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 22 March 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
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 340 326 428
Rank change year-on-year -14 +102 -21
Contract jobs citing CyberArk 290 198 160
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.66% 0.67% 0.36%
As % of the Vendors category 1.51% 1.42% 0.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 182 123 113
10th Percentile £476 £457 £515
25th Percentile £507 £485 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £550 £650
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +0.19%
75th Percentile £750 £704 £750
90th Percentile £827 £810 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £550 £750
% change year-on-year -4.55% -26.67% +30.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £26.15 - -
25th Percentile £26.80 - -
Median hourly rate £27.88 - -
75th Percentile £42.44 - -
90th Percentile £51.18 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.16 - -

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 19,176 13,912 18,949
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 43.67% 47.11% 42.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,284 8,717 11,823
10th Percentile £310 £290 £256
25th Percentile £413 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £513
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% - -2.84%
75th Percentile £600 £618 £625
90th Percentile £700 £710 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 979 464 1,031
10th Percentile £15.33 £15.62 £12.13
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.00 £14.48
Median hourly rate £25.15 £29.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.28% +20.83% -36.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £62.69 £53.75
90th Percentile £76.69 £80.75 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.83 £27.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year -13.36% +22.22% -35.71%

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 22 March 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 22 March 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 22 March 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 -23 258 £600 - 24
Work from Home +34 152 £700 +27.27% 7
UK excluding London -7 145 £525 -4.55% 11
London -1 129 £700 +16.67% 15
South East -21 48 £496 -28.12% 7
North of England -50 47 £563 +11.11% 2
Yorkshire -30 28 £531 -11.50%
Midlands -49 28 £575 -8.00%
West Midlands -57 28 £575 -8.00%
North West -28 17 £621 +24.20% 2
Scotland -5 9 - -
Wales - 7 - -
South West -43 3 - -
Northern Ireland - 3 - -
North East -13 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 19 (6.55%) Confluence
2 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.34%) JBoss
3 1 (0.34%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.03%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 127 (43.79%) Azure
2 89 (30.69%) AWS
3 75 (25.86%) GCP
4 43 (14.83%) Entra ID
5 17 (5.86%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (5.52%) OpenShift
7 13 (4.48%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (3.10%) Mimecast
9 7 (2.41%) SaaS
10 5 (1.72%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.69%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.69%) OCI
12 2 (0.69%) Power Platform
13 1 (0.34%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 1 (0.34%) Amazon Macie
13 1 (0.34%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 1 (0.34%) Azure Key Vault
13 1 (0.34%) GitHub Actions
13 1 (0.34%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.10%) DNS
1 9 (3.10%) SSH
2 6 (2.07%) Firewall
2 6 (2.07%) TCP/IP
3 5 (1.72%) Kerberos
3 5 (1.72%) SSL
4 2 (0.69%) Network Security
5 1 (0.34%) Anycast
5 1 (0.34%) BGP
5 1 (0.34%) DMVPN
5 1 (0.34%) IPsec
5 1 (0.34%) MPLS
5 1 (0.34%) NetScaler
5 1 (0.34%) NGFW
5 1 (0.34%) OpenLDAP
5 1 (0.34%) OSPF
5 1 (0.34%) S/MIME
5 1 (0.34%) SMTP
5 1 (0.34%) VLAN
5 1 (0.34%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.14%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.03%) MySQL
3 2 (0.69%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.69%) Oracle Database
3 2 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.69%) Power BI
4 1 (0.34%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.34%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.34%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.34%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.34%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (7.24%) JIRA
2 17 (5.86%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.34%) AppScan
3 1 (0.34%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.34%) Metasploit
General
1 113 (38.97%) Social Skills
2 71 (24.48%) Finance
3 48 (16.55%) Documentation Skills
4 19 (6.55%) Public Sector
5 18 (6.21%) Banking
6 16 (5.52%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (5.52%) Influencing Skills
7 10 (3.45%) Financial Institution
8 4 (1.38%) Investment Banking
8 4 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.69%) Retail
11 1 (0.34%) Dutch Language
11 1 (0.34%) Electronics
11 1 (0.34%) Front Office
11 1 (0.34%) Legal
11 1 (0.34%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.34%) Marketing
11 1 (0.34%) Retail Banking
11 1 (0.34%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 91 (31.38%) Architect
2 57 (19.66%) CyberArk Architect
3 54 (18.62%) Consultant
4 47 (16.21%) CyberArk Consultant
5 23 (7.93%) Project Manager
6 19 (6.55%) Security Architect
7 16 (5.52%) Analyst
7 16 (5.52%) Solutions Architect
8 13 (4.48%) Lead
8 13 (4.48%) Security Engineer
9 11 (3.79%) Security Solutions Architect
10 10 (3.45%) CyberArk Engineer
10 10 (3.45%) Migration Manager
10 10 (3.45%) Migration Project Manager
11 8 (2.76%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 7 (2.41%) Lead Architect
12 7 (2.41%) Lead Solutions Architect
13 6 (2.07%) CyberArk Specialist
13 6 (2.07%) Technical Manager
13 6 (2.07%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (33.10%) LDAP
2 42 (14.48%) REST
3 35 (12.07%) SAML
3 35 (12.07%) SOAP
4 29 (10.00%) SailPoint
5 24 (8.28%) OpenID
6 16 (5.52%) OAuth
7 5 (1.72%) OAuth2
8 4 (1.38%) Middleware
9 2 (0.69%) ADO
9 2 (0.69%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.34%) .NET
10 1 (0.34%) J2EE
10 1 (0.34%) Oracle GoldenGate
Miscellaneous
1 46 (15.86%) Onboarding
2 41 (14.14%) Security Posture
3 39 (13.45%) Enterprise Software
4 27 (9.31%) Cloud Native
5 9 (3.10%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (2.41%) Cyber Threat
6 7 (2.41%) Management Information System
7 6 (2.07%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (1.72%) PKI
9 3 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.69%) Fixed Income
10 2 (0.69%) Greenfield Project
11 1 (0.34%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.34%) Clustering
11 1 (0.34%) CMDB
11 1 (0.34%) Insider Threat
11 1 (0.34%) Legacy Systems
11 1 (0.34%) Mainframe
11 1 (0.34%) SCADA
11 1 (0.34%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 37 (12.76%) Windows
2 33 (11.38%) Linux
3 12 (4.14%) Unix
4 10 (3.45%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.38%) AIX
5 4 (1.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.38%) Solaris
6 1 (0.34%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (40.34%) Privileged Access Management
2 94 (32.41%) SIEM
3 91 (31.38%) Cybersecurity
4 73 (25.17%) Problem-Solving
5 62 (21.38%) Identity Access Management
6 60 (20.69%) DevOps
7 55 (18.97%) ITSM
8 52 (17.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 47 (16.21%) CI/CD
10 40 (13.79%) Task Automation
11 38 (13.10%) Stakeholder Management
12 37 (12.76%) Technical Leadership
13 35 (12.07%) Integration Patterns
13 35 (12.07%) Presales
14 31 (10.69%) DevSecOps
15 30 (10.34%) Migration
16 28 (9.66%) Secrets Management
17 26 (8.97%) RBAC
18 25 (8.62%) Agile
18 25 (8.62%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 93 (32.07%) PowerShell
2 84 (28.97%) Python
3 9 (3.10%) Bash
4 5 (1.72%) Java
4 5 (1.72%) SQL
5 4 (1.38%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.69%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.34%) BeanShell
7 1 (0.34%) Groovy
7 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.34%) Lisp
7 1 (0.34%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 145 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 137 (47.24%) SC Cleared
3 65 (22.41%) CISSP
4 54 (18.62%) CISM
5 17 (5.86%) Degree
6 16 (5.52%) PMI Certification
6 16 (5.52%) PMP
7 10 (3.45%) TOGAF Certification
8 8 (2.76%) CompTIA Security+
8 8 (2.76%) Master's Degree
9 7 (2.41%) PhD
10 6 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (1.72%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (1.72%) MCSA
11 5 (1.72%) MCSE
12 4 (1.38%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (0.69%) CESG Certified Professional
13 2 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.69%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (28.28%) NIST
2 80 (27.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 56 (19.31%) GDPR
4 18 (6.21%) NCSC
5 11 (3.79%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (3.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 9 (3.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (2.41%) PCI DSS
8 5 (1.72%) HIPAA
9 3 (1.03%) NIST 800
9 3 (1.03%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.69%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.69%) GRC
11 1 (0.34%) COBIT
11 1 (0.34%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.34%) QA
System Software
1 109 (37.59%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.72%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.03%) IAG
4 2 (0.69%) Docker
5 1 (0.34%) Varnish
5 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.34%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 22 (7.59%) Single Sign-On
2 18 (6.21%) Kubernetes
3 12 (4.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (3.79%) AirWatch
5 6 (2.07%) Nessus
6 5 (1.72%) Ansible
6 5 (1.72%) CASB
7 3 (1.03%) Terraform
8 2 (0.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.34%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.34%) Oracle Identity Manager
9 1 (0.34%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.34%) QRadar
9 1 (0.34%) Red Hat Satellite
9 1 (0.34%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.34%) SCCM
9 1 (0.34%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 80 (27.59%) BeyondTrust
2 50 (17.24%) Centrify
3 34 (11.72%) Microsoft
4 25 (8.62%) Splunk
5 15 (5.17%) Oracle
6 13 (4.48%) BiZZdesign
7 12 (4.14%) Okta
7 12 (4.14%) ServiceNow
8 11 (3.79%) CrowdStrike
9 9 (3.10%) Netskope
9 9 (3.10%) Tenable
10 8 (2.76%) Google
10 8 (2.76%) Thycotic
11 7 (2.41%) Zscaler
12 6 (2.07%) SAP
13 5 (1.72%) LogRhythm
13 5 (1.72%) Remedy
13 5 (1.72%) VMware
14 3 (1.03%) Qualys
14 3 (1.03%) Sybase