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 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
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 409 381 390
Rank change year-on-year -28 +9 +57
Contract jobs citing CyberArk 250 154 199
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.49% 0.50% 0.46%
As % of the Vendors category 1.20% 1.06% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 172 103 147
10th Percentile £450 £425 £408
25th Percentile £513 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -15.60%
75th Percentile £720 £653 £700
90th Percentile £868 £723 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £560 £550 £555
% change year-on-year +1.82% -0.90% -14.62%
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 20,855 14,480 18,581
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 40.89% 47.40% 42.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,032 8,882 11,532
10th Percentile £313 £281 £270
25th Percentile £413 £402 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year - -2.91% -1.90%
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 1,076 682 1,159
10th Percentile £15.75 £14.84 £12.26
25th Percentile £19.03 £17.30 £14.71
Median hourly rate £33.99 £25.15 £24.19
Median % change year-on-year +35.15% +3.97% -41.06%
75th Percentile £62.25 £53.75 £59.95
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £23.00 £23.58
% change year-on-year +41.30% -2.46% -27.45%

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 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 28 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 28 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 -25 233 £575 +4.55% 36
London -7 132 £600 +9.09% 25
Work from Home -22 100 £621 +12.91% 19
UK excluding London -73 97 £560 +1.82% 18
South East -37 38 £592 -1.33% 7
North of England -48 38 £550 +10.28% 8
North West -42 23 £550 +10.28% 4
Yorkshire -36 13 £621 +25.51% 3
Midlands -66 11 £525 -9.87%
West Midlands -66 10 £525 -9.87%
South West -31 7 £550 -15.38% 2
Scotland -15 2 £447 -25.50% 1
North East - 2 - - 1
East Midlands -13 1 £500 -
East of England -26 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 9 (3.60%) Confluence
2 6 (2.40%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.40%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.40%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (2.00%) 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 (51.60%) Azure
2 90 (36.00%) AWS
3 71 (28.40%) Entra ID
4 47 (18.80%) GCP
5 26 (10.40%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (10.40%) SaaS
6 23 (9.20%) Microsoft Purview
7 15 (6.00%) OpenShift
8 14 (5.60%) Mimecast
9 8 (3.20%) Datadog
10 5 (2.00%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (2.00%) Cohesity
10 5 (2.00%) GitHub
10 5 (2.00%) Nutanix
10 5 (2.00%) Sentry
11 4 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (1.20%) OneDrive
12 3 (1.20%) Power Platform
13 1 (0.40%) Amazon EKS
13 1 (0.40%) Amazon Macie
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.20%) SSH
2 12 (4.80%) Firewall
3 11 (4.40%) Network Security
4 7 (2.80%) DNS
5 6 (2.40%) HTTPS
6 5 (2.00%) SSL
6 5 (2.00%) TCP/IP
6 5 (2.00%) VLAN
7 4 (1.60%) VPN
8 3 (1.20%) Internet
8 3 (1.20%) Wireless
9 2 (0.80%) Kerberos
9 2 (0.80%) NGFW
10 1 (0.40%) Anycast
10 1 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
10 1 (0.40%) DMVPN
10 1 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.40%) IPsec
10 1 (0.40%) MPLS
10 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (15.20%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.60%) 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 18 (7.20%) Jenkins
2 14 (5.60%) JIRA
3 3 (1.20%) Browser DevTools
3 3 (1.20%) Fiddler
3 3 (1.20%) Sonatype Nexus
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 94 (37.60%) Finance
2 87 (34.80%) Social Skills
3 46 (18.40%) Documentation Skills
4 25 (10.00%) Public Sector
5 21 (8.40%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (7.20%) Banking
7 13 (5.20%) Influencing Skills
8 12 (4.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (4.40%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.60%) 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 67 (26.80%) Architect
2 47 (18.80%) CyberArk Architect
3 26 (10.40%) Security Engineer
4 18 (7.20%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 18 (7.20%) Project Manager
5 13 (5.20%) CyberArk Engineer
6 12 (4.80%) Cloud Architect
7 11 (4.40%) Analyst
8 9 (3.60%) Migration Manager
8 9 (3.60%) Migration Project Manager
9 7 (2.80%) Business Analyst
9 7 (2.80%) Consultant
9 7 (2.80%) SailPoint Engineer
10 6 (2.40%) Developer
10 6 (2.40%) Security Architect
10 6 (2.40%) Senior
10 6 (2.40%) Solutions Architect
11 5 (2.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 4 (1.60%) .NET Developer
12 4 (1.60%) IAM Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (25.20%) LDAP
2 52 (20.80%) SailPoint
3 32 (12.80%) SAML
4 27 (10.80%) OpenID
5 24 (9.60%) REST
6 14 (5.60%) OAuth
7 7 (2.80%) SOAP
8 6 (2.40%) OAuth2
9 5 (2.00%) Web Services
10 4 (1.60%) .NET
10 4 (1.60%) .NET Core
10 4 (1.60%) AngularJS
10 4 (1.60%) ASP.NET
10 4 (1.60%) FIDO
10 4 (1.60%) Middleware
11 2 (0.80%) ISPF
12 1 (0.40%) EJB
12 1 (0.40%) JDBC
12 1 (0.40%) JSON
12 1 (0.40%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 95 (38.00%) Onboarding
2 27 (10.80%) Cloud Native
3 26 (10.40%) Enterprise Software
4 17 (6.80%) Security Posture
5 11 (4.40%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.80%) Cloud Security Posture
6 7 (2.80%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (2.00%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (2.00%) Linux Command Line
7 5 (2.00%) PKI
7 5 (2.00%) Public Cloud
7 5 (2.00%) 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%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.40%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 1 (0.40%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 64 (25.60%) Windows
2 61 (24.40%) Linux
3 38 (15.20%) Unix
4 17 (6.80%) 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 95 (38.00%) Privileged Access Management
2 91 (36.40%) Cybersecurity
3 85 (34.00%) SIEM
4 51 (20.40%) Stakeholder Management
5 50 (20.00%) ITSM
6 47 (18.80%) DevOps
7 46 (18.40%) Identity Access Management
8 45 (18.00%) Problem-Solving
9 40 (16.00%) CI/CD
10 39 (15.60%) RBAC
11 37 (14.80%) Migration
12 36 (14.40%) Secrets Management
13 33 (13.20%) Security Architecture
14 32 (12.80%) Runbook
15 29 (11.60%) Roadmaps
16 28 (11.20%) Agile
17 27 (10.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 22 (8.80%) Architectural Design
18 22 (8.80%) Information Security
19 21 (8.40%) DevSecOps
Programming Languages
1 76 (30.40%) PowerShell
2 67 (26.80%) Python
3 11 (4.40%) Bash
4 10 (4.00%) SQL
5 6 (2.40%) Java
6 5 (2.00%) BeanShell
7 3 (1.20%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.80%) JCL
8 2 (0.80%) REXX
9 1 (0.40%) C#
9 1 (0.40%) Groovy
9 1 (0.40%) Lisp
Qualifications
1 73 (29.20%) Security Cleared
2 61 (24.40%) SC Cleared
3 39 (15.60%) CISSP
4 29 (11.60%) Degree
5 20 (8.00%) CISM
6 13 (5.20%) PMI Certification
6 13 (5.20%) PMP
7 11 (4.40%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (3.60%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (2.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (2.40%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (2.00%) DV Cleared
11 5 (2.00%) MCSA
11 5 (2.00%) MCSE
12 3 (1.20%) CCNA
12 3 (1.20%) CCNP
12 3 (1.20%) CRISC
13 2 (0.80%) Azure Certification
14 1 (0.40%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (34.40%) NIST
2 78 (31.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (12.80%) GDPR
4 14 (5.60%) Cyber Essentials
4 14 (5.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 14 (5.60%) NCSC
5 10 (4.00%) QA
5 10 (4.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 8 (3.20%) HIPAA
7 5 (2.00%) GRC
8 4 (1.60%) NIST 800
9 3 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (1.20%) PCI DSS
9 3 (1.20%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.40%) COBIT
10 1 (0.40%) SLA
System Software
1 105 (42.00%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.60%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (2.80%) Docker
4 4 (1.60%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (1.20%) IAG
6 1 (0.40%) Job Entry Subsystem
6 1 (0.40%) RACF
6 1 (0.40%) Squid
6 1 (0.40%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 24 (9.60%) Kubernetes
1 24 (9.60%) Single Sign-On
2 14 (5.60%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (5.20%) Ansible
4 10 (4.00%) AirWatch
4 10 (4.00%) Terraform
5 6 (2.40%) Nessus
6 5 (2.00%) CASB
7 3 (1.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (1.20%) Cisco Prime
7 3 (1.20%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (1.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.40%) Control-M
8 1 (0.40%) FreeIPA
8 1 (0.40%) Grafana
8 1 (0.40%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.40%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.40%) QRadar
8 1 (0.40%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.40%) SCCM
Vendors
1 65 (26.00%) Microsoft
2 61 (24.40%) BeyondTrust
3 37 (14.80%) Splunk
4 35 (14.00%) ServiceNow
5 29 (11.60%) Oracle
6 17 (6.80%) CrowdStrike
7 16 (6.40%) Okta
8 15 (6.00%) Netskope
9 13 (5.20%) Centrify
10 10 (4.00%) Google
10 10 (4.00%) Tenable
11 6 (2.40%) SAP
12 5 (2.00%) Remedy
12 5 (2.00%) Zscaler
13 4 (1.60%) Apple
13 4 (1.60%) Cisco
13 4 (1.60%) ForgeRock
13 4 (1.60%) VMware
14 3 (1.20%) Citrix
14 3 (1.20%) Sybase