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 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 256 258 270
Rank change year-on-year +2 +12 +89
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 312 285 364
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.05% 0.91% 0.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.16% 1.06% 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 204 195 280
10th Percentile £358 £400 £413
25th Percentile £446 £479 £490
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £597
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -7.81% +2.87%
75th Percentile £630 £675 £691
90th Percentile £738 £780 £793
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £597
% change year-on-year -4.55% -7.81% +3.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 3 21
10th Percentile £29.51 £51.25 -
25th Percentile £33.43 £53.13 £42.25
Median hourly rate £41.94 £57.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.06% +17.35% -24.90%
75th Percentile £62.75 £58.75 £67.50
90th Percentile £100.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £57.50 £49.00
% change year-on-year -27.06% +17.35% -24.90%

All Process and 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 26,934 26,984 35,457
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.48% 86.62% 88.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,108 16,470 24,373
10th Percentile £298 £313 £313
25th Percentile £405 £416 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,747 976 1,492
10th Percentile £14.69 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.74 £20.00 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -32.03% -16.85% +27.14%
75th Percentile £45.46 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.35 £74.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £43.79
% change year-on-year -28.14% -20.08% +25.12%

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 8 November 2025.

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 8 November 2025.

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 8 November 2025. 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 +19 150 £566 +2.95% 137
North of England 0 52 £515 -5.03% 48
South East -11 39 £500 - 176
Yorkshire -7 27 £519 -20.23% 20
North West -10 25 £508 -6.32% 28
East of England -2 23 £450 +5.88% 28
South West 0 22 £450 -37.93% 26
Midlands -33 14 £500 -9.09% 25
West Midlands -32 10 £525 +5.00% 18
East Midlands -17 4 £419 -48.93% 7
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 (7.05%) Confluence
2 7 (2.24%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.96%) CMS
4 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.32%) Traefik
Applications
1 4 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.64%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.32%) 1Password
3 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.32%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 109 (34.94%) Azure
2 78 (25.00%) AWS
3 37 (11.86%) GCP
4 27 (8.65%) Microsoft 365
5 24 (7.69%) Entra ID
6 23 (7.37%) Azure Sentinel
7 14 (4.49%) Microsoft Purview
8 7 (2.24%) IaaS
8 7 (2.24%) SaaS
9 6 (1.92%) Power Platform
10 5 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.60%) PaaS
10 5 (1.60%) Serverless
11 4 (1.28%) AWS CloudFormation
11 4 (1.28%) Azure Storage
11 4 (1.28%) GitHub
11 4 (1.28%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (0.96%) Akamai
12 3 (0.96%) Azure Key Vault
12 3 (0.96%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 73 (23.40%) Firewall
2 53 (16.99%) Network Security
3 16 (5.13%) VPN
4 15 (4.81%) DNS
5 12 (3.85%) TCP/IP
6 9 (2.88%) SSL
7 7 (2.24%) LAN
7 7 (2.24%) WAN
8 6 (1.92%) Kerberos
8 6 (1.92%) SD-WAN
8 6 (1.92%) Wireless
9 5 (1.60%) HTTP
10 4 (1.28%) DHCP
10 4 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.96%) SMTP
12 2 (0.64%) Cisco ASA
12 2 (0.64%) Internet
12 2 (0.64%) IPsec
12 2 (0.64%) S/MIME
12 2 (0.64%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.92%) Power BI
2 3 (0.96%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.64%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.64%) Tableau
4 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.32%) DB2
4 1 (0.32%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.32%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.32%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 32 (10.26%) JIRA
2 7 (2.24%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.96%) GitLab
3 3 (0.96%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.64%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.32%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.32%) Snyk
General
1 83 (26.60%) Social Skills
2 72 (23.08%) Finance
3 41 (13.14%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (9.62%) Public Sector
5 19 (6.09%) Banking
6 14 (4.49%) Legal
7 12 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (1.92%) Retail
10 5 (1.60%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (0.96%) Investment Banking
12 3 (0.96%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.96%) Military
12 3 (0.96%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.64%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.64%) Front Office
13 2 (0.64%) Marketing
13 2 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 55 (17.63%) Architect
2 52 (16.67%) Analyst
3 48 (15.38%) Security Architect
4 40 (12.82%) Security Engineer
5 34 (10.90%) Senior
6 30 (9.62%) Security Analyst
7 26 (8.33%) Consultant
8 23 (7.37%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 21 (6.73%) Lead
10 12 (3.85%) Senior Analyst
11 10 (3.21%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 10 (3.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 9 (2.88%) Security Consultant
12 9 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
13 8 (2.56%) Business Analyst
13 8 (2.56%) Security Manager
13 8 (2.56%) Security Solutions Architect
13 8 (2.56%) Tester
13 8 (2.56%) Vulnerability Analyst
14 7 (2.24%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.13%) OAuth
1 16 (5.13%) SAML
2 6 (1.92%) OpenID
3 5 (1.60%) LDAP
4 4 (1.28%) .NET
4 4 (1.28%) JWT
5 2 (0.64%) Elastic Stack
5 2 (0.64%) Middleware
5 2 (0.64%) OAuth2
5 2 (0.64%) React
5 2 (0.64%) Web Services
6 1 (0.32%) CSS
6 1 (0.32%) Node.js
6 1 (0.32%) REST
6 1 (0.32%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.32%) SOAP
6 1 (0.32%) Software Packaging
6 1 (0.32%) Spring Boot
6 1 (0.32%) XML
6 1 (0.32%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 51 (16.35%) Security Posture
2 34 (10.90%) Management Information System
3 27 (8.65%) Cyber Threat
4 18 (5.77%) Security Operations Centre
5 17 (5.45%) Cloud Native
6 14 (4.49%) Onboarding
7 11 (3.53%) Cloud Security Posture
7 11 (3.53%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (3.53%) Hybrid Cloud
8 10 (3.21%) Operational Technology
9 8 (2.56%) Public Cloud
10 7 (2.24%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (1.92%) Cyber Defence
11 6 (1.92%) PKI
12 4 (1.28%) BYOD
12 4 (1.28%) CSOC
12 4 (1.28%) Data Centre
12 4 (1.28%) Legacy Applications
12 4 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.28%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 62 (19.87%) Windows
2 32 (10.26%) Linux
3 23 (7.37%) Windows Server
4 12 (3.85%) Mac OS
4 12 (3.85%) Windows 10
5 9 (2.88%) Unix
6 3 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.64%) VMS
8 1 (0.32%) CentOS
8 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.32%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (51.92%) Cybersecurity
2 112 (35.90%) Incident Response
3 93 (29.81%) Security Operations
4 86 (27.56%) Cloud Security
5 85 (27.24%) SIEM
6 53 (16.99%) Identity Access Management
7 52 (16.67%) Threat Intelligence
8 51 (16.35%) Information Security
9 50 (16.03%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
10 49 (15.71%) Problem-Solving
11 45 (14.42%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 42 (13.46%) Threat Modelling
13 41 (13.14%) Penetration Testing
13 41 (13.14%) Risk Management
14 40 (12.82%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 38 (12.18%) CI/CD
16 37 (11.86%) DevSecOps
17 33 (10.58%) Agile
17 33 (10.58%) Stakeholder Management
18 32 (10.26%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 42 (13.46%) Python
2 34 (10.90%) PowerShell
3 27 (8.65%) Bash
4 9 (2.88%) Kusto Query Language
5 8 (2.56%) Java
5 8 (2.56%) SQL
6 7 (2.24%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.96%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.64%) Bicep
8 2 (0.64%) Go
8 2 (0.64%) PHP
9 1 (0.32%) Perl
9 1 (0.32%) Ruby
9 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 80 (25.64%) CISSP
2 74 (23.72%) Security Cleared
3 66 (21.15%) SC Cleared
4 46 (14.74%) CISM
5 44 (14.10%) Degree
6 24 (7.69%) CEH
7 22 (7.05%) CompTIA Security+
8 20 (6.41%) Cisco Certification
9 17 (5.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 15 (4.81%) CCSP
11 14 (4.49%) Master's Degree
12 13 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
12 13 (4.17%) OSCP
12 13 (4.17%) TOGAF Certification
13 11 (3.53%) Azure Certification
13 11 (3.53%) Microsoft Certification
14 10 (3.21%) GCIH
14 10 (3.21%) GIAC
15 9 (2.88%) CREST Certified
16 8 (2.56%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (27.56%) NIST
2 84 (26.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 40 (12.82%) GDPR
4 28 (8.97%) PCI DSS
5 17 (5.45%) GRC
5 17 (5.45%) NCSC
6 16 (5.13%) Cyber Essentials
7 11 (3.53%) HIPAA
8 10 (3.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 9 (2.88%) COBIT
10 8 (2.56%) NIST 800
11 7 (2.24%) SLA
12 5 (1.60%) PSD2
13 4 (1.28%) Accessibility
13 4 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 4 (1.28%) PMO
13 4 (1.28%) QA
13 4 (1.28%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (0.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 25 (8.01%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.13%) Docker
3 3 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.64%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.64%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.32%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.32%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 26 (8.33%) Nessus
2 24 (7.69%) SCCM
3 19 (6.09%) Kubernetes
4 10 (3.21%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (2.88%) Jamf Pro
5 9 (2.88%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (2.56%) Ansible
6 8 (2.56%) CASB
6 8 (2.56%) WSUS
7 7 (2.24%) Terraform
8 6 (1.92%) Norton AntiVirus
9 5 (1.60%) QRadar
10 3 (0.96%) CSIRT
10 3 (0.96%) Grafana
10 3 (0.96%) HP Fortify
10 3 (0.96%) Nexpose
11 2 (0.64%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 2 (0.64%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.64%) SELinux
11 2 (0.64%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 95 (30.45%) Microsoft
2 45 (14.42%) Qualys
3 34 (10.90%) Tenable
4 29 (9.29%) Splunk
5 20 (6.41%) ServiceNow
6 17 (5.45%) CyberArk
6 17 (5.45%) Google
6 17 (5.45%) Rapid7
7 16 (5.13%) CrowdStrike
7 16 (5.13%) Palo Alto
8 15 (4.81%) Cisco
9 9 (2.88%) VMware
10 8 (2.56%) BiZZdesign
10 8 (2.56%) McAfee
11 7 (2.24%) Apple
11 7 (2.24%) Centrify
11 7 (2.24%) Remedy
12 6 (1.92%) Symantec
13 5 (1.60%) Oracle
13 5 (1.60%) SAP