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 25 July 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
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 412 390 398
Rank change year-on-year -22 +8 +39
Contract jobs citing CyberArk 265 165 185
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.50% 0.50% 0.46%
As % of the Vendors category 1.21% 1.06% 1.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 171 110 132
10th Percentile £447 £400 £400
25th Percentile £500 £475 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -18.52%
75th Percentile £647 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £716 £723
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £537 £534
% change year-on-year +2.42% +0.61% -11.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 1 0
10th Percentile £26.80 - -
25th Percentile £43.81 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 £16.35 -
Median % change year-on-year +221.10% - -
75th Percentile £80.12 - -
90th Percentile £100.00 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £52.50 £16.35 -
% change year-on-year +221.10% - -

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 21,914 15,504 17,631
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.37% 47.39% 43.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,620 9,484 11,076
10th Percentile £313 £280 £275
25th Percentile £413 £402 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year - -2.91% -1.90%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £713 £735
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,086 767 942
10th Percentile £16.00 £14.67 £13.25
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.04 £15.62
Median hourly rate £35.36 £25.15 £26.97
Median % change year-on-year +40.60% -6.75% -35.01%
75th Percentile £65.00 £50.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £85.00 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £34.61 £22.41 £25.00
% change year-on-year +54.47% -10.37% -22.60%

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 25 July 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 25 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for CyberArk in the UK

CyberArk
Top 15 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 25 July 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 -7 243 £575 +4.55% 39
London -2 125 £575 +4.55% 21
UK excluding London -50 115 £550 +2.42% 21
Work from Home -38 93 £544 -1.14% 15
North of England -67 43 £550 +16.40% 2
South East -45 42 £590 -1.71% 7
North West -47 25 £550 +8.91% 2
Yorkshire -46 16 £510 +27.50%
South West -19 14 £575 -11.54% 9
Midlands -59 10 £513 -4.56% 2
West Midlands -61 8 £513 -4.56% 2
Scotland -23 4 £488 -18.75%
East Midlands -13 2 £575 -
East of England -17 2 £500 -
North East - 2 - -

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 10 (3.77%) Microsoft Exchange
1 10 (3.77%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.40%) Confluence
3 1 (0.38%) IIS
3 1 (0.38%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.13%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 140 (52.83%) Azure
2 90 (33.96%) AWS
3 88 (33.21%) Entra ID
4 42 (15.85%) GCP
5 30 (11.32%) SaaS
6 23 (8.68%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (6.04%) Microsoft Purview
8 11 (4.15%) Mimecast
9 8 (3.02%) Datadog
10 6 (2.26%) GitHub
11 5 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (1.89%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (1.89%) Cohesity
11 5 (1.89%) Nutanix
11 5 (1.89%) Sentry
12 4 (1.51%) Rubrik
13 3 (1.13%) OneDrive
13 3 (1.13%) OpenShift
14 2 (0.75%) OCI
14 2 (0.75%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 23 (8.68%) Firewall
2 15 (5.66%) DNS
2 15 (5.66%) SSH
3 14 (5.28%) Network Security
4 10 (3.77%) TCP/IP
5 8 (3.02%) DHCP
6 7 (2.64%) HTTPS
7 5 (1.89%) SSL
7 5 (1.89%) VLAN
8 4 (1.51%) VPN
9 3 (1.13%) Internet
9 3 (1.13%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (1.13%) Wireless
10 2 (0.75%) Kerberos
10 2 (0.75%) NGFW
10 2 (0.75%) VSAN
11 1 (0.38%) Anycast
11 1 (0.38%) DMVPN
11 1 (0.38%) IPsec
11 1 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (18.11%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.77%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.13%) MongoDB
3 3 (1.13%) MySQL
4 2 (0.75%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.75%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.75%) Power BI
4 2 (0.75%) RDBMS
4 2 (0.75%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.38%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.38%) Db2
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (5.28%) JIRA
2 7 (2.64%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.13%) Browser DevTools
3 3 (1.13%) Fiddler
3 3 (1.13%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.75%) Git
5 1 (0.38%) AppScan
5 1 (0.38%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.38%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.38%) GitLab
5 1 (0.38%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.38%) MSBuild
5 1 (0.38%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.38%) TeamCity
General
1 89 (33.58%) Social Skills
2 87 (32.83%) Finance
3 44 (16.60%) Documentation Skills
4 39 (14.72%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (11.70%) Banking
6 24 (9.06%) Public Sector
7 12 (4.53%) Financial Institution
8 11 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.51%) Legal
10 3 (1.13%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.13%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.75%) Military
11 2 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.75%) Private Banking
11 2 (0.75%) Retail
11 2 (0.75%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.38%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.38%) Front Office
12 1 (0.38%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.38%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 57 (21.51%) Architect
2 31 (11.70%) CyberArk Architect
3 28 (10.57%) Security Engineer
4 20 (7.55%) Analyst
5 17 (6.42%) CyberArk Engineer
6 16 (6.04%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 15 (5.66%) Business Analyst
8 14 (5.28%) Project Manager
9 12 (4.53%) Cloud Architect
10 10 (3.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 10 (3.77%) Solutions Architect
11 9 (3.40%) Consultant
11 9 (3.40%) Senior
12 7 (2.64%) SailPoint Engineer
13 6 (2.26%) Developer
13 6 (2.26%) Principal Engineer
14 5 (1.89%) Migration Manager
14 5 (1.89%) Migration Project Manager
14 5 (1.89%) Security Architect
14 5 (1.89%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (21.13%) SailPoint
2 47 (17.74%) LDAP
3 20 (7.55%) SAML
4 18 (6.79%) REST
5 16 (6.04%) OAuth
5 16 (6.04%) OpenID
6 7 (2.64%) OAuth2
7 5 (1.89%) .NET
7 5 (1.89%) Web Services
8 4 (1.51%) .NET Core
8 4 (1.51%) AngularJS
8 4 (1.51%) ASP.NET
8 4 (1.51%) FIDO
8 4 (1.51%) Middleware
9 2 (0.75%) ISPF
10 1 (0.38%) .NET Framework
10 1 (0.38%) EJB
10 1 (0.38%) JDBC
10 1 (0.38%) JSON
10 1 (0.38%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 103 (38.87%) Onboarding
2 19 (7.17%) Enterprise Software
3 16 (6.04%) Management Information System
4 13 (4.91%) Cloud Native
5 11 (4.15%) PKI
6 10 (3.77%) Security Posture
7 7 (2.64%) Cloud Security Posture
7 7 (2.64%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (2.26%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.89%) Linux Command Line
9 5 (1.89%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.89%) Replication
10 4 (1.51%) Data Centre
11 3 (1.13%) Operational Technology
12 2 (0.75%) CMDB
12 2 (0.75%) Enterprise Cloud
12 2 (0.75%) Greenfield Project
12 2 (0.75%) Mainframe
12 2 (0.75%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 85 (32.08%) Windows
2 77 (29.06%) Linux
3 38 (14.34%) Unix
4 30 (11.32%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.51%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.75%) zOS
7 1 (0.38%) Android
7 1 (0.38%) CentOS
7 1 (0.38%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.38%) MVS
7 1 (0.38%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (45.28%) Privileged Access Management
2 90 (33.96%) Cybersecurity
3 74 (27.92%) SIEM
4 69 (26.04%) Identity Access Management
5 53 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 50 (18.87%) Stakeholder Management
7 46 (17.36%) RBAC
8 38 (14.34%) Runbook
9 37 (13.96%) DevOps
10 36 (13.58%) ITSM
11 35 (13.21%) Agile
12 34 (12.83%) CI/CD
12 34 (12.83%) Migration
13 32 (12.08%) Roadmaps
14 30 (11.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 29 (10.94%) Security Architecture
16 26 (9.81%) Secrets Management
17 25 (9.43%) Information Security
18 23 (8.68%) DevSecOps
18 23 (8.68%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 85 (32.08%) PowerShell
2 65 (24.53%) Python
3 27 (10.19%) Bash
4 10 (3.77%) SQL
5 6 (2.26%) Java
6 5 (1.89%) BeanShell
7 3 (1.13%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.75%) C#
8 2 (0.75%) JCL
8 2 (0.75%) REXX
9 1 (0.38%) CodeQL
9 1 (0.38%) Groovy
9 1 (0.38%) Korn
9 1 (0.38%) Lisp
Qualifications
1 63 (23.77%) Security Cleared
2 40 (15.09%) CISSP
2 40 (15.09%) SC Cleared
3 33 (12.45%) Degree
4 20 (7.55%) CISM
5 16 (6.04%) DV Cleared
6 11 (4.15%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (4.15%) PMI Certification
6 11 (4.15%) PMP
7 9 (3.40%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (2.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 6 (2.26%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (2.26%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.89%) MCSA
9 5 (1.89%) MCSE
10 4 (1.51%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (1.13%) CBAP
11 3 (1.13%) CCNA
11 3 (1.13%) CCNP
11 3 (1.13%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (26.79%) NIST
2 65 (24.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (10.94%) GDPR
4 12 (4.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 11 (4.15%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (4.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (3.77%) QA
7 9 (3.40%) HIPAA
8 6 (2.26%) GRC
9 4 (1.51%) NIST 800
9 4 (1.51%) SOC 2
10 3 (1.13%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.75%) ITGC
11 2 (0.75%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.38%) COBIT
12 1 (0.38%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.38%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.38%) PSD2
12 1 (0.38%) SLA
System Software
1 126 (47.55%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.15%) Docker
3 9 (3.40%) Virtual Machines
3 9 (3.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (3.02%) Hyper-V
5 7 (2.64%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (1.13%) IAG
7 2 (0.75%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.75%) vSphere
8 1 (0.38%) Job Entry Subsystem
8 1 (0.38%) RACF
8 1 (0.38%) Squid
8 1 (0.38%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 28 (10.57%) Single Sign-On
2 20 (7.55%) Ansible
3 18 (6.79%) Terraform
4 17 (6.42%) Kubernetes
5 11 (4.15%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (2.64%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (2.26%) Nessus
8 5 (1.89%) CASB
8 5 (1.89%) SCCM
9 3 (1.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (1.13%) AirWatch
9 3 (1.13%) Cisco Prime
9 3 (1.13%) NetBackup
9 3 (1.13%) SCOM
9 3 (1.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (0.75%) VxRail
11 1 (0.38%) Grafana
11 1 (0.38%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.38%) QRadar
11 1 (0.38%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 75 (28.30%) Microsoft
2 68 (25.66%) BeyondTrust
3 39 (14.72%) ServiceNow
4 33 (12.45%) Oracle
5 28 (10.57%) Splunk
6 17 (6.42%) Okta
7 16 (6.04%) VMware
8 14 (5.28%) CrowdStrike
9 12 (4.53%) Netskope
10 10 (3.77%) Citrix
10 10 (3.77%) Tenable
11 9 (3.40%) Google
12 8 (3.02%) Apple
13 7 (2.64%) Cisco
14 6 (2.26%) Centrify
14 6 (2.26%) SAP
14 6 (2.26%) WALLIX
15 5 (1.89%) Remedy
16 4 (1.51%) ForgeRock
16 4 (1.51%) Zscaler