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 17 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
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 397 362 399
Rank change year-on-year -35 +37 +31
Contract jobs citing CyberArk 231 161 187
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.48% 0.55% 0.44%
As % of the Vendors category 1.17% 1.15% 1.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 171 103 133
10th Percentile £458 £442 £440
25th Percentile £525 £479 £532
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £621 £550 £625
Median % change year-on-year +12.91% -12.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £750 £666 £725
90th Percentile £900 £780 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £688
% change year-on-year - -20.00% +5.77%
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 19,810 13,996 18,024
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.17% 47.64% 42.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,539 8,753 11,210
10th Percentile £313 £280 £263
25th Percentile £413 £406 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% -1.90%
75th Percentile £601 £615 £630
90th Percentile £700 £712 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £492 £500
% change year-on-year - -1.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,006 567 1,093
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.84 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.33 £14.41
Median hourly rate £32.50 £25.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.45% +15.91% -48.24%
75th Percentile £58.88 £56.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £78.02 £74.25 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.00 £23.00 £21.42
% change year-on-year +26.09% +7.40% -44.38%

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 17 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 17 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 17 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 -27 218 £622 +6.01% 47
London 0 131 £700 +20.69% 31
Work from Home +15 113 £700 +27.27% 25
UK excluding London -77 86 £550 - 17
South East -34 41 £560 -17.95% 10
North of England -60 27 £620 +22.77% 4
North West -38 18 £620 +24.31% 4
Midlands -68 13 £525 -16.00%
West Midlands -63 12 £538 -14.00%
Yorkshire -52 7 £733 +22.08%
Scotland -9 3 £447 -6.68%
South West -32 2 £550 -15.38% 3
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 6 (2.60%) Confluence
2 3 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.30%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.43%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (2.16%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.30%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 138 (59.74%) Azure
2 101 (43.72%) AWS
3 69 (29.87%) GCP
4 59 (25.54%) Entra ID
5 21 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (7.36%) Microsoft Purview
6 17 (7.36%) OpenShift
7 14 (6.06%) SaaS
8 13 (5.63%) Mimecast
9 7 (3.03%) Datadog
10 5 (2.16%) Cohesity
10 5 (2.16%) Nutanix
11 4 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.73%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (1.30%) OneDrive
12 3 (1.30%) Sentry
13 1 (0.43%) Azure Data Factory
13 1 (0.43%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 1 (0.43%) OCI
13 1 (0.43%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.76%) Firewall
2 10 (4.33%) Network Security
3 6 (2.60%) DNS
3 6 (2.60%) TCP/IP
3 6 (2.60%) VLAN
4 4 (1.73%) SSH
4 4 (1.73%) SSL
5 3 (1.30%) Internet
5 3 (1.30%) Wireless
6 2 (0.87%) NGFW
7 1 (0.43%) Anycast
7 1 (0.43%) BGP
7 1 (0.43%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (0.43%) DMVPN
7 1 (0.43%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.43%) IPsec
7 1 (0.43%) MPLS
7 1 (0.43%) OSPF
7 1 (0.43%) VPN
7 1 (0.43%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (10.39%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.73%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.30%) MongoDB
3 3 (1.30%) MySQL
4 2 (0.87%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.87%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.87%) RDBMS
4 2 (0.87%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.43%) DB2
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.43%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (6.06%) Jenkins
2 11 (4.76%) JIRA
3 3 (1.30%) Browser DevTools
3 3 (1.30%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.43%) AppScan
4 1 (0.43%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.43%) Metasploit
General
1 115 (49.78%) Social Skills
2 77 (33.33%) Finance
3 49 (21.21%) Documentation Skills
4 18 (7.79%) Public Sector
5 17 (7.36%) Banking
6 14 (6.06%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (5.19%) Analytical Skills
7 12 (5.19%) Financial Institution
8 4 (1.73%) Investment Banking
8 4 (1.73%) Retail
9 3 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.30%) Legal
10 1 (0.43%) Front Office
10 1 (0.43%) Military
10 1 (0.43%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 88 (38.10%) Architect
2 70 (30.30%) CyberArk Architect
3 20 (8.66%) Project Manager
4 19 (8.23%) Security Engineer
5 12 (5.19%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 11 (4.76%) Migration Manager
6 11 (4.76%) Migration Project Manager
7 8 (3.46%) Security Architect
8 7 (3.03%) Cloud Architect
8 7 (3.03%) CyberArk Engineer
9 5 (2.16%) Analyst
9 5 (2.16%) Consultant
10 4 (1.73%) CyberArk Specialist
10 4 (1.73%) IAM Project Manager
10 4 (1.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 4 (1.73%) Senior
10 4 (1.73%) Testing Specialist
11 3 (1.30%) Head of Strategy
11 3 (1.30%) Lead
11 3 (1.30%) Vulnerability Management Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 91 (39.39%) LDAP
2 41 (17.75%) REST
3 36 (15.58%) SailPoint
4 35 (15.15%) SAML
4 35 (15.15%) SOAP
5 29 (12.55%) OpenID
6 17 (7.36%) OAuth
7 6 (2.60%) OAuth2
8 3 (1.30%) FIDO
9 2 (0.87%) ISPF
9 2 (0.87%) Middleware
10 1 (0.43%) EJB
10 1 (0.43%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 60 (25.97%) Onboarding
2 44 (19.05%) Security Posture
3 42 (18.18%) Enterprise Software
4 25 (10.82%) Cloud Native
5 9 (3.90%) Management Information System
6 7 (3.03%) Cloud Security Posture
7 5 (2.16%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (2.16%) Replication
8 4 (1.73%) PKI
9 3 (1.30%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.30%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.87%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.87%) Mainframe
10 2 (0.87%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 1 (0.43%) CMDB
11 1 (0.43%) Data Fabric
11 1 (0.43%) Greenfield Project
11 1 (0.43%) Insider Threat
11 1 (0.43%) Legacy Systems
11 1 (0.43%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 46 (19.91%) Windows
2 45 (19.48%) Linux
3 27 (11.69%) Unix
4 12 (5.19%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.87%) zOS
6 1 (0.43%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.43%) MVS
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (48.48%) SIEM
2 99 (42.86%) Privileged Access Management
3 77 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 74 (32.03%) Problem-Solving
5 67 (29.00%) ITSM
6 53 (22.94%) DevOps
7 46 (19.91%) CI/CD
7 46 (19.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 41 (17.75%) Identity Access Management
8 41 (17.75%) Integration Patterns
8 41 (17.75%) Stakeholder Management
9 37 (16.02%) Task Automation
10 35 (15.15%) Presales
10 35 (15.15%) Technical Leadership
11 34 (14.72%) Migration
12 29 (12.55%) DevSecOps
13 27 (11.69%) Agile
13 27 (11.69%) Secrets Management
13 27 (11.69%) Security Architecture
14 26 (11.26%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 94 (40.69%) PowerShell
2 88 (38.10%) Python
3 11 (4.76%) Bash
4 5 (2.16%) SQL
5 3 (1.30%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.87%) JCL
6 2 (0.87%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.87%) REXX
7 1 (0.43%) Groovy
7 1 (0.43%) Java
7 1 (0.43%) Lisp
Qualifications
1 98 (42.42%) Security Cleared
2 89 (38.53%) SC Cleared
3 39 (16.88%) CISSP
4 25 (10.82%) CISM
5 21 (9.09%) Degree
6 17 (7.36%) PMI Certification
6 17 (7.36%) PMP
7 7 (3.03%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (2.16%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (2.16%) MCSA
9 5 (2.16%) MCSE
10 4 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (1.30%) CCNA
11 3 (1.30%) CCNP
12 1 (0.43%) CISA
12 1 (0.43%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.43%) GIAC
12 1 (0.43%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (39.83%) NIST
2 84 (36.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 46 (19.91%) GDPR
4 14 (6.06%) NCSC
5 13 (5.63%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (5.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 12 (5.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 8 (3.46%) HIPAA
8 6 (2.60%) QA
9 5 (2.16%) NIST 800
10 3 (1.30%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (1.30%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.87%) GRC
12 1 (0.43%) COBIT
12 1 (0.43%) SLA
12 1 (0.43%) SOC 2
System Software
1 120 (51.95%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.16%) Virtual Desktop
2 5 (2.16%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.30%) IAG
4 2 (0.87%) Docker
5 1 (0.43%) Job Entry Subsystem
5 1 (0.43%) RACF
5 1 (0.43%) Squid
5 1 (0.43%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 20 (8.66%) Single Sign-On
2 19 (8.23%) Kubernetes
3 12 (5.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (4.76%) AirWatch
5 6 (2.60%) Nessus
6 5 (2.16%) Ansible
6 5 (2.16%) CASB
7 4 (1.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (1.30%) Cisco Prime
8 3 (1.30%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 3 (1.30%) Terraform
9 1 (0.43%) Control-M
9 1 (0.43%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.43%) QRadar
9 1 (0.43%) Red Hat Satellite
9 1 (0.43%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.43%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 84 (36.36%) BeyondTrust
2 43 (18.61%) Microsoft
3 37 (16.02%) Centrify
4 36 (15.58%) Splunk
5 23 (9.96%) ServiceNow
6 19 (8.23%) Oracle
7 15 (6.49%) CrowdStrike
8 14 (6.06%) Okta
9 13 (5.63%) Netskope
10 10 (4.33%) Zscaler
11 9 (3.90%) Google
11 9 (3.90%) Tenable
12 5 (2.16%) Remedy
13 4 (1.73%) Cisco
13 4 (1.73%) VMware
14 3 (1.30%) Broadcom
14 3 (1.30%) ForeScout
14 3 (1.30%) SAP
14 3 (1.30%) Sybase
14 3 (1.30%) Workday