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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 403 396 448
Rank change year-on-year -7 +52 -7
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment 45 29 48
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.18% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.24% 0.19% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 30 23 33
10th Percentile £30,500 £41,500 £46,050
25th Percentile £49,750 £52,500 £56,123
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £76,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% -15.03% +17.69%
75th Percentile £78,500 £70,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £80,900 £78,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% -20.69% +16.00%

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 19,126 15,292 21,289
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.98% 93.01% 87.62%
Number of salaries quoted 13,800 8,904 14,205
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,400 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% -1.00% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,225
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -6.67%

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 1 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 16 (35.56%) Azure
2 10 (22.22%) AWS
3 6 (13.33%) Mimecast
4 4 (8.89%) Entra ID
5 3 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (6.67%) GitHub
5 3 (6.67%) SaaS
6 2 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (4.44%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (4.44%) Power Platform
7 1 (2.22%) Amazon EMR
7 1 (2.22%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 15 (33.33%) Firewall
2 7 (15.56%) Broadband
2 7 (15.56%) Network Security
3 6 (13.33%) Intrusion Detection
3 6 (13.33%) VPN
4 4 (8.89%) DNS
4 4 (8.89%) SSH
4 4 (8.89%) SSL
4 4 (8.89%) VLAN
5 2 (4.44%) TCP/IP
6 1 (2.22%) DKIM
6 1 (2.22%) DMARC
6 1 (2.22%) HTTP
6 1 (2.22%) Internet
6 1 (2.22%) LAN
6 1 (2.22%) WAN
6 1 (2.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.67%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.44%) Power BI
3 1 (2.22%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 1 (2.22%) Burp Suite
1 1 (2.22%) Metasploit
General
1 24 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 8 (17.78%) Finance
3 6 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (13.33%) Legal
4 3 (6.67%) Legal Technology
5 2 (4.44%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (4.44%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (20.00%) Security Manager
2 8 (17.78%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 5 (11.11%) Analyst
3 5 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 5 (11.11%) Security Engineer
3 5 (11.11%) Senior
4 4 (8.89%) Penetration Tester
4 4 (8.89%) Security Analyst
4 4 (8.89%) Tester
5 3 (6.67%) Administrator
5 3 (6.67%) CyberArk Specialist
5 3 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 3 (6.67%) DBA
5 3 (6.67%) Network Engineer
5 3 (6.67%) Senior Manager
5 3 (6.67%) Technical Specialist
6 2 (4.44%) Consultant
6 2 (4.44%) Head of Cybersecurity
6 2 (4.44%) Head of Security
6 2 (4.44%) Network Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.89%) RESTful
2 3 (6.67%) GraphQL
2 3 (6.67%) REST
2 3 (6.67%) SOAP
3 2 (4.44%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 9 (20.00%) Management Information System
1 9 (20.00%) Security Posture
2 7 (15.56%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (11.11%) Operational Technology
4 4 (8.89%) Cyberattack
4 4 (8.89%) Onboarding
4 4 (8.89%) PKI
4 4 (8.89%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (6.67%) Blog
5 3 (6.67%) Clustering
5 3 (6.67%) Driving Licence
5 3 (6.67%) Replication
6 1 (2.22%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.89%) Linux
2 1 (2.22%) Kali Linux
2 1 (2.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (77.78%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (46.67%) Incident Response
3 18 (40.00%) Risk Management
4 16 (35.56%) Penetration Testing
4 16 (35.56%) Vulnerability Management
5 12 (26.67%) Information Security
6 11 (24.44%) Cloud Security
7 9 (20.00%) SIEM
8 8 (17.78%) Security Testing
8 8 (17.78%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 7 (15.56%) Decision-Making
9 7 (15.56%) Mentoring
10 6 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
10 6 (13.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 6 (13.33%) Offensive Security
10 6 (13.33%) Risk Assessment
10 6 (13.33%) Security Monitoring
10 6 (13.33%) Threat Intelligence
11 5 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 5 (11.11%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 8 (17.78%) PowerShell
2 3 (6.67%) Bash
2 3 (6.67%) SQL
3 2 (4.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (26.67%) CISSP
2 9 (20.00%) Degree
3 7 (15.56%) CISM
4 4 (8.89%) CITP
4 4 (8.89%) CRISC
4 4 (8.89%) Security Cleared
5 3 (6.67%) CompTIA CySA+
5 3 (6.67%) DV Cleared
5 3 (6.67%) GSEC
5 3 (6.67%) SC Cleared
6 2 (4.44%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (4.44%) CREST Certified
6 2 (4.44%) SSCP
7 1 (2.22%) CCNA
7 1 (2.22%) CCNP
7 1 (2.22%) CISA
7 1 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (2.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (2.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (51.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 23 (51.11%) NIST
2 9 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (20.00%) GDPR
3 4 (8.89%) SLA
4 3 (6.67%) Government Security Classifications
4 3 (6.67%) GRC
4 3 (6.67%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 3 (6.67%) JSP 440
4 3 (6.67%) NCSC
5 1 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 4 (8.89%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.22%) Nessus
1 1 (2.22%) Nmap
1 1 (2.22%) OpenVAS
1 1 (2.22%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 10 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.11%) Sophos
3 4 (8.89%) Qualys
3 4 (8.89%) Thales
4 3 (6.67%) CyberArk
4 3 (6.67%) Fortinet
4 3 (6.67%) Google
4 3 (6.67%) Palo Alto
4 3 (6.67%) Tenable
5 1 (2.22%) Zscaler