +38.89% | 2 |
| Stirling | - | 1 | £46,000 | - | |
| Cybersecurity Engineer UK |
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Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, Cybersecurity Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Engineer 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: