Vulnerability Research Job Trends in the North West

Vulnerability Research
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West 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 204 - 200
Rank change year-on-year - - +127
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Research 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.021% - 0.026%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.025% - 0.027%
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 - - -
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 West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,080 5,604 3,677
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 84.16% 81.01% 94.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2,395 2,793 2,815
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Vulnerability Research
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Vulnerability Research job vacancy trend in the North West

Vulnerability Research
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Vulnerability Research

Vulnerability Research
Job Locations in the North West

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 West 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
Manchester - 1 £95,000 - 1
Vulnerability Research
England

Vulnerability Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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