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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 249 261 268
Rank change year-on-year +12 +7 +151
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 289 295 378
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.06% 0.90% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.16% 1.05% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 203 205 290
10th Percentile £315 £393 £424
25th Percentile £450 £475 £493
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £593
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -7.29% +1.41%
75th Percentile £628 £675 £700
90th Percentile £744 £775 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £580
% change year-on-year -4.55% -5.17% +0.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 14
10th Percentile £28.72 £51.25 £31.05
25th Percentile £30.06 £53.13 £42.25
Median hourly rate £54.50 £57.50 £57.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.22% +0.88% +107.27%
75th Percentile £81.63 £58.75 £67.50
90th Percentile £102.20 - £68.38
UK median hourly rate £54.50 £57.50 £57.00
% change year-on-year -5.22% +0.88% +107.27%

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 24,859 28,043 38,151
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.86% 86.03% 89.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,781 17,557 26,415
10th Percentile £300 £313 £319
25th Percentile £404 £425 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £648 £656
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,478 1,320 1,438
10th Percentile £14.29 £14.84 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.79 £20.00 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.54
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -1.24% +50.14%
75th Percentile £48.74 £66.53 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +47.06%

Vulnerability Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Vulnerability Management 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 15 September 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 15 September 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 15 September 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 -4 146 £538 -2.27% 68
South East +23 49 £510 +1.49% 93
North of England -8 27 £525 -13.22% 44
South West +31 22 £400 -46.67% 27
East of England +17 22 £450 +12.50% 28
North West -7 21 £508 -16.00% 22
Midlands -22 9 £525 -12.50% 41
Yorkshire -10 6 £538 -2.27% 19
West Midlands -19 6 £663 +17.78% 26
East Midlands -4 3 £463 -43.60% 13
Vulnerability Management
UK

Vulnerability Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 5 (1.73%) CMS
1 5 (1.73%) Confluence
2 4 (1.38%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.35%) Traefik
Applications
1 3 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.69%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.35%) 1Password
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.35%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 96 (33.22%) Azure
2 55 (19.03%) AWS
3 30 (10.38%) GCP
4 24 (8.30%) Azure Sentinel
5 21 (7.27%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (5.54%) Entra ID
7 7 (2.42%) AWS CloudFormation
8 6 (2.08%) Akamai
8 6 (2.08%) Cloud Computing
8 6 (2.08%) GitHub
8 6 (2.08%) GitHub Actions
8 6 (2.08%) Serverless
9 5 (1.73%) IaaS
9 5 (1.73%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (1.38%) Power Platform
10 4 (1.38%) SaaS
11 3 (1.04%) Google Workspace
11 3 (1.04%) PaaS
12 2 (0.69%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 67 (23.18%) Firewall
2 51 (17.65%) Network Security
3 14 (4.84%) VPN
4 12 (4.15%) DNS
4 12 (4.15%) TCP/IP
4 12 (4.15%) WAN
5 10 (3.46%) SD-WAN
6 7 (2.42%) SSL
7 6 (2.08%) HTTP
8 5 (1.73%) LAN
8 5 (1.73%) Wireless
9 3 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.69%) DHCP
10 2 (0.69%) Internet
10 2 (0.69%) IPsec
10 2 (0.69%) MPLS
10 2 (0.69%) Reverse Proxy
10 2 (0.69%) SAN
10 2 (0.69%) SMTP
10 2 (0.69%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.73%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.38%) Power BI
3 2 (0.69%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.69%) Tableau
4 1 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.35%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.35%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.35%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.35%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.35%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (0.35%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 9 (3.11%) JIRA
2 6 (2.08%) GitLab
2 6 (2.08%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.73%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.69%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.35%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.35%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.35%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.35%) Snyk
General
1 73 (25.26%) Social Skills
2 66 (22.84%) Finance
3 33 (11.42%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (7.96%) Public Sector
5 19 (6.57%) Banking
6 13 (4.50%) Legal
7 11 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (2.08%) Manufacturing
8 6 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.73%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.38%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.38%) Retail
11 3 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.04%) Marketing
11 3 (1.04%) Police
11 3 (1.04%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.69%) Aviation
12 2 (0.69%) Fire and Rescue
12 2 (0.69%) Law
Job Titles
1 50 (17.30%) Analyst
2 42 (14.53%) Architect
3 39 (13.49%) Security Architect
4 35 (12.11%) Security Engineer
5 25 (8.65%) Security Analyst
6 23 (7.96%) Consultant
7 22 (7.61%) Senior
8 18 (6.23%) Lead
9 17 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 15 (5.19%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 12 (4.15%) Security Manager
12 10 (3.46%) SOC Analyst
13 9 (3.11%) Security Consultant
13 9 (3.11%) Security Specialist
13 9 (3.11%) Senior Analyst
13 9 (3.11%) Vulnerability Analyst
14 8 (2.77%) Business Analyst
14 8 (2.77%) DevSecOps Engineer
15 7 (2.42%) IT Engineer
15 7 (2.42%) Vulnerability Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.73%) LDAP
2 4 (1.38%) .NET
2 4 (1.38%) React
3 3 (1.04%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.69%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.35%) EDI
5 1 (0.35%) Kafka
5 1 (0.35%) Loki
5 1 (0.35%) Lucene
5 1 (0.35%) OAuth
5 1 (0.35%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (0.35%) RESTful
5 1 (0.35%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.35%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.35%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.35%) Spring
5 1 (0.35%) Spring Boot
5 1 (0.35%) Swagger
5 1 (0.35%) Web Services
5 1 (0.35%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 55 (19.03%) Security Posture
2 28 (9.69%) Management Information System
3 23 (7.96%) Cyber Threat
4 22 (7.61%) Security Operations Centre
5 11 (3.81%) Onboarding
6 9 (3.11%) Cloud Security Posture
7 8 (2.77%) Cloud Native
7 8 (2.77%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (2.42%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (2.42%) Operational Technology
9 6 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (2.08%) Legacy Applications
9 6 (2.08%) Linux Command Line
9 6 (2.08%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.73%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.73%) PKI
10 5 (1.73%) SCADA
10 5 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.73%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 60 (20.76%) Windows
2 34 (11.76%) Linux
3 29 (10.03%) Windows Server
4 11 (3.81%) Windows 10
5 8 (2.77%) Unix
6 4 (1.38%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.35%) Android
8 1 (0.35%) CentOS
8 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.35%) VMS
8 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (44.98%) Cybersecurity
2 90 (31.14%) Incident Response
3 85 (29.41%) SIEM
4 81 (28.03%) Security Operations
5 64 (22.15%) Cloud Security
6 58 (20.07%) Information Security
7 50 (17.30%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 48 (16.61%) Threat Intelligence
9 45 (15.57%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
10 43 (14.88%) Penetration Testing
11 42 (14.53%) Problem-Solving
12 40 (13.84%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 38 (13.15%) Patch Management
14 36 (12.46%) Threat Modelling
15 32 (11.07%) Data Loss Prevention
15 32 (11.07%) Risk Management
15 32 (11.07%) Vulnerability Scanning
16 31 (10.73%) CI/CD
16 31 (10.73%) Identity Access Management
16 31 (10.73%) SOAR
Programming Languages
1 40 (13.84%) Python
2 37 (12.80%) PowerShell
3 25 (8.65%) Bash
4 9 (3.11%) Java
5 8 (2.77%) SQL
6 7 (2.42%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (2.08%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.38%) PHP
9 3 (1.04%) Perl
10 2 (0.69%) Go
10 2 (0.69%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.35%) Ruby
11 1 (0.35%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 64 (22.15%) CISSP
2 53 (18.34%) Security Cleared
3 47 (16.26%) SC Cleared
4 29 (10.03%) Degree
5 28 (9.69%) CISM
6 24 (8.30%) CEH
7 20 (6.92%) Cisco Certification
8 18 (6.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 16 (5.54%) CompTIA Security+
10 15 (5.19%) GCIH
11 14 (4.84%) CCSP
12 13 (4.50%) Computer Science Degree
13 12 (4.15%) GIAC
14 9 (3.11%) CISA
15 8 (2.77%) OSCP
16 7 (2.42%) GCIA
16 7 (2.42%) SANS
17 6 (2.08%) Azure Certification
17 6 (2.08%) CRISC
18 5 (1.73%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (26.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 74 (25.61%) NIST
3 38 (13.15%) GDPR
4 28 (9.69%) PCI DSS
5 16 (5.54%) GRC
6 15 (5.19%) HIPAA
6 15 (5.19%) SLA
7 13 (4.50%) Cyber Essentials
8 11 (3.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (2.77%) COBIT
10 6 (2.08%) NCSC
11 5 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (1.73%) QA
12 3 (1.04%) Accessibility
12 3 (1.04%) PSD2
12 3 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.69%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 2 (0.69%) ITGC
13 2 (0.69%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.69%) SOC 2
System Software
1 26 (9.00%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.50%) Docker
3 5 (1.73%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (1.04%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.69%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.69%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 32 (11.07%) Nessus
2 20 (6.92%) SCCM
3 16 (5.54%) Kubernetes
4 14 (4.84%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (4.15%) Terraform
6 8 (2.77%) WSUS
7 7 (2.42%) QRadar
8 6 (2.08%) CASB
8 6 (2.08%) Grafana
9 5 (1.73%) Ansible
9 5 (1.73%) HP Fortify
10 3 (1.04%) Nexpose
10 3 (1.04%) Norton AntiVirus
11 2 (0.69%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 2 (0.69%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.69%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.69%) SELinux
12 1 (0.35%) Istio
12 1 (0.35%) RSA Archer
12 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 89 (30.80%) Microsoft
2 55 (19.03%) Qualys
3 35 (12.11%) Tenable
4 27 (9.34%) Splunk
5 20 (6.92%) Google
5 20 (6.92%) Palo Alto
6 19 (6.57%) Cisco
7 17 (5.88%) Rapid7
7 17 (5.88%) ServiceNow
8 13 (4.50%) CrowdStrike
9 9 (3.11%) CyberArk
10 8 (2.77%) VMware
11 5 (1.73%) McAfee
11 5 (1.73%) Remedy
11 5 (1.73%) SAP
11 5 (1.73%) Tanium
12 4 (1.38%) Citrix
12 4 (1.38%) Red Hat
13 3 (1.04%) CheckPoint
13 3 (1.04%) Salesforce