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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 16 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	425	393	399
Rank change year-on-year	-32	+6	-16
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment	38	28	75
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options	0.15%	0.17%	0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	0.19%	0.18%	0.41%
Number of salaries quoted	25	23	37
10^th Percentile	£30,500	£43,633	£43,350
25^th Percentile	£43,500	£53,000	£55,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£67,500	£67,500	£85,000
Median % change year-on-year	-	-20.59%	+30.77%
75^th Percentile	£78,500	£70,000	£92,000
90^th Percentile	£80,450	£78,750	£92,200
UK median annual salary	£55,000	£57,500	£72,500
% change year-on-year	-4.35%	-20.69%	+20.83%

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.

	6 months to 16 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills	20,307	15,402	18,187
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option	80.66%	93.79%	88.00%
Number of salaries quoted	14,399	8,401	10,957
10^th Percentile	£34,000	£29,750	£35,750
25^th Percentile	£44,447	£40,000	£45,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£57,500	£60,498
Median % change year-on-year	+4.35%	-4.96%	-3.20%
75^th Percentile	£80,000	£77,500	£81,250
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£100,000	£102,500
UK median annual salary	£60,000	£55,000	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+9.09%	-8.33%	-

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 Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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 16 October 2026.

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

Vulnerability Assessment Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, Vulnerability Assessment job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid or remote work options and a requirement for Vulnerability Assessment.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Cybersecurity	73.7%	28
2	ISO/IEC 27001	44.7%	17
2	NIST	44.7%	17
4	Risk Management	36.8%	14
5	Penetration Testing	34.2%	13
6	Incident Response	31.6%	12
7	Azure	28.9%	11
8	Vulnerability Management	26.3%	10
9	CISSP	23.7%	9
9	Security Testing	23.7%	9
11	Microsoft	21.1%	8
12	Broadband	18.4%	7
12	Cyber Essentials	18.4%	7
12	Information Security	18.4%	7
12	Offensive Security	18.4%	7
12	PowerShell	18.4%	7
17	Decision-Making	15.8%	6
17	Degree	15.8%	6
17	Firewall	15.8%	6
17	GDPR	15.8%	6
17	Risk Assessment	15.8%	6
17	Vulnerability Remediation	15.8%	6
23	Entra ID	13.2%	5
23	Infrastructure Engineering	13.2%	5
23	Network Security	13.2%	5
23	SIEM	13.2%	5
23	Social Engineering	13.2%	5
23	SSL	13.2%	5
23	Threat Modelling	13.2%	5
30	Active Directory	10.5%	4

Vulnerability Assessment Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Cybersecurity	73.7%	28
2	Risk Management	36.8%	14
3	Penetration Testing	34.2%	13
4	Incident Response	31.6%	12
5	Vulnerability Management	26.3%	10
6	Security Testing	23.7%	9
7	Information Security	18.4%	7
7	Offensive Security	18.4%	7
9	Decision-Making	15.8%	6
9	Risk Assessment	15.8%	6
9	Vulnerability Remediation	15.8%	6
12	Infrastructure Engineering	13.2%	5
12	SIEM	13.2%	5
12	Social Engineering	13.2%	5
12	Threat Modelling	13.2%	5
16	Application Security	10.5%	4
16	BCP	10.5%	4
16	Cloud Security	10.5%	4
16	Conflict Resolution	10.5%	4
16	Continuous Improvement	10.5%	4