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 12 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
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 396 386 371
Rank change year-on-year -10 -15 +69
Contract jobs citing CyberArk 285 160 193
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.53% 0.49% 0.50%
As % of the Vendors category 1.28% 1.03% 1.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 179 101 133
10th Percentile £438 £400 £400
25th Percentile £500 £469 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -18.52%
75th Percentile £650 £648 £630
90th Percentile £749 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £520 £505
% change year-on-year +5.77% +2.97% -15.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 2 0
10th Percentile £43.81 £19.09 -
25th Percentile £47.53 £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 £75.00 £16.35 -
% change year-on-year +358.72% - -

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 22,198 15,572 17,016
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.59% 47.24% 43.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,745 9,526 10,606
10th Percentile £313 £280 £288
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +1.40% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £606 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £700 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,146 796 841
10th Percentile £14.85 £14.48 £13.69
25th Percentile £18.27 £17.24 £15.62
Median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £29.77
Median % change year-on-year +29.22% -15.52% -27.06%
75th Percentile £65.00 £47.50 £61.60
90th Percentile £83.43 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.96 £21.30 £28.00
% change year-on-year +50.06% -23.93% -18.84%

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 12 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 12 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 12 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 +5 260 £575 +4.55% 83
London +4 131 £575 -2.13% 60
UK excluding London -49 128 £550 +5.77% 36
Work from Home -16 94 £550 - 36
North of England -54 51 £525 +11.11% 5
South East -39 43 £592 -0.29% 10
North West -34 31 £550 +8.91% 5
South West -24 19 £575 -11.54% 11
Yorkshire -40 17 £510 +27.50%
Midlands -63 8 £500 -6.89% 5
West Midlands -59 6 £500 -6.89% 2
Scotland -9 5 £569 -5.21% 4
East Midlands -6 2 £575 - 3
East of England -18 2 £500 -
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 (5.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (3.51%) Confluence
2 10 (3.51%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.11%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.35%) IIS
4 1 (0.35%) SAS
Applications
1 11 (3.86%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.70%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 145 (50.88%) Azure
2 96 (33.68%) AWS
3 87 (30.53%) Entra ID
4 43 (15.09%) GCP
5 31 (10.88%) SaaS
6 20 (7.02%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (4.91%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (3.16%) Mimecast
9 8 (2.81%) Datadog
9 8 (2.81%) GitHub
9 8 (2.81%) Rubrik
10 6 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (1.75%) Cohesity
11 5 (1.75%) Nutanix
11 5 (1.75%) Sentry
12 3 (1.05%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (1.05%) OCI
12 3 (1.05%) OneDrive
12 3 (1.05%) OpenShift
13 2 (0.70%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 27 (9.47%) Firewall
2 26 (9.12%) DNS
3 19 (6.67%) DHCP
4 15 (5.26%) Network Security
5 13 (4.56%) SSH
6 12 (4.21%) TCP/IP
7 11 (3.86%) VLAN
8 9 (3.16%) VPN
9 7 (2.46%) HTTPS
9 7 (2.46%) LAN
9 7 (2.46%) WAN
9 7 (2.46%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (2.11%) Skype
11 5 (1.75%) SSL
12 4 (1.40%) Intrusion Detection
13 3 (1.05%) Internet
13 3 (1.05%) VSAN
13 3 (1.05%) Wireless
14 2 (0.70%) Kerberos
15 1 (0.35%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (17.19%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.51%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.40%) MongoDB
4 3 (1.05%) MySQL
5 2 (0.70%) Apache Cassandra
5 2 (0.70%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.70%) Power BI
5 2 (0.70%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.70%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.35%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.35%) Db2
6 1 (0.35%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (5.26%) JIRA
2 8 (2.81%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.40%) Sonatype Nexus
4 3 (1.05%) Browser DevTools
4 3 (1.05%) Fiddler
5 2 (0.70%) Git
5 2 (0.70%) GitLab
6 1 (0.35%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.35%) MSBuild
6 1 (0.35%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.35%) TeamCity
General
1 96 (33.68%) Social Skills
2 90 (31.58%) Finance
3 41 (14.39%) Documentation Skills
4 40 (14.04%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (11.93%) Banking
6 20 (7.02%) Public Sector
7 12 (4.21%) Financial Institution
8 11 (3.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.40%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.05%) Legal
10 3 (1.05%) Military
10 3 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.70%) Private Banking
11 2 (0.70%) Retail
11 2 (0.70%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.35%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.35%) Front Office
12 1 (0.35%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.35%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 57 (20.00%) Architect
2 32 (11.23%) CyberArk Architect
3 29 (10.18%) Security Engineer
4 20 (7.02%) Analyst
5 19 (6.67%) CyberArk Engineer
6 17 (5.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 16 (5.61%) Business Analyst
7 16 (5.61%) Project Manager
8 15 (5.26%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 12 (4.21%) Consultant
10 11 (3.86%) Cloud Architect
10 11 (3.86%) Principal Engineer
10 11 (3.86%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (3.51%) Senior
12 7 (2.46%) SailPoint Engineer
13 6 (2.11%) CyberArk Consultant
13 6 (2.11%) Developer
14 5 (1.75%) Cloud Engineer
14 5 (1.75%) CyberArk Specialist
14 5 (1.75%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (20.70%) SailPoint
2 49 (17.19%) LDAP
3 20 (7.02%) REST
4 19 (6.67%) SAML
5 15 (5.26%) OAuth
5 15 (5.26%) OpenID
6 6 (2.11%) .NET
6 6 (2.11%) OAuth2
6 6 (2.11%) Web Services
7 5 (1.75%) .NET Core
7 5 (1.75%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.75%) ASP.NET
8 4 (1.40%) FIDO
8 4 (1.40%) Middleware
9 2 (0.70%) ISPF
9 2 (0.70%) JDBC
10 1 (0.35%) .NET Framework
10 1 (0.35%) JSON
10 1 (0.35%) MSMQ
10 1 (0.35%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 104 (36.49%) Onboarding
2 21 (7.37%) Enterprise Software
3 15 (5.26%) Management Information System
4 14 (4.91%) Cloud Native
5 13 (4.56%) PKI
6 11 (3.86%) Security Posture
7 8 (2.81%) Cloud Security Posture
7 8 (2.81%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (2.11%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.75%) Linux Command Line
9 5 (1.75%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.75%) Replication
10 4 (1.40%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.70%) Enterprise Cloud
11 2 (0.70%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.70%) Mainframe
11 2 (0.70%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.70%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.70%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 95 (33.33%) Windows
2 81 (28.42%) Linux
3 35 (12.28%) Unix
4 30 (10.53%) Windows Server
5 6 (2.11%) Windows 10
5 6 (2.11%) Windows 7
6 4 (1.40%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.70%) zOS
8 1 (0.35%) Android
8 1 (0.35%) CentOS
8 1 (0.35%) MVS
8 1 (0.35%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (48.42%) Privileged Access Management
2 83 (29.12%) Cybersecurity
3 72 (25.26%) Identity Access Management
3 72 (25.26%) SIEM
4 58 (20.35%) Stakeholder Management
5 54 (18.95%) Problem-Solving
6 48 (16.84%) RBAC
7 43 (15.09%) ITSM
8 37 (12.98%) Runbook
9 36 (12.63%) Agile
9 36 (12.63%) Migration
10 35 (12.28%) DevOps
11 34 (11.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 33 (11.58%) CI/CD
12 33 (11.58%) Roadmaps
13 28 (9.82%) Security Architecture
14 27 (9.47%) Secrets Management
15 23 (8.07%) Continuous Improvement
15 23 (8.07%) Data Protection
15 23 (8.07%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 94 (32.98%) PowerShell
2 61 (21.40%) Python
3 35 (12.28%) Bash
4 12 (4.21%) SQL
5 7 (2.46%) Java
6 6 (2.11%) BeanShell
6 6 (2.11%) VB
6 6 (2.11%) VBScript
7 4 (1.40%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.70%) C#
8 2 (0.70%) JCL
8 2 (0.70%) REXX
9 1 (0.35%) CodeQL
9 1 (0.35%) Groovy
9 1 (0.35%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.35%) Korn
9 1 (0.35%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 72 (25.26%) Security Cleared
2 45 (15.79%) SC Cleared
3 38 (13.33%) CISSP
4 30 (10.53%) Degree
5 21 (7.37%) DV Cleared
6 19 (6.67%) CISM
7 12 (4.21%) PMI Certification
7 12 (4.21%) PMP
8 9 (3.16%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (2.81%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (2.11%) CompTIA Security+
10 6 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (1.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 5 (1.75%) MCSA
11 5 (1.75%) MCSE
12 4 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (1.05%) CBAP
13 3 (1.05%) CCNP
13 3 (1.05%) CRISC
13 3 (1.05%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (23.16%) NIST
2 60 (21.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (9.12%) GDPR
4 14 (4.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 11 (3.86%) QA
6 10 (3.51%) HIPAA
7 9 (3.16%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (3.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (1.75%) GRC
8 5 (1.75%) SOC 2
9 4 (1.40%) NIST 800
10 3 (1.05%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.70%) ITGC
12 1 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.35%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.35%) NCSC
12 1 (0.35%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.35%) PSD2
12 1 (0.35%) SLA
System Software
1 134 (47.02%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (4.56%) Docker
3 13 (4.56%) Hyper-V
4 9 (3.16%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (2.46%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (2.11%) BitLocker
7 3 (1.05%) VMware NSX
7 3 (1.05%) vSphere
8 2 (0.70%) IAG
9 1 (0.35%) Job Entry Subsystem
9 1 (0.35%) RACF
9 1 (0.35%) Squid
9 1 (0.35%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 27 (9.47%) Single Sign-On
2 23 (8.07%) Ansible
3 21 (7.37%) Terraform
4 20 (7.02%) Kubernetes
5 14 (4.91%) SCCM
6 8 (2.81%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (2.46%) Jamf Pro
8 6 (2.11%) NetBackup
8 6 (2.11%) SCOM
9 5 (1.75%) CASB
9 5 (1.75%) Nessus
10 3 (1.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (1.05%) Cisco Prime
10 3 (1.05%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (1.05%) VxRail
11 1 (0.35%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.35%) Control-M
11 1 (0.35%) Grafana
11 1 (0.35%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 86 (30.18%) Microsoft
2 66 (23.16%) BeyondTrust
3 46 (16.14%) ServiceNow
4 32 (11.23%) Oracle
5 30 (10.53%) VMware
6 29 (10.18%) Splunk
7 17 (5.96%) Okta
8 13 (4.56%) Citrix
9 11 (3.86%) CrowdStrike
10 10 (3.51%) Google
10 10 (3.51%) Netskope
11 9 (3.16%) WALLIX
12 8 (2.81%) Apple
12 8 (2.81%) Tenable
13 7 (2.46%) Centrify
13 7 (2.46%) Cisco
14 6 (2.11%) SAP
14 6 (2.11%) SolarWinds
15 5 (1.75%) ForgeRock
15 5 (1.75%) Remedy