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 4 July 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
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 414 392 401
Rank change year-on-year -22 +9 +37
Contract jobs citing CyberArk 255 160 198
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.49% 0.51% 0.46%
As % of the Vendors category 1.20% 1.07% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 174 108 144
10th Percentile £450 £421 £404
25th Percentile £513 £482 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £562
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -2.14% -16.74%
75th Percentile £684 £650 £699
90th Percentile £855 £718 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £560 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +1.82% - -15.38%
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 21,187 14,995 18,645
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.05% 47.53% 42.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,195 9,196 11,597
10th Percentile £313 £281 £273
25th Percentile £413 £402 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £501 £514
Median % change year-on-year +0.14% -2.63% -2.10%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £713 £734
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,094 709 1,147
10th Percentile £15.75 £14.84 £12.40
25th Percentile £19.08 £17.30 £15.00
Median hourly rate £33.99 £25.15 £24.65
Median % change year-on-year +35.15% +2.03% -39.14%
75th Percentile £62.94 £53.50 £59.98
90th Percentile £80.08 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £22.63 £24.00
% change year-on-year +43.61% -5.71% -25.70%

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 4 July 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 4 July 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 4 July 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 -20 235 £575 +4.55% 45
London -1 131 £600 +9.09% 22
UK excluding London -63 101 £560 +1.82% 28
Work from Home -26 99 £598 +8.64% 22
South East -34 39 £592 -1.33% 9
North of England -60 39 £550 +13.70% 8
North West -34 23 £550 +10.28% 5
Yorkshire -48 14 £510 +17.92% 2
Midlands -62 11 £525 -9.87% 1
West Midlands -71 9 £525 -9.87%
South West -27 7 £550 -15.38% 7
Scotland -19 3 £549 -8.58% 1
East Midlands -14 2 £575 - 1
East of England -28 2 £500 - 1
North East - 2 - - 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 (3.53%) Confluence
2 8 (3.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (3.14%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.39%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.18%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 127 (49.80%) Azure
2 86 (33.73%) AWS
3 76 (29.80%) Entra ID
4 41 (16.08%) GCP
5 26 (10.20%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (10.20%) SaaS
6 21 (8.24%) Microsoft Purview
7 15 (5.88%) OpenShift
8 13 (5.10%) Mimecast
9 8 (3.14%) Datadog
10 5 (1.96%) Azure Sentinel
10 5 (1.96%) Cohesity
10 5 (1.96%) GitHub
10 5 (1.96%) Nutanix
10 5 (1.96%) Sentry
11 4 (1.57%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.57%) Rubrik
12 3 (1.18%) OneDrive
12 3 (1.18%) Power Platform
13 1 (0.39%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.49%) SSH
2 13 (5.10%) Network Security
3 12 (4.71%) Firewall
4 10 (3.92%) DNS
5 6 (2.35%) HTTPS
6 5 (1.96%) SSL
6 5 (1.96%) TCP/IP
6 5 (1.96%) VLAN
7 4 (1.57%) VPN
8 3 (1.18%) DHCP
8 3 (1.18%) Internet
8 3 (1.18%) Wireless
9 2 (0.78%) Kerberos
9 2 (0.78%) NGFW
10 1 (0.39%) Anycast
10 1 (0.39%) BGP
10 1 (0.39%) Cisco ISE
10 1 (0.39%) DMVPN
10 1 (0.39%) MPLS
10 1 (0.39%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (15.29%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.92%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.18%) MongoDB
3 3 (1.18%) MySQL
3 3 (1.18%) Power BI
4 2 (0.78%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.78%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.78%) RDBMS
4 2 (0.78%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.39%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.39%) Db2
5 1 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 18 (7.06%) Jenkins
2 14 (5.49%) JIRA
3 3 (1.18%) Browser DevTools
3 3 (1.18%) Fiddler
3 3 (1.18%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.39%) AppScan
4 1 (0.39%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.39%) Git
4 1 (0.39%) GitLab
4 1 (0.39%) Metasploit
General
1 94 (36.86%) Finance
2 86 (33.73%) Social Skills
3 50 (19.61%) Documentation Skills
4 25 (9.80%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (9.80%) Public Sector
5 22 (8.63%) Banking
6 13 (5.10%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (4.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (3.92%) Financial Institution
9 4 (1.57%) Legal
10 3 (1.18%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.78%) Military
11 2 (0.78%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.78%) Private Banking
11 2 (0.78%) Retail
12 1 (0.39%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.39%) Front Office
12 1 (0.39%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.39%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 64 (25.10%) Architect
2 41 (16.08%) CyberArk Architect
3 26 (10.20%) Security Engineer
4 18 (7.06%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 17 (6.67%) Project Manager
6 15 (5.88%) Analyst
6 15 (5.88%) CyberArk Engineer
7 12 (4.71%) Cloud Architect
8 10 (3.92%) Business Analyst
9 8 (3.14%) Migration Manager
9 8 (3.14%) Migration Project Manager
9 8 (3.14%) Senior
10 7 (2.75%) Consultant
10 7 (2.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (2.75%) SailPoint Engineer
11 6 (2.35%) Developer
11 6 (2.35%) Security Architect
11 6 (2.35%) Solutions Architect
12 4 (1.57%) Cloud Engineer
12 4 (1.57%) CyberArk Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (22.35%) LDAP
2 55 (21.57%) SailPoint
3 33 (12.94%) SAML
4 28 (10.98%) OpenID
5 19 (7.45%) REST
6 15 (5.88%) OAuth
7 6 (2.35%) OAuth2
8 5 (1.96%) Web Services
9 4 (1.57%) .NET
9 4 (1.57%) .NET Core
9 4 (1.57%) AngularJS
9 4 (1.57%) ASP.NET
9 4 (1.57%) FIDO
10 3 (1.18%) Middleware
11 2 (0.78%) ISPF
12 1 (0.39%) EJB
12 1 (0.39%) JDBC
12 1 (0.39%) JSON
12 1 (0.39%) SOAP
12 1 (0.39%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 101 (39.61%) Onboarding
2 26 (10.20%) Cloud Native
3 19 (7.45%) Enterprise Software
4 11 (4.31%) Management Information System
4 11 (4.31%) Security Posture
5 7 (2.75%) Cloud Security Posture
5 7 (2.75%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (2.35%) PKI
7 5 (1.96%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.96%) Linux Command Line
7 5 (1.96%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.96%) Replication
8 3 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.18%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.78%) CMDB
9 2 (0.78%) Mainframe
9 2 (0.78%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.78%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 1 (0.39%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 69 (27.06%) Windows
2 64 (25.10%) Linux
3 38 (14.90%) Unix
4 19 (7.45%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.78%) zOS
6 1 (0.39%) Android
6 1 (0.39%) CentOS
6 1 (0.39%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.39%) MVS
6 1 (0.39%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.39%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (37.25%) Privileged Access Management
2 93 (36.47%) Cybersecurity
3 79 (30.98%) SIEM
4 53 (20.78%) Stakeholder Management
5 51 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
6 48 (18.82%) DevOps
6 48 (18.82%) ITSM
7 44 (17.25%) Problem-Solving
8 41 (16.08%) CI/CD
8 41 (16.08%) RBAC
9 38 (14.90%) Secrets Management
10 35 (13.73%) Runbook
11 34 (13.33%) Migration
12 32 (12.55%) Security Architecture
13 31 (12.16%) Agile
14 30 (11.76%) Roadmaps
15 26 (10.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 22 (8.63%) Architectural Design
16 22 (8.63%) Design Patterns
16 22 (8.63%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 75 (29.41%) PowerShell
2 62 (24.31%) Python
3 15 (5.88%) Bash
4 11 (4.31%) SQL
5 6 (2.35%) Java
6 5 (1.96%) BeanShell
7 3 (1.18%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.78%) JCL
8 2 (0.78%) REXX
9 1 (0.39%) C#
9 1 (0.39%) Groovy
9 1 (0.39%) Korn
9 1 (0.39%) Lisp
Qualifications
1 70 (27.45%) Security Cleared
2 56 (21.96%) SC Cleared
3 40 (15.69%) CISSP
4 30 (11.76%) Degree
5 20 (7.84%) CISM
6 12 (4.71%) PMI Certification
6 12 (4.71%) PMP
7 10 (3.92%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (3.53%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (2.75%) DV Cleared
9 7 (2.75%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (2.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (2.35%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (1.96%) MCSA
11 5 (1.96%) MCSE
12 3 (1.18%) CCNA
12 3 (1.18%) CCNP
12 3 (1.18%) CRISC
13 2 (0.78%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.78%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (33.73%) NIST
2 78 (30.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 31 (12.16%) GDPR
4 14 (5.49%) NCSC
5 13 (5.10%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (5.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (3.92%) QA
6 10 (3.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 8 (3.14%) HIPAA
8 5 (1.96%) GRC
9 4 (1.57%) NIST 800
9 4 (1.57%) SOC 2
10 3 (1.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (1.18%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.39%) COBIT
11 1 (0.39%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.39%) SLA
System Software
1 106 (41.57%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.53%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (2.75%) Docker
4 6 (2.35%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (1.18%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.18%) IAG
5 3 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.39%) Job Entry Subsystem
6 1 (0.39%) RACF
6 1 (0.39%) Squid
6 1 (0.39%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 24 (9.41%) Kubernetes
1 24 (9.41%) Single Sign-On
2 14 (5.49%) Ansible
2 14 (5.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (4.31%) Terraform
4 8 (3.14%) AirWatch
5 6 (2.35%) Nessus
6 5 (1.96%) CASB
6 5 (1.96%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.57%) SCCM
8 3 (1.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (1.18%) Cisco Prime
8 3 (1.18%) NetBackup
8 3 (1.18%) SCOM
8 3 (1.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.39%) FreeIPA
9 1 (0.39%) Grafana
9 1 (0.39%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.39%) QRadar
9 1 (0.39%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 67 (26.27%) Microsoft
2 57 (22.35%) BeyondTrust
3 40 (15.69%) Splunk
4 36 (14.12%) ServiceNow
5 30 (11.76%) Oracle
6 18 (7.06%) Okta
7 16 (6.27%) CrowdStrike
8 14 (5.49%) Netskope
9 10 (3.92%) Google
9 10 (3.92%) Tenable
10 8 (3.14%) Citrix
11 7 (2.75%) Centrify
12 6 (2.35%) Apple
12 6 (2.35%) SAP
12 6 (2.35%) VMware
13 5 (1.96%) Remedy
13 5 (1.96%) Zscaler
14 4 (1.57%) Cisco
14 4 (1.57%) ForgeRock
15 3 (1.18%) Sybase