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 29 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 378 394 535
Rank change year-on-year +16 +141 +11
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment 32 36 53
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 0.25% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% 0.26% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 20 29 43
10th Percentile £47,500 £42,098 £43,950
25th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £54,436
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £64,063 £68,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £75,983 £95,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year - -14.81% +20.54%

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 15,852 13,879 29,852
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.70% 94.80% 90.18%
Number of salaries quoted 11,330 8,122 23,480
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,025 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -9.84%

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 29 May 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 (46.88%) Azure
2 12 (37.50%) AWS
3 8 (25.00%) Mimecast
4 2 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (6.25%) Power Platform
5 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (3.13%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (3.13%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (3.13%) GCP
5 1 (3.13%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (71.88%) Firewall
2 14 (43.75%) Intrusion Detection
3 11 (34.38%) Network Security
4 6 (18.75%) VPN
5 4 (12.50%) Broadband
5 4 (12.50%) SSH
5 4 (12.50%) SSL
6 3 (9.38%) DNS
6 3 (9.38%) VLAN
7 1 (3.13%) Wireless
7 1 (3.13%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.25%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Burp Suite
1 1 (3.13%) Metasploit
General
1 10 (31.25%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (28.13%) Finance
3 7 (21.88%) Legal
3 7 (21.88%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (3.13%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (28.13%) Cybersecurity Engineer
1 9 (28.13%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 9 (28.13%) Security Engineer
1 9 (28.13%) Security Manager
2 8 (25.00%) Senior
3 7 (21.88%) Senior Manager
4 3 (9.38%) Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) Consultant
5 2 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) Security Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 1 (3.13%) Head of Cybersecurity
6 1 (3.13%) Head of Security
6 1 (3.13%) Network Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Network Security Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Security Consultant
6 1 (3.13%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (12.50%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 10 (31.25%) Management Information System
2 9 (28.13%) Security Posture
3 8 (25.00%) Driving Licence
4 7 (21.88%) Blog
5 6 (18.75%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (12.50%) Cyberattack
6 4 (12.50%) Onboarding
6 4 (12.50%) PKI
7 2 (6.25%) YubiKey
8 1 (3.13%) Mobile App
8 1 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.13%) Android
1 1 (3.13%) Apple iOS
1 1 (3.13%) Linux
1 1 (3.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (71.88%) Incident Response
3 17 (53.13%) Information Security
4 15 (46.88%) Vulnerability Management
5 13 (40.63%) Cloud Security
5 13 (40.63%) SIEM
6 11 (34.38%) Risk Management
6 11 (34.38%) Security Monitoring
7 10 (31.25%) Roadmaps
8 9 (28.13%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 9 (28.13%) Security Operations
8 9 (28.13%) Threat Intelligence
9 8 (25.00%) Risk Analysis
9 8 (25.00%) Security Architecture
10 7 (21.88%) Business Continuity
10 7 (21.88%) Business Strategy
10 7 (21.88%) Collaborative Working
10 7 (21.88%) Project Delivery
10 7 (21.88%) Thought Leadership
10 7 (21.88%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.13%) PowerShell
1 1 (3.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (34.38%) CISSP
2 10 (31.25%) Degree
3 9 (28.13%) DV Cleared
3 9 (28.13%) SC Cleared
3 9 (28.13%) Security Cleared
4 8 (25.00%) CISM
5 7 (21.88%) CRISC
5 7 (21.88%) GSEC
6 2 (6.25%) CITP
6 2 (6.25%) CompTIA CySA+
6 2 (6.25%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (6.25%) SSCP
7 1 (3.13%) CHECK Team Member
7 1 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (3.13%) CREST Certified
7 1 (3.13%) GPEN
7 1 (3.13%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (68.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (65.63%) NIST
3 7 (21.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (21.88%) GDPR
3 7 (21.88%) Government Security Classifications
3 7 (21.88%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 7 (21.88%) JSP 440
4 4 (12.50%) GRC
4 4 (12.50%) SLA
5 1 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (3.13%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (9.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (6.25%) Terraform
1 2 (6.25%) WSUS
2 1 (3.13%) Nessus
2 1 (3.13%) Nmap
Vendors
1 9 (28.13%) Tenable
2 8 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (25.00%) Qualys
3 7 (21.88%) Google
4 4 (12.50%) Sophos
4 4 (12.50%) Thales
5 3 (9.38%) Fortinet
5 3 (9.38%) Palo Alto