Vulnerability Management Jobs

Vulnerability Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Vulnerability Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Vulnerability Management over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 437 260 548
Rank change year-on-year -177 +288 -62
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Management 559 1,342 987
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.54% 1.38% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% 1.44% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 421 454 518
10th Percentile £40,000 £43,559 £37,286
25th Percentile £51,000 £48,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £63,229
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -1.15% -2.73%
75th Percentile £86,250 £73,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £92,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -12.50% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Vulnerability Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 86,445 93,025 160,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.24% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,550 54,985 83,280
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Vulnerability Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Vulnerability Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Vulnerability Management in the UK

Vulnerability Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Vulnerability Management.

Salary trend for Vulnerability Management in the UK

Vulnerability Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Vulnerability Management over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Vulnerability Management in the UK

Vulnerability Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Management within the UK 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -128 507 £65,000 - 134
UK excluding London -236 335 £52,500 - 85
London +30 203 £80,000 +23.08% 45
Work from Home -46 171 £62,500 +8.70% 56
South East -118 87 £62,500 +11.11% 28
North of England -63 85 £52,084 -0.79% 27
North West -69 55 £52,084 -5.30% 12
South West -103 48 £62,500 +6.38% 10
Midlands -93 40 £40,000 -20.00% 13
East of England -6 34 £72,500 +31.82% 4
Yorkshire +34 28 £56,500 +9.99% 14
West Midlands -48 27 £37,500 -28.57% 4
Scotland -155 25 £52,500 +2.21% 3
Wales -27 15 £65,000 +16.07% 1
East Midlands -52 13 £52,500 +10.53% 9
North East -8 2 £35,750 -42.80% 1
Northern Ireland +5 1 - -

Vulnerability Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 23 (4.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (1.97%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.72%) IIS
4 1 (0.18%) Apache
4 1 (0.18%) Confluence
4 1 (0.18%) WebLogic
Applications
1 33 (5.90%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.18%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 168 (30.05%) Azure
2 114 (20.39%) Microsoft 365
3 82 (14.67%) AWS
4 37 (6.62%) SaaS
5 28 (5.01%) Azure Sentinel
6 26 (4.65%) Entra ID
7 23 (4.11%) GCP
8 22 (3.94%) Cloud Computing
9 19 (3.40%) Microsoft Purview
10 17 (3.04%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (1.79%) IaaS
11 10 (1.79%) PaaS
12 9 (1.61%) Power Platform
13 6 (1.07%) Mimecast
14 4 (0.72%) Amazon S3
14 4 (0.72%) AWS CloudFormation
15 3 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
15 3 (0.54%) GitHub
15 3 (0.54%) WhatsApp
16 2 (0.36%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 141 (25.22%) Firewall
2 130 (23.26%) Network Security
3 31 (5.55%) TCP/IP
4 28 (5.01%) LAN
4 28 (5.01%) WAN
5 26 (4.65%) Intrusion Detection
5 26 (4.65%) SAN
5 26 (4.65%) Wireshark
6 25 (4.47%) DNS
7 23 (4.11%) Internet
8 22 (3.94%) VPN
9 8 (1.43%) SSL
10 7 (1.25%) HTTP
11 6 (1.07%) SMTP
12 4 (0.72%) DKIM
12 4 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.54%) tcpdump
13 3 (0.54%) VoIP
14 2 (0.36%) DHCP
14 2 (0.36%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.33%) SQL Server
2 9 (1.61%) Power BI
3 5 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.54%) Hadoop
4 3 (0.54%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.36%) Big Data
5 2 (0.36%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.36%) MySQL
5 2 (0.36%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Database 11g
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Database 12c
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle9i Database
6 1 (0.18%) OrientDB
6 1 (0.18%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 19 (3.40%) Jenkins
2 12 (2.15%) Burp Suite
3 10 (1.79%) Metasploit
4 8 (1.43%) Snyk
5 3 (0.54%) Git
5 3 (0.54%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.36%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.36%) GitLab
6 2 (0.36%) Hudson
6 2 (0.36%) JIRA
6 2 (0.36%) JUnit
General
1 159 (28.44%) Finance
2 144 (25.76%) Social Skills
3 44 (7.87%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (7.51%) Military
5 37 (6.62%) Retail
6 33 (5.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (5.37%) Banking
8 25 (4.47%) Legal
9 23 (4.11%) Games
10 18 (3.22%) Telecoms
11 16 (2.86%) Law
12 10 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (1.79%) Marketing
13 6 (1.07%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.89%) Advertising
15 4 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.54%) Manufacturing
16 3 (0.54%) Public Sector
17 2 (0.36%) Back Office
17 2 (0.36%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 167 (29.87%) Analyst
2 111 (19.86%) Security Analyst
3 95 (16.99%) Senior
4 79 (14.13%) Security Engineer
5 58 (10.38%) Senior Analyst
6 56 (10.02%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 56 (10.02%) Security Manager
7 50 (8.94%) Lead
8 46 (8.23%) Consultant
9 45 (8.05%) Security Consultant
10 44 (7.87%) Vulnerability Manager
11 38 (6.80%) IT Analyst
12 37 (6.62%) Senior Security Analyst
13 34 (6.08%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 33 (5.90%) Architect
14 33 (5.90%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 33 (5.90%) Security Architect
15 26 (4.65%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 26 (4.65%) IT Security Analyst
15 26 (4.65%) Vulnerability Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (4.83%) Elastic Stack
2 14 (2.50%) REST
3 11 (1.97%) .NET
4 10 (1.79%) React
5 7 (1.25%) Kafka
5 7 (1.25%) Web Services
6 6 (1.07%) SAML
7 5 (0.89%) EDI
8 4 (0.72%) OAuth
9 3 (0.54%) Sass
9 3 (0.54%) web3js
9 3 (0.54%) YAML
10 2 (0.36%) Keycloak
10 2 (0.36%) LDAP
10 2 (0.36%) Node.js
10 2 (0.36%) RESTful
10 2 (0.36%) ServiceStack
11 1 (0.18%) HTML
11 1 (0.18%) J2EE
11 1 (0.18%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 111 (19.86%) Management Information System
2 66 (11.81%) Security Operations Centre
3 48 (8.59%) Security Posture
3 48 (8.59%) Self-Motivation
4 40 (7.16%) Cyber Threat
5 36 (6.44%) Data Centre
6 35 (6.26%) Cyberattack
7 34 (6.08%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 32 (5.72%) PKI
9 23 (4.11%) Data Protection Act
10 18 (3.22%) Cyber Defence
11 16 (2.86%) Operational Technology
12 15 (2.68%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 14 (2.50%) Onboarding
13 14 (2.50%) Product Ownership
14 11 (1.97%) Public Cloud
15 6 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
16 4 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
16 4 (0.72%) Mobile App
17 3 (0.54%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 160 (28.62%) Windows
2 86 (15.38%) Linux
3 60 (10.73%) Windows Server
4 37 (6.62%) Unix
5 17 (3.04%) Apple iOS
6 16 (2.86%) Android
7 12 (2.15%) VMS
8 7 (1.25%) Windows 10
8 7 (1.25%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.89%) CentOS
9 5 (0.89%) Kali Linux
9 5 (0.89%) Solaris
9 5 (0.89%) Windows Server 2012
9 5 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.72%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.72%) zOS
11 2 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 360 (64.40%) Cybersecurity
2 238 (42.58%) Information Security
3 211 (37.75%) SIEM
4 181 (32.38%) Security Operations
5 149 (26.65%) Incident Response
6 93 (16.64%) Cloud Security
7 89 (15.92%) Incident Management
7 89 (15.92%) ITIL
8 85 (15.21%) Identity Access Management
9 81 (14.49%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
10 71 (12.70%) Threat Intelligence
10 71 (12.70%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 70 (12.52%) Penetration Testing
12 69 (12.34%) Agile
12 69 (12.34%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 68 (12.16%) Problem-Solving
14 59 (10.55%) Risk Management
15 58 (10.38%) Application Security
16 57 (10.20%) Data Loss Prevention
16 57 (10.20%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 72 (12.88%) PowerShell
2 67 (11.99%) Python
3 16 (2.86%) Bash
4 13 (2.33%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.15%) C#
6 10 (1.79%) SQL
7 6 (1.07%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.54%) Java
9 1 (0.18%) C++
9 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.18%) ProC
9 1 (0.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 150 (26.83%) CISSP
2 118 (21.11%) Degree
3 94 (16.82%) Security Cleared
4 93 (16.64%) CISM
5 49 (8.77%) CEH
6 47 (8.41%) SC Cleared
7 45 (8.05%) GIAC
8 39 (6.98%) Cisco Certification
9 33 (5.90%) DV Cleared
10 23 (4.11%) CRISC
11 21 (3.76%) CCSP
12 20 (3.58%) CompTIA Security+
12 20 (3.58%) SSCP
13 19 (3.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 18 (3.22%) CISA
14 18 (3.22%) SANS
15 17 (3.04%) CCNA
16 16 (2.86%) ISSMP
17 15 (2.68%) DBS Check
18 14 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (27.73%) NIST
2 125 (22.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 64 (11.45%) GDPR
4 56 (10.02%) PCI DSS
5 44 (7.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 33 (5.90%) GRC
7 30 (5.37%) COBIT
8 21 (3.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 20 (3.58%) SLA
10 15 (2.68%) NCSC
11 14 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 13 (2.33%) SOC 2
13 11 (1.97%) NIST 800
14 7 (1.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.54%) HIPAA
15 3 (0.54%) QA
16 2 (0.36%) ISO 31000
17 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 70 (12.52%) Active Directory
2 31 (5.55%) vSphere
3 24 (4.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (4.11%) Virtual Machines
5 20 (3.58%) Virtual Desktop
6 11 (1.97%) Docker
7 6 (1.07%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.36%) VMware Workstation
9 1 (0.18%) Firmware
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.18%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 48 (8.59%) SCCM
2 38 (6.80%) Nessus
3 34 (6.08%) Microsoft Intune
4 29 (5.19%) Ansible
5 27 (4.83%) CASB
6 25 (4.47%) Nmap
7 18 (3.22%) WSUS
8 15 (2.68%) CSIRT
9 14 (2.50%) Kubernetes
9 14 (2.50%) QRadar
10 13 (2.33%) Terraform
11 7 (1.25%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 7 (1.25%) Nexpose
12 5 (0.89%) Progress Chef
12 5 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
12 5 (0.89%) Suricata
12 5 (0.89%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 4 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 4 (0.72%) DatAdvantage
14 3 (0.54%) Puppet
Vendors
1 206 (36.85%) Microsoft
2 61 (10.91%) Qualys
3 56 (10.02%) VMware
4 37 (6.62%) Splunk
5 29 (5.19%) Tripwire
6 28 (5.01%) Cisco
6 28 (5.01%) SolarWinds
7 27 (4.83%) Rapid7
7 27 (4.83%) Tanium
8 23 (4.11%) Citrix
9 22 (3.94%) NetApp
10 19 (3.40%) ServiceNow
11 16 (2.86%) Alibaba
12 14 (2.50%) Thycotic
13 13 (2.33%) Palo Alto
14 12 (2.15%) Apple
14 12 (2.15%) Google
15 9 (1.61%) Juniper
16 8 (1.43%) IBM
16 8 (1.43%) Kenna