Vulnerability Management Contract Job Trends in England

Vulnerability Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Vulnerability Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 248 281
Rank change year-on-year +39 +33 +20
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 605 296 278
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.34% 1.07% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.57% 1.18% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 408 197 197
10th Percentile £362 £313 £386
25th Percentile £476 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £675
90th Percentile £700 £771 £775
UK median daily rate £540 £527 £550
% change year-on-year +2.47% -4.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 7 2
10th Percentile £66.25 £28.72 -
25th Percentile £73.13 £30.06 £56.25
Median hourly rate £80.00 £54.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +46.79% -5.22% +119.05%
75th Percentile £84.00 £81.63 £58.75
90th Percentile £85.50 £102.20 -
UK median hourly rate £80.00 £54.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year +46.79% -5.22% +119.05%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Vulnerability Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 38,601 25,022 29,686
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.36% 90.73% 85.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,205 16,045 19,444
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £421 £405 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,390 1,351 1,859
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £13.69
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.87 £17.50
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £40.33
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -37.63% -5.12%
75th Percentile £69.50 £52.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £83.00 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.13% -5.88%

Vulnerability Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Vulnerability Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Vulnerability Management job vacancy trend in England

Vulnerability Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Vulnerability Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Vulnerability Management in England over the 6 months to 26 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Vulnerability Management in England

Vulnerability Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Vulnerability Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Vulnerability Management in England over the 6 months to 26 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Vulnerability Management in England

Vulnerability Management
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Management within the England region over the 6 months to 26 July 2026. 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
London +11 258 £550 +2.47% 133
North of England +28 129 £548 -0.45% 61
South East -20 119 £525 - 97
Yorkshire +15 66 £550 +2.33% 23
North West -9 54 £545 -9.69% 24
South West -18 37 £572 +42.97% 54
Midlands -29 31 £525 -16.00% 35
West Midlands -38 24 £500 -24.53% 23
East of England -26 17 £513 +7.89% 29
North East - 9 £375 - 14
East Midlands -8 6 £638 +112.50% 12
Vulnerability Management
UK

Vulnerability Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 22 (3.64%) Confluence
2 18 (2.98%) Apache Spark
3 15 (2.48%) Apache Airflow
4 14 (2.31%) Apache
5 12 (1.98%) Jupyter
6 9 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.83%) SharePoint
8 1 (0.17%) Apache Superset
8 1 (0.17%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.17%) WebLogic
Applications
1 7 (1.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.83%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (1.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.99%) Oracle ERP
2 6 (0.99%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.17%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 181 (29.92%) Azure
2 149 (24.63%) AWS
3 65 (10.74%) Entra ID
4 52 (8.60%) Microsoft 365
5 51 (8.43%) GCP
6 35 (5.79%) GitHub
7 27 (4.46%) Azure Sentinel
8 26 (4.30%) SaaS
9 21 (3.47%) GitHub Actions
10 19 (3.14%) Microsoft Purview
11 16 (2.64%) Amazon EKS
11 16 (2.64%) OCI
12 14 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
13 12 (1.98%) Amazon S3
13 12 (1.98%) Power Platform
13 12 (1.98%) Serverless
14 11 (1.82%) OpenShift
15 10 (1.65%) Azure Monitor
16 9 (1.49%) IaaS
16 9 (1.49%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 67 (11.07%) Network Security
2 43 (7.11%) Firewall
3 22 (3.64%) DNS
4 13 (2.15%) WAN
5 12 (1.98%) MPLS
5 12 (1.98%) TCP/IP
5 12 (1.98%) VPN
6 11 (1.82%) BGP
6 11 (1.82%) IPsec
6 11 (1.82%) LAN
7 8 (1.32%) DHCP
8 7 (1.16%) Broadband
9 5 (0.83%) Internet
10 4 (0.66%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (0.66%) MQTT
10 4 (0.66%) SSL
11 3 (0.50%) HTTPS
11 3 (0.50%) NGFW
11 3 (0.50%) VLAN
11 3 (0.50%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.65%) Power BI
2 9 (1.49%) Big Data
2 9 (1.49%) Data Lake
3 6 (0.99%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (0.99%) SQL Server
4 5 (0.83%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.50%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.33%) Apache Hive
6 2 (0.33%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.33%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.33%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.33%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.17%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.17%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.17%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.17%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.17%) Cloud Spanner
7 1 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 30 (4.96%) GitLab
2 28 (4.63%) JIRA
3 19 (3.14%) Jenkins
4 11 (1.82%) SonarQube
5 8 (1.32%) Git
5 8 (1.32%) Snyk
6 3 (0.50%) AdminStudio
6 3 (0.50%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.50%) git-flow
6 3 (0.50%) InstallShield
6 3 (0.50%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.33%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.33%) Flyway
7 2 (0.33%) JUnit
7 2 (0.33%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.33%) Mockito
8 1 (0.17%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.17%) Tricentis qTest
8 1 (0.17%) TruffleHog
General
1 189 (31.24%) Social Skills
2 128 (21.16%) Finance
3 82 (13.55%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (12.40%) Public Sector
5 30 (4.96%) Banking
6 29 (4.79%) Aerospace
7 23 (3.80%) Legal
8 19 (3.14%) Financial Institution
9 16 (2.64%) Documentation Skills
10 14 (2.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 14 (2.31%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (1.65%) Telecoms
12 9 (1.49%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.32%) Local Government
13 8 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.16%) Publishing
15 6 (0.99%) Law
15 6 (0.99%) Military
16 3 (0.50%) Retail
17 1 (0.17%) Billing
Job Titles
1 84 (13.88%) Analyst
2 68 (11.24%) Lead
3 60 (9.92%) Security Engineer
4 59 (9.75%) Consultant
5 57 (9.42%) Architect
6 46 (7.60%) Senior
7 37 (6.12%) Security Architect
7 37 (6.12%) Security Consultant
8 34 (5.62%) Security Analyst
9 27 (4.46%) Security Manager
10 22 (3.64%) Security Specialist
10 22 (3.64%) Vulnerability Analyst
11 20 (3.31%) Developer
11 20 (3.31%) DevSecOps Engineer
12 19 (3.14%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 19 (3.14%) DevOps Engineer
13 18 (2.98%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 16 (2.64%) DevSecOps Consultant
15 15 (2.48%) Cybersecurity Specialist
15 15 (2.48%) Vulnerability Management Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.31%) Elastic Stack
2 11 (1.82%) Loki
3 7 (1.16%) REST
3 7 (1.16%) RESTful
3 7 (1.16%) SAP Basis
4 6 (0.99%) LangChain
4 6 (0.99%) LDAP
4 6 (0.99%) PyTorch
4 6 (0.99%) scikit-learn
5 5 (0.83%) Kafka
5 5 (0.83%) ModSecurity
6 4 (0.66%) Azure Blueprints
6 4 (0.66%) gRPC
6 4 (0.66%) Keycloak
6 4 (0.66%) Protocol Buffers
7 3 (0.50%) 802.1X
7 3 (0.50%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.50%) OpenTelemetry
7 3 (0.50%) SLSA
7 3 (0.50%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 101 (16.69%) Security Posture
2 51 (8.43%) Operational Technology
3 46 (7.60%) Cloud Native
4 42 (6.94%) Onboarding
5 36 (5.95%) Cyber Threat
6 35 (5.79%) Management Information System
7 26 (4.30%) Security Operations Centre
8 20 (3.31%) Cloud Security Posture
8 20 (3.31%) Cyber Defence
8 20 (3.31%) Virtual Team
9 16 (2.64%) Product Ownership
10 12 (1.98%) CMDB
10 12 (1.98%) SCADA
11 11 (1.82%) Linux Command Line
12 10 (1.65%) Data Centre
13 9 (1.49%) PKI
13 9 (1.49%) Public Cloud
14 8 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
15 7 (1.16%) CSOC
15 7 (1.16%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 80 (13.22%) Windows
2 79 (13.06%) Linux
3 22 (3.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 19 (3.14%) Unix
4 19 (3.14%) Windows Server
5 12 (1.98%) Mac OS
6 6 (0.99%) AIX
6 6 (0.99%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.83%) HPUX
7 5 (0.83%) Oracle Linux
7 5 (0.83%) Solaris
7 5 (0.83%) SUSE
7 5 (0.83%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.66%) Alpine Linux
9 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.17%) Android
10 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.17%) Check Point GAiA
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 289 (47.77%) Cybersecurity
2 153 (25.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 150 (24.79%) Incident Response
4 138 (22.81%) CI/CD
5 126 (20.83%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 118 (19.50%) Risk Management
7 117 (19.34%) Cloud Security
7 117 (19.34%) Continuous Improvement
8 115 (19.01%) Security Operations
9 112 (18.51%) SIEM
10 90 (14.88%) Threat Modelling
11 89 (14.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 88 (14.55%) Security Architecture
13 84 (13.88%) DevSecOps
14 78 (12.89%) DevOps
15 73 (12.07%) Roadmaps
16 62 (10.25%) Infrastructure as Code
17 60 (9.92%) Application Security
18 59 (9.75%) Information Security
19 57 (9.42%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 97 (16.03%) Python
2 58 (9.59%) PowerShell
3 36 (5.95%) Bash
4 18 (2.98%) SQL
5 16 (2.64%) Bicep
6 10 (1.65%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.65%) Kusto Query Language
7 8 (1.32%) Shell Script
8 6 (0.99%) Java
9 4 (0.66%) Korn
9 4 (0.66%) Rust
10 3 (0.50%) Perl
11 2 (0.33%) Go
11 2 (0.33%) PromQL
11 2 (0.33%) Search Processing Language
12 1 (0.17%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.17%) C#
12 1 (0.17%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.17%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 210 (34.71%) Security Cleared
2 144 (23.80%) SC Cleared
3 116 (19.17%) CISSP
4 75 (12.40%) CISM
5 61 (10.08%) Degree
6 47 (7.77%) Cisco Certification
7 45 (7.44%) DV Cleared
8 40 (6.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 28 (4.63%) CompTIA Security+
10 26 (4.30%) CCSP
11 17 (2.81%) GIAC
12 15 (2.48%) AWS Certification
12 15 (2.48%) CRISC
13 14 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (2.15%) CISA
14 13 (2.15%) Microsoft Certification
15 11 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
15 11 (1.82%) PMP
16 10 (1.65%) Azure Certification
16 10 (1.65%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (19.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 104 (17.19%) NIST
3 49 (8.10%) GRC
4 48 (7.93%) GDPR
5 39 (6.45%) NCSC
6 34 (5.62%) Cyber Essentials
7 25 (4.13%) SLA
8 18 (2.98%) NIST 800
9 15 (2.48%) PCI DSS
10 13 (2.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 13 (2.15%) QA
11 12 (1.98%) SOC 2
12 11 (1.82%) ISO 31000
13 8 (1.32%) Data Quality
14 7 (1.16%) HIPAA
15 5 (0.83%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 5 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 4 (0.66%) COBIT
16 4 (0.66%) Def Stans
16 4 (0.66%) Government Security Classifications
System Software
1 52 (8.60%) Docker
2 51 (8.43%) Active Directory
3 27 (4.46%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (0.99%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.33%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.33%) HDFS
5 2 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 66 (10.91%) Terraform
2 61 (10.08%) Kubernetes
3 31 (5.12%) Ansible
4 28 (4.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 23 (3.80%) Grafana
6 19 (3.14%) Nessus
7 16 (2.64%) Single Sign-On
8 15 (2.48%) Prometheus
9 12 (1.98%) Argo
10 11 (1.82%) SCCM
11 9 (1.49%) Puppet
12 5 (0.83%) CASB
12 5 (0.83%) vRealize
13 4 (0.66%) OPNET
13 4 (0.66%) Podman
13 4 (0.66%) Proxmox
13 4 (0.66%) QRadar
14 3 (0.50%) HP Fortify
15 2 (0.33%) Nexpose
15 2 (0.33%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 127 (20.99%) Microsoft
2 60 (9.92%) Tenable
3 51 (8.43%) Qualys
4 45 (7.44%) Splunk
5 41 (6.78%) ServiceNow
6 28 (4.63%) Oracle
7 24 (3.97%) CrowdStrike
8 21 (3.47%) Trend Micro
9 19 (3.14%) Rapid7
10 16 (2.64%) Google
10 16 (2.64%) Okta
11 13 (2.15%) SAP
11 13 (2.15%) VMware
12 12 (1.98%) Red Hat
12 12 (1.98%) Remedy
13 11 (1.82%) Databricks
13 11 (1.82%) Tanium
14 10 (1.65%) IBM
15 9 (1.49%) CyberArk
16 8 (1.32%) Clearswift