CyberArk Contract Job Trends

CyberArk
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of CyberArk products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CyberArk over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within CyberArk Software, Inc.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 395 362 408
Rank change year-on-year -33 +46 +37
Contract jobs citing CyberArk 242 163 185
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.51% 0.55% 0.43%
As % of the Vendors category 1.22% 1.17% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 180 101 129
10th Percentile £463 £450 £448
25th Percentile £525 £479 £542
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £550 £650
Median % change year-on-year +11.36% -15.38% -7.14%
75th Percentile £750 £670 £725
90th Percentile £801 £788 £755
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £725
% change year-on-year - -24.14% +11.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile £27.66 - -
25th Percentile £43.81 - -
Median hourly rate £47.54 - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile £55.00 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.54 - -

All Vendors
UK

CyberArk falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 19,842 13,967 18,272
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.52% 47.53% 42.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,606 8,750 11,347
10th Percentile £313 £281 £263
25th Percentile £413 £406 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £514 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.72% -0.19% -1.90%
75th Percentile £600 £622 £630
90th Percentile £701 £716 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -1.01% -1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 998 565 1,095
10th Percentile £15.29 £14.84 £12.01
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.50 £14.41
Median hourly rate £32.23 £25.50 £22.30
Median % change year-on-year +26.37% +14.35% -48.89%
75th Percentile £60.00 £57.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £77.81 £75.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.09 £23.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year +22.13% +6.98% -45.64%

CyberArk
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CyberArk relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

CyberArk job vacancy trend in the UK

CyberArk
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CyberArk.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CyberArk

CyberArk
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CyberArk over the 6 months to 10 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for CyberArk in the UK

CyberArk
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CyberArk.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CyberArk

CyberArk
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CyberArk over the 6 months to 10 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for CyberArk in the UK

CyberArk
Top 14 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CyberArk within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 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
England -23 227 £620 +5.98% 44
London +7 133 £700 +20.69% 31
Work from Home +2 115 £700 +27.27% 22
UK excluding London -62 94 £550 - 15
South East -33 45 £525 -23.91% 9
North of England -52 28 £620 +22.77% 4
North West -39 18 £620 +24.31% 4
Midlands -63 16 £550 -12.00%
West Midlands -57 15 £575 -8.00%
Yorkshire -49 8 £733 +22.08%
Scotland -10 3 £447 -6.68%
South West -36 2 £550 -15.38% 1
North East - 2 - -
East Midlands - 1 £500 -

CyberArk
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 7 (2.89%) Confluence
2 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.65%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.41%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.24%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 141 (58.26%) Azure
2 104 (42.98%) AWS
3 74 (30.58%) GCP
4 57 (23.55%) Entra ID
5 21 (8.68%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (7.02%) OpenShift
7 16 (6.61%) Microsoft Purview
8 14 (5.79%) SaaS
9 12 (4.96%) Mimecast
10 6 (2.48%) Datadog
11 4 (1.65%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.65%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (1.24%) Cohesity
12 3 (1.24%) Nutanix
12 3 (1.24%) OneDrive
13 2 (0.83%) OCI
13 2 (0.83%) Power Platform
13 2 (0.83%) Sentry
14 1 (0.41%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 1 (0.41%) Amazon Macie
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.13%) Firewall
2 9 (3.72%) Network Security
3 7 (2.89%) DNS
4 6 (2.48%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.65%) SSH
5 4 (1.65%) SSL
5 4 (1.65%) VLAN
6 3 (1.24%) Internet
6 3 (1.24%) Wireless
7 2 (0.83%) NGFW
8 1 (0.41%) BGP
8 1 (0.41%) DMVPN
8 1 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.41%) IPsec
8 1 (0.41%) MPLS
8 1 (0.41%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.41%) OpenLDAP
8 1 (0.41%) OSPF
8 1 (0.41%) VPN
8 1 (0.41%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (9.92%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.24%) MongoDB
3 3 (1.24%) MySQL
4 2 (0.83%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.83%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.83%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.83%) Power BI
4 2 (0.83%) RDBMS
4 2 (0.83%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.41%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.41%) DB2
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 15 (6.20%) Jenkins
2 12 (4.96%) JIRA
3 3 (1.24%) Browser DevTools
3 3 (1.24%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.41%) AppScan
4 1 (0.41%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.41%) Metasploit
General
1 120 (49.59%) Social Skills
2 78 (32.23%) Finance
3 52 (21.49%) Documentation Skills
4 19 (7.85%) Banking
5 18 (7.44%) Public Sector
6 14 (5.79%) Influencing Skills
7 13 (5.37%) Analytical Skills
8 12 (4.96%) Financial Institution
9 4 (1.65%) Investment Banking
9 4 (1.65%) Retail
10 3 (1.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.24%) Legal
11 1 (0.41%) Dutch Language
11 1 (0.41%) French Language
11 1 (0.41%) Front Office
11 1 (0.41%) Military
11 1 (0.41%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 89 (36.78%) Architect
2 68 (28.10%) CyberArk Architect
3 21 (8.68%) Project Manager
4 19 (7.85%) Security Engineer
5 11 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 11 (4.55%) Migration Manager
5 11 (4.55%) Migration Project Manager
6 10 (4.13%) CyberArk Engineer
7 7 (2.89%) Analyst
7 7 (2.89%) Security Architect
8 6 (2.48%) Cloud Architect
8 6 (2.48%) Senior
9 5 (2.07%) Consultant
9 5 (2.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 4 (1.65%) CyberArk Specialist
10 4 (1.65%) IAM Project Manager
10 4 (1.65%) Lead
11 3 (1.24%) Cybersecurity Specialist
11 3 (1.24%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 3 (1.24%) Testing Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (38.43%) LDAP
2 41 (16.94%) REST
3 37 (15.29%) SailPoint
4 36 (14.88%) SAML
5 35 (14.46%) SOAP
6 29 (11.98%) OpenID
7 17 (7.02%) OAuth
8 6 (2.48%) OAuth2
9 3 (1.24%) FIDO
9 3 (1.24%) Middleware
10 2 (0.83%) ISPF
11 1 (0.41%) EJB
11 1 (0.41%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 59 (24.38%) Onboarding
2 44 (18.18%) Security Posture
3 41 (16.94%) Enterprise Software
4 25 (10.33%) Cloud Native
5 9 (3.72%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.89%) Cloud Security Posture
7 6 (2.48%) PKI
8 5 (2.07%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.24%) Mainframe
9 3 (1.24%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.24%) Replication
10 2 (0.83%) Fixed Income
10 2 (0.83%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.83%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.83%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 1 (0.41%) Clustering
11 1 (0.41%) CMDB
11 1 (0.41%) Legacy Systems
11 1 (0.41%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 48 (19.83%) Windows
2 46 (19.01%) Linux
3 26 (10.74%) Unix
4 14 (5.79%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.83%) zOS
7 1 (0.41%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.41%) MVS
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (47.11%) SIEM
2 109 (45.04%) Privileged Access Management
3 83 (34.30%) Cybersecurity
4 77 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
5 67 (27.69%) ITSM
6 60 (24.79%) DevOps
7 50 (20.66%) CI/CD
8 49 (20.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 47 (19.42%) Identity Access Management
10 41 (16.94%) Integration Patterns
10 41 (16.94%) Stakeholder Management
11 39 (16.12%) Task Automation
12 36 (14.88%) Technical Leadership
13 35 (14.46%) Migration
13 35 (14.46%) Presales
14 31 (12.81%) DevSecOps
15 28 (11.57%) Agile
16 27 (11.16%) RBAC
16 27 (11.16%) Secrets Management
17 25 (10.33%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 101 (41.74%) PowerShell
2 94 (38.84%) Python
3 11 (4.55%) Bash
4 5 (2.07%) SQL
5 3 (1.24%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.83%) JCL
6 2 (0.83%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.83%) REXX
7 1 (0.41%) Groovy
7 1 (0.41%) Java
7 1 (0.41%) Lisp
Qualifications
1 102 (42.15%) Security Cleared
2 93 (38.43%) SC Cleared
3 47 (19.42%) CISSP
4 33 (13.64%) CISM
5 21 (8.68%) Degree
6 17 (7.02%) PMI Certification
6 17 (7.02%) PMP
7 7 (2.89%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (2.89%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (2.07%) CompTIA Security+
8 5 (2.07%) MCSA
8 5 (2.07%) MCSE
9 4 (1.65%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.24%) CCNA
10 3 (1.24%) CCNP
11 2 (0.83%) CESG Certified Professional
11 2 (0.83%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.83%) PhD
11 2 (0.83%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.41%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (40.50%) NIST
2 90 (37.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 51 (21.07%) GDPR
4 15 (6.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 14 (5.79%) NCSC
6 12 (4.96%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (4.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 8 (3.31%) HIPAA
8 6 (2.48%) NIST 800
9 4 (1.65%) QA
10 3 (1.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (1.24%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.83%) GRC
12 1 (0.41%) COBIT
12 1 (0.41%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.41%) SLA
12 1 (0.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 122 (50.41%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.07%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.24%) IAG
3 3 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.83%) Docker
5 1 (0.41%) Job Entry Subsystem
5 1 (0.41%) RACF
5 1 (0.41%) Squid
5 1 (0.41%) Varnish
5 1 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.41%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 20 (8.26%) Kubernetes
2 19 (7.85%) Single Sign-On
3 12 (4.96%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (4.55%) AirWatch
5 6 (2.48%) Nessus
6 5 (2.07%) Ansible
6 5 (2.07%) CASB
7 4 (1.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.65%) Terraform
8 3 (1.24%) Cisco Prime
8 3 (1.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.41%) Control-M
9 1 (0.41%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.41%) QRadar
9 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Satellite
9 1 (0.41%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.41%) SCCM
9 1 (0.41%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 88 (36.36%) BeyondTrust
2 42 (17.36%) Microsoft
3 38 (15.70%) Centrify
4 35 (14.46%) Splunk
5 23 (9.50%) ServiceNow
6 20 (8.26%) Oracle
7 14 (5.79%) CrowdStrike
7 14 (5.79%) Okta
8 12 (4.96%) Netskope
9 10 (4.13%) Zscaler
10 9 (3.72%) Google
10 9 (3.72%) Tenable
11 5 (2.07%) Remedy
11 5 (2.07%) VMware
12 4 (1.65%) Cisco
13 3 (1.24%) Broadcom
13 3 (1.24%) ForeScout
13 3 (1.24%) SAP
13 3 (1.24%) Sybase
13 3 (1.24%) Thycotic