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 28 August 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
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 391 391 363
Rank change year-on-year 0 -28 +79
Contract jobs citing CyberArk 304 165 205
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.57% 0.50% 0.53%
As % of the Vendors category 1.35% 1.07% 1.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 183 99 141
10th Percentile £439 £383 £400
25th Percentile £500 £469 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -21.43%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £641
90th Percentile £744 £675 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £520 £505
% change year-on-year +5.77% +2.97% -12.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 2 0
10th Percentile £43.81 £19.09 -
25th Percentile £49.39 £23.20 -
Median hourly rate £75.00 £31.93 -
Median % change year-on-year +134.93% - -
75th Percentile £100.00 £42.53 -
90th Percentile - £47.76 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £81.48 £16.35 -
% change year-on-year +398.35% - -

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 22,439 15,440 16,993
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.74% 47.20% 43.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,832 9,435 10,465
10th Percentile £313 £275 £285
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £611 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £700 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,162 795 772
10th Percentile £14.36 £14.66 £13.02
25th Percentile £17.25 £17.30 £15.62
Median hourly rate £29.96 £25.15 £27.86
Median % change year-on-year +19.13% -9.73% -35.21%
75th Percentile £65.00 £45.14 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.95 £67.80 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.13 £21.24 £26.00
% change year-on-year +32.42% -18.31% -34.67%

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 28 August 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 28 August 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 28 August 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 +4 275 £575 +7.08% 66
UK excluding London -39 141 £550 +5.77% 40
London -11 137 £575 +1.10% 32
Work from Home -13 103 £555 +0.91% 39
South East -20 50 £592 -1.33% 6
North of England -50 47 £519 +10.43% 17
North West -32 26 £525 +3.96% 12
South West -9 25 £575 -11.54% 10
Yorkshire -45 18 £510 +29.11% 5
Midlands -64 9 £500 -4.76% 1
Scotland -7 8 £510 -15.00% 5
West Midlands -70 7 £494 -5.95%
East Midlands -17 2 £575 - 1
East of England -19 2 £500 - 1
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 16 (5.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (3.29%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.63%) Confluence
4 6 (1.97%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.33%) IIS
5 1 (0.33%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.33%) SAS
Applications
1 11 (3.62%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.33%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 150 (49.34%) Azure
2 108 (35.53%) AWS
3 91 (29.93%) Entra ID
4 48 (15.79%) GCP
5 32 (10.53%) SaaS
6 19 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (4.28%) GitHub
7 13 (4.28%) Microsoft Purview
8 8 (2.63%) Datadog
8 8 (2.63%) Mimecast
8 8 (2.63%) Rubrik
9 7 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.97%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (1.64%) Cohesity
11 5 (1.64%) Nutanix
11 5 (1.64%) Sentry
12 3 (0.99%) OCI
12 3 (0.99%) OneDrive
13 2 (0.66%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.66%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (8.55%) Firewall
2 24 (7.89%) DNS
3 20 (6.58%) DHCP
4 15 (4.93%) SSH
5 14 (4.61%) Network Security
6 11 (3.62%) HTTPS
6 11 (3.62%) VLAN
7 9 (2.96%) VPN
8 8 (2.63%) TCP/IP
9 7 (2.30%) LAN
9 7 (2.30%) WAN
9 7 (2.30%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (1.97%) Skype
11 4 (1.32%) Internet
11 4 (1.32%) Intrusion Detection
12 3 (0.99%) VSAN
12 3 (0.99%) Wireless
13 2 (0.66%) Kerberos
14 1 (0.33%) DMZ
14 1 (0.33%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (15.13%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.63%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.32%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.66%) Power BI
5 1 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.33%) Db2
5 1 (0.33%) Metadata
5 1 (0.33%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.33%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (4.28%) JIRA
2 10 (3.29%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.32%) Git
3 4 (1.32%) Sonatype Nexus
4 3 (0.99%) Browser DevTools
4 3 (0.99%) Fiddler
5 2 (0.66%) GitLab
6 1 (0.33%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.33%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.33%) MSBuild
6 1 (0.33%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.33%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.33%) TeamCity
General
1 102 (33.55%) Social Skills
2 88 (28.95%) Finance
3 44 (14.47%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (13.49%) Documentation Skills
5 37 (12.17%) Banking
6 21 (6.91%) Public Sector
7 12 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (3.29%) Financial Institution
9 5 (1.64%) Investment Banking
10 3 (0.99%) Aerospace
10 3 (0.99%) Legal
10 3 (0.99%) Military
10 3 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (0.99%) Retail
11 2 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.66%) Private Banking
11 2 (0.66%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.33%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.33%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 64 (21.05%) Architect
2 35 (11.51%) CyberArk Architect
3 26 (8.55%) Security Engineer
4 24 (7.89%) CyberArk Engineer
5 21 (6.91%) Analyst
6 19 (6.25%) Consultant
7 17 (5.59%) Business Analyst
7 17 (5.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 15 (4.93%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 12 (3.95%) Principal Engineer
10 11 (3.62%) Cloud Architect
10 11 (3.62%) Project Manager
10 11 (3.62%) Senior
10 11 (3.62%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (3.29%) CyberArk Consultant
12 8 (2.63%) Security Consultant
13 7 (2.30%) Developer
13 7 (2.30%) SailPoint Engineer
14 6 (1.97%) CyberArk Specialist
14 6 (1.97%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (20.39%) SailPoint
2 51 (16.78%) LDAP
3 32 (10.53%) REST
4 25 (8.22%) Terraform
5 17 (5.59%) SAML
6 16 (5.26%) OAuth
6 16 (5.26%) OpenID
7 9 (2.96%) .NET
8 8 (2.63%) Web Services
9 7 (2.30%) OAuth2
10 6 (1.97%) .NET Core
10 6 (1.97%) AngularJS
10 6 (1.97%) ASP.NET
11 4 (1.32%) FIDO
11 4 (1.32%) JDBC
11 4 (1.32%) Middleware
12 3 (0.99%) SOAP
12 3 (0.99%) Software Packaging
13 2 (0.66%) ISPF
13 2 (0.66%) Oracle GoldenGate
Miscellaneous
1 115 (37.83%) Onboarding
2 27 (8.88%) Enterprise Software
3 15 (4.93%) Management Information System
4 14 (4.61%) PKI
5 13 (4.28%) Cloud Native
6 9 (2.96%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (1.97%) Security Posture
8 5 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.64%) Public Cloud
8 5 (1.64%) Replication
9 4 (1.32%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.32%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (0.99%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.66%) Cloud Security Posture
11 2 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.66%) Mainframe
11 2 (0.66%) Operational Technology
11 2 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.66%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 96 (31.58%) Windows
2 78 (25.66%) Linux
3 32 (10.53%) Windows Server
4 30 (9.87%) Unix
5 6 (1.97%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.97%) Windows 7
6 4 (1.32%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.66%) zOS
9 1 (0.33%) Android
9 1 (0.33%) CentOS
9 1 (0.33%) MVS
9 1 (0.33%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (49.67%) Privileged Access Management
2 82 (26.97%) Cybersecurity
3 81 (26.64%) SIEM
4 80 (26.32%) Identity Access Management
5 59 (19.41%) Stakeholder Management
6 56 (18.42%) RBAC
7 55 (18.09%) Problem-Solving
8 52 (17.11%) ITSM
9 44 (14.47%) Runbook
10 41 (13.49%) Migration
11 38 (12.50%) CI/CD
12 36 (11.84%) DevOps
13 35 (11.51%) Secrets Management
14 33 (10.86%) Roadmaps
14 33 (10.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 32 (10.53%) Technical Leadership
16 30 (9.87%) Security Architecture
17 29 (9.54%) Agile
18 27 (8.88%) Continuous Improvement
19 25 (8.22%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 104 (34.21%) PowerShell
2 67 (22.04%) Python
3 36 (11.84%) Bash
4 14 (4.61%) SQL
5 9 (2.96%) Java
6 8 (2.63%) BeanShell
7 6 (1.97%) VB
7 6 (1.97%) VBScript
8 4 (1.32%) C#
9 3 (0.99%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.66%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.66%) JCL
10 2 (0.66%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.66%) REXX
11 1 (0.33%) CodeQL
11 1 (0.33%) Groovy
11 1 (0.33%) Korn
11 1 (0.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 79 (25.99%) Security Cleared
2 46 (15.13%) SC Cleared
3 30 (9.87%) CISSP
3 30 (9.87%) Degree
4 26 (8.55%) DV Cleared
5 17 (5.59%) CISM
6 10 (3.29%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (1.97%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.97%) PMP
9 5 (1.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.99%) AWS Certification
10 3 (0.99%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.99%) CBAP
10 3 (0.99%) CCNA
10 3 (0.99%) CCNP
10 3 (0.99%) CEH
10 3 (0.99%) VCAP
11 2 (0.66%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (22.04%) NIST
2 61 (20.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (7.57%) GDPR
4 15 (4.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 12 (3.95%) QA
6 8 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (2.63%) HIPAA
7 6 (1.97%) GRC
8 4 (1.32%) NIST 800
8 4 (1.32%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.66%) ITGC
10 1 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.33%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.33%) NCSC
10 1 (0.33%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.33%) PSD2
10 1 (0.33%) SLA
System Software
1 139 (45.72%) Active Directory
2 18 (5.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (4.61%) Hyper-V
4 13 (4.28%) Docker
5 9 (2.96%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (2.30%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (1.97%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.99%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.99%) vSphere
9 1 (0.33%) IAG
9 1 (0.33%) Job Entry Subsystem
9 1 (0.33%) RACF
9 1 (0.33%) Squid
9 1 (0.33%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 28 (9.21%) Ansible
2 23 (7.57%) Single Sign-On
3 19 (6.25%) Kubernetes
4 16 (5.26%) SCCM
5 9 (2.96%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (2.30%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (1.97%) NetBackup
7 6 (1.97%) SCOM
8 3 (0.99%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.99%) Cisco Prime
8 3 (0.99%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 3 (0.99%) VxRail
9 2 (0.66%) Kibana
9 2 (0.66%) logstash
9 2 (0.66%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.33%) Control-M
10 1 (0.33%) FreeIPA
10 1 (0.33%) Grafana
10 1 (0.33%) PingFederate
10 1 (0.33%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 90 (29.61%) Microsoft
2 71 (23.36%) BeyondTrust
3 50 (16.45%) ServiceNow
4 32 (10.53%) VMware
5 29 (9.54%) Oracle
6 24 (7.89%) Splunk
7 19 (6.25%) Okta
8 13 (4.28%) Citrix
9 12 (3.95%) Google
10 10 (3.29%) Cisco
10 10 (3.29%) CrowdStrike
11 9 (2.96%) Netskope
11 9 (2.96%) WALLIX
12 8 (2.63%) Apple
12 8 (2.63%) Centrify
13 7 (2.30%) SAP
14 6 (1.97%) ForgeRock
14 6 (1.97%) SolarWinds
15 5 (1.64%) Ping Identity
15 5 (1.64%) Zscaler