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

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 363 347 496
Rank change year-on-year -16 +149 +69
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment 34 48 69
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.37% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.39% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 26 36 56
10th Percentile £47,500 - £38,750
25th Percentile £48,311 £37,716 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% -2.44%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £73,125
90th Percentile £72,500 £89,375 £83,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% +4.00%

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 14,543 12,420 29,040
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.23% 94.79% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 10,157 8,908 23,553
10th Percentile £32,250 £32,500 £33,754
25th Percentile £44,972 £45,750 £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 £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 13 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 20 (58.82%) Azure
2 15 (44.12%) AWS
3 8 (23.53%) Mimecast
4 2 (5.88%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (5.88%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.94%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (2.94%) Azure Functions
5 1 (2.94%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (2.94%) Azure Storage
5 1 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (2.94%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.94%) GCP
5 1 (2.94%) GitHub
5 1 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (2.94%) SaaS
5 1 (2.94%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 27 (79.41%) Firewall
2 15 (44.12%) Intrusion Detection
3 11 (32.35%) Network Security
4 6 (17.65%) VPN
5 3 (8.82%) DNS
5 3 (8.82%) VLAN
6 1 (2.94%) Wireless
6 1 (2.94%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.88%) Power BI
2 1 (2.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Burp Suite
1 1 (2.94%) Jenkins
1 1 (2.94%) Metasploit
General
1 13 (38.24%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (26.47%) Finance
3 7 (20.59%) Legal
4 5 (14.71%) Social Skills
5 3 (8.82%) Retail
6 2 (5.88%) Military
6 2 (5.88%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (32.35%) Senior
2 10 (29.41%) Security Engineer
3 9 (26.47%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 7 (20.59%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 7 (20.59%) Security Manager
4 7 (20.59%) Senior Manager
5 4 (11.76%) Analyst
5 4 (11.76%) Security Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Information Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Information Security Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Senior Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Senior Information Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Senior Information Security Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Senior Security Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 2 (5.88%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
7 2 (5.88%) Administrator
7 2 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 2 (5.88%) Systems Administrator
8 1 (2.94%) Head of Cybersecurity
Miscellaneous
1 12 (35.29%) Security Posture
2 9 (26.47%) Management Information System
3 8 (23.53%) Driving Licence
4 7 (20.59%) Blog
5 2 (5.88%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (5.88%) YubiKey
6 1 (2.94%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (2.94%) Mobile App
6 1 (2.94%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (14.71%) Linux
1 5 (14.71%) Windows
2 2 (5.88%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.94%) Android
3 1 (2.94%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.94%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (76.47%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (67.65%) Incident Response
3 20 (58.82%) Information Security
4 19 (55.88%) Vulnerability Management
5 15 (44.12%) Cloud Security
5 15 (44.12%) SIEM
6 12 (35.29%) Security Monitoring
7 10 (29.41%) Collaborative Working
7 10 (29.41%) Risk Management
7 10 (29.41%) Roadmaps
7 10 (29.41%) Security Operations
8 9 (26.47%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 9 (26.47%) Threat Intelligence
9 8 (23.53%) Risk Analysis
9 8 (23.53%) Security Architecture
10 7 (20.59%) Business Continuity
10 7 (20.59%) Business Strategy
10 7 (20.59%) Penetration Testing
10 7 (20.59%) Project Delivery
10 7 (20.59%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.88%) Python
2 1 (2.94%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.94%) R
2 1 (2.94%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (44.12%) CISSP
2 14 (41.18%) SC Cleared
2 14 (41.18%) Security Cleared
3 12 (35.29%) CISM
3 12 (35.29%) Degree
4 11 (32.35%) DV Cleared
5 7 (20.59%) CRISC
5 7 (20.59%) GSEC
6 5 (14.71%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (8.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 3 (8.82%) AWS Certification
7 3 (8.82%) Azure Certification
7 3 (8.82%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (2.94%) CHECK Team Member
9 1 (2.94%) CIMA
9 1 (2.94%) CISA
9 1 (2.94%) CompTIA CySA+
9 1 (2.94%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (61.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (55.88%) NIST
3 9 (26.47%) GDPR
4 7 (20.59%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (20.59%) Government Security Classifications
4 7 (20.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 7 (20.59%) JSP 440
5 3 (8.82%) GRC
6 1 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (2.94%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (8.82%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.94%) Docker
2 1 (2.94%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (11.76%) WSUS
2 3 (8.82%) Nessus
2 3 (8.82%) Terraform
3 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (2.94%) Kubernetes
4 1 (2.94%) Nmap
Vendors
1 13 (38.24%) Microsoft
2 9 (26.47%) Tenable
3 8 (23.53%) Qualys
4 7 (20.59%) Google
5 4 (11.76%) Sophos
6 3 (8.82%) Fortinet
6 3 (8.82%) Palo Alto
7 1 (2.94%) Oracle