Vulnerability Research Job Trends in the North of England

Vulnerability Research
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England 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 287 - 275
Rank change year-on-year - - +162
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Research 1 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.011% - 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.012% - 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 9
10th Percentile - - £67,000
25th Percentile - - £83,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - £92,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.78%
75th Percentile - - £93,750
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £61,250 £37,500 £70,500
% change year-on-year +63.33% -46.81% -14.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,060 10,014 7,252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 84.64% 80.54% 94.71%
Number of salaries quoted 4,527 4,720 5,490
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,720 £51,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.40% -6.36% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,603 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Vulnerability Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Vulnerability Research job vacancy trend in the North of England

Vulnerability Research
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Vulnerability Research.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Vulnerability Research

Vulnerability Research
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 6 November 2025. 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
North West - 1 £95,000 - 1
Vulnerability Research
England

Vulnerability Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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