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 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 243 257
Rank change year-on-year +48 +14 +16
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 655 290 292
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.44% 1.06% 0.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.69% 1.17% 1.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 441 206 206
10th Percentile £365 £313 £384
25th Percentile £473 £452 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -7.29%
75th Percentile £638 £623 £675
90th Percentile £738 £744 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 7 3
10th Percentile £60.25 £28.72 £51.25
25th Percentile £71.00 £30.06 £53.13
Median hourly rate £80.00 £54.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +46.79% -5.22% -11.54%
75th Percentile £83.00 £81.63 £58.75
90th Percentile £94.10 £102.20 -
UK median hourly rate £80.00 £54.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year +46.79% -5.22% -11.54%

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 38,735 24,846 28,143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.90% 90.77% 85.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,900 15,805 17,939
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £634 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £751
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,596 1,469 1,428
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.25 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.38 £17.87 £18.50
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.01
90th Percentile £80.00 £69.65 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +63.02% -40.82% +2.41%

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 3 September 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 3 September 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 3 September 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 +28 279 £568 +8.10% 329
South East +13 151 £550 +5.77% 111
North of England +38 123 £525 -2.33% 78
Yorkshire +17 63 £575 +6.98% 20
North West -14 50 £506 -2.71% 48
South West -18 40 £588 +46.88% 42
Midlands -31 27 £547 +4.10% 40
East of England -14 26 £513 +13.89% 27
West Midlands -31 24 £547 -17.51% 19
North East - 10 £375 - 10
East Midlands -20 2 £638 +37.84% 21
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 (3.36%) Confluence
2 20 (3.05%) Apache Spark
3 17 (2.60%) Apache
3 17 (2.60%) Apache Airflow
4 12 (1.83%) Jupyter
5 11 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.76%) SharePoint
7 4 (0.61%) Apache Superset
8 1 (0.15%) IIS
8 1 (0.15%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 8 (1.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.61%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.07%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (0.92%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.15%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 217 (33.13%) Azure
2 173 (26.41%) AWS
3 72 (10.99%) Entra ID
4 67 (10.23%) GCP
5 66 (10.08%) Microsoft 365
6 58 (8.85%) GitHub
7 35 (5.34%) GitHub Actions
8 28 (4.27%) Azure DevOps
9 26 (3.97%) Azure Sentinel
10 23 (3.51%) SaaS
11 20 (3.05%) Amazon EKS
12 19 (2.90%) OCI
13 16 (2.44%) Microsoft Purview
13 16 (2.44%) Power Platform
14 14 (2.14%) Amazon S3
14 14 (2.14%) Azure Monitor
15 12 (1.83%) AWS CloudFormation
16 11 (1.68%) Datadog
17 10 (1.53%) Serverless
18 9 (1.37%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 70 (10.69%) Network Security
2 39 (5.95%) Firewall
3 15 (2.29%) DNS
3 15 (2.29%) WAN
4 13 (1.98%) MPLS
5 12 (1.83%) BGP
5 12 (1.83%) IPsec
5 12 (1.83%) LAN
6 11 (1.68%) VPN
7 9 (1.37%) Broadband
8 8 (1.22%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.76%) Intranet
10 4 (0.61%) DHCP
10 4 (0.61%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (0.61%) MQTT
11 3 (0.46%) HTTP
11 3 (0.46%) Internet
11 3 (0.46%) Kerberos
11 3 (0.46%) NGFW
11 3 (0.46%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (1.83%) Power BI
2 10 (1.53%) Big Data
3 9 (1.37%) Relational Database
4 8 (1.22%) Data Lake
5 7 (1.07%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (0.76%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.46%) Power Query
8 3 (0.46%) Trino
9 2 (0.31%) Apache Hive
9 2 (0.31%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.31%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.31%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.15%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.15%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.15%) Redis
10 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 43 (6.56%) GitLab
2 29 (4.43%) Jenkins
3 27 (4.12%) JIRA
4 17 (2.60%) Git
5 11 (1.68%) SonarQube
6 8 (1.22%) Selenium
7 7 (1.07%) Snyk
8 4 (0.61%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.46%) AdminStudio
9 3 (0.46%) InstallShield
9 3 (0.46%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.31%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.31%) Flyway
10 2 (0.31%) git-flow
10 2 (0.31%) JUnit
10 2 (0.31%) Liquibase
10 2 (0.31%) Mockito
10 2 (0.31%) MSI
10 2 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
10 2 (0.31%) Zephyr
General
1 226 (34.50%) Social Skills
2 137 (20.92%) Finance
3 86 (13.13%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (11.45%) Public Sector
5 42 (6.41%) Banking
6 31 (4.73%) Aerospace
7 26 (3.97%) Legal
8 21 (3.21%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (2.75%) Financial Institution
10 17 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
11 16 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 14 (2.14%) Military
13 11 (1.68%) Local Government
13 11 (1.68%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.53%) Manufacturing
15 7 (1.07%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.92%) Law
17 5 (0.76%) Publishing
18 4 (0.61%) Retail
19 3 (0.46%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 105 (16.03%) Analyst
2 80 (12.21%) Lead
3 66 (10.08%) Consultant
4 59 (9.01%) Senior
5 54 (8.24%) Architect
5 54 (8.24%) Security Engineer
6 47 (7.18%) Security Analyst
7 42 (6.41%) Security Consultant
8 38 (5.80%) Security Architect
9 28 (4.27%) Cloud Engineer
9 28 (4.27%) DevSecOps Engineer
10 27 (4.12%) Security Manager
11 26 (3.97%) Security Specialist
12 23 (3.51%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 23 (3.51%) DevOps Engineer
13 21 (3.21%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 21 (3.21%) Developer
13 21 (3.21%) Vulnerability Analyst
14 19 (2.90%) DevSecOps Consultant
15 18 (2.75%) Cybersecurity Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (14.50%) Terraform
2 15 (2.29%) Elastic Stack
3 14 (2.14%) REST
4 13 (1.98%) Loki
5 9 (1.37%) Kafka
6 8 (1.22%) ARM Templates
7 7 (1.07%) RESTful
8 6 (0.92%) ModSecurity
9 5 (0.76%) OpenTelemetry
9 5 (0.76%) SLSA
10 4 (0.61%) .NET
10 4 (0.61%) Azure Blueprints
10 4 (0.61%) gRPC
10 4 (0.61%) Keycloak
10 4 (0.61%) Protocol Buffers
10 4 (0.61%) SAP Basis
11 3 (0.46%) JDBC
11 3 (0.46%) JSON
11 3 (0.46%) OAuth
11 3 (0.46%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 107 (16.34%) Security Posture
2 55 (8.40%) Cyber Threat
2 55 (8.40%) Onboarding
3 48 (7.33%) Operational Technology
4 41 (6.26%) Cloud Native
5 36 (5.50%) Security Operations Centre
6 35 (5.34%) Management Information System
7 21 (3.21%) Cloud Security Posture
8 20 (3.05%) Cyber Defence
9 16 (2.44%) Product Ownership
10 14 (2.14%) CMDB
10 14 (2.14%) SCADA
10 14 (2.14%) Virtual Team
11 13 (1.98%) Data Centre
12 11 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
13 9 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
13 9 (1.37%) Social Media
14 8 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
14 8 (1.22%) Cyber Security Posture
14 8 (1.22%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 89 (13.59%) Windows
2 76 (11.60%) Linux
3 26 (3.97%) Windows Server
4 21 (3.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 16 (2.44%) Unix
6 15 (2.29%) Mac OS
7 6 (0.92%) AIX
8 5 (0.76%) HPUX
8 5 (0.76%) Oracle Linux
8 5 (0.76%) Solaris
8 5 (0.76%) SUSE
8 5 (0.76%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.61%) Alpine Linux
9 4 (0.61%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.31%) Android
11 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.15%) Check Point GAiA
Processes & Methodologies
1 350 (53.44%) Cybersecurity
2 188 (28.70%) Stakeholder Management
3 181 (27.63%) Incident Response
4 166 (25.34%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 165 (25.19%) CI/CD
6 141 (21.53%) Cloud Security
6 141 (21.53%) Risk Management
7 140 (21.37%) Continuous Improvement
8 133 (20.31%) Security Operations
9 117 (17.86%) SIEM
10 112 (17.10%) DevSecOps
11 104 (15.88%) Infrastructure as Code
12 103 (15.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 93 (14.20%) DevOps
14 90 (13.74%) Security Architecture
15 85 (12.98%) Threat Modelling
16 81 (12.37%) Application Security
16 81 (12.37%) Identity Access Management
17 80 (12.21%) Information Security
18 71 (10.84%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 111 (16.95%) Python
2 83 (12.67%) PowerShell
3 40 (6.11%) Bash
4 26 (3.97%) Bicep
5 24 (3.66%) SQL
6 12 (1.83%) Kusto Query Language
7 11 (1.68%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.07%) Java
9 6 (0.92%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.61%) C#
10 4 (0.61%) Go
10 4 (0.61%) Rust
11 3 (0.46%) Perl
11 3 (0.46%) Search Processing Language
12 2 (0.31%) PromQL
13 1 (0.15%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.15%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.15%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 238 (36.34%) Security Cleared
2 167 (25.50%) SC Cleared
3 122 (18.63%) CISSP
4 85 (12.98%) CISM
5 59 (9.01%) Cisco Certification
5 59 (9.01%) DV Cleared
6 51 (7.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 50 (7.63%) Degree
8 30 (4.58%) CompTIA Security+
9 29 (4.43%) CCSP
10 20 (3.05%) AWS Certification
11 18 (2.75%) Azure Certification
12 17 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
13 16 (2.44%) CEH
14 15 (2.29%) CRISC
15 14 (2.14%) CISA
15 14 (2.14%) GIAC
16 13 (1.98%) PMP
17 12 (1.83%) PMI Certification
18 11 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 134 (20.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 129 (19.69%) NIST
3 59 (9.01%) NCSC
4 53 (8.09%) GDPR
5 48 (7.33%) GRC
6 46 (7.02%) Cyber Essentials
7 26 (3.97%) SLA
8 19 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 19 (2.90%) NIST 800
9 16 (2.44%) PCI DSS
10 15 (2.29%) QA
11 11 (1.68%) SOC 2
12 10 (1.53%) ISO 31000
13 9 (1.37%) COBIT
13 9 (1.37%) Data Quality
14 6 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 6 (0.92%) JSP 440
15 5 (0.76%) Def Stans
16 4 (0.61%) Government Security Classifications
16 4 (0.61%) HIPAA
System Software
1 59 (9.01%) Docker
2 55 (8.40%) Active Directory
3 19 (2.90%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.61%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.46%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.31%) Firmware
7 2 (0.31%) HDFS
8 1 (0.15%) Apache ZooKeeper
8 1 (0.15%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 89 (13.59%) Kubernetes
2 41 (6.26%) Ansible
3 31 (4.73%) Grafana
4 28 (4.27%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (2.60%) Prometheus
6 15 (2.29%) Argo
6 15 (2.29%) SCCM
7 10 (1.53%) Nessus
8 9 (1.37%) Puppet
8 9 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.76%) vRealize
10 4 (0.61%) HP Fortify
10 4 (0.61%) OPNET
10 4 (0.61%) Podman
10 4 (0.61%) Proxmox
10 4 (0.61%) QRadar
11 2 (0.31%) Cilium
11 2 (0.31%) Control-M
11 2 (0.31%) Nexpose
11 2 (0.31%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 158 (24.12%) Microsoft
2 54 (8.24%) Qualys
3 49 (7.48%) Tenable
4 38 (5.80%) Splunk
5 35 (5.34%) ServiceNow
6 32 (4.89%) Oracle
7 25 (3.82%) CrowdStrike
8 20 (3.05%) Trend Micro
9 19 (2.90%) Google
9 19 (2.90%) VMware
10 16 (2.44%) Rapid7
11 13 (1.98%) Tanium
12 12 (1.83%) Red Hat
13 11 (1.68%) Databricks
14 9 (1.37%) Okta
15 8 (1.22%) Clearswift
15 8 (1.22%) Remedy
16 7 (1.07%) Apple
16 7 (1.07%) Veracode
17 6 (0.92%) SAP