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

 6 months to
1 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 204 245 278
Rank change year-on-year +41 +33 +32
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 561 274 306
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.28% 1.07% 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.50% 1.17% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 388 185 218
10th Percentile £356 £313 £387
25th Percentile £466 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £539 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.62% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £616 £638 £675
90th Percentile £688 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £538 £526 £550
% change year-on-year +2.19% -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 37,409 23,372 31,772
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.35% 91.17% 85.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,567 15,052 20,589
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 £501 £525
% change year-on-year +2.79% -4.57% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,348 1,165 2,330
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £20.97 £17.88 £16.06
Median hourly rate £46.90 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.48% -34.02% +1.65%
75th Percentile £68.50 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £72.93
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +3.81%

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 1 July 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 1 July 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 1 July 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 +4 228 £550 - 150
North of England +40 141 £540 -15.29% 61
South East -22 104 £525 - 110
Yorkshire +21 74 £550 - 21
North West +7 58 £540 -8.09% 28
South West -14 35 £552 +38.00% 50
Midlands -36 32 £525 -16.00% 37
West Midlands -35 26 £438 -33.96% 23
North East -25 9 £375 -45.45% 12
East of England -29 7 £513 +7.89% 39
East Midlands -8 5 £638 +112.50% 14
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 (2.85%) Apache Spark
1 16 (2.85%) Confluence
2 13 (2.32%) Apache
2 13 (2.32%) Apache Airflow
3 12 (2.14%) Jupyter
4 8 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.89%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.18%) WebLogic
Applications
1 7 (1.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (2.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.07%) Remedy ITSM
3 5 (0.89%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.18%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 165 (29.41%) Azure
2 140 (24.96%) AWS
3 61 (10.87%) Entra ID
4 52 (9.27%) GCP
5 50 (8.91%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (4.81%) SaaS
7 26 (4.63%) Azure Sentinel
8 21 (3.74%) GitHub
9 17 (3.03%) Microsoft Purview
10 13 (2.32%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (2.32%) OpenShift
10 13 (2.32%) Power Platform
11 11 (1.96%) GitHub Actions
11 11 (1.96%) Serverless
12 9 (1.60%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 8 (1.43%) AWS CloudFormation
13 8 (1.43%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (1.43%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (1.43%) IaaS
14 7 (1.25%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 68 (12.12%) Network Security
2 47 (8.38%) Firewall
3 21 (3.74%) DNS
4 13 (2.32%) DHCP
5 10 (1.78%) VPN
5 10 (1.78%) WAN
6 9 (1.60%) TCP/IP
7 8 (1.43%) BGP
7 8 (1.43%) IPsec
7 8 (1.43%) LAN
7 8 (1.43%) MPLS
8 6 (1.07%) HTTPS
8 6 (1.07%) Wireless
9 5 (0.89%) Internet
9 5 (0.89%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (0.71%) MQTT
10 4 (0.71%) NGFW
10 4 (0.71%) SSL
11 2 (0.36%) Broadband
11 2 (0.36%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.96%) Power BI
2 6 (1.07%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.89%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.71%) Big Data
5 3 (0.53%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.53%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.53%) 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%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.18%) Redis
7 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 29 (5.17%) GitLab
1 29 (5.17%) JIRA
2 18 (3.21%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.96%) SonarQube
4 8 (1.43%) Git
4 8 (1.43%) Snyk
5 3 (0.53%) AdminStudio
5 3 (0.53%) Burp Suite
5 3 (0.53%) git-flow
5 3 (0.53%) InstallShield
5 3 (0.53%) 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
1 161 (28.70%) Social Skills
2 121 (21.57%) Finance
3 84 (14.97%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (11.41%) Public Sector
5 29 (5.17%) Banking
6 24 (4.28%) Legal
7 20 (3.57%) Aerospace
8 19 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
8 19 (3.39%) Financial Institution
9 14 (2.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (1.96%) Publishing
11 10 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (1.60%) Local Government
13 8 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (1.07%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.89%) Law
16 3 (0.53%) Telecoms
17 2 (0.36%) Arabic Language
17 2 (0.36%) Military
18 1 (0.18%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 74 (13.19%) Analyst
2 58 (10.34%) Security Engineer
3 56 (9.98%) Architect
4 55 (9.80%) Consultant
4 55 (9.80%) Lead
5 42 (7.49%) Senior
6 38 (6.77%) Security Architect
7 33 (5.88%) Security Consultant
8 29 (5.17%) Security Analyst
9 24 (4.28%) Security Manager
10 22 (3.92%) Security Specialist
11 19 (3.39%) DevOps Engineer
12 18 (3.21%) Business Analyst
12 18 (3.21%) Developer
13 17 (3.03%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 16 (2.85%) DevSecOps Consultant
14 16 (2.85%) Vulnerability Analyst
15 15 (2.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
15 15 (2.67%) Cybersecurity Specialist
16 14 (2.50%) DevSecOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.50%) Elastic Stack
2 11 (1.96%) SAP Basis
3 7 (1.25%) REST
3 7 (1.25%) RESTful
4 6 (1.07%) 802.1X
4 6 (1.07%) Kafka
4 6 (1.07%) LangChain
4 6 (1.07%) LDAP
4 6 (1.07%) PyTorch
4 6 (1.07%) scikit-learn
5 4 (0.71%) Azure Blueprints
5 4 (0.71%) gRPC
5 4 (0.71%) Keycloak
5 4 (0.71%) Protocol Buffers
6 3 (0.53%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.53%) OAuth
6 3 (0.53%) SailPoint
6 3 (0.53%) SLSA
6 3 (0.53%) SOAP
6 3 (0.53%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 94 (16.76%) Security Posture
2 48 (8.56%) Operational Technology
3 42 (7.49%) Cloud Native
4 39 (6.95%) Onboarding
5 34 (6.06%) Management Information System
6 23 (4.10%) Cyber Threat
7 20 (3.57%) Cyber Defence
7 20 (3.57%) Security Operations Centre
8 19 (3.39%) Virtual Team
9 16 (2.85%) Cloud Security Posture
10 15 (2.67%) Product Ownership
11 12 (2.14%) Data Centre
11 12 (2.14%) SCADA
12 11 (1.96%) PKI
12 11 (1.96%) Taxonomies
13 10 (1.78%) CMDB
13 10 (1.78%) Linux Command Line
14 9 (1.60%) Public Cloud
15 8 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
16 7 (1.25%) CSOC
Operating Systems
1 78 (13.90%) Linux
2 76 (13.55%) Windows
3 22 (3.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 21 (3.74%) Windows Server
5 19 (3.39%) Unix
6 9 (1.60%) Mac OS
7 7 (1.25%) Ubuntu
8 6 (1.07%) AIX
9 5 (0.89%) HPUX
9 5 (0.89%) Oracle Linux
9 5 (0.89%) Solaris
9 5 (0.89%) SUSE
10 4 (0.71%) Alpine Linux
11 2 (0.36%) Windows 10
11 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.18%) Android
12 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.18%) CentOS
12 1 (0.18%) Check Point GAiA
12 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 253 (45.10%) Cybersecurity
2 126 (22.46%) Incident Response
3 124 (22.10%) CI/CD
4 115 (20.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 115 (20.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 113 (20.14%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 109 (19.43%) Cloud Security
7 108 (19.25%) SIEM
8 103 (18.36%) Risk Management
9 96 (17.11%) Security Operations
10 90 (16.04%) Threat Modelling
11 89 (15.86%) Security Architecture
12 78 (13.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 76 (13.55%) DevOps
13 76 (13.55%) Roadmaps
14 74 (13.19%) DevSecOps
15 58 (10.34%) Application Security
15 58 (10.34%) Problem-Solving
16 52 (9.27%) Infrastructure as Code
17 49 (8.73%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 81 (14.44%) Python
2 46 (8.20%) PowerShell
3 24 (4.28%) Bash
4 14 (2.50%) SQL
5 11 (1.96%) Bicep
5 11 (1.96%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.43%) Shell Script
7 7 (1.25%) Java
7 7 (1.25%) Kusto Query Language
8 4 (0.71%) Korn
8 4 (0.71%) Rust
9 3 (0.53%) Perl
10 2 (0.36%) Go
10 2 (0.36%) PromQL
10 2 (0.36%) Search Processing Language
11 1 (0.18%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.18%) C#
11 1 (0.18%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 183 (32.62%) Security Cleared
2 116 (20.68%) SC Cleared
3 109 (19.43%) CISSP
4 66 (11.76%) Degree
5 65 (11.59%) CISM
6 45 (8.02%) DV Cleared
7 39 (6.95%) Cisco Certification
8 34 (6.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 28 (4.99%) CompTIA Security+
10 26 (4.63%) CCSP
11 20 (3.57%) GIAC
12 16 (2.85%) CRISC
13 15 (2.67%) AWS Certification
14 12 (2.14%) CISA
14 12 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
15 11 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
16 10 (1.78%) CEH
16 10 (1.78%) PMP
17 9 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
17 9 (1.60%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (17.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 98 (17.47%) NIST
3 43 (7.66%) GRC
4 36 (6.42%) NCSC
5 33 (5.88%) GDPR
6 27 (4.81%) Cyber Essentials
7 22 (3.92%) SLA
8 14 (2.50%) NIST 800
8 14 (2.50%) PCI DSS
8 14 (2.50%) SOC 2
9 12 (2.14%) QA
10 11 (1.96%) ISO 31000
11 8 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (1.25%) Data Quality
12 7 (1.25%) HIPAA
13 5 (0.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 4 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 3 (0.53%) IFRS
15 3 (0.53%) IFRS 9
15 3 (0.53%) PMO
System Software
1 46 (8.20%) Active Directory
2 42 (7.49%) Docker
3 26 (4.63%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.07%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.07%) 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 58 (10.34%) Kubernetes
2 53 (9.45%) Terraform
3 29 (5.17%) Ansible
4 23 (4.10%) Microsoft Intune
5 21 (3.74%) Nessus
6 20 (3.57%) Single Sign-On
7 15 (2.67%) Grafana
7 15 (2.67%) Prometheus
8 9 (1.60%) SCCM
9 8 (1.43%) Puppet
10 5 (0.89%) CASB
10 5 (0.89%) vRealize
11 4 (0.71%) Podman
12 3 (0.53%) HP Fortify
12 3 (0.53%) OpenVAS
12 3 (0.53%) OPNET
12 3 (0.53%) Proxmox
13 2 (0.36%) Nexpose
13 2 (0.36%) SCOM
13 2 (0.36%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 104 (18.54%) Microsoft
2 59 (10.52%) Tenable
3 49 (8.73%) Qualys
4 43 (7.66%) Splunk
5 38 (6.77%) ServiceNow
6 21 (3.74%) Trend Micro
7 20 (3.57%) CrowdStrike
7 20 (3.57%) Okta
7 20 (3.57%) Rapid7
8 18 (3.21%) Oracle
9 17 (3.03%) SAP
10 15 (2.67%) Google
11 13 (2.32%) VMware
12 12 (2.14%) Red Hat
12 12 (2.14%) Remedy
13 10 (1.78%) CyberArk
13 10 (1.78%) Tanium
14 9 (1.60%) Databricks
14 9 (1.60%) IBM
15 8 (1.43%) Clearswift
409 Vulnerability Management jobs in England