Vulnerability Management Analyst Job Trends

Vulnerability Management Analyst
UK

The median Vulnerability Management Analyst salary in the UK is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 649 719 697
Rank change year-on-year +70 -22 +367
Permanent jobs requiring a Vulnerability Management Analyst 2 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.009% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.009% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 2
10th Percentile £70,500 £81,900 -
25th Percentile £71,250 £83,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £91,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.77% +66.36% -39.56%
75th Percentile £73,750 £95,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £74,500 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £91,500 -
% change year-on-year -18.03% - -

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 52,799 53,782 46,643
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.16% 93.79% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 32,457 29,075 36,182
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% - -

Vulnerability Management Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Vulnerability Management Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Vulnerability Management Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Vulnerability Management Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Vulnerability Management Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Vulnerability Management Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Vulnerability Management Analyst
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Management Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 16 December 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 +83 2 £72,500 -20.77%
UK excluding London +51 1 £75,000 -18.03%
London +49 1 £70,000 -
Midlands - 1 £75,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £75,000 -

Vulnerability Management Analyst Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Vulnerability Management Analyst 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 featuring Vulnerability Management Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Firewall
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (50.00%) SCCP
2 1 (50.00%) SSCP
2 1 (50.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Detection
2 1 (50.00%) Virtual Machines

Vulnerability Management Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) SCCP
General
1 1 (50.00%) Law
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Detection
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
1 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) SSCP
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Palo Alto