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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 201 235 278
Rank change year-on-year +34 +43 +13
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 635 300 277
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.41% 1.09% 0.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.65% 1.20% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 424 203 194
10th Percentile £363 £325 £380
25th Percentile £463 £457 £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 £700 £774 £775
UK median daily rate £543 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 8 2
10th Percentile £66.25 £28.92 -
25th Percentile £75.50 £30.34 £56.25
Median hourly rate £80.00 £54.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +46.79% -5.22% +119.05%
75th Percentile £84.00 £72.44 £58.75
90th Percentile £85.50 £101.65 -
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 38,456 25,047 28,792
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.21% 90.72% 85.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,987 16,039 18,801
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 £758
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,460 1,391 1,685
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.20 £14.05
25th Percentile £20.69 £17.87 £18.16
Median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +78.93% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £83.00 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.90% -4.71%

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 4 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 4 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 4 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 +22 261 £550 +2.47% 203
South East +6 142 £550 +4.76% 120
North of England +43 130 £545 +1.40% 83
Yorkshire +18 66 £550 +2.33% 30
North West -15 55 £545 +1.40% 41
South West -27 35 £588 +46.88% 61
Midlands -28 32 £525 -14.29% 35
West Midlands -39 25 £500 -28.57% 22
East of England -13 22 £513 +7.89% 35
North East - 9 £375 - 12
East Midlands -3 6 £638 +112.50% 13
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 (3.62%) Confluence
2 18 (2.83%) Apache Spark
3 15 (2.36%) Apache Airflow
4 14 (2.20%) Apache
5 12 (1.89%) Jupyter
6 9 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.79%) SharePoint
8 1 (0.16%) Apache Superset
8 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.16%) WebLogic
Applications
1 7 (1.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (1.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.94%) Oracle ERP
2 6 (0.94%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.16%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 192 (30.24%) Azure
2 154 (24.25%) AWS
3 66 (10.39%) Entra ID
4 58 (9.13%) Microsoft 365
5 54 (8.50%) GCP
6 44 (6.93%) GitHub
7 28 (4.41%) GitHub Actions
8 26 (4.09%) SaaS
9 25 (3.94%) Azure Sentinel
10 21 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (2.99%) Amazon EKS
12 18 (2.83%) OCI
13 17 (2.68%) Microsoft Purview
14 13 (2.05%) Amazon S3
15 12 (1.89%) AWS CloudFormation
15 12 (1.89%) Power Platform
16 11 (1.73%) OpenShift
16 11 (1.73%) Serverless
17 10 (1.57%) Azure Monitor
17 10 (1.57%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 67 (10.55%) Network Security
2 43 (6.77%) Firewall
3 21 (3.31%) DNS
4 14 (2.20%) WAN
5 13 (2.05%) MPLS
6 12 (1.89%) BGP
6 12 (1.89%) IPsec
6 12 (1.89%) LAN
6 12 (1.89%) TCP/IP
6 12 (1.89%) VPN
7 8 (1.26%) Broadband
8 6 (0.94%) DHCP
9 5 (0.79%) Internet
10 4 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (0.63%) MQTT
10 4 (0.63%) SSL
11 3 (0.47%) Intranet
11 3 (0.47%) NGFW
11 3 (0.47%) VLAN
12 2 (0.31%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.57%) Power BI
2 9 (1.42%) Big Data
2 9 (1.42%) Data Lake
3 6 (0.94%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (0.94%) SQL Server
4 5 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (0.79%) 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
7 1 (0.16%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.16%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.16%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.16%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.16%) Cloud Spanner
Development Applications
1 37 (5.83%) GitLab
2 28 (4.41%) JIRA
3 25 (3.94%) Jenkins
4 11 (1.73%) SonarQube
5 8 (1.26%) Git
5 8 (1.26%) Snyk
6 3 (0.47%) AdminStudio
6 3 (0.47%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.47%) git-flow
6 3 (0.47%) InstallShield
6 3 (0.47%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.31%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.31%) Flyway
7 2 (0.31%) JUnit
7 2 (0.31%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.31%) Mockito
8 1 (0.16%) MSI
8 1 (0.16%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.16%) Tricentis qTest
8 1 (0.16%) TruffleHog
General
1 195 (30.71%) Social Skills
2 133 (20.94%) Finance
3 84 (13.23%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (12.13%) Public Sector
5 35 (5.51%) Aerospace
6 32 (5.04%) Banking
7 22 (3.46%) Legal
8 19 (2.99%) Financial Institution
9 17 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
11 14 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (1.73%) Telecoms
13 10 (1.57%) Manufacturing
14 8 (1.26%) Local Government
15 7 (1.10%) Military
15 7 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.94%) Law
16 6 (0.94%) Publishing
17 4 (0.63%) Retail
18 2 (0.31%) Billing
Job Titles
1 97 (15.28%) Analyst
2 72 (11.34%) Lead
3 62 (9.76%) Consultant
4 58 (9.13%) Security Engineer
5 55 (8.66%) Architect
6 50 (7.87%) Senior
7 39 (6.14%) Security Consultant
8 36 (5.67%) Security Analyst
9 35 (5.51%) Security Architect
10 29 (4.57%) Security Manager
11 24 (3.78%) Vulnerability Analyst
12 23 (3.62%) DevSecOps Engineer
13 22 (3.46%) Security Specialist
14 21 (3.31%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 21 (3.31%) Developer
15 19 (2.99%) DevOps Engineer
16 17 (2.68%) Cloud Engineer
16 17 (2.68%) Cybersecurity Analyst
17 16 (2.52%) DevSecOps Consultant
17 16 (2.52%) Vulnerability Management Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.20%) Elastic Stack
2 12 (1.89%) Loki
3 8 (1.26%) 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 (0.79%) ARM Templates
6 5 (0.79%) Kafka
6 5 (0.79%) 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%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 102 (16.06%) Security Posture
2 55 (8.66%) Operational Technology
3 45 (7.09%) Cloud Native
3 45 (7.09%) Cyber Threat
4 43 (6.77%) Onboarding
5 38 (5.98%) Management Information System
6 30 (4.72%) Security Operations Centre
7 21 (3.31%) Cloud Security Posture
8 20 (3.15%) Cyber Defence
8 20 (3.15%) Virtual Team
9 16 (2.52%) Product Ownership
10 13 (2.05%) CMDB
11 12 (1.89%) SCADA
12 11 (1.73%) Linux Command Line
13 10 (1.57%) Data Centre
13 10 (1.57%) PKI
14 9 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
14 9 (1.42%) Public Cloud
15 8 (1.26%) Social Media
16 7 (1.10%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 85 (13.39%) Windows
2 83 (13.07%) Linux
3 23 (3.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 23 (3.62%) Windows Server
4 19 (2.99%) Unix
5 12 (1.89%) Mac OS
6 6 (0.94%) AIX
6 6 (0.94%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.79%) HPUX
7 5 (0.79%) Oracle Linux
7 5 (0.79%) Solaris
7 5 (0.79%) SUSE
7 5 (0.79%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.63%) Alpine Linux
9 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.16%) Android
10 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.16%) Check Point GAiA
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 306 (48.19%) Cybersecurity
2 165 (25.98%) Stakeholder Management
3 162 (25.51%) Incident Response
4 144 (22.68%) CI/CD
5 132 (20.79%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 129 (20.31%) Risk Management
7 127 (20.00%) Cloud Security
8 126 (19.84%) Security Operations
9 125 (19.69%) Continuous Improvement
10 115 (18.11%) SIEM
11 93 (14.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 93 (14.65%) Threat Modelling
12 91 (14.33%) DevSecOps
13 87 (13.70%) Security Architecture
14 81 (12.76%) DevOps
15 79 (12.44%) Roadmaps
16 70 (11.02%) Infrastructure as Code
17 69 (10.87%) Information Security
18 66 (10.39%) Identity Access Management
19 61 (9.61%) Application Security
Programming Languages
1 104 (16.38%) Python
2 68 (10.71%) PowerShell
3 42 (6.61%) Bash
4 20 (3.15%) Bicep
5 19 (2.99%) SQL
6 10 (1.57%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.57%) Kusto Query Language
7 8 (1.26%) 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
1 224 (35.28%) Security Cleared
2 155 (24.41%) SC Cleared
3 118 (18.58%) CISSP
4 76 (11.97%) CISM
5 61 (9.61%) Degree
6 51 (8.03%) Cisco Certification
7 47 (7.40%) DV Cleared
8 44 (6.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 32 (5.04%) CompTIA Security+
10 26 (4.09%) CCSP
11 19 (2.99%) AWS Certification
12 16 (2.52%) BPSS Clearance
13 15 (2.36%) CRISC
14 13 (2.05%) CISA
14 13 (2.05%) GIAC
14 13 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
15 12 (1.89%) Azure Certification
15 12 (1.89%) CEH
15 12 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
15 12 (1.89%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (20.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 114 (17.95%) NIST
3 51 (8.03%) GDPR
4 49 (7.72%) GRC
5 44 (6.93%) NCSC
6 41 (6.46%) Cyber Essentials
7 25 (3.94%) SLA
8 20 (3.15%) NIST 800
9 17 (2.68%) QA
10 15 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 15 (2.36%) PCI DSS
11 12 (1.89%) SOC 2
12 11 (1.73%) ISO 31000
13 7 (1.10%) Data Quality
13 7 (1.10%) HIPAA
14 5 (0.79%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 5 (0.79%) COBIT
14 5 (0.79%) Def Stans
14 5 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 4 (0.63%) Government Security Classifications
System Software
1 59 (9.29%) Docker
2 55 (8.66%) Active Directory
3 26 (4.09%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (0.94%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.79%) 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 76 (11.97%) Terraform
2 71 (11.18%) Kubernetes
3 36 (5.67%) Ansible
4 28 (4.41%) Microsoft Intune
5 27 (4.25%) Grafana
6 19 (2.99%) Nessus
7 15 (2.36%) Prometheus
7 15 (2.36%) Single Sign-On
8 14 (2.20%) Argo
9 12 (1.89%) SCCM
10 9 (1.42%) Puppet
11 5 (0.79%) CASB
11 5 (0.79%) vRealize
12 4 (0.63%) OPNET
12 4 (0.63%) Podman
12 4 (0.63%) Proxmox
13 3 (0.47%) HP Fortify
13 3 (0.47%) QRadar
14 2 (0.31%) Nexpose
14 2 (0.31%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 142 (22.36%) Microsoft
2 60 (9.45%) Tenable
3 51 (8.03%) Qualys
4 46 (7.24%) Splunk
5 40 (6.30%) ServiceNow
6 31 (4.88%) Oracle
7 23 (3.62%) CrowdStrike
8 20 (3.15%) Google
8 20 (3.15%) Trend Micro
9 19 (2.99%) Rapid7
10 15 (2.36%) VMware
11 14 (2.20%) Okta
12 12 (1.89%) Remedy
12 12 (1.89%) SAP
12 12 (1.89%) Tanium
13 11 (1.73%) Databricks
13 11 (1.73%) Red Hat
14 10 (1.57%) IBM
15 9 (1.42%) CyberArk
16 8 (1.26%) Clearswift