Vulnerability Analyst Jobs

Vulnerability Analyst
UK

The median Vulnerability Analyst salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 710 863 918
Rank change year-on-year +153 +55 +297
Permanent jobs requiring a Vulnerability Analyst 4 48 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.048% 0.046%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.051% 0.050%
Number of salaries quoted 4 34 10
10th Percentile £38,500 - £50,764
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -25.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile - - £69,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year +22.22% -29.41% +34.21%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 49,668 94,676 90,476
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 94.69% 91.51%
Number of salaries quoted 25,895 67,575 57,131
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,325
% change year-on-year +3.29% -6.24% +6.65%

Vulnerability Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Vulnerability Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Vulnerability Analyst in the UK

Vulnerability Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Vulnerability Analyst.

Salary trend for Vulnerability Analyst in the UK

Vulnerability Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Vulnerability Analyst over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Vulnerability Analyst in the UK

Vulnerability Analyst
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 22 May 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
England +121 3 £55,000 +22.22% 17
Work from Home +118 3 £55,000 - 15
UK excluding London +158 2 £55,000 +22.22% 11
London +107 1 £35,000 -36.36% 14
South West +102 1 £55,000 -
South East +77 1 £55,000 +29.41% 8

Vulnerability Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Vulnerability Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Vulnerability Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Network Security
2 3 (75.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (75.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 3 (75.00%) SCADA
2 3 (75.00%) Operational Technology
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
3 1 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Forensics
3 1 (25.00%) SIEM

Vulnerability Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Network Security
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Operational Technology
1 3 (75.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (75.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 3 (75.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Forensics
2 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (25.00%) SIEM