Vulnerability Researcher Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Vulnerability Researcher
South West > Gloucestershire

The median Vulnerability Researcher salary in Gloucestershire is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 - 105
Rank change year-on-year - - +14
Permanent jobs requiring a Vulnerability Researcher 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire 0.46% - 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% - 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £55,000
75th Percentile £79,375 - £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 - -
South West median annual salary £70,000 - £55,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 605 612 931
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 96.23% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 442 271 617
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £29,440
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,250 £77,580
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,886
% change year-on-year -3.85% +2.19% +1.77%

Vulnerability Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Vulnerability Researcher job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Vulnerability Researcher
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution trend for Vulnerability Researcher job vacancies in Gloucestershire.

Salary distribution trend for Vulnerability Researcher job vacancies in Gloucestershire

Vulnerability Researcher
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Researcher within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Gloucester - 1 £82,500 - 2
Vulnerability Researcher
South West

Vulnerability Researcher Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Vulnerability Researcher in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Research
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) C
3 1 (33.33%) C++
3 1 (33.33%) Data Extraction
3 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (33.33%) Flash
3 1 (33.33%) IDA Disassembler
3 1 (33.33%) Linux
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Prototyping
3 1 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (33.33%) Reverse Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 1 (33.33%) Software Testing

Vulnerability Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 (33.33%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (33.33%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Research
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Data Extraction
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Software Development
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Prototyping
2 1 (33.33%) Reverse Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) C
1 1 (33.33%) C++
1 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared