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 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 220 250 266
Rank change year-on-year +30 +16 +47
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 474 254 295
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.15% 1.05% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.36% 1.15% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 309 174 218
10th Percentile £356 £358 £387
25th Percentile £480 £458 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £544 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.15% -1.14% -2.22%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £675
90th Percentile £700 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £540 £550 £539
% change year-on-year -1.82% +2.09% -2.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 1 0
10th Percentile £48.15 - -
25th Percentile £55.75 £45.75 -
Median hourly rate £67.50 £54.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +23.85% - -
75th Percentile £84.00 £63.25 -
90th Percentile £84.60 - -
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 34,902 22,108 31,434
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.66% 91.30% 86.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,235 14,434 20,613
10th Percentile £325 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,141 960 2,249
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.42 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.22 £16.00
Median hourly rate £46.80 £28.75 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.78% -21.23% -0.11%
75th Percentile £67.84 £62.24 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +51.79% -23.29% +1.39%

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 21 May 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 21 May 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 21 May 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 -1 181 £550 -0.90% 87
North of England +21 114 £543 -9.58% 57
South East -29 90 £525 -4.55% 88
Yorkshire +11 68 £535 - 21
North West -2 46 £545 +9.00% 21
South West -17 31 £561 +36.09% 54
Midlands -40 30 £500 -20.00% 29
West Midlands -45 24 £438 -33.96% 26
East of England -23 7 £496 -28.85% 31
East Midlands -23 5 £638 +112.50% 3
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 13 (2.74%) Confluence
2 7 (1.48%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.63%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.21%) Apache
5 1 (0.21%) nginx
5 1 (0.21%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.21%) WebLogic
Applications
1 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.42%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (4.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.27%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.21%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.21%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 155 (32.70%) Azure
2 115 (24.26%) AWS
3 53 (11.18%) Entra ID
4 48 (10.13%) Microsoft 365
5 44 (9.28%) GCP
6 31 (6.54%) SaaS
7 18 (3.80%) Azure Sentinel
7 18 (3.80%) GitHub
8 15 (3.16%) OpenShift
9 11 (2.32%) Serverless
10 10 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (2.11%) Power Platform
11 9 (1.90%) IaaS
11 9 (1.90%) Microsoft Purview
11 9 (1.90%) PaaS
12 8 (1.69%) AWS CloudFormation
12 8 (1.69%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 7 (1.48%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (1.27%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 6 (1.27%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 45 (9.49%) Network Security
2 44 (9.28%) Firewall
3 23 (4.85%) DNS
4 14 (2.95%) DHCP
5 12 (2.53%) VPN
6 9 (1.90%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.27%) HTTPS
7 6 (1.27%) WAN
7 6 (1.27%) Wireless
8 5 (1.05%) LAN
9 4 (0.84%) BGP
9 4 (0.84%) IPsec
9 4 (0.84%) MPLS
9 4 (0.84%) NGFW
9 4 (0.84%) SSL
10 3 (0.63%) Internet
10 3 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (0.42%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.42%) SAN
11 2 (0.42%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.90%) Power BI
2 5 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.84%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (0.84%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.63%) Amazon Athena
4 3 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
4 3 (0.63%) Big Data
4 3 (0.63%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.42%) Apache Cassandra
5 2 (0.42%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.42%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.42%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.42%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.21%) Amazon QuickSight
6 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.21%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 23 (4.85%) JIRA
2 13 (2.74%) Jenkins
3 11 (2.32%) GitLab
4 9 (1.90%) Snyk
5 7 (1.48%) SonarQube
6 6 (1.27%) Git
7 3 (0.63%) AdminStudio
7 3 (0.63%) git-flow
7 3 (0.63%) InstallShield
7 3 (0.63%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.42%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.42%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.42%) Flyway
8 2 (0.42%) JUnit
8 2 (0.42%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.42%) Mockito
9 1 (0.21%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.21%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 140 (29.54%) Social Skills
2 95 (20.04%) Finance
3 75 (15.82%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (8.23%) Public Sector
5 27 (5.70%) Banking
6 24 (5.06%) Documentation Skills
6 24 (5.06%) Legal
7 19 (4.01%) Aerospace
8 15 (3.16%) Publishing
9 12 (2.53%) Financial Institution
10 9 (1.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.27%) Local Government
11 6 (1.27%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.63%) Law
13 3 (0.63%) Military
14 2 (0.42%) Arabic Language
14 2 (0.42%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.42%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 63 (13.29%) Security Engineer
2 61 (12.87%) Analyst
3 50 (10.55%) Architect
4 46 (9.70%) Lead
5 41 (8.65%) Senior
6 34 (7.17%) Security Architect
7 32 (6.75%) Consultant
8 23 (4.85%) Security Analyst
9 22 (4.64%) Security Specialist
10 19 (4.01%) Security Manager
11 17 (3.59%) Business Analyst
11 17 (3.59%) Security Consultant
12 15 (3.16%) Administrator
13 14 (2.95%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 14 (2.95%) Cybersecurity Specialist
13 14 (2.95%) Senior Security Engineer
13 14 (2.95%) Vulnerability Analyst
14 13 (2.74%) AWS Engineer
14 13 (2.74%) Vulnerability Management Engineer
15 12 (2.53%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.38%) SAP Basis
2 12 (2.53%) Elastic Stack
3 6 (1.27%) 802.1X
3 6 (1.27%) LDAP
4 5 (1.05%) Kafka
4 5 (1.05%) REST
5 4 (0.84%) ADO
5 4 (0.84%) LangChain
5 4 (0.84%) PyTorch
5 4 (0.84%) RESTful
5 4 (0.84%) scikit-learn
6 3 (0.63%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.63%) OAuth
6 3 (0.63%) SailPoint
6 3 (0.63%) SLSA
6 3 (0.63%) Spring
6 3 (0.63%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.42%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.42%) Jasypt
7 2 (0.42%) Spring Batch
Miscellaneous
1 64 (13.50%) Security Posture
2 42 (8.86%) Operational Technology
3 32 (6.75%) Cloud Native
4 30 (6.33%) Onboarding
5 27 (5.70%) Management Information System
6 19 (4.01%) Cyber Threat
6 19 (4.01%) Virtual Team
7 17 (3.59%) Security Operations Centre
7 17 (3.59%) Taxonomies
8 15 (3.16%) Cyber Defence
8 15 (3.16%) PKI
9 13 (2.74%) Cloud Security Posture
9 13 (2.74%) Product Ownership
10 12 (2.53%) Data Centre
11 10 (2.11%) SCADA
12 8 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (1.69%) Public Cloud
13 7 (1.48%) IoT
14 6 (1.27%) Cyber Security Posture
14 6 (1.27%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 57 (12.03%) Linux
2 52 (10.97%) Windows
3 18 (3.80%) Unix
3 18 (3.80%) Windows Server
4 13 (2.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.05%) AIX
6 4 (0.84%) HPUX
6 4 (0.84%) Oracle Linux
6 4 (0.84%) Solaris
6 4 (0.84%) SUSE
6 4 (0.84%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.42%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.42%) Rocky
7 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.21%) Android
8 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.21%) CentOS
8 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (42.83%) Cybersecurity
2 110 (23.21%) Incident Response
3 93 (19.62%) CI/CD
4 91 (19.20%) Continuous Improvement
5 90 (18.99%) SIEM
6 87 (18.35%) Cloud Security
7 82 (17.30%) Threat Modelling
8 81 (17.09%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 80 (16.88%) Stakeholder Management
10 77 (16.24%) Risk Management
10 77 (16.24%) Security Architecture
11 69 (14.56%) Security Operations
12 63 (13.29%) Roadmaps
13 58 (12.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 56 (11.81%) DevSecOps
15 52 (10.97%) DevOps
16 44 (9.28%) Threat Intelligence
16 44 (9.28%) Validation
16 44 (9.28%) Vulnerability Scanning
17 43 (9.07%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 54 (11.39%) Python
2 32 (6.75%) PowerShell
3 19 (4.01%) Bash
4 12 (2.53%) SQL
5 9 (1.90%) Java
6 5 (1.05%) Bicep
6 5 (1.05%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.84%) Korn
7 4 (0.84%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.84%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.42%) Go
8 2 (0.42%) PromQL
8 2 (0.42%) Rust
9 1 (0.21%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.21%) C#
9 1 (0.21%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.21%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.21%) Scala
9 1 (0.21%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 142 (29.96%) Security Cleared
2 96 (20.25%) SC Cleared
3 87 (18.35%) CISSP
4 61 (12.87%) Degree
5 55 (11.60%) CISM
6 28 (5.91%) Cisco Certification
6 28 (5.91%) DV Cleared
7 27 (5.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 24 (5.06%) CompTIA Security+
9 21 (4.43%) CCSP
10 16 (3.38%) CRISC
10 16 (3.38%) GIAC
11 12 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
12 11 (2.32%) AWS Certification
13 10 (2.11%) PMP
14 9 (1.90%) CESG Certified Professional
14 9 (1.90%) CISA
14 9 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
15 8 (1.69%) Azure Certification
15 8 (1.69%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (18.78%) NIST
2 79 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (6.75%) GRC
4 24 (5.06%) Cyber Essentials
5 23 (4.85%) GDPR
5 23 (4.85%) NCSC
6 18 (3.80%) SLA
7 13 (2.74%) NIST 800
8 11 (2.32%) ISO 31000
8 11 (2.32%) SOC 2
9 9 (1.90%) QA
10 8 (1.69%) PCI DSS
11 5 (1.05%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (1.05%) COBIT
11 5 (1.05%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.84%) Data Quality
12 4 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.63%) PMO
System Software
1 40 (8.44%) Active Directory
2 25 (5.27%) Docker
3 20 (4.22%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.48%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.42%) GPFS
6 2 (0.42%) Lustre
6 2 (0.42%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 46 (9.70%) Kubernetes
2 29 (6.12%) Terraform
3 24 (5.06%) Single Sign-On
4 20 (4.22%) Ansible
5 19 (4.01%) Nessus
6 11 (2.32%) Grafana
6 11 (2.32%) Microsoft Intune
6 11 (2.32%) Prometheus
7 6 (1.27%) SCCM
8 5 (1.05%) CASB
8 5 (1.05%) Puppet
9 3 (0.63%) OpenVAS
9 3 (0.63%) Podman
9 3 (0.63%) SELinux
10 2 (0.42%) QRadar
10 2 (0.42%) RSA Archer
10 2 (0.42%) SCOM
10 2 (0.42%) vRealize
10 2 (0.42%) WSUS
10 2 (0.42%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 75 (15.82%) Microsoft
2 49 (10.34%) Tenable
3 41 (8.65%) Splunk
4 38 (8.02%) Qualys
5 26 (5.49%) ServiceNow
6 23 (4.85%) SAP
7 22 (4.64%) Okta
8 13 (2.74%) CrowdStrike
9 12 (2.53%) Remedy
9 12 (2.53%) VMware
10 11 (2.32%) CyberArk
10 11 (2.32%) Rapid7
11 10 (2.11%) Red Hat
12 8 (1.69%) Databricks
12 8 (1.69%) Google
12 8 (1.69%) Oracle
13 7 (1.48%) IBM
14 6 (1.27%) Cisco
14 6 (1.27%) Fortinet
14 6 (1.27%) Trend Micro