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

 6 months to
10 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 206 241 268
Rank change year-on-year +35 +27 +42
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 522 262 300
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.24% 1.07% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.45% 1.17% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 355 178 211
10th Percentile £360 £321 £380
25th Percentile £478 £457 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -3.59% -2.00%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £675
90th Percentile £688 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £536 £535 £533
% change year-on-year +0.25% +0.42% -3.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 4 1
10th Percentile £45.05 £28.12 -
25th Percentile £66.25 £29.02 £56.25
Median hourly rate £81.50 £43.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +89.56% -25.23% +130.00%
75th Percentile £84.00 £72.44 £58.75
90th Percentile £85.20 £88.98 -
UK median hourly rate £81.50 £43.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year +89.56% -25.23% +130.00%

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 35,948 22,351 32,031
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.10% 91.35% 85.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,764 14,463 20,809
10th Percentile £325 £303 £300
25th Percentile £413 £407 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,246 1,016 2,371
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.81
25th Percentile £20.75 £18.12 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.00 £28.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +67.86% -25.33% +4.17%
75th Percentile £68.00 £58.75 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £27.28 £36.50
% change year-on-year +61.14% -25.26% +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 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 10 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 10 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 -7 209 £550 -0.90% 87
North of England +35 130 £540 -15.29% 69
South East -30 96 £525 -0.19% 102
Yorkshire +11 70 £543 - 22
North West +8 56 £540 -8.09% 28
Midlands -41 33 £525 -8.70% 29
South West -9 31 £552 +38.00% 47
West Midlands -35 27 £438 -30.00% 17
East Midlands -23 5 £638 +112.50% 12
East of England -31 5 £513 +7.89% 30
North East -21 4 £375 -45.45% 19
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 (2.87%) Confluence
2 10 (1.92%) Apache Spark
3 8 (1.53%) Apache
3 8 (1.53%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.34%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (1.34%) Jupyter
4 7 (1.34%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.19%) nginx
5 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.19%) WebLogic
Applications
1 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (3.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.15%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.19%) SAP EHS
4 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 158 (30.27%) Azure
2 126 (24.14%) AWS
3 58 (11.11%) Entra ID
4 51 (9.77%) Microsoft 365
5 48 (9.20%) GCP
6 30 (5.75%) SaaS
7 26 (4.98%) Azure Sentinel
8 19 (3.64%) GitHub
9 16 (3.07%) Microsoft Purview
10 13 (2.49%) OpenShift
10 13 (2.49%) Power Platform
11 12 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (2.11%) Serverless
13 10 (1.92%) AWS CloudFormation
13 10 (1.92%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 9 (1.72%) GitHub Actions
14 9 (1.72%) IaaS
14 9 (1.72%) PaaS
15 8 (1.53%) Amazon EKS
16 7 (1.34%) Amazon GuardDuty
Communications & Networking
1 56 (10.73%) Network Security
2 49 (9.39%) Firewall
3 23 (4.41%) DNS
4 14 (2.68%) DHCP
5 12 (2.30%) VPN
6 9 (1.72%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.72%) WAN
7 8 (1.53%) LAN
8 7 (1.34%) BGP
8 7 (1.34%) IPsec
8 7 (1.34%) MPLS
9 6 (1.15%) HTTPS
9 6 (1.15%) Wireless
10 5 (0.96%) Internet
11 4 (0.77%) Intrusion Detection
11 4 (0.77%) NGFW
11 4 (0.77%) SSL
12 3 (0.57%) MQTT
13 2 (0.38%) Ethernet
13 2 (0.38%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.11%) Power BI
2 6 (1.15%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.57%) Amazon Athena
5 3 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.57%) Big Data
5 3 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.57%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.38%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.38%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.38%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.38%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.38%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.19%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 25 (4.79%) JIRA
2 20 (3.83%) GitLab
3 14 (2.68%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.53%) Snyk
4 8 (1.53%) SonarQube
5 6 (1.15%) Git
6 3 (0.57%) AdminStudio
6 3 (0.57%) git-flow
6 3 (0.57%) InstallShield
6 3 (0.57%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.38%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.38%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.38%) Flyway
7 2 (0.38%) JUnit
7 2 (0.38%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.38%) Mockito
8 1 (0.19%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 155 (29.69%) Social Skills
2 108 (20.69%) Finance
3 82 (15.71%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (10.54%) Public Sector
5 29 (5.56%) Banking
6 26 (4.98%) Legal
7 23 (4.41%) Documentation Skills
8 20 (3.83%) Aerospace
9 15 (2.87%) Financial Institution
10 13 (2.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (2.49%) Publishing
11 8 (1.53%) Local Government
12 7 (1.34%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (1.15%) Manufacturing
14 5 (0.96%) Law
15 3 (0.57%) Telecoms
16 2 (0.38%) Arabic Language
16 2 (0.38%) Military
17 1 (0.19%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 69 (13.22%) Analyst
2 60 (11.49%) Security Engineer
3 54 (10.34%) Architect
4 51 (9.77%) Consultant
5 49 (9.39%) Lead
6 43 (8.24%) Senior
7 36 (6.90%) Security Architect
8 31 (5.94%) Security Consultant
9 25 (4.79%) Security Analyst
10 24 (4.60%) Security Manager
11 22 (4.21%) Security Specialist
12 18 (3.45%) Business Analyst
13 16 (3.07%) Vulnerability Analyst
14 15 (2.87%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 15 (2.87%) Cybersecurity Specialist
14 15 (2.87%) DevOps Engineer
15 14 (2.68%) Senior Security Engineer
15 14 (2.68%) Vulnerability Management Engineer
16 13 (2.49%) AWS Engineer
16 13 (2.49%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.68%) Elastic Stack
2 13 (2.49%) SAP Basis
3 6 (1.15%) 802.1X
3 6 (1.15%) Kafka
3 6 (1.15%) LDAP
3 6 (1.15%) RESTful
4 5 (0.96%) Azure Blueprints
5 4 (0.77%) ADO
5 4 (0.77%) LangChain
5 4 (0.77%) PyTorch
5 4 (0.77%) REST
5 4 (0.77%) scikit-learn
6 3 (0.57%) gRPC
6 3 (0.57%) Keycloak
6 3 (0.57%) OAuth
6 3 (0.57%) Protocol Buffers
6 3 (0.57%) SailPoint
6 3 (0.57%) SLSA
6 3 (0.57%) Spring
6 3 (0.57%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 79 (15.13%) Security Posture
2 45 (8.62%) Operational Technology
3 36 (6.90%) Cloud Native
4 35 (6.70%) Onboarding
5 30 (5.75%) Management Information System
6 21 (4.02%) Cyber Threat
7 19 (3.64%) Virtual Team
8 17 (3.26%) Security Operations Centre
9 16 (3.07%) Cyber Defence
10 14 (2.68%) Product Ownership
11 13 (2.49%) Taxonomies
12 12 (2.30%) Cloud Security Posture
12 12 (2.30%) Data Centre
13 11 (2.11%) PKI
14 10 (1.92%) SCADA
15 8 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
15 8 (1.53%) Public Cloud
16 7 (1.34%) CMDB
16 7 (1.34%) IoT
17 6 (1.15%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 73 (13.98%) Windows
2 72 (13.79%) Linux
3 27 (5.17%) Windows Server
4 19 (3.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 18 (3.45%) Unix
6 7 (1.34%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.15%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.96%) AIX
9 4 (0.77%) Alpine Linux
9 4 (0.77%) HPUX
9 4 (0.77%) Oracle Linux
9 4 (0.77%) Solaris
9 4 (0.77%) SUSE
10 2 (0.38%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.19%) Android
11 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.19%) CentOS
11 1 (0.19%) Rocky
11 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (44.83%) Cybersecurity
2 119 (22.80%) Incident Response
3 109 (20.88%) CI/CD
4 104 (19.92%) SIEM
5 100 (19.16%) Stakeholder Management
6 99 (18.97%) Cloud Security
7 97 (18.58%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 96 (18.39%) Continuous Improvement
9 93 (17.82%) Risk Management
10 86 (16.48%) Threat Modelling
11 85 (16.28%) Security Architecture
12 84 (16.09%) Security Operations
13 72 (13.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 68 (13.03%) Roadmaps
15 67 (12.84%) DevOps
16 62 (11.88%) DevSecOps
17 51 (9.77%) Application Security
18 49 (9.39%) Validation
19 48 (9.20%) Problem-Solving
20 47 (9.00%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 70 (13.41%) Python
2 43 (8.24%) PowerShell
3 21 (4.02%) Bash
4 12 (2.30%) SQL
5 10 (1.92%) Bicep
6 9 (1.72%) Java
7 7 (1.34%) JavaScript
7 7 (1.34%) Kusto Query Language
7 7 (1.34%) Shell Script
8 4 (0.77%) Korn
9 3 (0.57%) Rust
10 2 (0.38%) Go
10 2 (0.38%) PromQL
11 1 (0.19%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.19%) C#
11 1 (0.19%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.19%) Perl
11 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.19%) Search Processing Language
11 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 162 (31.03%) Security Cleared
2 105 (20.11%) CISSP
3 104 (19.92%) SC Cleared
4 67 (12.84%) CISM
5 66 (12.64%) Degree
6 35 (6.70%) DV Cleared
7 32 (6.13%) Cisco Certification
8 31 (5.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 27 (5.17%) CompTIA Security+
10 24 (4.60%) CCSP
11 18 (3.45%) GIAC
12 17 (3.26%) CRISC
13 15 (2.87%) AWS Certification
14 12 (2.30%) CISA
14 12 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
14 12 (2.30%) Microsoft Certification
15 10 (1.92%) CEH
15 10 (1.92%) PMP
16 9 (1.72%) Azure Certification
16 9 (1.72%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (19.54%) NIST
2 94 (18.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (7.47%) GRC
4 34 (6.51%) NCSC
5 32 (6.13%) GDPR
6 28 (5.36%) Cyber Essentials
7 19 (3.64%) SLA
8 14 (2.68%) NIST 800
8 14 (2.68%) PCI DSS
8 14 (2.68%) SOC 2
9 11 (2.11%) ISO 31000
9 11 (2.11%) QA
10 8 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (1.34%) HIPAA
12 5 (0.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (0.96%) COBIT
12 5 (0.96%) Data Quality
13 4 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (0.57%) IFRS
14 3 (0.57%) PMO
System Software
1 45 (8.62%) Active Directory
2 33 (6.32%) Docker
3 23 (4.41%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.34%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.38%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.19%) GPFS
7 1 (0.19%) Lustre
7 1 (0.19%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 51 (9.77%) Kubernetes
2 46 (8.81%) Terraform
3 25 (4.79%) Ansible
4 21 (4.02%) Nessus
4 21 (4.02%) Single Sign-On
5 16 (3.07%) Microsoft Intune
6 14 (2.68%) Grafana
6 14 (2.68%) Prometheus
7 8 (1.53%) SCCM
8 6 (1.15%) Puppet
9 5 (0.96%) CASB
10 4 (0.77%) vRealize
11 3 (0.57%) OpenVAS
11 3 (0.57%) Podman
12 2 (0.38%) Argo
12 2 (0.38%) HP Fortify
12 2 (0.38%) Nexpose
12 2 (0.38%) QRadar
12 2 (0.38%) RSA Archer
12 2 (0.38%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 98 (18.77%) Microsoft
2 56 (10.73%) Tenable
3 49 (9.39%) Qualys
4 41 (7.85%) Splunk
5 28 (5.36%) ServiceNow
6 22 (4.21%) Okta
7 20 (3.83%) Rapid7
8 19 (3.64%) SAP
9 17 (3.26%) CrowdStrike
10 14 (2.68%) Trend Micro
11 13 (2.49%) VMware
12 12 (2.30%) Google
12 12 (2.30%) Oracle
12 12 (2.30%) Remedy
13 11 (2.11%) Red Hat
14 10 (1.92%) CyberArk
15 8 (1.53%) Databricks
16 7 (1.34%) Cisco
16 7 (1.34%) IBM
16 7 (1.34%) Tanium
313 Vulnerability Management jobs in England