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 10 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 232 281
Rank change year-on-year +37 +49 +13
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 638 308 279
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.40% 1.11% 0.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.65% 1.22% 0.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 427 212 198
10th Percentile £363 £325 £379
25th Percentile £463 £458 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £675
90th Percentile £725 £774 £777
UK median daily rate £550 £534 £550
% change year-on-year +3.09% -3.00% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 7 3
10th Percentile £66.25 £28.72 £51.25
25th Percentile £75.50 £30.06 £53.13
Median hourly rate £80.00 £54.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +46.79% -5.22% +119.05%
75th Percentile £84.00 £81.63 £58.75
90th Percentile £85.50 £102.20 -
UK median hourly rate £80.00 £54.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year +46.79% -5.22% +119.05%

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 38,771 25,264 28,522
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.11% 90.78% 85.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,101 16,147 18,629
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,535 1,418 1,654
10th Percentile £14.56 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.50 £17.87 £18.39
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +2.19%
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.05 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £40.94
% change year-on-year +68.99% -38.57% -3.67%

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 10 August 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 10 August 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 10 August 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 +4 262 £550 +2.47% 238
South East -3 144 £550 +4.56% 123
North of England +37 131 £548 +1.86% 84
Yorkshire +21 67 £550 +2.33% 28
North West -6 55 £554 +5.48% 44
South West -28 34 £600 +50.00% 61
Midlands -27 30 £525 -14.29% 35
East of England -11 24 £510 +7.37% 33
West Midlands -35 23 £475 -32.14% 25
North East - 9 £375 - 13
East Midlands -3 6 £638 +112.50% 10
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 23 (3.61%) Confluence
2 19 (2.98%) Apache Spark
3 16 (2.51%) Apache Airflow
4 15 (2.35%) Apache
5 12 (1.88%) Jupyter
6 9 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.78%) SharePoint
8 2 (0.31%) Apache Superset
9 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.16%) WebLogic
Applications
1 7 (1.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.94%) Oracle ERP
2 6 (0.94%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.16%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 204 (31.97%) Azure
2 160 (25.08%) AWS
3 69 (10.82%) Entra ID
4 59 (9.25%) Microsoft 365
5 56 (8.78%) GCP
6 47 (7.37%) GitHub
7 30 (4.70%) GitHub Actions
8 26 (4.08%) SaaS
9 24 (3.76%) Azure Sentinel
10 23 (3.61%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (2.98%) Amazon EKS
12 18 (2.82%) OCI
13 16 (2.51%) Microsoft Purview
14 13 (2.04%) Amazon S3
15 12 (1.88%) AWS CloudFormation
15 12 (1.88%) OpenShift
15 12 (1.88%) Power Platform
16 11 (1.72%) Azure Monitor
16 11 (1.72%) Serverless
17 10 (1.57%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 68 (10.66%) Network Security
2 41 (6.43%) Firewall
3 22 (3.45%) DNS
4 14 (2.19%) WAN
5 13 (2.04%) MPLS
6 12 (1.88%) BGP
6 12 (1.88%) IPsec
6 12 (1.88%) LAN
6 12 (1.88%) TCP/IP
6 12 (1.88%) VPN
7 8 (1.25%) Broadband
8 5 (0.78%) DHCP
8 5 (0.78%) Internet
9 4 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
9 4 (0.63%) MQTT
9 4 (0.63%) SSL
10 3 (0.47%) Intranet
10 3 (0.47%) NGFW
10 3 (0.47%) VLAN
11 2 (0.31%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.57%) Power BI
2 9 (1.41%) Big Data
2 9 (1.41%) Data Lake
3 6 (0.94%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (0.94%) SQL Server
4 5 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.47%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.31%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.31%) Apache Hive
6 2 (0.31%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.31%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.31%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.31%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.31%) Trino
7 1 (0.16%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 39 (6.11%) GitLab
2 28 (4.39%) JIRA
3 26 (4.08%) Jenkins
4 12 (1.88%) SonarQube
5 9 (1.41%) Snyk
6 8 (1.25%) Git
7 4 (0.63%) Burp Suite
8 3 (0.47%) AdminStudio
8 3 (0.47%) git-flow
8 3 (0.47%) InstallShield
8 3 (0.47%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.31%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.31%) Flyway
9 2 (0.31%) JUnit
9 2 (0.31%) Liquibase
9 2 (0.31%) Mockito
9 2 (0.31%) MSI
10 1 (0.16%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.16%) Tricentis qTest
10 1 (0.16%) TruffleHog
General
1 199 (31.19%) Social Skills
2 134 (21.00%) Finance
3 84 (13.17%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (12.38%) Public Sector
5 35 (5.49%) Aerospace
6 34 (5.33%) Banking
7 23 (3.61%) Legal
8 19 (2.98%) Financial Institution
9 17 (2.66%) Influencing Skills
10 16 (2.51%) Documentation Skills
11 14 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (1.72%) Manufacturing
12 11 (1.72%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.25%) Local Government
13 8 (1.25%) Military
14 7 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.94%) Law
15 6 (0.94%) Publishing
16 4 (0.63%) Retail
17 2 (0.31%) Billing
Job Titles
1 95 (14.89%) Analyst
2 75 (11.76%) Lead
3 62 (9.72%) Consultant
4 59 (9.25%) Security Engineer
5 55 (8.62%) Architect
6 49 (7.68%) Senior
7 39 (6.11%) Security Consultant
8 37 (5.80%) Security Analyst
9 35 (5.49%) Security Architect
10 30 (4.70%) Security Manager
11 23 (3.61%) DevSecOps Engineer
11 23 (3.61%) Security Specialist
11 23 (3.61%) Vulnerability Analyst
12 22 (3.45%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 21 (3.29%) Developer
13 21 (3.29%) DevOps Engineer
14 20 (3.13%) Cloud Engineer
15 17 (2.66%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 16 (2.51%) Cybersecurity Specialist
16 16 (2.51%) DevSecOps Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.19%) Elastic Stack
2 12 (1.88%) Loki
3 10 (1.57%) REST
4 7 (1.10%) RESTful
5 6 (0.94%) LangChain
5 6 (0.94%) LDAP
5 6 (0.94%) PyTorch
5 6 (0.94%) SAP Basis
5 6 (0.94%) scikit-learn
6 5 (0.78%) ARM Templates
6 5 (0.78%) Kafka
6 5 (0.78%) ModSecurity
7 4 (0.63%) Azure Blueprints
7 4 (0.63%) gRPC
7 4 (0.63%) Keycloak
7 4 (0.63%) OAuth
7 4 (0.63%) Protocol Buffers
8 3 (0.47%) OpenAPI
8 3 (0.47%) OpenTelemetry
8 3 (0.47%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 108 (16.93%) Security Posture
2 54 (8.46%) Operational Technology
3 46 (7.21%) Cyber Threat
4 45 (7.05%) Onboarding
5 44 (6.90%) Cloud Native
6 38 (5.96%) Management Information System
7 31 (4.86%) Security Operations Centre
8 24 (3.76%) Cloud Security Posture
9 20 (3.13%) Cyber Defence
9 20 (3.13%) Virtual Team
10 17 (2.66%) Product Ownership
11 15 (2.35%) CMDB
12 13 (2.04%) SCADA
13 11 (1.72%) Linux Command Line
14 10 (1.57%) Data Centre
15 9 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
15 9 (1.41%) PKI
15 9 (1.41%) Public Cloud
16 8 (1.25%) NHS
16 8 (1.25%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 86 (13.48%) Windows
2 83 (13.01%) Linux
3 24 (3.76%) Windows Server
4 23 (3.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 19 (2.98%) Unix
6 12 (1.88%) Mac OS
7 6 (0.94%) AIX
7 6 (0.94%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.78%) HPUX
8 5 (0.78%) Oracle Linux
8 5 (0.78%) Solaris
8 5 (0.78%) SUSE
8 5 (0.78%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.63%) Alpine Linux
10 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.16%) Android
11 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.16%) Check Point GAiA
11 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 310 (48.59%) Cybersecurity
2 176 (27.59%) Stakeholder Management
3 157 (24.61%) Incident Response
4 147 (23.04%) CI/CD
5 138 (21.63%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 136 (21.32%) Cloud Security
7 129 (20.22%) Continuous Improvement
8 127 (19.91%) Security Operations
9 125 (19.59%) Risk Management
10 117 (18.34%) SIEM
11 98 (15.36%) DevSecOps
12 92 (14.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 89 (13.95%) Threat Modelling
14 88 (13.79%) Security Architecture
15 86 (13.48%) DevOps
16 80 (12.54%) Roadmaps
17 77 (12.07%) Infrastructure as Code
18 70 (10.97%) Identity Access Management
18 70 (10.97%) Information Security
19 62 (9.72%) Application Security
Programming Languages
1 102 (15.99%) Python
2 72 (11.29%) PowerShell
3 40 (6.27%) Bash
4 21 (3.29%) Bicep
5 19 (2.98%) SQL
6 10 (1.57%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.57%) Kusto Query Language
7 8 (1.25%) Shell Script
8 6 (0.94%) Java
9 4 (0.63%) Korn
9 4 (0.63%) Rust
10 3 (0.47%) Perl
11 2 (0.31%) C#
11 2 (0.31%) Go
11 2 (0.31%) PromQL
11 2 (0.31%) Search Processing Language
12 1 (0.16%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.16%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 222 (34.80%) Security Cleared
2 153 (23.98%) SC Cleared
3 120 (18.81%) CISSP
4 77 (12.07%) CISM
5 62 (9.72%) Degree
6 52 (8.15%) Cisco Certification
7 47 (7.37%) DV Cleared
8 45 (7.05%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 32 (5.02%) CompTIA Security+
10 27 (4.23%) CCSP
11 19 (2.98%) AWS Certification
12 15 (2.35%) BPSS Clearance
12 15 (2.35%) CRISC
13 13 (2.04%) Azure Certification
13 13 (2.04%) CISA
13 13 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
13 13 (2.04%) GIAC
13 13 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
13 13 (2.04%) PMP
14 12 (1.88%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (20.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 116 (18.18%) NIST
3 53 (8.31%) GDPR
4 49 (7.68%) GRC
5 46 (7.21%) NCSC
6 40 (6.27%) Cyber Essentials
7 23 (3.61%) SLA
8 20 (3.13%) NIST 800
9 17 (2.66%) QA
10 16 (2.51%) PCI DSS
11 15 (2.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 12 (1.88%) SOC 2
13 11 (1.72%) ISO 31000
14 7 (1.10%) Data Quality
14 7 (1.10%) HIPAA
15 5 (0.78%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 5 (0.78%) COBIT
15 5 (0.78%) Def Stans
15 5 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 4 (0.63%) PMO
System Software
1 60 (9.40%) Docker
2 58 (9.09%) Active Directory
3 26 (4.08%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (0.94%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.31%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.31%) HDFS
6 2 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 80 (12.54%) Terraform
2 75 (11.76%) Kubernetes
3 37 (5.80%) Ansible
4 30 (4.70%) Microsoft Intune
5 27 (4.23%) Grafana
6 18 (2.82%) Nessus
7 15 (2.35%) Prometheus
7 15 (2.35%) Single Sign-On
8 14 (2.19%) Argo
8 14 (2.19%) SCCM
9 9 (1.41%) Puppet
10 5 (0.78%) CASB
10 5 (0.78%) vRealize
11 4 (0.63%) HP Fortify
11 4 (0.63%) OPNET
11 4 (0.63%) Podman
11 4 (0.63%) Proxmox
12 3 (0.47%) QRadar
13 2 (0.31%) ITRS Geneos
13 2 (0.31%) Nexpose
Vendors
1 149 (23.35%) Microsoft
2 61 (9.56%) Tenable
3 51 (7.99%) Qualys
4 44 (6.90%) Splunk
5 42 (6.58%) ServiceNow
6 31 (4.86%) Oracle
7 24 (3.76%) CrowdStrike
8 20 (3.13%) Google
8 20 (3.13%) Trend Micro
9 18 (2.82%) Rapid7
10 16 (2.51%) VMware
11 14 (2.19%) Okta
12 13 (2.04%) Tanium
13 12 (1.88%) Remedy
13 12 (1.88%) SAP
14 11 (1.72%) Databricks
14 11 (1.72%) Red Hat
15 10 (1.57%) CyberArk
15 10 (1.57%) IBM
16 8 (1.25%) Clearswift