Hybrid/Remote Vulnerability Assessment Job Trends

Vulnerability Assessment
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Vulnerability Assessment skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 417 398 444
Rank change year-on-year -19 +46 -26
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment 44 28 55
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.18% 0.17% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.19% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 29 22 34
10th Percentile £30,500 £41,375 £46,700
25th Percentile £49,750 £52,500 £55,281
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £75,750
Median % change year-on-year - -10.89% +16.54%
75th Percentile £78,500 £70,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £82,800 £79,375 £92,500
UK median annual salary £56,250 £57,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -2.17% -20.69% +13.73%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Vulnerability Assessment falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 19,633 15,114 20,558
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.88% 93.04% 87.64%
Number of salaries quoted 14,127 8,686 12,990
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,750 £35,250
25th Percentile £44,750 £40,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

Vulnerability Assessment
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Vulnerability Assessment and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Vulnerability Assessment job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Vulnerability Assessment
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Vulnerability Assessment.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Vulnerability Assessment

Vulnerability Assessment
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Vulnerability Assessment over the 6 months to 11 September 2026.

Vulnerability Assessment salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Vulnerability Assessment
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 15 (34.09%) Azure
2 9 (20.45%) AWS
3 4 (9.09%) Entra ID
3 4 (9.09%) Mimecast
4 3 (6.82%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (6.82%) GitHub
4 3 (6.82%) SaaS
5 2 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (4.55%) Power Platform
6 1 (2.27%) Amazon EMR
6 1 (2.27%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 13 (29.55%) Firewall
2 7 (15.91%) Broadband
3 6 (13.64%) Network Security
4 5 (11.36%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (11.36%) VPN
5 4 (9.09%) DNS
5 4 (9.09%) SSH
5 4 (9.09%) SSL
5 4 (9.09%) VLAN
6 2 (4.55%) TCP/IP
7 1 (2.27%) DKIM
7 1 (2.27%) DMARC
7 1 (2.27%) HTTP
7 1 (2.27%) Internet
7 1 (2.27%) LAN
7 1 (2.27%) WAN
7 1 (2.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.82%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.55%) Power BI
3 1 (2.27%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 1 (2.27%) Burp Suite
1 1 (2.27%) Metasploit
General
1 25 (56.82%) Social Skills
2 8 (18.18%) Finance
3 6 (13.64%) Legal
4 5 (11.36%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.82%) Legal Technology
6 2 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (4.55%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (22.73%) Security Manager
2 8 (18.18%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 5 (11.36%) Analyst
4 4 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 4 (9.09%) Penetration Tester
4 4 (9.09%) Security Analyst
4 4 (9.09%) Senior
4 4 (9.09%) Tester
5 3 (6.82%) Administrator
5 3 (6.82%) CyberArk Specialist
5 3 (6.82%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 3 (6.82%) DBA
5 3 (6.82%) Security Engineer
5 3 (6.82%) Senior Manager
5 3 (6.82%) Technical Specialist
6 2 (4.55%) Consultant
6 2 (4.55%) Head of Security
6 2 (4.55%) ICT Manager
6 2 (4.55%) Information Security Manager
6 2 (4.55%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (9.09%) RESTful
2 3 (6.82%) GraphQL
2 3 (6.82%) REST
2 3 (6.82%) SOAP
3 1 (2.27%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 10 (22.73%) Management Information System
1 10 (22.73%) Security Posture
2 7 (15.91%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (11.36%) Operational Technology
4 4 (9.09%) Cyberattack
4 4 (9.09%) Onboarding
4 4 (9.09%) PKI
4 4 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (6.82%) Blog
5 3 (6.82%) Clustering
5 3 (6.82%) Replication
6 2 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (4.55%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.09%) Linux
2 1 (2.27%) Kali Linux
2 1 (2.27%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (79.55%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (45.45%) Incident Response
3 19 (43.18%) Risk Management
4 17 (38.64%) Penetration Testing
4 17 (38.64%) Vulnerability Management
5 12 (27.27%) Information Security
6 11 (25.00%) Cloud Security
7 9 (20.45%) Security Testing
8 8 (18.18%) SIEM
9 7 (15.91%) Decision-Making
9 7 (15.91%) Mentoring
9 7 (15.91%) Offensive Security
9 7 (15.91%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 6 (13.64%) Business Continuity
10 6 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
10 6 (13.64%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 6 (13.64%) Risk Assessment
10 6 (13.64%) Security Monitoring
10 6 (13.64%) Threat Intelligence
11 5 (11.36%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 7 (15.91%) PowerShell
2 3 (6.82%) Bash
2 3 (6.82%) SQL
3 1 (2.27%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (29.55%) CISSP
2 8 (18.18%) CISM
2 8 (18.18%) Degree
3 4 (9.09%) CITP
3 4 (9.09%) CRISC
3 4 (9.09%) Security Cleared
4 3 (6.82%) CompTIA CySA+
4 3 (6.82%) DV Cleared
4 3 (6.82%) GSEC
4 3 (6.82%) SC Cleared
5 2 (4.55%) CISA
5 2 (4.55%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (4.55%) CREST Certified
5 2 (4.55%) SSCP
6 1 (2.27%) AWS Certification
6 1 (2.27%) CCNA
6 1 (2.27%) CCNP
6 1 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.27%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (52.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 23 (52.27%) NIST
2 10 (22.73%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (20.45%) GDPR
4 4 (9.09%) SLA
5 3 (6.82%) Government Security Classifications
5 3 (6.82%) GRC
5 3 (6.82%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 3 (6.82%) JSP 440
5 3 (6.82%) NCSC
6 2 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 4 (9.09%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.27%) Nessus
1 1 (2.27%) Nmap
1 1 (2.27%) OpenVAS
1 1 (2.27%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 10 (22.73%) Microsoft
2 4 (9.09%) Sophos
2 4 (9.09%) Thales
3 3 (6.82%) CyberArk
3 3 (6.82%) Fortinet
3 3 (6.82%) Google
3 3 (6.82%) Palo Alto
3 3 (6.82%) Qualys
4 2 (4.55%) Tenable
5 1 (2.27%) Zscaler