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 21 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 412 391 468
Rank change year-on-year -21 +77 +2
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment 43 32 44
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.19% 0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.21% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 27 25 33
10th Percentile £30,500 £41,750 £46,050
25th Percentile £49,750 £52,500 £56,123
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,269 £65,000 £76,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.95% -15.03% +17.69%
75th Percentile £77,019 £70,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £83,600 £77,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £56,250 £57,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -2.17% -20.69% +11.54%

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 18,916 15,419 21,639
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.38% 93.04% 87.53%
Number of salaries quoted 13,655 8,896 15,104
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

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 21 August 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 18 (41.86%) Azure
2 11 (25.58%) AWS
3 5 (11.63%) Mimecast
4 4 (9.30%) Entra ID
4 4 (9.30%) SaaS
5 3 (6.98%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (6.98%) GitHub
6 2 (4.65%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (4.65%) Power Platform
7 1 (2.33%) Amazon EMR
7 1 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (2.33%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (2.33%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (2.33%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 17 (39.53%) Firewall
2 9 (20.93%) Network Security
3 7 (16.28%) Broadband
3 7 (16.28%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (13.95%) VPN
5 4 (9.30%) DNS
5 4 (9.30%) SSH
5 4 (9.30%) SSL
5 4 (9.30%) VLAN
6 2 (4.65%) TCP/IP
7 1 (2.33%) HTTP
7 1 (2.33%) Internet
7 1 (2.33%) LAN
7 1 (2.33%) WAN
7 1 (2.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.98%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.65%) Power BI
3 1 (2.33%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Burp Suite
1 1 (2.33%) Metasploit
General
1 22 (51.16%) Social Skills
2 10 (23.26%) Finance
3 7 (16.28%) Legal
4 6 (13.95%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.98%) Legal Technology
6 2 (4.65%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (4.65%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (20.93%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 9 (20.93%) Security Manager
2 6 (13.95%) Security Engineer
2 6 (13.95%) Senior
3 5 (11.63%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 4 (9.30%) Analyst
4 4 (9.30%) Senior Manager
5 3 (6.98%) Administrator
5 3 (6.98%) CyberArk Specialist
5 3 (6.98%) DBA
5 3 (6.98%) Network Engineer
5 3 (6.98%) Security Analyst
5 3 (6.98%) Technical Specialist
6 2 (4.65%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 2 (4.65%) Head of Cybersecurity
6 2 (4.65%) Head of Security
6 2 (4.65%) Penetration Tester
6 2 (4.65%) Senior Network Engineer
6 2 (4.65%) Senior Network Security Engineer
6 2 (4.65%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (9.30%) RESTful
2 3 (6.98%) GraphQL
2 3 (6.98%) REST
2 3 (6.98%) SOAP
2 3 (6.98%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 9 (20.93%) Management Information System
1 9 (20.93%) Security Posture
2 7 (16.28%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (9.30%) Blog
3 4 (9.30%) Cyberattack
3 4 (9.30%) Onboarding
3 4 (9.30%) PKI
3 4 (9.30%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (6.98%) Clustering
4 3 (6.98%) Driving Licence
4 3 (6.98%) Operational Technology
4 3 (6.98%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.30%) Linux
2 1 (2.33%) Kali Linux
2 1 (2.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (74.42%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (48.84%) Incident Response
3 16 (37.21%) Risk Management
4 15 (34.88%) Vulnerability Management
5 13 (30.23%) Penetration Testing
6 12 (27.91%) Cloud Security
6 12 (27.91%) Information Security
7 11 (25.58%) SIEM
8 8 (18.60%) Security Monitoring
8 8 (18.60%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 7 (16.28%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 7 (16.28%) Decision-Making
9 7 (16.28%) Mentoring
9 7 (16.28%) Roadmaps
9 7 (16.28%) Threat Intelligence
10 6 (13.95%) Continuous Improvement
10 6 (13.95%) Security Architecture
11 5 (11.63%) Business Continuity
11 5 (11.63%) Risk Analysis
11 5 (11.63%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (18.60%) PowerShell
2 3 (6.98%) Bash
2 3 (6.98%) SQL
3 2 (4.65%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (27.91%) CISSP
2 9 (20.93%) Degree
3 7 (16.28%) CISM
4 5 (11.63%) CRISC
4 5 (11.63%) Security Cleared
5 4 (9.30%) CITP
5 4 (9.30%) DV Cleared
5 4 (9.30%) GSEC
5 4 (9.30%) SC Cleared
6 2 (4.65%) CompTIA CySA+
6 2 (4.65%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (4.65%) CREST Certified
6 2 (4.65%) SSCP
7 1 (2.33%) AWS Certification
7 1 (2.33%) Azure Certification
7 1 (2.33%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (2.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (2.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 1 (2.33%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (53.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 23 (53.49%) NIST
2 9 (20.93%) GDPR
3 7 (16.28%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (9.30%) Government Security Classifications
4 4 (9.30%) GRC
4 4 (9.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 4 (9.30%) JSP 440
4 4 (9.30%) SLA
5 3 (6.98%) NCSC
6 1 (2.33%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (9.30%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.33%) Nessus
1 1 (2.33%) Nmap
1 1 (2.33%) OpenVAS
1 1 (2.33%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 10 (23.26%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.63%) Sophos
3 4 (9.30%) Google
3 4 (9.30%) Qualys
3 4 (9.30%) Thales
4 3 (6.98%) CyberArk
4 3 (6.98%) Fortinet
4 3 (6.98%) Palo Alto
4 3 (6.98%) Tenable