Your skills are in demand

The cyber security industry continues to boom in Scotland. From 2017 to 2021, cyber security companies increased from 50 to 330.

It’s no secret that Scotland has a longstanding global reputation for financial services, data, digital expertise and tech innovation. In fact, our world-class technological capabilities across core sectors – like financial and business services – attract some of the world’s biggest and brightest to set up here. You can gain insight into the latest cyber security techniques and build in-demand knowledge in global banks like Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Tesco Bank and leading financial institutions such as Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and Standard Life Investments.

In addition to global powerhouses, Scotland is also home to ambitious cyber tech start-ups that offer scope to experiment in an agile, thriving environment. Innovators developing pioneering products in Scotland include:

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• Zortrex opens in a new window  
• Polydigi Tech opens in a new window  
• Cyacomb Forensics opens in a new window  
• Cybershell Solutions opens in a new window  

University spin-outs such as Truedeploy opens in a new window , Lupovis opens in a new window and MemCrypt opens in a new window have chosen Scotland as their home too. 

Adarma opens in a new window , Fortinet opens in a new window and Capgemini opens in a new window are some of the other major players that have set up business in Scotland, alongside home-grown success stories such as MaidSafe opens in a new window , DirectID opens in a new window . 

Today, cyber security is at the heart of every successful business. When you develop your career in Scotland, you have the opportunity to work in a growing number of sectors that span:

• Training, consultancy, and professional services
• Incident response
• Monitoring, detection, and analysis
• Identification (ID), authentication and access control
• Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and information control systems

You can also build sought after skills in adversarial risk analysis, digital forensics, fraud security, and systems integrity.

Find the latest cyber security roles in Scotland

We’re constantly innovating security technology. So, whatever your passion, and however niche your expertise, you’ll find a home for it in Scotland.

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Cyber security in Scotland

Both government and business strongly advocate using data for the economic and social benefit of citizens, corporations and research organisations in Scotland. Cyber security remains at the heart of achieving this successfully. 

Active support from the Scottish government ensures we remain one of the most well-connected collaborative locations in Europe.

Scotland’s strengths in financial services and technology also make it a significant fintech hub, creating a wealth of opportunity – including new jobs. You’ll be able to build in-demand skills at one of our 15 financial institutions with dedicated cyber security departments, and a growing number of Security Operation Centres (SOCs). 

Scotland is also home to a number of initiatives and organisations supporting women in cyber roles, such as Scottish Women in Cyber opens in a new window , Women in Cyber Security Scotland opens in a new window and Scotland Women in Technology opens in a new window . There are also various societies and tech-security meet ups, like the Ladies Hacking Societies, located in different cities across the country.