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 20 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 354 500
Rank change year-on-year -12 +146 +56
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment 31 51 63
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 0.38% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.40% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 24 39 51
10th Percentile £47,500 - £38,750
25th Percentile £48,604 £37,716 £47,644
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% +5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £71,250 £86,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -11.54% +5.26%

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 14,826 12,623 29,705
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.16% 94.77% 91.52%
Number of salaries quoted 10,367 8,945 23,614
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,202 £33,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,205 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.54% +8.18% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%

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 20 April 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 19 (61.29%) Azure
2 14 (45.16%) AWS
3 8 (25.81%) Mimecast
4 2 (6.45%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (3.23%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (3.23%) GCP
5 1 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (3.23%) Power Platform
5 1 (3.23%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (83.87%) Firewall
2 15 (48.39%) Intrusion Detection
3 11 (35.48%) Network Security
4 6 (19.35%) VPN
5 3 (9.68%) DNS
5 3 (9.68%) VLAN
6 1 (3.23%) Wireless
6 1 (3.23%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.23%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Burp Suite
1 1 (3.23%) Metasploit
General
1 11 (35.48%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (29.03%) Finance
3 7 (22.58%) Legal
4 4 (12.90%) Social Skills
5 2 (6.45%) Military
5 2 (6.45%) Public Sector
5 2 (6.45%) Retail
6 1 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (32.26%) Security Engineer
1 10 (32.26%) Senior
2 9 (29.03%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 7 (22.58%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 7 (22.58%) Security Manager
3 7 (22.58%) Senior Manager
4 3 (9.68%) Analyst
4 3 (9.68%) Security Analyst
5 2 (6.45%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Administrator
5 2 (6.45%) Information Analyst
5 2 (6.45%) Information Security Analyst
5 2 (6.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Senior Analyst
5 2 (6.45%) Senior Information Analyst
5 2 (6.45%) Senior Information Security Analyst
5 2 (6.45%) Senior Security Analyst
5 2 (6.45%) Systems Administrator
6 1 (3.23%) Operations Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (35.48%) Security Posture
2 9 (29.03%) Management Information System
3 8 (25.81%) Driving Licence
4 7 (22.58%) Blog
5 2 (6.45%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (6.45%) YubiKey
6 1 (3.23%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (3.23%) Mobile App
6 1 (3.23%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.90%) Linux
1 4 (12.90%) Windows
2 2 (6.45%) Windows Server
3 1 (3.23%) Android
3 1 (3.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (80.65%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (70.97%) Incident Response
3 19 (61.29%) Information Security
4 18 (58.06%) Vulnerability Management
5 14 (45.16%) Cloud Security
5 14 (45.16%) SIEM
6 12 (38.71%) Security Monitoring
7 10 (32.26%) Risk Management
7 10 (32.26%) Roadmaps
7 10 (32.26%) Security Operations
8 9 (29.03%) Collaborative Working
8 9 (29.03%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 9 (29.03%) Threat Intelligence
9 8 (25.81%) Risk Analysis
9 8 (25.81%) Security Architecture
10 7 (22.58%) Business Continuity
10 7 (22.58%) Business Strategy
10 7 (22.58%) Project Delivery
10 7 (22.58%) Thought Leadership
10 7 (22.58%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.23%) PowerShell
1 1 (3.23%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (41.94%) CISSP
1 13 (41.94%) SC Cleared
1 13 (41.94%) Security Cleared
2 11 (35.48%) CISM
2 11 (35.48%) Degree
2 11 (35.48%) DV Cleared
3 7 (22.58%) CRISC
3 7 (22.58%) GSEC
4 4 (12.90%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (6.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (6.45%) AWS Certification
5 2 (6.45%) Azure Certification
5 2 (6.45%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (6.45%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (3.23%) CEH
6 1 (3.23%) CHECK Team Member
6 1 (3.23%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (3.23%) Postgraduate
6 1 (3.23%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (61.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (58.06%) NIST
3 8 (25.81%) GDPR
4 7 (22.58%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (22.58%) Government Security Classifications
4 7 (22.58%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 7 (22.58%) JSP 440
5 3 (9.68%) GRC
6 1 (3.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (3.23%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (9.68%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (12.90%) WSUS
2 3 (9.68%) Nessus
3 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (6.45%) Terraform
4 1 (3.23%) Nmap
Vendors
1 11 (35.48%) Microsoft
2 9 (29.03%) Tenable
3 8 (25.81%) Qualys
4 7 (22.58%) Google
5 4 (12.90%) Sophos
6 3 (9.68%) Fortinet
6 3 (9.68%) Palo Alto