Vulnerability Management Jobs

Vulnerability Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Vulnerability Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Vulnerability Management over the 6 months to 7 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 262 463 500
Rank change year-on-year +201 +37 -61
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Management 674 828 764
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.27% 0.67% 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.35% 0.70% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 361 518 507
10th Percentile £38,750 £42,500 £40,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - -3.70% -3.57%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £86,250
90th Percentile £91,250 £93,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +16.16%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Vulnerability Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 49,863 117,613 122,319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 94.11% 95.75% 95.45%
Number of salaries quoted 36,022 72,003 82,155
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,700 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £99,680 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.87% +7.00% +4.17%

Vulnerability Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Vulnerability Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Vulnerability Management in the UK

Vulnerability Management
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Vulnerability Management in the UK

Vulnerability Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Vulnerability Management over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Vulnerability Management in the UK

Vulnerability Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Management within the UK over the 6 months to 7 December 2023. 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 +187 564 £64,451 -0.84% 131
UK excluding London +261 462 £57,500 -4.17% 83
Work from Home +180 247 £65,000 - 62
London +96 179 £68,750 +1.85% 55
South East +169 148 £60,000 - 20
North of England +141 93 £56,500 -5.83% 20
Midlands +150 64 £65,000 +13.04% 8
South West +89 56 £47,500 -26.92% 15
North West +117 54 £60,000 +4.35% 11
Scotland +36 39 £50,000 +41.84% 11
Yorkshire +106 37 £52,500 -16.00% 7
East Midlands +81 34 £65,000 +33.33% 5
West Midlands +117 30 £52,500 -8.70% 3
Wales +38 27 £60,000 -7.69% 4
East of England +120 22 £65,000 +14.04% 8
Northern Ireland +50 13 £37,500 -42.31%
North East +41 2 £51,500 -38.51% 2

Vulnerability Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (1.48%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.89%) Confluence
3 4 (0.59%) MS Exchange
4 2 (0.30%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.15%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (0.59%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 4 (0.59%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 145 (21.51%) Azure
2 89 (13.20%) AWS
3 64 (9.50%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (3.41%) GCP
4 23 (3.41%) SaaS
5 18 (2.67%) IaaS
6 15 (2.23%) PaaS
7 14 (2.08%) Azure Sentinel
8 13 (1.93%) Entra ID
9 7 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.04%) WhatsApp
10 6 (0.89%) GitHub
11 5 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (0.59%) AWS CloudFormation
12 4 (0.59%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.59%) Mimecast
12 4 (0.59%) Power Platform
13 3 (0.45%) Serverless
14 2 (0.30%) AWS Lambda
14 2 (0.30%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 148 (21.96%) Firewall
2 91 (13.50%) Intrusion Detection
3 79 (11.72%) LAN
4 74 (10.98%) WAN
5 68 (10.09%) Network Security
6 39 (5.79%) TCP/IP
7 26 (3.86%) DNS
8 21 (3.12%) Wireless
9 20 (2.97%) VPN
10 19 (2.82%) Wi-Fi
11 16 (2.37%) Internet
12 15 (2.23%) DHCP
13 11 (1.63%) IPv4
14 9 (1.34%) Cisco Nexus
14 9 (1.34%) HTTP
15 8 (1.19%) SAN
16 5 (0.74%) MPLS
17 4 (0.59%) OSPF
17 4 (0.59%) VoIP
17 4 (0.59%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.59%) GIS
1 4 (0.59%) Power BI
2 3 (0.45%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.30%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 6 (0.89%) GitLab
2 5 (0.74%) JIRA
3 4 (0.59%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.59%) Selenium
4 3 (0.45%) Git
5 1 (0.15%) Snyk
5 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 347 (51.48%) Social Skills
2 333 (49.41%) Finance
3 241 (35.76%) Games
4 192 (28.49%) Banking
5 37 (5.49%) Legal
6 34 (5.04%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (3.26%) Law
8 20 (2.97%) Financial Institution
9 18 (2.67%) Retail
10 15 (2.23%) Public Sector
11 9 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.19%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.59%) Back Office
14 4 (0.59%) Investment Banking
14 4 (0.59%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.45%) Automotive
15 3 (0.45%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 188 (27.89%) Architect
2 181 (26.85%) Security Architect
3 123 (18.25%) Senior
4 120 (17.80%) Analyst
5 100 (14.84%) Security Manager
6 86 (12.76%) Security Analyst
7 80 (11.87%) Security Engineer
8 70 (10.39%) Lead
9 62 (9.20%) Senior Manager
10 60 (8.90%) Business Manager
10 60 (8.90%) Senior Business Manager
11 35 (5.19%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 35 (5.19%) Team Leader
12 34 (5.04%) IT Engineer
13 27 (4.01%) IT Security Engineer
13 27 (4.01%) Security Specialist
14 25 (3.71%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 24 (3.56%) Senior Analyst
16 23 (3.41%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 19 (2.82%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.08%) 802.1X
2 10 (1.48%) Middleware
3 6 (0.89%) Web Services
4 4 (0.59%) HTML
4 4 (0.59%) HTML5
4 4 (0.59%) WebSockets
5 3 (0.45%) .NET
5 3 (0.45%) ADO
6 2 (0.30%) XMPP
7 1 (0.15%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.15%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.15%) iOS SDK
7 1 (0.15%) LDAP
7 1 (0.15%) OAuth
7 1 (0.15%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.15%) SAML
7 1 (0.15%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 116 (17.21%) Security Operations Centre
2 81 (12.02%) Management Information System
3 47 (6.97%) Cyber Threat
4 46 (6.82%) Security Posture
5 25 (3.71%) Operational Technology
6 24 (3.56%) Cyberattack
7 17 (2.52%) Onboarding
8 16 (2.37%) Data Centre
8 16 (2.37%) Data Protection Act
9 12 (1.78%) Insider Threat
10 10 (1.48%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 10 (1.48%) Cybercrime
11 7 (1.04%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (0.89%) CSOC
12 6 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (0.89%) Mobile App
12 6 (0.89%) PKI
13 5 (0.74%) IoT
13 5 (0.74%) Mainframe
14 4 (0.59%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 161 (23.89%) Windows
2 74 (10.98%) Unix
3 55 (8.16%) Linux
4 51 (7.57%) Windows Server
5 12 (1.78%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.74%) Android
6 5 (0.74%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.15%) AIX
8 1 (0.15%) VMS
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 485 (71.96%) Cybersecurity
2 400 (59.35%) SIEM
3 207 (30.71%) Security Operations
4 200 (29.67%) Actionable Insight
5 198 (29.38%) Identity Access Management
6 193 (28.64%) Asset Management
7 185 (27.45%) Containerisation
8 181 (26.85%) RBAC
9 179 (26.56%) IT Asset Management
9 179 (26.56%) Network Segmentation
10 157 (23.29%) Information Security
11 126 (18.69%) Incident Response
12 115 (17.06%) Security Management
13 100 (14.84%) Vulnerability Scanning
14 96 (14.24%) Vulnerability Remediation
15 94 (13.95%) Incident Management
16 86 (12.76%) Threat Intelligence
17 78 (11.57%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
18 75 (11.13%) Impact Assessments
19 71 (10.53%) Data Loss Prevention
Programming Languages
1 51 (7.57%) PowerShell
2 42 (6.23%) Python
3 27 (4.01%) Bash
4 17 (2.52%) SQL
5 9 (1.34%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.74%) Java
6 5 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (0.59%) C#
8 2 (0.30%) Go
8 2 (0.30%) Perl
9 1 (0.15%) Bicep
9 1 (0.15%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 226 (33.53%) Security Cleared
2 152 (22.55%) CISSP
3 93 (13.80%) CISM
4 84 (12.46%) Degree
5 70 (10.39%) SSCP
6 30 (4.45%) Cisco Certification
7 29 (4.30%) CEH
7 29 (4.30%) CompTIA Security+
8 22 (3.26%) GIAC
9 20 (2.97%) Master's Degree
10 19 (2.82%) CISA
10 19 (2.82%) SC Cleared
11 18 (2.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 18 (2.67%) SANS
12 16 (2.37%) Computer Science Degree
12 16 (2.37%) GSEC
13 15 (2.23%) CCSP
13 15 (2.23%) CISMP
13 15 (2.23%) DV Cleared
14 12 (1.78%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (24.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 100 (14.84%) GDPR
3 82 (12.17%) NIST
4 52 (7.72%) PCI DSS
5 38 (5.64%) Cyber Essentials
6 26 (3.86%) NCSC
7 18 (2.67%) GRC
8 15 (2.23%) SLA
9 13 (1.93%) NIST 800
10 12 (1.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 11 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 9 (1.34%) COBIT
13 7 (1.04%) QA
13 7 (1.04%) SOC 2
14 6 (0.89%) HIPAA
15 5 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 4 (0.59%) PMO
17 3 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 2 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
18 2 (0.30%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 179 (26.56%) Virtual Machines
2 50 (7.42%) Active Directory
3 38 (5.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.48%) Docker
5 8 (1.19%) vSphere
6 7 (1.04%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.45%) Firmware
7 3 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.45%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.30%) Squid
9 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 34 (5.04%) SCCM
2 25 (3.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (1.93%) Terraform
4 12 (1.78%) Kubernetes
5 10 (1.48%) Ansible
6 9 (1.34%) Nessus
7 6 (0.89%) WSUS
8 5 (0.74%) Stealthwatch
9 4 (0.59%) CSIRT
9 4 (0.59%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.45%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 3 (0.45%) Nmap
11 2 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.30%) CASB
11 2 (0.30%) Cisco CUCM
11 2 (0.30%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.15%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.15%) Nexpose
12 1 (0.15%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 102 (15.13%) Microsoft
2 48 (7.12%) VMware
3 32 (4.75%) Splunk
4 28 (4.15%) Cisco
5 24 (3.56%) Qualys
6 14 (2.08%) Palo Alto
7 12 (1.78%) Google
8 9 (1.34%) Aruba
9 7 (1.04%) Tanium
10 6 (0.89%) Citrix
10 6 (0.89%) Meraki
10 6 (0.89%) Oracle
10 6 (0.89%) ServiceNow
11 5 (0.74%) Rapid7
12 4 (0.59%) AlienVault
12 4 (0.59%) Checkmarx
12 4 (0.59%) LogRhythm
12 4 (0.59%) Veracode
13 3 (0.45%) Cybereason
13 3 (0.45%) Thycotic