Vulnerability Research Job Trends in Manchester

Vulnerability Research
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Vulnerability Research skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 - 150
Rank change year-on-year - - +101
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Research 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.042% - 0.042%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.050% - 0.044%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -27.27%
75th Percentile - - £65,000
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £95,000 - £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -27.27%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Vulnerability Research falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,010 3,108 2,267
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 84.95% 85.22% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,277 1,417 1,856
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £55,000 £59,778
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% -7.99% +8.69%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% +4.76%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Vulnerability Research relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Vulnerability Research job vacancy trend in Manchester

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Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Vulnerability Research.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Vulnerability Research

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Penetration Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Advanced Persistent Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity