Vulnerability Researcher Job Trends in Gloucester

Vulnerability Researcher
Gloucestershire > Gloucester

The median Vulnerability Researcher salary in Gloucester is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Vulnerability Researcher 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucester 1.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £76,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - -
75th Percentile £88,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median annual salary £82,500 £90,000 -
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gloucester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Gloucester with a recognized job title 86 196 277
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.56% 98.00% 92.03%
Number of salaries quoted 60 93 155
10th Percentile £34,625 £40,000 £32,255
25th Percentile £38,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £55,000 £62,450
Median % change year-on-year +31.82% -11.93% +24.90%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £84,250 £72,000 £79,500
Gloucestershire median annual salary £52,500 £52,918 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.79% -3.79% +10.00%

Vulnerability Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Vulnerability Researcher' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gloucester.

Vulnerability Researcher job vacancy trend in Gloucester

Vulnerability Researcher
Salary Trend in Gloucester

Salary distribution trend for Vulnerability Researcher job vacancies in Gloucester.

Salary distribution trend for Vulnerability Researcher job vacancies in Gloucester

Vulnerability Researcher Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester

For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, Vulnerability Researcher job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Gloucester region featuring Vulnerability Researcher in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Data Extraction
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Flash
1 1 (100.00%) IDA Disassembler
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Reverse Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Research

Vulnerability Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Data Extraction
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Reverse Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Research
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared