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 June 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 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 399 382 402
Rank change year-on-year -17 +20 +45
Contract jobs citing CyberArk 249 147 192
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.49% 0.49% 0.44%
As % of the Vendors category 1.20% 1.03% 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 173 99 145
10th Percentile £460 £445 £424
25th Percentile £519 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% -4.35% -16.36%
75th Percentile £749 £658 £700
90th Percentile £861 £728 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £568 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +3.18% -8.33% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 0
10th Percentile £26.15 - -
25th Percentile £43.81 - -
Median hourly rate £47.54 £16.35 -
Median % change year-on-year +190.76% - -
75th Percentile £55.00 - -
90th Percentile £73.00 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.54 £16.35 -
% change year-on-year +190.76% - -

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 20,809 14,306 18,571
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 40.89% 47.50% 42.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,041 8,801 11,540
10th Percentile £313 £280 £270
25th Percentile £413 £402 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £715 £735
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,070 662 1,168
10th Percentile £15.55 £14.84 £12.25
25th Percentile £19.00 £17.30 £14.56
Median hourly rate £33.99 £25.40 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +33.82% +5.05% -42.15%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.75 £59.66
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.00 £23.00 £22.58
% change year-on-year +39.13% +1.86% -39.79%

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 June 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 June 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 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
England -12 232 £592 +7.64% 30
London +6 138 £622 +13.00% 18
Work from Home -13 105 £623 +9.58% 19
UK excluding London -83 90 £568 +3.18% 20
South East -42 37 £590 -1.71% 7
North of England -61 31 £620 +22.77% 9
North West -35 21 £585 +17.29% 3
Midlands -65 12 £525 -9.87%
West Midlands -63 11 £538 -7.73%
Yorkshire -47 8 £733 +22.08% 5
South West -39 7 £550 -15.38% 1
Scotland -19 2 £447 -25.50%
North East - 2 - - 1
East Midlands -17 1 £500 -
East of England - 1 - - 1

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 5 (2.01%) Confluence
1 5 (2.01%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (2.01%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.40%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (2.01%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.20%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 129 (51.81%) Azure
2 92 (36.95%) AWS
3 69 (27.71%) Entra ID
4 53 (21.29%) GCP
5 26 (10.44%) SaaS
6 25 (10.04%) Microsoft 365
7 23 (9.24%) Microsoft Purview
8 15 (6.02%) OpenShift
9 14 (5.62%) Mimecast
10 8 (3.21%) Datadog
11 5 (2.01%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (2.01%) Cohesity
11 5 (2.01%) Nutanix
11 5 (2.01%) Sentry
12 4 (1.61%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (1.20%) OneDrive
13 3 (1.20%) Power Platform
14 1 (0.40%) Amazon EKS
14 1 (0.40%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 1 (0.40%) Amazon Macie
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.22%) SSH
2 12 (4.82%) Firewall
3 11 (4.42%) Network Security
4 7 (2.81%) DNS
5 6 (2.41%) HTTPS
6 5 (2.01%) SSL
6 5 (2.01%) TCP/IP
6 5 (2.01%) VLAN
7 3 (1.20%) Internet
7 3 (1.20%) VPN
7 3 (1.20%) Wireless
8 2 (0.80%) Kerberos
8 2 (0.80%) NGFW
9 1 (0.40%) Anycast
9 1 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
9 1 (0.40%) DMVPN
9 1 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.40%) IPsec
9 1 (0.40%) MPLS
9 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (13.25%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.61%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.20%) MongoDB
3 3 (1.20%) MySQL
3 3 (1.20%) Power BI
4 2 (0.80%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.80%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.80%) RDBMS
4 2 (0.80%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.40%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.40%) Db2
5 1 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 14 (5.62%) Jenkins
2 10 (4.02%) JIRA
3 3 (1.20%) Browser DevTools
3 3 (1.20%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.40%) AppScan
4 1 (0.40%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.40%) Git
4 1 (0.40%) GitLab
4 1 (0.40%) Metasploit
General
1 93 (37.35%) Finance
2 92 (36.95%) Social Skills
3 46 (18.47%) Documentation Skills
4 24 (9.64%) Public Sector
5 19 (7.63%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (7.23%) Banking
7 13 (5.22%) Influencing Skills
8 12 (4.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (4.42%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.61%) Legal
11 3 (1.20%) Investment Banking
12 2 (0.80%) Military
12 2 (0.80%) Retail
13 1 (0.40%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.40%) Front Office
13 1 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.40%) Private Banking
13 1 (0.40%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 72 (28.92%) Architect
2 54 (21.69%) CyberArk Architect
3 26 (10.44%) Security Engineer
4 18 (7.23%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 18 (7.23%) Project Manager
5 13 (5.22%) CyberArk Engineer
6 12 (4.82%) Cloud Architect
7 11 (4.42%) Analyst
8 9 (3.61%) Migration Manager
8 9 (3.61%) Migration Project Manager
9 7 (2.81%) Business Analyst
9 7 (2.81%) Consultant
9 7 (2.81%) SailPoint Engineer
10 6 (2.41%) Security Architect
10 6 (2.41%) Senior
10 6 (2.41%) Solutions Architect
11 5 (2.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 4 (1.61%) Cloud Engineer
12 4 (1.61%) Security Manager
12 4 (1.61%) Testing Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (27.71%) LDAP
2 47 (18.88%) SailPoint
3 32 (12.85%) SAML
4 27 (10.84%) OpenID
5 26 (10.44%) REST
6 14 (5.62%) OAuth
7 13 (5.22%) SOAP
8 6 (2.41%) OAuth2
9 5 (2.01%) Middleware
10 4 (1.61%) FIDO
11 2 (0.80%) ISPF
12 1 (0.40%) EJB
12 1 (0.40%) J2EE
12 1 (0.40%) JDBC
12 1 (0.40%) JSON
12 1 (0.40%) Keycloak
12 1 (0.40%) SPIFFE
12 1 (0.40%) Web Services
12 1 (0.40%) WebAuthn
12 1 (0.40%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 93 (37.35%) Onboarding
2 29 (11.65%) Enterprise Software
3 27 (10.84%) Cloud Native
4 23 (9.24%) Security Posture
5 11 (4.42%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.81%) Cloud Security Posture
6 7 (2.81%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (2.01%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (2.01%) Linux Command Line
7 5 (2.01%) PKI
7 5 (2.01%) Public Cloud
7 5 (2.01%) Replication
8 3 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.20%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.80%) CMDB
9 2 (0.80%) Mainframe
9 2 (0.80%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 1 (0.40%) e-Learning
10 1 (0.40%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.40%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 63 (25.30%) Windows
2 61 (24.50%) Linux
3 37 (14.86%) Unix
4 16 (6.43%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.80%) zOS
6 1 (0.40%) Android
6 1 (0.40%) CentOS
6 1 (0.40%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.40%) MVS
6 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (40.16%) Privileged Access Management
2 90 (36.14%) Cybersecurity
2 90 (36.14%) SIEM
3 52 (20.88%) ITSM
4 51 (20.48%) Stakeholder Management
5 50 (20.08%) Problem-Solving
6 48 (19.28%) DevOps
7 44 (17.67%) Identity Access Management
8 40 (16.06%) CI/CD
9 36 (14.46%) Migration
9 36 (14.46%) RBAC
9 36 (14.46%) Secrets Management
10 33 (13.25%) Security Architecture
10 33 (13.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 31 (12.45%) Runbook
12 28 (11.24%) Roadmaps
13 27 (10.84%) Agile
14 21 (8.43%) Design Patterns
14 21 (8.43%) Information Security
14 21 (8.43%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 82 (32.93%) PowerShell
2 73 (29.32%) Python
3 11 (4.42%) Bash
4 6 (2.41%) Java
4 6 (2.41%) SQL
5 5 (2.01%) BeanShell
6 3 (1.20%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.80%) JCL
7 2 (0.80%) REXX
8 1 (0.40%) Groovy
8 1 (0.40%) Lisp
Qualifications
1 78 (31.33%) Security Cleared
2 67 (26.91%) SC Cleared
3 39 (15.66%) CISSP
4 28 (11.24%) Degree
5 20 (8.03%) CISM
6 13 (5.22%) PMI Certification
6 13 (5.22%) PMP
7 11 (4.42%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (3.61%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (2.81%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (2.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (2.41%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (2.01%) MCSA
11 5 (2.01%) MCSE
12 4 (1.61%) DV Cleared
13 3 (1.20%) CCNA
13 3 (1.20%) CCNP
13 3 (1.20%) CRISC
14 2 (0.80%) Azure Certification
15 1 (0.40%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (34.14%) NIST
2 78 (31.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (12.85%) GDPR
4 14 (5.62%) Cyber Essentials
4 14 (5.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 14 (5.62%) NCSC
5 10 (4.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 8 (3.21%) HIPAA
7 7 (2.81%) QA
8 5 (2.01%) GRC
9 4 (1.61%) NIST 800
10 3 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (1.20%) PCI DSS
10 3 (1.20%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.40%) COBIT
11 1 (0.40%) SLA
System Software
1 104 (41.77%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.61%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.20%) Docker
3 3 (1.20%) IAG
3 3 (1.20%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.40%) Job Entry Subsystem
4 1 (0.40%) RACF
4 1 (0.40%) Squid
4 1 (0.40%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 22 (8.84%) Single Sign-On
2 20 (8.03%) Kubernetes
3 13 (5.22%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (4.02%) AirWatch
4 10 (4.02%) Terraform
5 9 (3.61%) Ansible
6 6 (2.41%) Nessus
7 5 (2.01%) CASB
8 3 (1.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (1.20%) Cisco Prime
8 3 (1.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.80%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.40%) Control-M
10 1 (0.40%) FreeIPA
10 1 (0.40%) Grafana
10 1 (0.40%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.40%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.40%) QRadar
10 1 (0.40%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.40%) SCCM
Vendors
1 64 (25.70%) BeyondTrust
2 59 (23.69%) Microsoft
3 37 (14.86%) Splunk
4 35 (14.06%) ServiceNow
5 28 (11.24%) Oracle
6 17 (6.83%) CrowdStrike
7 16 (6.43%) Okta
8 15 (6.02%) Centrify
8 15 (6.02%) Netskope
9 10 (4.02%) Google
9 10 (4.02%) Tenable
10 6 (2.41%) SAP
11 5 (2.01%) Remedy
11 5 (2.01%) Zscaler
12 4 (1.61%) Cisco
12 4 (1.61%) ForgeRock
12 4 (1.61%) VMware
13 3 (1.20%) Apple
13 3 (1.20%) Broadcom
13 3 (1.20%) Sybase