Vulnerability Research Jobs in England

Vulnerability Research
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Vulnerability Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Vulnerability Research over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 830 918 1083
Rank change year-on-year +88 +165 -281
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Research 14 29 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.016% 0.031% 0.048%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.019% 0.033% 0.050%
Number of salaries quoted 11 16 10
10th Percentile £31,250 - -
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £73,750 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.64% +26.07% +6.36%
75th Percentile £75,625 £91,250 £71,563
90th Percentile £77,500 - £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £73,750 £69,000
% change year-on-year -18.64% +6.88% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Vulnerability Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,083 88,114 126,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.76% 95.63% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 53,858 52,089 73,941
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,308 £33,500
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,650 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Vulnerability Research
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Vulnerability Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Vulnerability Research in England

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Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Vulnerability Research in England.

Salary trend for Vulnerability Research in England

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Vulnerability Research in England over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Vulnerability Research in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Research within the England region over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +18 7 £60,000 -4.00% 1
Midlands +15 7 £60,000 -4.00% 1
South West -28 4 £71,250 - 1
South East +27 2 £32,500 -18.75% 3
North of England +34 1 £60,000 -31.43%
North West +10 1 £60,000 -
Vulnerability Research
UK

Vulnerability Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (21.43%) 5G
2 1 (7.14%) 3GPP
2 1 (7.14%) Diameter Protocol
2 1 (7.14%) HTTP
2 1 (7.14%) SCTP
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Git
1 1 (7.14%) Jenkins
General
1 6 (42.86%) Telecoms
2 2 (14.29%) Automotive
3 1 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (7.14%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (64.29%) Vulnerability Researcher
2 6 (42.86%) Senior
3 2 (14.29%) Security Researcher
4 1 (7.14%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Product Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Security Tester
4 1 (7.14%) Software Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Telecoms Tester
4 1 (7.14%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) MEAN Stack
1 1 (7.14%) MERN Stack
1 1 (7.14%) Node.js
1 1 (7.14%) React
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (7.14%) Algorithms
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (7.14%) Data Structures
2 1 (7.14%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Android
1 3 (21.43%) Apple iOS
2 1 (7.14%) Linux
2 1 (7.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (42.86%) Reverse Engineering
2 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (14.29%) Computer Science
3 2 (14.29%) Computer Security
4 1 (7.14%) Agile
4 1 (7.14%) CI/CD
4 1 (7.14%) Fuzz Testing
4 1 (7.14%) OSINT
4 1 (7.14%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (7.14%) SDLC
4 1 (7.14%) Security Testing
4 1 (7.14%) Software Engineering
4 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (7.14%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (28.57%) C
1 4 (28.57%) Python
2 2 (14.29%) C++
2 2 (14.29%) Perl
3 1 (7.14%) C#
3 1 (7.14%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 11 (78.57%) Security Cleared
2 8 (57.14%) DV Cleared
2 8 (57.14%) SC Cleared
3 2 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Ansible
1 1 (7.14%) Kubernetes