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

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 243 279
Rank change year-on-year +14 +36 +34
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 452 246 288
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.11% 1.01% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.31% 1.10% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 296 164 213
10th Percentile £335 £358 £382
25th Percentile £476 £455 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £536 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% -2.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £675
90th Percentile £700 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -2.79% +1.85% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 1 0
10th Percentile £51.63 - -
25th Percentile £55.75 £45.75 -
Median hourly rate £74.50 £54.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +36.70% - -
75th Percentile £84.00 £63.25 -
90th Percentile £84.75 - -
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 34,606 22,325 31,829
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.80% 91.23% 86.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,091 14,613 20,852
10th Percentile £319 £308 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £501 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.75% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,151 936 2,252
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.56 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.50 £16.00
Median hourly rate £46.80 £29.15 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +60.55% -20.14% -2.14%
75th Percentile £67.84 £63.29 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £28.75 £36.50
% change year-on-year +46.09% -21.23% +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 10 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 10 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 10 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 -5 168 £550 -2.65% 76
North of England +30 114 £540 -1.82% 63
South East -45 83 £525 -4.55% 79
Yorkshire +6 67 £525 - 18
North West 0 47 £540 +27.06% 31
South West -21 31 £552 +33.82% 45
Midlands -47 30 £500 -20.00% 27
West Midlands -45 24 £438 -33.96% 22
East of England -30 7 £480 -35.57% 34
East Midlands -30 5 £638 +112.50% 5
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 (2.88%) Confluence
2 8 (1.77%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.66%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.22%) Apache
5 1 (0.22%) nginx
5 1 (0.22%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.22%) WebLogic
Applications
1 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.44%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (4.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.33%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.22%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 152 (33.63%) Azure
2 112 (24.78%) AWS
3 50 (11.06%) Entra ID
4 49 (10.84%) Microsoft 365
5 43 (9.51%) GCP
6 30 (6.64%) SaaS
7 17 (3.76%) Azure Sentinel
8 13 (2.88%) GitHub
9 12 (2.65%) OpenShift
10 11 (2.43%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (2.21%) Power Platform
11 10 (2.21%) Serverless
12 9 (1.99%) IaaS
12 9 (1.99%) PaaS
13 8 (1.77%) AWS CloudFormation
13 8 (1.77%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 7 (1.55%) Microsoft Purview
15 6 (1.33%) AWS Lambda
16 5 (1.11%) Amazon ECS
16 5 (1.11%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 44 (9.73%) Firewall
2 40 (8.85%) Network Security
3 23 (5.09%) DNS
4 13 (2.88%) DHCP
5 11 (2.43%) VPN
6 8 (1.77%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.33%) HTTPS
7 6 (1.33%) Wireless
8 5 (1.11%) WAN
9 4 (0.88%) Internet
9 4 (0.88%) LAN
9 4 (0.88%) SSL
10 3 (0.66%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.66%) MPLS
10 3 (0.66%) NGFW
10 3 (0.66%) SAN
11 2 (0.44%) BGP
11 2 (0.44%) IPsec
12 1 (0.22%) Ethernet
12 1 (0.22%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.99%) Power BI
2 4 (0.88%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (0.88%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.66%) Amazon Athena
3 3 (0.66%) Amazon Redshift
3 3 (0.66%) Big Data
3 3 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.66%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.44%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.44%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.44%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.44%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.44%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.22%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 23 (5.09%) JIRA
2 9 (1.99%) Snyk
3 8 (1.77%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.55%) GitLab
5 3 (0.66%) AdminStudio
5 3 (0.66%) Git
5 3 (0.66%) InstallShield
5 3 (0.66%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.44%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.22%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.22%) git-flow
7 1 (0.22%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 135 (29.87%) Social Skills
2 89 (19.69%) Finance
3 73 (16.15%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (8.63%) Public Sector
5 26 (5.75%) Documentation Skills
6 25 (5.53%) Banking
7 23 (5.09%) Legal
8 19 (4.20%) Aerospace
9 15 (3.32%) Publishing
10 10 (2.21%) Financial Institution
11 8 (1.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.33%) Local Government
13 5 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.11%) Manufacturing
13 5 (1.11%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.66%) Military
14 3 (0.66%) Retail
15 2 (0.44%) Arabic Language
15 2 (0.44%) Health Technology
15 2 (0.44%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 60 (13.27%) Security Engineer
2 59 (13.05%) Analyst
3 51 (11.28%) Architect
4 46 (10.18%) Lead
5 39 (8.63%) Senior
6 35 (7.74%) Security Architect
7 28 (6.19%) Consultant
8 21 (4.65%) Security Analyst
8 21 (4.65%) Security Manager
9 19 (4.20%) Business Analyst
10 18 (3.98%) Security Specialist
11 16 (3.54%) Administrator
11 16 (3.54%) Security Consultant
12 15 (3.32%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 14 (3.10%) Senior Security Engineer
14 13 (2.88%) AWS Engineer
14 13 (2.88%) Vulnerability Management Engineer
15 12 (2.65%) Project Manager
15 12 (2.65%) Vulnerability Analyst
16 11 (2.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.54%) SAP Basis
2 9 (1.99%) Elastic Stack
3 6 (1.33%) 802.1X
3 6 (1.33%) LDAP
4 4 (0.88%) .NET
4 4 (0.88%) ADO
4 4 (0.88%) Kafka
4 4 (0.88%) LangChain
4 4 (0.88%) PyTorch
4 4 (0.88%) scikit-learn
5 3 (0.66%) REST
5 3 (0.66%) SailPoint
6 2 (0.44%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.44%) Middleware
6 2 (0.44%) Node.js
6 2 (0.44%) OAuth
6 2 (0.44%) OpenID
6 2 (0.44%) SLSA
6 2 (0.44%) SOAP
6 2 (0.44%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (13.27%) Security Posture
2 38 (8.41%) Operational Technology
3 34 (7.52%) Cloud Native
4 27 (5.97%) Management Information System
4 27 (5.97%) Onboarding
5 19 (4.20%) Virtual Team
6 18 (3.98%) Cyber Defence
7 17 (3.76%) Cyber Threat
7 17 (3.76%) Taxonomies
8 16 (3.54%) Security Operations Centre
9 15 (3.32%) PKI
10 13 (2.88%) Cloud Security Posture
11 12 (2.65%) Product Ownership
12 10 (2.21%) Data Centre
13 9 (1.99%) SCADA
14 8 (1.77%) Legacy Systems
14 8 (1.77%) Public Cloud
15 7 (1.55%) IoT
16 6 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
16 6 (1.33%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 55 (12.17%) Linux
2 50 (11.06%) Windows
3 18 (3.98%) Unix
4 17 (3.76%) Windows Server
5 13 (2.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.11%) AIX
7 4 (0.88%) HPUX
7 4 (0.88%) Oracle Linux
7 4 (0.88%) Solaris
7 4 (0.88%) SUSE
7 4 (0.88%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.44%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.44%) Rocky
8 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.22%) Android
9 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.22%) CentOS
9 1 (0.22%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (42.26%) Cybersecurity
2 105 (23.23%) Incident Response
3 86 (19.03%) Cloud Security
3 86 (19.03%) SIEM
4 85 (18.81%) CI/CD
5 83 (18.36%) Continuous Improvement
6 79 (17.48%) Threat Modelling
7 76 (16.81%) Stakeholder Management
8 72 (15.93%) Security Architecture
9 69 (15.27%) Risk Management
10 67 (14.82%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 65 (14.38%) Security Operations
12 59 (13.05%) Roadmaps
13 57 (12.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 52 (11.50%) DevSecOps
15 44 (9.73%) DevOps
16 43 (9.51%) Threat Intelligence
17 41 (9.07%) Agile
17 41 (9.07%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
17 41 (9.07%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 52 (11.50%) Python
2 28 (6.19%) PowerShell
3 19 (4.20%) Bash
4 10 (2.21%) SQL
5 7 (1.55%) Java
6 4 (0.88%) Bicep
6 4 (0.88%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.88%) Korn
7 3 (0.66%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.44%) Go
9 1 (0.22%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.22%) C#
9 1 (0.22%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.22%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.22%) Rust
9 1 (0.22%) Scala
9 1 (0.22%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 136 (30.09%) Security Cleared
2 93 (20.58%) SC Cleared
3 86 (19.03%) CISSP
4 58 (12.83%) Degree
5 53 (11.73%) CISM
6 25 (5.53%) Cisco Certification
7 24 (5.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 24 (5.31%) CompTIA Security+
7 24 (5.31%) DV Cleared
8 19 (4.20%) GIAC
9 18 (3.98%) CCSP
10 16 (3.54%) CRISC
11 11 (2.43%) AWS Certification
12 10 (2.21%) CEH
12 10 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (2.21%) CREST Certified
12 10 (2.21%) PMP
13 9 (1.99%) Azure Certification
13 9 (1.99%) CESG Certified Professional
13 9 (1.99%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (18.81%) NIST
2 75 (16.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (6.42%) GRC
4 20 (4.42%) GDPR
4 20 (4.42%) NCSC
5 18 (3.98%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (3.76%) SLA
7 14 (3.10%) NIST 800
8 10 (2.21%) SOC 2
9 9 (1.99%) ISO 31000
9 9 (1.99%) PCI DSS
9 9 (1.99%) QA
10 5 (1.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 5 (1.11%) COBIT
10 5 (1.11%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.66%) IFRS
11 3 (0.66%) IFRS 9
11 3 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (0.66%) PMO
System Software
1 39 (8.63%) Active Directory
2 22 (4.87%) Docker
3 19 (4.20%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.33%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.44%) GPFS
5 2 (0.44%) Lustre
5 2 (0.44%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (8.19%) Kubernetes
2 24 (5.31%) Single Sign-On
2 24 (5.31%) Terraform
3 18 (3.98%) Nessus
4 13 (2.88%) Ansible
5 10 (2.21%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (1.55%) SCCM
7 5 (1.11%) CASB
7 5 (1.11%) Grafana
7 5 (1.11%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.66%) OpenVAS
8 3 (0.66%) Puppet
8 3 (0.66%) SELinux
9 2 (0.44%) Norton AntiVirus
9 2 (0.44%) Podman
9 2 (0.44%) QRadar
9 2 (0.44%) SCOM
9 2 (0.44%) WSUS
10 1 (0.22%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.22%) vRealize
Vendors
1 73 (16.15%) Microsoft
2 48 (10.62%) Tenable
3 39 (8.63%) Splunk
4 35 (7.74%) Qualys
5 25 (5.53%) ServiceNow
6 23 (5.09%) SAP
7 22 (4.87%) Okta
8 14 (3.10%) Rapid7
9 12 (2.65%) CyberArk
9 12 (2.65%) Remedy
10 11 (2.43%) CrowdStrike
10 11 (2.43%) VMware
11 10 (2.21%) Oracle
12 8 (1.77%) Databricks
12 8 (1.77%) Google
13 7 (1.55%) IBM
13 7 (1.55%) Red Hat
14 6 (1.33%) Cisco
14 6 (1.33%) ForeScout
14 6 (1.33%) Trend Micro