Vulnerability Specialist Contract Job Trends in London

Vulnerability Specialist
England > London

The median Vulnerability Specialist daily rate in London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 406 354 397
Rank change year-on-year -52 +43 +124
Contract jobs requiring a Vulnerability Specialist 1 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.006% 0.015% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.016% 0.024%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £518 -
25th Percentile £613 £525 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £550 £440
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £638 £575 £460
90th Percentile - £583 -
England median daily rate £513 £525 £440
% change year-on-year -2.38% +19.32% -32.31%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 15,118 12,160 16,984
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.57% 93.71% 93.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,134 8,208 12,275
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £431 £449
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 238 143 335
10th Percentile £18.20 £21.04 £15.97
25th Percentile £22.26 £24.66 £19.42
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year - +22.81% -18.57%
75th Percentile £61.00 £53.75 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.58 £78.22 £64.81
England median hourly rate £37.20 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +6.29% +7.69% -23.53%

Vulnerability Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Vulnerability Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Vulnerability Specialist job vacancy trend in London

Vulnerability Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Vulnerability Specialist job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Vulnerability Specialist job vacancies in London

Vulnerability Specialist Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 16 March 2026, Vulnerability Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Vulnerability Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Qualys
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Qualys