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

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 260 298 263
Rank change year-on-year +38 -35 +68
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 337 196 329
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.99% 0.76% 0.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.14% 0.84% 1.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 120 245
10th Percentile £350 £400 £406
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £675
90th Percentile £742 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £520 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -9.57% - -1.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 20
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41.94 £45.75 £42.25
Median hourly rate £54.00 £54.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.92% +11.22% -24.90%
75th Percentile £57.25 £63.25 £67.50
90th Percentile £64.15 - £67.63
UK median hourly rate £55.75 £54.50 £49.00
% change year-on-year +2.29% +11.22% -24.90%

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 29,666 23,261 33,042
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.57% 89.75% 87.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,990 14,365 22,049
10th Percentile £306 £310 £300
25th Percentile £411 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,857 734 1,965
10th Percentile £15.14 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.05 £21.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.77 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.37% - -
75th Percentile £60.25 £64.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £72.84
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £33.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -2.99% +2.48%

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 11 February 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 11 February 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 11 February 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 +18 137 £559 -6.88% 47
North of England +6 78 £450 -10.00% 21
Yorkshire -8 51 £475 - 9
South East -39 48 £467 -11.05% 40
North West -9 27 £450 - 9
Midlands -45 24 £500 -20.00% 14
South West -11 23 £516 +21.35% 5
West Midlands -37 20 £500 -20.00% 13
East of England -16 15 £465 +9.41% 11
East Midlands -23 4 £419 - 1
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 25 (7.42%) Confluence
2 8 (2.37%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.48%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.30%) nginx
4 1 (0.30%) Traefik
Applications
1 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (3.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 119 (35.31%) Azure
2 98 (29.08%) AWS
3 40 (11.87%) GCP
4 37 (10.98%) Microsoft 365
5 36 (10.68%) Entra ID
6 18 (5.34%) Azure Sentinel
7 17 (5.04%) SaaS
8 16 (4.75%) Microsoft Purview
9 11 (3.26%) Serverless
10 7 (2.08%) GitHub
10 7 (2.08%) Power Platform
11 6 (1.78%) IaaS
11 6 (1.78%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 5 (1.48%) Amazon EKS
12 5 (1.48%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 5 (1.48%) AWS CloudFormation
12 5 (1.48%) AWS Lambda
12 5 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.48%) PaaS
13 4 (1.19%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 56 (16.62%) Firewall
2 41 (12.17%) Network Security
3 15 (4.45%) VPN
4 14 (4.15%) DNS
5 12 (3.56%) DHCP
6 9 (2.67%) Wireless
7 8 (2.37%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.78%) HTTPS
8 6 (1.78%) Kerberos
8 6 (1.78%) WAN
9 5 (1.48%) LAN
10 3 (0.89%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (0.59%) Internet
11 2 (0.59%) S/MIME
11 2 (0.59%) SAN
11 2 (0.59%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.59%) SSL
11 2 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.30%) MPLS
12 1 (0.30%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.08%) Power BI
2 3 (0.89%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.59%) Amazon Athena
3 2 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
3 2 (0.59%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.59%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.59%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.30%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.30%) DB2
4 1 (0.30%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.30%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.30%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 31 (9.20%) JIRA
2 7 (2.08%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.19%) Snyk
4 3 (0.89%) GitLab
5 2 (0.59%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.59%) Git
5 2 (0.59%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.59%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.30%) Burp Suite
General
1 95 (28.19%) Social Skills
2 55 (16.32%) Finance
3 53 (15.73%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (10.68%) Public Sector
5 19 (5.64%) Documentation Skills
6 14 (4.15%) Banking
6 14 (4.15%) Legal
7 9 (2.67%) Publishing
8 8 (2.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.48%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (1.19%) Investment Banking
10 4 (1.19%) Military
10 4 (1.19%) Retail
11 3 (0.89%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.59%) Arabic Language
12 2 (0.59%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.59%) Local Government
12 2 (0.59%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 48 (14.24%) Analyst
1 48 (14.24%) Architect
2 42 (12.46%) Security Engineer
3 41 (12.17%) Security Architect
4 40 (11.87%) Senior
5 24 (7.12%) Security Analyst
6 19 (5.64%) Lead
7 17 (5.04%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 16 (4.75%) Administrator
8 16 (4.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 15 (4.45%) Consultant
10 14 (4.15%) Business Analyst
11 13 (3.86%) Security Manager
11 13 (3.86%) Senior Analyst
12 12 (3.56%) Solutions Architect
13 10 (2.97%) Security Officer
13 10 (2.97%) Tester
14 9 (2.67%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 9 (2.67%) Security Solutions Architect
14 9 (2.67%) Vulnerability Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.04%) OAuth
2 16 (4.75%) SAML
3 10 (2.97%) SAP Basis
4 6 (1.78%) 802.1X
4 6 (1.78%) OpenID
5 5 (1.48%) .NET
5 5 (1.48%) JWT
6 4 (1.19%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.89%) Kafka
7 3 (0.89%) Middleware
7 3 (0.89%) REST
7 3 (0.89%) SailPoint
8 2 (0.59%) ADO
8 2 (0.59%) CSS
8 2 (0.59%) HTML
8 2 (0.59%) Node.js
8 2 (0.59%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.59%) SOAP
8 2 (0.59%) Web Services
8 2 (0.59%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (11.57%) Security Posture
2 26 (7.72%) Onboarding
3 25 (7.42%) Cloud Native
4 23 (6.82%) Cyber Threat
4 23 (6.82%) Management Information System
5 15 (4.45%) Security Operations Centre
6 13 (3.86%) Cyber Defence
7 11 (3.26%) Operational Technology
7 11 (3.26%) Taxonomies
8 10 (2.97%) PKI
9 8 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (2.37%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (2.08%) IoT
11 5 (1.48%) Cloud Security Posture
11 5 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.19%) BYOD
12 4 (1.19%) Data Centre
12 4 (1.19%) Mainframe
12 4 (1.19%) Public Cloud
13 3 (0.89%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 50 (14.84%) Windows
2 32 (9.50%) Linux
3 24 (7.12%) Windows Server
4 11 (3.26%) Windows 10
5 10 (2.97%) Mac OS
6 7 (2.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (1.78%) Unix
8 3 (0.89%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.59%) Rocky
10 1 (0.30%) Android
10 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.30%) CentOS
10 1 (0.30%) VMS
10 1 (0.30%) Windows 8
10 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (45.70%) Cybersecurity
2 124 (36.80%) Incident Response
3 83 (24.63%) Security Operations
4 75 (22.26%) Cloud Security
5 72 (21.36%) SIEM
6 59 (17.51%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
7 56 (16.62%) Continuous Improvement
8 54 (16.02%) Threat Intelligence
9 49 (14.54%) Risk Management
10 47 (13.95%) CI/CD
10 47 (13.95%) Identity Access Management
11 46 (13.65%) Problem-Solving
12 43 (12.76%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 42 (12.46%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 41 (12.17%) DevSecOps
15 40 (11.87%) Threat Modelling
16 37 (10.98%) Agile
17 34 (10.09%) Computer Science
17 34 (10.09%) Vulnerability Scanning
18 32 (9.50%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 42 (12.46%) Python
2 25 (7.42%) PowerShell
3 22 (6.53%) Bash
4 7 (2.08%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.78%) SQL
6 5 (1.48%) Java
7 3 (0.89%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.59%) Bicep
8 2 (0.59%) Go
9 1 (0.30%) Rust
9 1 (0.30%) Scala
9 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.30%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 100 (29.67%) Security Cleared
2 87 (25.82%) SC Cleared
3 68 (20.18%) CISSP
4 47 (13.95%) Degree
5 44 (13.06%) CISM
6 19 (5.64%) CompTIA Security+
7 16 (4.75%) TOGAF Certification
8 15 (4.45%) CEH
8 15 (4.45%) Master's Degree
9 13 (3.86%) GIAC
10 12 (3.56%) DV Cleared
11 11 (3.26%) Azure Certification
11 11 (3.26%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (3.26%) CREST Certified
12 10 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
12 10 (2.97%) PhD
13 9 (2.67%) BPSS Clearance
13 9 (2.67%) GCIH
14 8 (2.37%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 8 (2.37%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (18.99%) NIST
2 59 (17.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (5.64%) NCSC
4 16 (4.75%) GDPR
5 13 (3.86%) GRC
5 13 (3.86%) PCI DSS
6 11 (3.26%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (2.67%) NIST 800
8 6 (1.78%) SLA
9 4 (1.19%) PMO
9 4 (1.19%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.89%) COBIT
10 3 (0.89%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.59%) GxP
11 2 (0.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (0.59%) PSD2
11 2 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.30%) ITGC
System Software
1 19 (5.64%) Active Directory
2 18 (5.34%) Docker
3 3 (0.89%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.89%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.59%) GPFS
4 2 (0.59%) Lustre
4 2 (0.59%) Slurm Workload Manager
4 2 (0.59%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.59%) vSphere
5 1 (0.30%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 22 (6.53%) Kubernetes
1 22 (6.53%) SCCM
2 21 (6.23%) Single Sign-On
3 17 (5.04%) Terraform
4 14 (4.15%) Nessus
5 13 (3.86%) Ansible
5 13 (3.86%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (2.67%) Jamf Pro
7 8 (2.37%) Norton AntiVirus
8 4 (1.19%) WSUS
9 3 (0.89%) Grafana
9 3 (0.89%) Nexpose
9 3 (0.89%) OpenVAS
9 3 (0.89%) QRadar
10 2 (0.59%) CASB
10 2 (0.59%) Podman
10 2 (0.59%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.59%) RSA Archer
10 2 (0.59%) SELinux
10 2 (0.59%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 74 (21.96%) Microsoft
2 31 (9.20%) Tenable
3 27 (8.01%) Qualys
4 26 (7.72%) Splunk
5 16 (4.75%) Rapid7
5 16 (4.75%) ServiceNow
6 14 (4.15%) CyberArk
7 13 (3.86%) Okta
8 12 (3.56%) SAP
9 10 (2.97%) BiZZdesign
9 10 (2.97%) VMware
10 9 (2.67%) Centrify
10 9 (2.67%) CrowdStrike
11 8 (2.37%) Cisco
11 8 (2.37%) McAfee
11 8 (2.37%) Symantec
12 7 (2.08%) Apple
12 7 (2.08%) Google
13 6 (1.78%) ForeScout
13 6 (1.78%) Palo Alto