Cyber Security Careers

The UK Cyber Security Council provides lots of information on how to navigate through your cyber security career:

• Career Mapping Tool - This career mapping tool will take you through the different knowledge areas within cyber security to assess where your skills or interests currently lie and what specialism would be best suited to you.

• Cyber Career Framework - This framework provides details about the 16 specialisms in cyber security and suggests pathways through and between them. Details include an introduction to each specialism, information on the typical responsibilities and tasks, the skills and knowledge required, and information on useful prior experience for those hoping to enter the specialism from outside cyber security. Information also includes a list of common job titles and average salary ranges. 

• Certification Framework - This framework allows you to see which certifications may be useful to you, within the different specialisms and at which point of your career.

Apprenticeships, Education and Training

• There are many various qualifications in cyber security. Take a look at this guide to discover the many qualifications available in Scotland. – A Guide to Cyber Security Qualifications in Scotland

• Find out about Glasgow Caledonian University's Graduate Apprenticeships in Cybersecurity: https://www.gcu.ac.uk/business/graduateapprenticeships

• Search for open apprenticeship vacancies with Scottish employers: https://www.apprenticeships.scot/

• The UK Cyber Security Council (UKCSC) have listed several resources and training programmes to help you start on your career path. These can be found here

• The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have a Certified Training Scheme. Whether you are new to cyber security or you are an experienced security professional looking to enhance your skills, certified training can help you or your organisation find the right training. More information can be found here

Building Your Cyber Security Career

Career advice and support: SWiT have formed a partnership with Nine Twenty to offer career advice and support to participants of the Women Do Cyber Programme. The resources can be found here.

Networking is a great way for career advancement. The following list showcases hubs and organisations working with cyber industry and employers in Scotland:

• Scotland Women in Technology (SWiT) run events and programmes to support women to enter and progress in cyber and tech careers, and provide an opportunity to network with women across the tech ecosystem

• Women in Cyber network helps connect women in cyber across Scotland

• Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland provides information, events and resources to support businesses with cyber resilience

• ScotlandIS trade body for tech/cyber in Scotland

• Abertay Cyber Quarter aims to increase access to cyber employment opportunities in the North East

• Scottish Tech Army aims to mobilise Scotland's tech talent

• Digit is Scotland's largest technology community

• Cyber Scotland Connect Bringing Scotland’s Cyber Community Together

Keep up to date with the latest technology trends

Future Scot Newsletter:

Stay up to date with a free, weekly newsletter: https://futurescot.com/category/cyber/

Digit:

DIGIT is Scotland’s leading technology media & events company, dedicated to providing tech news, views, opinion for IT & Digital users & consumers. Stay up to date with the latest news on Scotland’s tech sector and upcoming events: https://www.digit.fyi/

Cyber Security Resources

Recruiters: 

Scotland has a number of specialist recruitment agencies that deal with cyber and tech. You can reach out to the following agencies for more information and support in your job search: 

• Nine Twenty

• Harvey Nash

• Eden Scott

Other useful websites and information:

• The UK Cyber Security Council

• National Cyber Security Centre

• ScotlandIS Cyber

•  ScotlandIS Cyber Security Terminology Catalogue