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

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 216 249 278
Rank change year-on-year +33 +29 +25
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 554 271 307
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.27% 1.06% 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.49% 1.17% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 384 183 218
10th Percentile £356 £313 £387
25th Percentile £468 £449 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £617 £638 £669
90th Percentile £688 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £540 £526 £550
% change year-on-year +2.66% -4.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 6 1
10th Percentile £49.32 £28.52 -
25th Percentile £66.25 £29.79 £56.25
Median hourly rate £81.50 £43.62 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +86.85% -24.14% +119.05%
75th Percentile £84.00 £90.81 £58.75
90th Percentile £85.20 £102.75 -
UK median hourly rate £81.50 £43.62 £57.50
% change year-on-year +86.85% -24.14% +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 37,130 23,233 31,970
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.37% 91.23% 85.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,419 14,972 20,715
10th Percentile £325 £300 £304
25th Percentile £418 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £729 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £504 £525
% change year-on-year +2.23% -4.05% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,325 1,147 2,335
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.87 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.50 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +84.31% -33.11% +1.65%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £73.55
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +2.63%

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 28 June 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 28 June 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 28 June 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 +5 227 £550 - 85
North of England +47 139 £540 -15.29% 57
South East -16 101 £525 - 89
Yorkshire +24 74 £550 - 21
North West -3 57 £540 -8.09% 21
South West -21 34 £554 +38.50% 50
Midlands -37 32 £525 -16.00% 31
West Midlands -42 26 £438 -33.96% 21
North East -30 8 £375 -45.45% 16
East of England -34 7 £513 +7.89% 36
East Midlands -9 5 £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 16 (2.89%) Apache Spark
1 16 (2.89%) Confluence
2 13 (2.35%) Apache
2 13 (2.35%) Apache Airflow
3 12 (2.17%) Jupyter
4 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (1.08%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.18%) WebLogic
Applications
1 7 (1.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (2.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.08%) Remedy ITSM
3 5 (0.90%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.18%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 162 (29.24%) Azure
2 137 (24.73%) AWS
3 61 (11.01%) Entra ID
4 51 (9.21%) GCP
5 50 (9.03%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (4.87%) SaaS
7 26 (4.69%) Azure Sentinel
8 20 (3.61%) GitHub
9 17 (3.07%) Microsoft Purview
10 13 (2.35%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (2.35%) OpenShift
10 13 (2.35%) Power Platform
11 11 (1.99%) GitHub Actions
12 10 (1.81%) Serverless
13 8 (1.44%) AWS CloudFormation
13 8 (1.44%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (1.44%) IaaS
13 8 (1.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 7 (1.26%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 7 (1.26%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 66 (11.91%) Network Security
2 47 (8.48%) Firewall
3 21 (3.79%) DNS
4 13 (2.35%) DHCP
5 10 (1.81%) VPN
6 9 (1.62%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.62%) WAN
7 7 (1.26%) BGP
7 7 (1.26%) IPsec
7 7 (1.26%) LAN
7 7 (1.26%) MPLS
8 6 (1.08%) HTTPS
8 6 (1.08%) Wireless
9 5 (0.90%) Internet
9 5 (0.90%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (0.72%) MQTT
10 4 (0.72%) NGFW
10 4 (0.72%) SSL
11 2 (0.36%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.36%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.99%) Power BI
2 6 (1.08%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.72%) Big Data
5 3 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.54%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.54%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.54%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.36%) Amazon Athena
6 2 (0.36%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.36%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.36%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.36%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.18%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.18%) Redis
Development Applications
1 29 (5.23%) GitLab
1 29 (5.23%) JIRA
2 18 (3.25%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.99%) SonarQube
4 8 (1.44%) Git
4 8 (1.44%) Snyk
5 3 (0.54%) AdminStudio
5 3 (0.54%) Burp Suite
5 3 (0.54%) git-flow
5 3 (0.54%) InstallShield
5 3 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.36%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.36%) Flyway
6 2 (0.36%) JUnit
6 2 (0.36%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.36%) Mockito
7 1 (0.18%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.18%) Tricentis qTest
7 1 (0.18%) TruffleHog
General
1 160 (28.88%) Social Skills
2 120 (21.66%) Finance
3 82 (14.80%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (11.55%) Public Sector
5 30 (5.42%) Banking
6 24 (4.33%) Legal
7 20 (3.61%) Aerospace
8 19 (3.43%) Documentation Skills
8 19 (3.43%) Financial Institution
9 14 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (1.99%) Publishing
11 9 (1.62%) Local Government
12 8 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.26%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (1.08%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.90%) Law
16 3 (0.54%) Telecoms
17 2 (0.36%) Arabic Language
17 2 (0.36%) Military
18 1 (0.18%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 74 (13.36%) Analyst
2 57 (10.29%) Security Engineer
3 56 (10.11%) Architect
4 55 (9.93%) Consultant
5 53 (9.57%) Lead
6 41 (7.40%) Senior
7 39 (7.04%) Security Architect
8 33 (5.96%) Security Consultant
9 29 (5.23%) Security Analyst
10 23 (4.15%) Security Manager
11 22 (3.97%) Security Specialist
12 19 (3.43%) DevOps Engineer
13 18 (3.25%) Business Analyst
14 17 (3.07%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 17 (3.07%) Developer
15 16 (2.89%) DevSecOps Consultant
15 16 (2.89%) Vulnerability Analyst
16 15 (2.71%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 15 (2.71%) Cybersecurity Specialist
17 14 (2.53%) Vulnerability Management Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.53%) Elastic Stack
2 11 (1.99%) SAP Basis
3 7 (1.26%) REST
3 7 (1.26%) RESTful
4 6 (1.08%) 802.1X
4 6 (1.08%) Kafka
4 6 (1.08%) LangChain
4 6 (1.08%) LDAP
4 6 (1.08%) PyTorch
4 6 (1.08%) scikit-learn
5 4 (0.72%) Azure Blueprints
5 4 (0.72%) gRPC
5 4 (0.72%) Keycloak
5 4 (0.72%) Protocol Buffers
6 3 (0.54%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.54%) OAuth
6 3 (0.54%) OpenAPI
6 3 (0.54%) SailPoint
6 3 (0.54%) SOAP
6 3 (0.54%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 90 (16.25%) Security Posture
2 48 (8.66%) Operational Technology
3 41 (7.40%) Cloud Native
4 38 (6.86%) Onboarding
5 34 (6.14%) Management Information System
6 21 (3.79%) Cyber Threat
7 20 (3.61%) Security Operations Centre
8 19 (3.43%) Cyber Defence
8 19 (3.43%) Virtual Team
9 15 (2.71%) Product Ownership
10 14 (2.53%) Cloud Security Posture
11 12 (2.17%) Data Centre
11 12 (2.17%) SCADA
12 11 (1.99%) PKI
12 11 (1.99%) Taxonomies
13 10 (1.81%) CMDB
14 9 (1.62%) Linux Command Line
14 9 (1.62%) Public Cloud
15 8 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
16 7 (1.26%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 77 (13.90%) Linux
1 77 (13.90%) Windows
2 23 (4.15%) Windows Server
3 21 (3.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 20 (3.61%) Unix
5 9 (1.62%) Mac OS
6 7 (1.26%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.08%) AIX
8 5 (0.90%) HPUX
8 5 (0.90%) Oracle Linux
8 5 (0.90%) Solaris
8 5 (0.90%) SUSE
9 4 (0.72%) Alpine Linux
10 2 (0.36%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.18%) Android
11 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.18%) CentOS
11 1 (0.18%) Check Point GAiA
11 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 250 (45.13%) Cybersecurity
2 124 (22.38%) Incident Response
3 123 (22.20%) CI/CD
4 112 (20.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 112 (20.22%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 110 (19.86%) Stakeholder Management
6 108 (19.49%) SIEM
7 106 (19.13%) Cloud Security
8 103 (18.59%) Risk Management
9 94 (16.97%) Security Operations
10 91 (16.43%) Threat Modelling
11 89 (16.06%) Security Architecture
12 77 (13.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 76 (13.72%) DevOps
14 75 (13.54%) Roadmaps
15 71 (12.82%) DevSecOps
16 57 (10.29%) Application Security
16 57 (10.29%) Problem-Solving
17 51 (9.21%) Infrastructure as Code
18 48 (8.66%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 79 (14.26%) Python
2 45 (8.12%) PowerShell
3 23 (4.15%) Bash
4 13 (2.35%) SQL
5 11 (1.99%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.81%) Bicep
7 8 (1.44%) Shell Script
8 7 (1.26%) Java
9 6 (1.08%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (0.72%) Korn
10 4 (0.72%) Rust
11 3 (0.54%) Perl
12 2 (0.36%) Go
12 2 (0.36%) PromQL
12 2 (0.36%) Search Processing Language
13 1 (0.18%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.18%) C#
13 1 (0.18%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 180 (32.49%) Security Cleared
2 114 (20.58%) SC Cleared
3 108 (19.49%) CISSP
4 66 (11.91%) Degree
5 65 (11.73%) CISM
6 44 (7.94%) DV Cleared
7 38 (6.86%) Cisco Certification
8 34 (6.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 28 (5.05%) CompTIA Security+
10 26 (4.69%) CCSP
11 20 (3.61%) GIAC
12 16 (2.89%) CRISC
13 15 (2.71%) AWS Certification
14 12 (2.17%) CISA
14 12 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
15 11 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
16 10 (1.81%) PMP
17 9 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
17 9 (1.62%) CEH
17 9 (1.62%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (17.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 98 (17.69%) NIST
3 43 (7.76%) GRC
4 36 (6.50%) NCSC
5 33 (5.96%) GDPR
6 27 (4.87%) Cyber Essentials
7 22 (3.97%) SLA
8 14 (2.53%) NIST 800
8 14 (2.53%) PCI DSS
8 14 (2.53%) SOC 2
9 11 (1.99%) ISO 31000
9 11 (1.99%) QA
10 8 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (1.26%) Data Quality
11 7 (1.26%) HIPAA
12 5 (0.90%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 4 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (0.54%) IFRS
14 3 (0.54%) IFRS 9
14 3 (0.54%) PMO
System Software
1 46 (8.30%) Active Directory
2 42 (7.58%) Docker
3 25 (4.51%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.08%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.36%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.18%) GPFS
6 1 (0.18%) HDFS
6 1 (0.18%) Lustre
6 1 (0.18%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 57 (10.29%) Kubernetes
2 52 (9.39%) Terraform
3 28 (5.05%) Ansible
4 23 (4.15%) Microsoft Intune
5 21 (3.79%) Nessus
6 19 (3.43%) Single Sign-On
7 15 (2.71%) Grafana
7 15 (2.71%) Prometheus
8 10 (1.81%) SCCM
9 8 (1.44%) Puppet
10 5 (0.90%) CASB
10 5 (0.90%) vRealize
11 4 (0.72%) Podman
12 3 (0.54%) HP Fortify
12 3 (0.54%) OpenVAS
13 2 (0.36%) ITRS Geneos
13 2 (0.36%) Nexpose
13 2 (0.36%) RSA Archer
13 2 (0.36%) SELinux
13 2 (0.36%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 103 (18.59%) Microsoft
2 59 (10.65%) Tenable
3 49 (8.84%) Qualys
4 43 (7.76%) Splunk
5 37 (6.68%) ServiceNow
6 21 (3.79%) Trend Micro
7 20 (3.61%) CrowdStrike
7 20 (3.61%) Okta
7 20 (3.61%) Rapid7
8 17 (3.07%) Oracle
8 17 (3.07%) SAP
9 15 (2.71%) Google
10 13 (2.35%) VMware
11 12 (2.17%) Red Hat
11 12 (2.17%) Remedy
12 10 (1.81%) CyberArk
13 9 (1.62%) IBM
13 9 (1.62%) Tanium
14 8 (1.44%) Cisco
14 8 (1.44%) Clearswift