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 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
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 409 399 393
Rank change year-on-year -10 -6 +70
Contract jobs citing CyberArk 242 138 196
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.48% 0.46% 0.45%
As % of the Vendors category 1.17% 0.97% 1.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 167 90 148
10th Percentile £456 £425 £425
25th Percentile £525 £488 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -11.93%
75th Percentile £750 £662 £700
90th Percentile £885 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £550 £650
% change year-on-year +4.55% -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 20,653 14,236 18,603
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 40.71% 47.54% 42.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,944 8,764 11,545
10th Percentile £313 £281 £270
25th Percentile £413 £403 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £518
Median % change year-on-year - -3.38% -1.43%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £715 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,060 658 1,169
10th Percentile £15.73 £14.84 £12.25
25th Percentile £19.02 £17.30 £14.50
Median hourly rate £33.99 £25.50 £24.10
Median % change year-on-year +33.29% +5.81% -43.29%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.75 £59.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.75 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.23 £23.00 £22.56
% change year-on-year +40.11% +1.95% -39.84%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -4 225 £600 +9.09% 36
London +4 135 £650 +18.18% 21
Work from Home -6 105 £650 +18.18% 23
UK excluding London -75 86 £575 +4.55% 23
South East -42 37 £590 -9.27% 10
North of England -65 27 £621 +22.87% 8
North West -36 19 £620 +24.31% 4
Midlands -62 12 £525 -16.00%
West Midlands -65 11 £538 -14.00%
South West -28 7 £550 -15.38% 1
Yorkshire -49 6 £733 +22.08% 4
Scotland -11 2 £447 -34.98%
North East - 2 - -
East Midlands -18 1 £500 -
East of England - 1 - - 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 5 (2.07%) Confluence
2 3 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.24%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.41%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.24%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 130 (53.72%) Azure
2 95 (39.26%) AWS
3 66 (27.27%) Entra ID
4 55 (22.73%) GCP
5 25 (10.33%) SaaS
6 24 (9.92%) Microsoft 365
6 24 (9.92%) Microsoft Purview
7 15 (6.20%) Mimecast
7 15 (6.20%) OpenShift
8 8 (3.31%) Datadog
9 5 (2.07%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (2.07%) Cohesity
9 5 (2.07%) Nutanix
9 5 (2.07%) Sentry
10 4 (1.65%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (1.24%) OneDrive
11 3 (1.24%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.41%) Amazon EKS
12 1 (0.41%) Amazon GuardDuty
12 1 (0.41%) Amazon Macie
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.96%) Firewall
1 12 (4.96%) SSH
2 11 (4.55%) Network Security
3 7 (2.89%) DNS
4 5 (2.07%) HTTPS
4 5 (2.07%) SSL
4 5 (2.07%) TCP/IP
4 5 (2.07%) VLAN
5 3 (1.24%) Internet
5 3 (1.24%) Wireless
6 2 (0.83%) Kerberos
6 2 (0.83%) NGFW
6 2 (0.83%) VPN
7 1 (0.41%) Anycast
7 1 (0.41%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (0.41%) DMVPN
7 1 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.41%) IPsec
7 1 (0.41%) MPLS
7 1 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (13.22%) SQL Server
2 8 (3.31%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.24%) MongoDB
3 3 (1.24%) MySQL
3 3 (1.24%) Power BI
4 2 (0.83%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.83%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.83%) RDBMS
4 2 (0.83%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.41%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.41%) Db2
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 14 (5.79%) Jenkins
2 10 (4.13%) JIRA
3 3 (1.24%) Browser DevTools
3 3 (1.24%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.41%) AppScan
4 1 (0.41%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.41%) Git
4 1 (0.41%) GitLab
4 1 (0.41%) Metasploit
General
1 95 (39.26%) Social Skills
2 94 (38.84%) Finance
3 46 (19.01%) Documentation Skills
4 24 (9.92%) Public Sector
5 17 (7.02%) Banking
6 16 (6.61%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (5.37%) Influencing Skills
8 12 (4.96%) Financial Institution
8 12 (4.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.65%) Legal
10 3 (1.24%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.83%) Military
11 2 (0.83%) Retail
12 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.41%) Front Office
12 1 (0.41%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.41%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.41%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 69 (28.51%) Architect
2 57 (23.55%) CyberArk Architect
3 27 (11.16%) Security Engineer
4 19 (7.85%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 19 (7.85%) Project Manager
5 12 (4.96%) Cloud Architect
5 12 (4.96%) CyberArk Engineer
6 10 (4.13%) Analyst
6 10 (4.13%) Migration Manager
6 10 (4.13%) Migration Project Manager
7 7 (2.89%) Consultant
7 7 (2.89%) SailPoint Engineer
8 6 (2.48%) Business Analyst
8 6 (2.48%) Security Architect
9 5 (2.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (2.07%) Senior
9 5 (2.07%) Solutions Architect
10 4 (1.65%) CyberArk Specialist
10 4 (1.65%) IAM Project Manager
10 4 (1.65%) Testing Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (28.93%) LDAP
2 46 (19.01%) SailPoint
3 32 (13.22%) SAML
4 27 (11.16%) OpenID
4 27 (11.16%) REST
5 16 (6.61%) SOAP
6 14 (5.79%) OAuth
7 6 (2.48%) OAuth2
8 5 (2.07%) Middleware
9 4 (1.65%) FIDO
10 2 (0.83%) ISPF
11 1 (0.41%) EJB
11 1 (0.41%) J2EE
11 1 (0.41%) JDBC
11 1 (0.41%) JSON
11 1 (0.41%) Keycloak
11 1 (0.41%) SPIFFE
11 1 (0.41%) Web Services
11 1 (0.41%) WebAuthn
11 1 (0.41%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 88 (36.36%) Onboarding
2 32 (13.22%) Enterprise Software
3 27 (11.16%) Cloud Native
4 26 (10.74%) Security Posture
5 11 (4.55%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.89%) Cloud Security Posture
6 7 (2.89%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (2.07%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (2.07%) PKI
7 5 (2.07%) Replication
8 4 (1.65%) Linux Command Line
8 4 (1.65%) Public Cloud
9 3 (1.24%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.24%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.83%) CMDB
10 2 (0.83%) Mainframe
10 2 (0.83%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 1 (0.41%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 1 (0.41%) e-Learning
11 1 (0.41%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 59 (24.38%) Linux
1 59 (24.38%) Windows
2 37 (15.29%) Unix
3 14 (5.79%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.83%) zOS
5 1 (0.41%) Android
5 1 (0.41%) CentOS
5 1 (0.41%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.41%) MVS
5 1 (0.41%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (39.67%) Privileged Access Management
2 91 (37.60%) SIEM
3 89 (36.78%) Cybersecurity
4 55 (22.73%) ITSM
5 51 (21.07%) Problem-Solving
6 50 (20.66%) Stakeholder Management
7 48 (19.83%) DevOps
8 40 (16.53%) CI/CD
9 38 (15.70%) Identity Access Management
10 36 (14.88%) Secrets Management
11 35 (14.46%) Migration
11 35 (14.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 33 (13.64%) RBAC
12 33 (13.64%) Security Architecture
13 31 (12.81%) Runbook
14 26 (10.74%) Agile
14 26 (10.74%) Roadmaps
15 23 (9.50%) Integration Patterns
16 21 (8.68%) Design Patterns
16 21 (8.68%) DevSecOps
Programming Languages
1 84 (34.71%) PowerShell
2 75 (30.99%) Python
3 11 (4.55%) Bash
4 6 (2.48%) Java
5 5 (2.07%) BeanShell
5 5 (2.07%) SQL
6 3 (1.24%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.83%) JCL
7 2 (0.83%) REXX
8 1 (0.41%) Groovy
8 1 (0.41%) Lisp
Qualifications
1 78 (32.23%) Security Cleared
2 70 (28.93%) SC Cleared
3 39 (16.12%) CISSP
4 27 (11.16%) Degree
5 20 (8.26%) CISM
6 14 (5.79%) PMI Certification
6 14 (5.79%) PMP
7 11 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (3.72%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (2.89%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (2.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (2.48%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (2.07%) MCSA
11 5 (2.07%) MCSE
12 3 (1.24%) CCNA
12 3 (1.24%) CCNP
12 3 (1.24%) CRISC
13 2 (0.83%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.83%) DV Cleared
14 1 (0.41%) CGEIT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (35.12%) NIST
2 79 (32.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 33 (13.64%) GDPR
4 15 (6.20%) Cyber Essentials
4 15 (6.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 14 (5.79%) NCSC
6 10 (4.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 8 (3.31%) HIPAA
8 6 (2.48%) QA
9 4 (1.65%) NIST 800
10 3 (1.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (1.24%) GRC
10 3 (1.24%) PCI DSS
10 3 (1.24%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.41%) COBIT
11 1 (0.41%) SLA
System Software
1 103 (42.56%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.31%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.24%) Docker
3 3 (1.24%) IAG
4 1 (0.41%) Job Entry Subsystem
4 1 (0.41%) RACF
4 1 (0.41%) Squid
4 1 (0.41%) Varnish
4 1 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (8.26%) Kubernetes
1 20 (8.26%) Single Sign-On
2 12 (4.96%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (4.55%) AirWatch
4 9 (3.72%) Ansible
4 9 (3.72%) Terraform
5 6 (2.48%) Nessus
6 5 (2.07%) CASB
7 3 (1.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (1.24%) Cisco Prime
7 3 (1.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.41%) Control-M
8 1 (0.41%) FreeIPA
8 1 (0.41%) Grafana
8 1 (0.41%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.41%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.41%) QRadar
8 1 (0.41%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 63 (26.03%) BeyondTrust
2 57 (23.55%) Microsoft
3 37 (15.29%) Splunk
4 32 (13.22%) ServiceNow
5 27 (11.16%) Oracle
6 18 (7.44%) Centrify
6 18 (7.44%) CrowdStrike
7 16 (6.61%) Netskope
7 16 (6.61%) Okta
8 10 (4.13%) Google
8 10 (4.13%) Tenable
9 6 (2.48%) SAP
10 5 (2.07%) Remedy
10 5 (2.07%) Zscaler
11 4 (1.65%) Cisco
11 4 (1.65%) ForgeRock
11 4 (1.65%) VMware
12 3 (1.24%) Broadcom
12 3 (1.24%) Palo Alto
12 3 (1.24%) Sybase