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 5 December 2025, 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
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 313 338 417
Rank change year-on-year +25 +79 +62
Contract jobs citing CyberArk 286 236 190
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.78% 0.65% 0.42%
As % of the Vendors category 1.65% 1.44% 0.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 145 157 116
10th Percentile £400 £425 £516
25th Percentile £475 £480 £568
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £650
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £803
90th Percentile £675 £810 £818
UK excluding London median daily rate £513 £525 £566
% change year-on-year -2.38% -7.28% +2.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £21.83 - -
25th Percentile £30.05 - -
Median hourly rate £47.50 - £78.00
75th Percentile £54.13 - -
90th Percentile £55.85 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.35 - £78.00
% change year-on-year - - +7.59%

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 17,296 16,403 20,364
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 47.39% 45.40% 45.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,002 9,717 12,982
10th Percentile £290 £299 £256
25th Percentile £406 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.91%
75th Percentile £609 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £720 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 857 511 676
10th Percentile £15.29 £15.50 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.22 £19.19 £19.94
Median hourly rate £25.00 £29.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% -34.83% +73.08%
75th Percentile £43.75 £62.50 £64.55
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £76.64
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £27.13 £44.50
% change year-on-year -18.89% -39.04% +96.97%

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 5 December 2025.

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 5 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for CyberArk in the UK

CyberArk
Top 16 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 5 December 2025. 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 +24 244 £525 -4.55% 29
UK excluding London +60 175 £513 -2.38% 16
Work from Home +11 104 £550 - 8
London -29 83 £575 -4.17% 19
North of England +10 62 £484 -7.73% 2
Yorkshire +18 49 £470 -15.32% 1
Midlands +1 41 £600 +8.89% 2
South East +21 40 £492 -24.31% 12
West Midlands +3 38 £600 -1.17% 2
Scotland +5 13 £600 +25.26%
North West -15 13 £604 +18.33% 1
South West -28 7 £425 -19.05%
Wales - 7 - -
East Midlands -13 3 - -
Northern Ireland - 3 - -
East of England - 2 £500 - 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 19 (6.64%) Confluence
2 2 (0.70%) JBoss
2 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (1.05%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (1.05%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.70%) Windchill
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.70%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 86 (30.07%) Azure
2 52 (18.18%) AWS
3 47 (16.43%) Entra ID
4 45 (15.73%) GCP
5 19 (6.64%) GitHub
6 8 (2.80%) SaaS
7 6 (2.10%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (2.10%) OCI
8 3 (1.05%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (1.05%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (0.70%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (0.70%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.35%) Akamai
10 1 (0.35%) Amazon Cognito
10 1 (0.35%) AWS CloudTrail
10 1 (0.35%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (0.35%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.35%) Miro
10 1 (0.35%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 19 (6.64%) Firewall
2 16 (5.59%) DNS
3 11 (3.85%) SSH
3 11 (3.85%) TCP/IP
4 8 (2.80%) Kerberos
5 7 (2.45%) SSL
6 4 (1.40%) Network Security
7 2 (0.70%) DHCP
7 2 (0.70%) SMTP
8 1 (0.35%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.35%) OpenLDAP
8 1 (0.35%) S/MIME
8 1 (0.35%) VLAN
8 1 (0.35%) VPN
8 1 (0.35%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.90%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.70%) MySQL
2 2 (0.70%) Power BI
3 1 (0.35%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 33 (11.54%) JIRA
2 10 (3.50%) Postman
2 10 (3.50%) SoapUI
3 7 (2.45%) Git
4 5 (1.75%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.40%) Subversion
5 4 (1.40%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.35%) Artifactory
General
1 80 (27.97%) Social Skills
2 59 (20.63%) Finance
3 39 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (12.24%) Banking
5 27 (9.44%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (5.24%) Public Sector
7 12 (4.20%) Financial Institution
8 6 (2.10%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.05%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.70%) Electronics
10 2 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.70%) International Banking
10 2 (0.70%) Legal
10 2 (0.70%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.70%) Marketing
10 2 (0.70%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.70%) Retail
10 2 (0.70%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.35%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 61 (21.33%) Consultant
2 48 (16.78%) CyberArk Consultant
3 40 (13.99%) Architect
4 39 (13.64%) Analyst
5 24 (8.39%) Security Architect
6 17 (5.94%) Lead
6 17 (5.94%) Solutions Architect
7 14 (4.90%) Test Analyst
8 13 (4.55%) Project Manager
9 12 (4.20%) CyberArk Engineer
10 11 (3.85%) Security Solutions Architect
11 10 (3.50%) Business Analyst
12 9 (3.15%) NetBackup Engineer
13 8 (2.80%) CyberArk Architect
13 8 (2.80%) Lead Architect
14 7 (2.45%) Lead Solutions Architect
14 7 (2.45%) Management Consultant
14 7 (2.45%) Security Engineer
14 7 (2.45%) Technical Manager
15 6 (2.10%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (16.78%) LDAP
1 48 (16.78%) SailPoint
2 25 (8.74%) SAML
3 24 (8.39%) OAuth
4 17 (5.94%) OpenID
5 10 (3.50%) REST
6 3 (1.05%) Elastic Stack
6 3 (1.05%) Middleware
6 3 (1.05%) OAuth2
7 2 (0.70%) ADO
8 1 (0.35%) .NET
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle GoldenGate
Miscellaneous
1 37 (12.94%) Onboarding
2 10 (3.50%) Cloud Native
3 7 (2.45%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (2.45%) Security Posture
4 5 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (1.75%) Cloud Security Posture
4 5 (1.75%) Clustering
4 5 (1.75%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (1.75%) Management Information System
4 5 (1.75%) PKI
4 5 (1.75%) Replication
5 4 (1.40%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.05%) SCADA
7 2 (0.70%) Data Structures
7 2 (0.70%) Fixed Income
7 2 (0.70%) Linux Command Line
7 2 (0.70%) Mainframe
8 1 (0.35%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.35%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 48 (16.78%) Linux
2 41 (14.34%) Windows
3 15 (5.24%) Unix
4 11 (3.85%) Solaris
5 10 (3.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (2.80%) Windows Server
7 7 (2.45%) AIX
8 1 (0.35%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (36.71%) Privileged Access Management
2 87 (30.42%) Identity Access Management
3 67 (23.43%) Cybersecurity
4 52 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
5 40 (13.99%) CI/CD
6 36 (12.59%) RBAC
7 35 (12.24%) DevOps
8 34 (11.89%) SIEM
9 31 (10.84%) Incident Response
10 28 (9.79%) Agile
10 28 (9.79%) DevSecOps
11 26 (9.09%) Cloud Security
12 21 (7.34%) Task Automation
13 19 (6.64%) Identity Management
13 19 (6.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 19 (6.64%) Vulnerability Management
14 18 (6.29%) Stakeholder Management
15 17 (5.94%) Business Strategy
16 16 (5.59%) Security Operations
16 16 (5.59%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 75 (26.22%) PowerShell
2 58 (20.28%) Python
3 20 (6.99%) Bash
4 7 (2.45%) Java
5 5 (1.75%) Perl
6 3 (1.05%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.70%) BeanShell
7 2 (0.70%) SQL
8 1 (0.35%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.35%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 84 (29.37%) Security Cleared
2 79 (27.62%) SC Cleared
3 66 (23.08%) CISSP
4 53 (18.53%) CISM
5 15 (5.24%) Degree
6 10 (3.50%) TOGAF Certification
7 9 (3.15%) CompTIA Security+
8 8 (2.80%) ISTQB
8 8 (2.80%) Master's Degree
9 7 (2.45%) PhD
10 6 (2.10%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (1.75%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.75%) MCSA
11 5 (1.75%) MCSE
12 4 (1.40%) PMI Certification
13 3 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (1.05%) PMP
14 2 (0.70%) CISMP
14 2 (0.70%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (17.48%) GDPR
1 50 (17.48%) NIST
2 46 (16.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (5.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 13 (4.55%) PCI DSS
5 6 (2.10%) HIPAA
6 4 (1.40%) NCSC
7 3 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.05%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.70%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.70%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.70%) QA
9 1 (0.35%) GRC
9 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 73 (25.52%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (3.85%) Docker
4 5 (1.75%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (1.40%) NFS
5 4 (1.40%) Veritas File System
5 4 (1.40%) Veritas Volume Manager
5 4 (1.40%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.35%) vSphere
6 1 (0.35%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 30 (10.49%) Single Sign-On
2 16 (5.59%) Ansible
3 12 (4.20%) Terraform
4 10 (3.50%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (3.15%) NetBackup
5 9 (3.15%) Oracle RMAN
6 6 (2.10%) Nessus
7 5 (1.75%) CASB
7 5 (1.75%) QRadar
7 5 (1.75%) Red Hat Satellite
8 3 (1.05%) Kubernetes
9 2 (0.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.70%) vRealize
10 1 (0.35%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.35%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.35%) Oracle Identity Manager
10 1 (0.35%) Packer
10 1 (0.35%) SCCM
10 1 (0.35%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 54 (18.88%) BeyondTrust
2 49 (17.13%) Microsoft
3 22 (7.69%) Google
4 21 (7.34%) Splunk
4 21 (7.34%) Thycotic
5 19 (6.64%) VMware
6 16 (5.59%) Oracle
7 15 (5.24%) Centrify
8 13 (4.55%) BiZZdesign
8 13 (4.55%) Okta
9 9 (3.15%) ServiceNow
9 9 (3.15%) Veritas
10 8 (2.80%) Darktrace
10 8 (2.80%) Tenable
11 6 (2.10%) Qualys
12 5 (1.75%) ForgeRock
12 5 (1.75%) Red Hat
12 5 (1.75%) Remedy
12 5 (1.75%) Zscaler
13 4 (1.40%) SAP