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

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 368 346 470
Rank change year-on-year -22 +124 +103
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment 32 49 77
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.38% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.40% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 24 39 63
10th Percentile £47,500 £37,716 £37,350
25th Percentile £48,165 £42,062 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% -2.83%
75th Percentile £57,500 £73,125 £73,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £92,600 £86,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £64,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -6.25% +2.40%

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 14,170 12,263 28,453
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 84.10% 94.89% 91.72%
Number of salaries quoted 9,712 8,858 23,219
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,959
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

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 March 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:

Applications
1 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 19 (59.38%) Azure
2 14 (43.75%) AWS
3 7 (21.88%) Mimecast
4 4 (12.50%) Power Platform
5 2 (6.25%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (3.13%) Azure Functions
6 1 (3.13%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (3.13%) Azure Storage
6 1 (3.13%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (3.13%) Entra ID
6 1 (3.13%) GCP
6 1 (3.13%) GitHub
6 1 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (3.13%) SaaS
6 1 (3.13%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 23 (71.88%) Firewall
2 14 (43.75%) Intrusion Detection
3 11 (34.38%) Network Security
4 5 (15.63%) VPN
5 2 (6.25%) DNS
5 2 (6.25%) VLAN
6 1 (3.13%) Wireless
6 1 (3.13%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (12.50%) Power BI
2 3 (9.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Burp Suite
1 1 (3.13%) Jenkins
1 1 (3.13%) Metasploit
General
1 13 (40.63%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (25.00%) Finance
3 7 (21.88%) Legal
4 5 (15.63%) Social Skills
5 3 (9.38%) Retail
6 2 (6.25%) Military
7 1 (3.13%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (34.38%) Senior
2 9 (28.13%) Security Engineer
3 7 (21.88%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 7 (21.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 7 (21.88%) Security Manager
3 7 (21.88%) Senior Manager
4 4 (12.50%) Analyst
4 4 (12.50%) Security Analyst
5 3 (9.38%) Audit Manager
5 3 (9.38%) Auditor
5 3 (9.38%) Information Analyst
5 3 (9.38%) Information Security Analyst
5 3 (9.38%) Internal Audit Manager
5 3 (9.38%) Internal Auditor
5 3 (9.38%) IT Audit Manager
5 3 (9.38%) IT Auditor
5 3 (9.38%) IT Manager
5 3 (9.38%) Senior Analyst
5 3 (9.38%) Senior Information Analyst
5 3 (9.38%) Senior Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (34.38%) Security Posture
2 8 (25.00%) Management Information System
3 7 (21.88%) Blog
3 7 (21.88%) Driving Licence
4 2 (6.25%) YubiKey
5 1 (3.13%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (3.13%) Mobile App
5 1 (3.13%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 7 (21.88%) Linux
1 7 (21.88%) Windows
2 3 (9.38%) Unix
3 2 (6.25%) Windows Server
4 1 (3.13%) Android
4 1 (3.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (65.63%) Incident Response
3 18 (56.25%) Information Security
4 16 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 13 (40.63%) SIEM
6 12 (37.50%) Cloud Security
7 11 (34.38%) Security Monitoring
8 10 (31.25%) Collaborative Working
9 9 (28.13%) Roadmaps
10 8 (25.00%) Risk Management
10 8 (25.00%) Security Operations
11 7 (21.88%) Business Continuity
11 7 (21.88%) Business Strategy
11 7 (21.88%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 7 (21.88%) Penetration Testing
11 7 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
11 7 (21.88%) Risk Analysis
11 7 (21.88%) Security Architecture
11 7 (21.88%) Thought Leadership
11 7 (21.88%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.50%) Python
2 3 (9.38%) R
2 3 (9.38%) SQL
3 1 (3.13%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 15 (46.88%) CISSP
2 14 (43.75%) SC Cleared
2 14 (43.75%) Security Cleared
3 11 (34.38%) CISM
3 11 (34.38%) DV Cleared
4 10 (31.25%) Degree
5 7 (21.88%) CRISC
5 7 (21.88%) GSEC
6 5 (15.63%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (9.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 3 (9.38%) ACCA
7 3 (9.38%) AWS Certification
7 3 (9.38%) Azure Certification
7 3 (9.38%) CIMA
7 3 (9.38%) CISA
7 3 (9.38%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (3.13%) CEH
9 1 (3.13%) Postgraduate
9 1 (3.13%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (65.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (50.00%) NIST
3 8 (25.00%) GDPR
4 7 (21.88%) Government Security Classifications
4 7 (21.88%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 7 (21.88%) JSP 440
5 5 (15.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (9.38%) GRC
7 1 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (3.13%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (9.38%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.13%) Docker
2 1 (3.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (12.50%) WSUS
2 3 (9.38%) Nessus
2 3 (9.38%) Terraform
3 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (3.13%) Kubernetes
4 1 (3.13%) Nmap
Vendors
1 14 (43.75%) Microsoft
2 8 (25.00%) Tenable
3 7 (21.88%) Google
3 7 (21.88%) Qualys
4 3 (9.38%) Oracle
4 3 (9.38%) Sophos
5 2 (6.25%) Fortinet
5 2 (6.25%) Palo Alto