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 30 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
30 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 233 249 277
Rank change year-on-year +16 +28 +36
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 436 246 288
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.08% 1.01% 0.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.27% 1.11% 0.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 289 167 212
10th Percentile £335 £360 £388
25th Percentile £475 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £534 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.21% -3.00% -4.35%
75th Percentile £621 £638 £675
90th Percentile £700 £775 £773
UK median daily rate £539 £543 £550
% change year-on-year -0.78% -1.27% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 1 0
10th Percentile £53.20 - -
25th Percentile £61.00 £45.75 -
Median hourly rate £81.50 £54.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +49.54% - -
75th Percentile £84.00 £63.25 -
90th Percentile £84.90 - -
UK median hourly rate £81.50 £54.50 -
% change year-on-year +49.54% - -

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 34,270 22,183 32,209
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.00% 91.18% 86.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,910 14,537 21,121
10th Percentile £318 £310 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £617 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £521 £525
% change year-on-year -4.03% -0.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,134 920 2,242
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.75 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.38 £18.50 £16.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £30.00 £35.68
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -15.92% -4.85%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £79.35 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £41.56 £29.07 £35.00
% change year-on-year +42.95% -16.94% -6.17%

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 30 April 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 30 April 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 30 April 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 0 160 £550 -5.17% 98
North of England +14 113 £540 +8.00% 63
South East -46 74 £525 -4.55% 100
Yorkshire +3 65 £525 - 20
North West 0 48 £540 +20.00% 27
Midlands -48 34 £500 -13.04% 25
South West -21 29 £535 +29.70% 49
West Midlands -43 28 £469 -25.00% 21
East of England -36 7 £480 -35.57% 44
East Midlands -24 5 £638 +112.50% 4
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 15 (3.44%) Confluence
2 9 (2.06%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.69%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.23%) Apache
5 1 (0.23%) nginx
5 1 (0.23%) WebLogic
Applications
1 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.46%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (5.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.38%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.23%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 142 (32.57%) Azure
2 110 (25.23%) AWS
3 42 (9.63%) Entra ID
4 41 (9.40%) Microsoft 365
5 40 (9.17%) GCP
6 26 (5.96%) SaaS
7 15 (3.44%) Azure Sentinel
8 13 (2.98%) GitHub
9 11 (2.52%) OpenShift
10 10 (2.29%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (2.29%) Power Platform
10 10 (2.29%) Serverless
11 8 (1.83%) AWS CloudFormation
11 8 (1.83%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (1.83%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 6 (1.38%) AWS Lambda
13 5 (1.15%) Amazon ECS
13 5 (1.15%) Amazon EKS
13 5 (1.15%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 5 (1.15%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 46 (10.55%) Firewall
2 43 (9.86%) Network Security
3 23 (5.28%) DNS
4 13 (2.98%) DHCP
4 13 (2.98%) VPN
5 8 (1.83%) TCP/IP
6 6 (1.38%) HTTPS
6 6 (1.38%) Wireless
7 4 (0.92%) Internet
7 4 (0.92%) SSL
8 3 (0.69%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (0.69%) SAN
8 3 (0.69%) WAN
9 2 (0.46%) LAN
9 2 (0.46%) NGFW
10 1 (0.23%) Cisco Firepower
10 1 (0.23%) DKIM
10 1 (0.23%) DMARC
10 1 (0.23%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.23%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.29%) Power BI
2 4 (0.92%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (0.92%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.69%) Amazon Athena
3 3 (0.69%) Amazon Redshift
3 3 (0.69%) Big Data
3 3 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.69%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.46%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.46%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.46%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.46%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.23%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 25 (5.73%) JIRA
2 9 (2.06%) Snyk
3 8 (1.83%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.61%) GitLab
5 3 (0.69%) Git
5 3 (0.69%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.46%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.46%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.46%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.23%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.23%) git-flow
7 1 (0.23%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 128 (29.36%) Social Skills
2 81 (18.58%) Finance
3 69 (15.83%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (8.49%) Public Sector
5 27 (6.19%) Documentation Skills
6 23 (5.28%) Banking
6 23 (5.28%) Legal
7 19 (4.36%) Aerospace
8 15 (3.44%) Publishing
9 9 (2.06%) Financial Institution
10 7 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.38%) Local Government
12 5 (1.15%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.69%) Investment Banking
14 3 (0.69%) Military
14 3 (0.69%) Retail
15 2 (0.46%) Arabic Language
15 2 (0.46%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 59 (13.53%) Security Engineer
2 57 (13.07%) Analyst
3 51 (11.70%) Architect
4 41 (9.40%) Lead
5 40 (9.17%) Senior
6 34 (7.80%) Security Architect
7 26 (5.96%) Consultant
8 23 (5.28%) Security Manager
9 19 (4.36%) Security Analyst
10 18 (4.13%) Business Analyst
11 16 (3.67%) Administrator
12 15 (3.44%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 15 (3.44%) Security Consultant
13 13 (2.98%) Project Manager
13 13 (2.98%) Senior Security Engineer
13 13 (2.98%) Vulnerability Management Engineer
14 12 (2.75%) AWS Engineer
14 12 (2.75%) Security Officer
14 12 (2.75%) Vulnerability Analyst
15 11 (2.52%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.67%) SAP Basis
2 9 (2.06%) Elastic Stack
3 6 (1.38%) 802.1X
3 6 (1.38%) LDAP
4 4 (0.92%) .NET
4 4 (0.92%) ADO
4 4 (0.92%) Kafka
4 4 (0.92%) LangChain
4 4 (0.92%) PyTorch
4 4 (0.92%) scikit-learn
5 3 (0.69%) OAuth
5 3 (0.69%) OpenID
5 3 (0.69%) REST
5 3 (0.69%) SailPoint
6 2 (0.46%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.46%) Middleware
6 2 (0.46%) Node.js
6 2 (0.46%) SAML
6 2 (0.46%) SOAP
6 2 (0.46%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (14.22%) Security Posture
2 31 (7.11%) Cloud Native
2 31 (7.11%) Operational Technology
3 29 (6.65%) Management Information System
4 27 (6.19%) Onboarding
5 18 (4.13%) Virtual Team
6 17 (3.90%) Taxonomies
7 15 (3.44%) Cyber Threat
7 15 (3.44%) PKI
8 13 (2.98%) Cloud Security Posture
8 13 (2.98%) Cyber Defence
8 13 (2.98%) Security Operations Centre
9 11 (2.52%) Product Ownership
10 9 (2.06%) Data Centre
11 8 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
11 8 (1.83%) Public Cloud
12 7 (1.61%) IoT
13 6 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
13 6 (1.38%) Linux Command Line
14 4 (0.92%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 46 (10.55%) Linux
2 42 (9.63%) Windows
3 18 (4.13%) Windows Server
4 12 (2.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 12 (2.75%) Unix
5 4 (0.92%) AIX
5 4 (0.92%) HPUX
5 4 (0.92%) Oracle Linux
5 4 (0.92%) Solaris
5 4 (0.92%) SUSE
5 4 (0.92%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.46%) Rocky
6 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.23%) Android
7 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.23%) CentOS
7 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (42.43%) Cybersecurity
2 101 (23.17%) Incident Response
3 84 (19.27%) Cloud Security
4 79 (18.12%) SIEM
5 78 (17.89%) Continuous Improvement
6 74 (16.97%) Threat Modelling
7 73 (16.74%) CI/CD
8 68 (15.60%) Risk Management
8 68 (15.60%) Stakeholder Management
9 64 (14.68%) Security Operations
10 61 (13.99%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 60 (13.76%) Security Architecture
12 54 (12.39%) Roadmaps
13 49 (11.24%) DevSecOps
13 49 (11.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 43 (9.86%) Agile
14 43 (9.86%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
15 42 (9.63%) DevOps
15 42 (9.63%) Identity Access Management
16 41 (9.40%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 50 (11.47%) Python
2 26 (5.96%) PowerShell
3 19 (4.36%) Bash
4 11 (2.52%) SQL
5 7 (1.61%) Java
6 4 (0.92%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.92%) Korn
6 4 (0.92%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.69%) Bicep
8 2 (0.46%) Go
9 1 (0.23%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.23%) C#
9 1 (0.23%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.23%) Rust
9 1 (0.23%) Scala
9 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 124 (28.44%) Security Cleared
2 84 (19.27%) SC Cleared
3 81 (18.58%) CISSP
4 55 (12.61%) Degree
5 51 (11.70%) CISM
6 27 (6.19%) CompTIA Security+
7 21 (4.82%) DV Cleared
8 17 (3.90%) Cisco Certification
9 16 (3.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 15 (3.44%) CCSP
11 14 (3.21%) GIAC
12 13 (2.98%) PMP
13 11 (2.52%) AWS Certification
13 11 (2.52%) CREST Certified
13 11 (2.52%) CRISC
13 11 (2.52%) PMI Certification
14 10 (2.29%) CEH
14 10 (2.29%) CISA
14 10 (2.29%) Computer Science Degree
14 10 (2.29%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (17.66%) NIST
2 66 (15.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 30 (6.88%) GRC
4 20 (4.59%) NCSC
5 18 (4.13%) GDPR
6 16 (3.67%) NIST 800
7 15 (3.44%) SLA
8 10 (2.29%) SOC 2
9 9 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (2.06%) PCI DSS
9 9 (2.06%) QA
10 5 (1.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 5 (1.15%) COBIT
10 5 (1.15%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.69%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.69%) IFRS
11 3 (0.69%) IFRS 9
11 3 (0.69%) ISO 31000
11 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 33 (7.57%) Active Directory
2 21 (4.82%) Docker
3 18 (4.13%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.38%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.46%) GPFS
6 2 (0.46%) Lustre
6 2 (0.46%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.23%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 33 (7.57%) Kubernetes
2 24 (5.50%) Single Sign-On
2 24 (5.50%) Terraform
3 18 (4.13%) Nessus
4 12 (2.75%) Ansible
5 11 (2.52%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.38%) SCCM
7 5 (1.15%) CASB
7 5 (1.15%) Grafana
7 5 (1.15%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.69%) OpenVAS
8 3 (0.69%) Puppet
8 3 (0.69%) SELinux
9 2 (0.46%) Norton AntiVirus
9 2 (0.46%) Podman
9 2 (0.46%) QRadar
9 2 (0.46%) WSUS
10 1 (0.23%) HP Fortify
10 1 (0.23%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.23%) vRealize
Vendors
1 69 (15.83%) Microsoft
2 47 (10.78%) Tenable
3 37 (8.49%) Splunk
4 35 (8.03%) Qualys
5 26 (5.96%) ServiceNow
6 23 (5.28%) SAP
7 22 (5.05%) Okta
8 15 (3.44%) Rapid7
9 14 (3.21%) CyberArk
10 12 (2.75%) Remedy
11 10 (2.29%) Oracle
11 10 (2.29%) VMware
12 8 (1.83%) CrowdStrike
12 8 (1.83%) Databricks
12 8 (1.83%) Google
13 7 (1.61%) IBM
14 6 (1.38%) Cisco
14 6 (1.38%) Red Hat
14 6 (1.38%) Tanium
14 6 (1.38%) Trend Micro
321 Vulnerability Management jobs in England