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

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 232 247 280
Rank change year-on-year +15 +33 +42
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 426 245 292
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.07% 1.00% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.25% 1.10% 0.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 167 214
10th Percentile £337 £360 £388
25th Percentile £471 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £534 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.59% -3.00% -4.35%
75th Percentile £617 £638 £675
90th Percentile £700 £771 £768
UK median daily rate £535 £543 £550
% change year-on-year -1.54% -1.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 1 0
10th Percentile £53.20 - -
25th Percentile £61.00 £45.75 -
Median hourly rate £81.50 £54.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +49.54% - -
75th Percentile £84.00 £63.25 -
90th Percentile £84.90 - -
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 33,993 22,301 32,213
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.07% 91.14% 86.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,750 14,633 21,159
10th Percentile £316 £310 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £523 £525
% change year-on-year -4.42% -0.36% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,113 919 2,234
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.74 £12.88
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.51 £16.00
Median hourly rate £43.61 £30.45 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +43.22% -13.00% -6.67%
75th Percentile £67.25 £63.75 £59.99
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £29.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +37.22% -16.71% -6.67%

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 26 April 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 26 April 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 26 April 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 -24 155 £550 -5.17% 55
North of England +22 112 £540 +8.00% 48
South East -64 69 £525 -4.55% 66
Yorkshire 0 64 £525 - 14
North West +3 48 £545 +21.11% 23
Midlands -35 35 £500 -13.04% 22
South West -20 29 £535 +29.70% 12
West Midlands -40 29 £500 -20.00% 14
East of England -31 7 £480 -35.57% 19
East Midlands -33 5 £638 +112.50% 8
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 15 (3.52%) Confluence
2 9 (2.11%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.70%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.23%) Apache
5 1 (0.23%) nginx
5 1 (0.23%) WebLogic
Applications
1 4 (0.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.47%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (5.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.41%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.23%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 141 (33.10%) Azure
2 109 (25.59%) AWS
3 42 (9.86%) Entra ID
4 39 (9.15%) GCP
5 38 (8.92%) Microsoft 365
6 26 (6.10%) SaaS
7 15 (3.52%) Azure Sentinel
8 13 (3.05%) GitHub
9 11 (2.58%) OpenShift
10 10 (2.35%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (2.35%) Power Platform
10 10 (2.35%) Serverless
11 8 (1.88%) AWS CloudFormation
11 8 (1.88%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (1.88%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 6 (1.41%) AWS Lambda
13 5 (1.17%) Amazon ECS
13 5 (1.17%) Amazon EKS
13 5 (1.17%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 5 (1.17%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 48 (11.27%) Firewall
2 43 (10.09%) Network Security
3 22 (5.16%) DNS
4 13 (3.05%) DHCP
4 13 (3.05%) VPN
5 8 (1.88%) TCP/IP
6 6 (1.41%) HTTPS
6 6 (1.41%) Wireless
7 4 (0.94%) Internet
7 4 (0.94%) SSL
8 3 (0.70%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (0.70%) WAN
9 2 (0.47%) LAN
9 2 (0.47%) NGFW
9 2 (0.47%) SAN
10 1 (0.23%) Cisco Firepower
10 1 (0.23%) DKIM
10 1 (0.23%) DMARC
10 1 (0.23%) MPLS
10 1 (0.23%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.35%) Power BI
2 4 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (0.94%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.70%) Amazon Athena
3 3 (0.70%) Amazon Redshift
3 3 (0.70%) Big Data
3 3 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.70%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.47%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.47%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.47%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.47%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.23%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 25 (5.87%) JIRA
2 9 (2.11%) Snyk
3 8 (1.88%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.64%) GitLab
5 3 (0.70%) Git
5 3 (0.70%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.47%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.47%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.47%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.23%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.23%) git-flow
7 1 (0.23%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 126 (29.58%) Social Skills
2 78 (18.31%) Finance
3 70 (16.43%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (8.69%) Public Sector
5 27 (6.34%) Documentation Skills
6 22 (5.16%) Banking
6 22 (5.16%) Legal
7 19 (4.46%) Aerospace
8 15 (3.52%) Publishing
9 7 (1.64%) Financial Institution
9 7 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.41%) Local Government
11 5 (1.17%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (0.94%) Retail
13 3 (0.70%) Investment Banking
13 3 (0.70%) Military
14 2 (0.47%) Arabic Language
14 2 (0.47%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 59 (13.85%) Security Engineer
2 56 (13.15%) Analyst
3 48 (11.27%) Architect
4 40 (9.39%) Senior
5 39 (9.15%) Lead
6 34 (7.98%) Security Architect
7 24 (5.63%) Consultant
8 23 (5.40%) Security Manager
9 19 (4.46%) Security Analyst
10 18 (4.23%) Business Analyst
11 16 (3.76%) Administrator
12 15 (3.52%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 14 (3.29%) Security Consultant
14 13 (3.05%) Project Manager
14 13 (3.05%) Senior Security Engineer
14 13 (3.05%) Vulnerability Management Engineer
15 12 (2.82%) AWS Engineer
15 12 (2.82%) Security Officer
15 12 (2.82%) Vulnerability Analyst
16 11 (2.58%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.76%) SAP Basis
2 9 (2.11%) Elastic Stack
3 6 (1.41%) 802.1X
3 6 (1.41%) LDAP
4 4 (0.94%) .NET
4 4 (0.94%) ADO
4 4 (0.94%) Kafka
4 4 (0.94%) LangChain
4 4 (0.94%) PyTorch
4 4 (0.94%) scikit-learn
5 3 (0.70%) OAuth
5 3 (0.70%) OpenID
5 3 (0.70%) REST
5 3 (0.70%) SailPoint
6 2 (0.47%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.47%) Middleware
6 2 (0.47%) Node.js
6 2 (0.47%) SAML
6 2 (0.47%) SOAP
6 2 (0.47%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 58 (13.62%) Security Posture
2 32 (7.51%) Cloud Native
3 29 (6.81%) Management Information System
4 26 (6.10%) Onboarding
5 25 (5.87%) Operational Technology
6 18 (4.23%) Virtual Team
7 17 (3.99%) Taxonomies
8 16 (3.76%) Cyber Threat
9 15 (3.52%) PKI
10 14 (3.29%) Cloud Security Posture
11 12 (2.82%) Cyber Defence
11 12 (2.82%) Security Operations Centre
12 11 (2.58%) Product Ownership
13 9 (2.11%) Data Centre
13 9 (2.11%) Public Cloud
14 8 (1.88%) Legacy Systems
15 7 (1.64%) IoT
16 6 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
16 6 (1.41%) Linux Command Line
17 5 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 45 (10.56%) Linux
2 41 (9.62%) Windows
3 18 (4.23%) Windows Server
4 12 (2.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 11 (2.58%) Unix
6 4 (0.94%) AIX
6 4 (0.94%) HPUX
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle Linux
6 4 (0.94%) Solaris
6 4 (0.94%) SUSE
6 4 (0.94%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.47%) Rocky
7 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.23%) Android
8 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.23%) CentOS
8 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (42.25%) Cybersecurity
2 100 (23.47%) Incident Response
3 83 (19.48%) Cloud Security
4 77 (18.08%) SIEM
5 74 (17.37%) Continuous Improvement
6 70 (16.43%) CI/CD
6 70 (16.43%) Threat Modelling
7 66 (15.49%) Risk Management
8 65 (15.26%) Stakeholder Management
9 62 (14.55%) Security Operations
10 61 (14.32%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 60 (14.08%) Security Architecture
12 52 (12.21%) Roadmaps
13 47 (11.03%) DevSecOps
14 46 (10.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 43 (10.09%) Agile
15 43 (10.09%) Identity Access Management
16 42 (9.86%) Problem-Solving
16 42 (9.86%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
17 41 (9.62%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 50 (11.74%) Python
2 26 (6.10%) PowerShell
3 19 (4.46%) Bash
4 11 (2.58%) SQL
5 7 (1.64%) Java
6 4 (0.94%) Korn
6 4 (0.94%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.70%) Bicep
7 3 (0.70%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.47%) Go
9 1 (0.23%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.23%) C#
9 1 (0.23%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.23%) Rust
9 1 (0.23%) Scala
9 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 122 (28.64%) Security Cleared
2 83 (19.48%) SC Cleared
3 79 (18.54%) CISSP
4 54 (12.68%) Degree
5 48 (11.27%) CISM
6 27 (6.34%) CompTIA Security+
7 21 (4.93%) DV Cleared
8 15 (3.52%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (3.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 13 (3.05%) CCSP
10 13 (3.05%) GIAC
10 13 (3.05%) PMP
11 12 (2.82%) AWS Certification
12 11 (2.58%) CREST Certified
12 11 (2.58%) PMI Certification
13 10 (2.35%) Azure Certification
13 10 (2.35%) CEH
13 10 (2.35%) CISA
13 10 (2.35%) Computer Science Degree
13 10 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (18.31%) NIST
2 65 (15.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (6.81%) GRC
4 20 (4.69%) NCSC
5 19 (4.46%) GDPR
6 16 (3.76%) NIST 800
7 15 (3.52%) SLA
8 10 (2.35%) PCI DSS
8 10 (2.35%) SOC 2
9 9 (2.11%) QA
10 8 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (1.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (1.17%) COBIT
11 5 (1.17%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.70%) Data Quality
12 3 (0.70%) IFRS
12 3 (0.70%) IFRS 9
12 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (0.47%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 2 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 31 (7.28%) Active Directory
2 22 (5.16%) Docker
3 14 (3.29%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.41%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.47%) GPFS
6 2 (0.47%) Lustre
6 2 (0.47%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.23%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 32 (7.51%) Kubernetes
2 24 (5.63%) Single Sign-On
3 23 (5.40%) Terraform
4 18 (4.23%) Nessus
5 12 (2.82%) Microsoft Intune
6 11 (2.58%) Ansible
7 6 (1.41%) SCCM
8 5 (1.17%) CASB
8 5 (1.17%) Grafana
8 5 (1.17%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.70%) OpenVAS
9 3 (0.70%) Puppet
9 3 (0.70%) SELinux
10 2 (0.47%) Norton AntiVirus
10 2 (0.47%) Podman
10 2 (0.47%) QRadar
11 1 (0.23%) Argo
11 1 (0.23%) HP Fortify
11 1 (0.23%) Istio
11 1 (0.23%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 67 (15.73%) Microsoft
2 47 (11.03%) Tenable
3 35 (8.22%) Qualys
3 35 (8.22%) Splunk
4 25 (5.87%) ServiceNow
5 23 (5.40%) SAP
6 22 (5.16%) Okta
7 15 (3.52%) Rapid7
8 14 (3.29%) CyberArk
9 12 (2.82%) Remedy
10 10 (2.35%) Oracle
11 8 (1.88%) Databricks
11 8 (1.88%) Google
11 8 (1.88%) VMware
12 7 (1.64%) IBM
13 6 (1.41%) Cisco
13 6 (1.41%) CrowdStrike
13 6 (1.41%) ForeScout
13 6 (1.41%) Red Hat
13 6 (1.41%) Trend Micro