Vulnerability Assessment Jobs in England

Vulnerability Assessment
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Vulnerability Assessment skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Vulnerability Assessment over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 651 697 774
Rank change year-on-year +46 +77 -102
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment 185 213 419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.21% 0.25% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.25% 0.26% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 149 146 300
10th Percentile £38,300 £37,144 £39,750
25th Percentile £53,750 £45,313 £45,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -8.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £85,000 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £96,500 £95,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £67,500 £56,000 £61,250
% change year-on-year +20.54% -8.57% -11.23%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Vulnerability Assessment is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 74,781 82,738 134,313
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 84.16% 95.57% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 54,521 49,312 73,714
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,329 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Vulnerability Assessment
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Vulnerability Assessment as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Vulnerability Assessment in England

Vulnerability Assessment
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment in England.

Salary trend for Vulnerability Assessment in England

Vulnerability Assessment
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Vulnerability Assessment in England

Vulnerability Assessment
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment within the England region over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +140 79 £75,000 +4.90% 21
South East -19 45 £77,500 +72.22% 5
Midlands -18 19 £43,750 -7.89% 1
North of England +55 17 £42,500 -23.42% 4
West Midlands +10 12 £40,000 -55.56% 1
South West -23 12 £62,500 +68.59% 5
North West +10 9 £38,250 -15.00% 4
East of England -5 9 £72,500 +31.82% 6
East Midlands -27 7 £47,500 -
North East - 5 £42,500 -
Yorkshire +77 3 £60,000 -33.33%
Vulnerability Assessment
UK

Vulnerability Assessment
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.62%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.08%) IIS
2 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.54%) Apache
3 1 (0.54%) WebSphere
Applications
1 10 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (4.86%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 68 (36.76%) Azure
2 54 (29.19%) AWS
3 32 (17.30%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (7.57%) Amazon ECS
4 14 (7.57%) Datadog
5 12 (6.49%) Entra ID
5 12 (6.49%) GCP
6 9 (4.86%) Power Platform
7 7 (3.78%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (3.78%) SaaS
8 6 (3.24%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (2.70%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (2.70%) PaaS
10 2 (1.08%) Amazon S3
10 2 (1.08%) AWS CloudTrail
10 2 (1.08%) Azure AKS
10 2 (1.08%) IaaS
11 1 (0.54%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 1 (0.54%) Amazon ELB
11 1 (0.54%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 71 (38.38%) Firewall
2 25 (13.51%) Network Security
3 21 (11.35%) Intrusion Detection
4 14 (7.57%) DNS
5 12 (6.49%) TCP/IP
6 10 (5.41%) Wireless
7 5 (2.70%) DHCP
7 5 (2.70%) IPsec
7 5 (2.70%) SSL
7 5 (2.70%) VPN
8 3 (1.62%) LAN
8 3 (1.62%) SAN
9 2 (1.08%) Internet
9 2 (1.08%) NAS
9 2 (1.08%) OSPF
9 2 (1.08%) SD-WAN
9 2 (1.08%) Wireless Security
9 2 (1.08%) WLAN
10 1 (0.54%) NGFW
10 1 (0.54%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.86%) Power BI
2 2 (1.08%) Big Data
3 1 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.54%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.54%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 24 (12.97%) Jenkins
2 14 (7.57%) GitLab
3 2 (1.08%) Burp Suite
3 2 (1.08%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.54%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.54%) MSI
4 1 (0.54%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.54%) Snyk
4 1 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 58 (31.35%) Social Skills
2 40 (21.62%) Finance
3 24 (12.97%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (7.57%) Legal
5 10 (5.41%) Marketing
6 9 (4.86%) Law
6 9 (4.86%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (4.32%) Banking
7 8 (4.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (4.32%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.16%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.62%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.08%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.08%) Investment Banking
10 2 (1.08%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.54%) Electronics
11 1 (0.54%) Games
11 1 (0.54%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.54%) Retail
Job Titles
1 46 (24.86%) Analyst
2 36 (19.46%) Security Analyst
3 33 (17.84%) Senior
4 26 (14.05%) Security Engineer
5 25 (13.51%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 24 (12.97%) Lead
7 16 (8.65%) Architect
8 15 (8.11%) DevOps Engineer
8 15 (8.11%) Penetration Tester
8 15 (8.11%) Security Manager
9 14 (7.57%) Lead DevOps
9 14 (7.57%) Lead DevOps Engineer
9 14 (7.57%) Tester
10 11 (5.95%) Information Manager
10 11 (5.95%) Information Security Manager
11 10 (5.41%) Senior Penetration Tester
11 10 (5.41%) Senior Tester
12 9 (4.86%) Cybersecurity Engineer
12 9 (4.86%) Senior Security Engineer
13 8 (4.32%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (7.57%) .NET
2 3 (1.62%) EDI
2 3 (1.62%) Sass
3 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (1.08%) REST
4 1 (0.54%) LDAP
4 1 (0.54%) OAuth
4 1 (0.54%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.54%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 34 (18.38%) Management Information System
2 33 (17.84%) Cyber Threat
3 21 (11.35%) Security Posture
4 11 (5.95%) Cyber Defence
4 11 (5.95%) PKI
4 11 (5.95%) Security Operations Centre
5 10 (5.41%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 9 (4.86%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 9 (4.86%) IoT
7 8 (4.32%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (3.78%) Operational Technology
8 7 (3.78%) Product Ownership
9 6 (3.24%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (2.70%) Cyberattack
10 5 (2.70%) Data Centre
10 5 (2.70%) SCADA
11 4 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (1.62%) Mobile App
12 3 (1.62%) Public Cloud
13 2 (1.08%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 46 (24.86%) Windows
2 22 (11.89%) Linux
3 16 (8.65%) Windows Server
4 5 (2.70%) Unix
4 5 (2.70%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.08%) Kali Linux
5 2 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.54%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.54%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (72.43%) Cybersecurity
2 71 (38.38%) Information Security
3 65 (35.14%) Incident Response
4 56 (30.27%) Problem-Solving
5 49 (26.49%) Penetration Testing
6 48 (25.95%) SIEM
7 36 (19.46%) Cloud Security
7 36 (19.46%) Vulnerability Management
8 35 (18.92%) Security Architecture
9 25 (13.51%) Business Continuity
10 24 (12.97%) ITIL
11 23 (12.43%) CI/CD
12 22 (11.89%) DevOps
12 22 (11.89%) Security Operations
12 22 (11.89%) Threat Intelligence
13 19 (10.27%) Computer Science
13 19 (10.27%) OWASP
13 19 (10.27%) Risk Management
13 19 (10.27%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
14 18 (9.73%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 27 (14.59%) Python
2 9 (4.86%) C#
3 7 (3.78%) C
3 7 (3.78%) C++
3 7 (3.78%) JavaScript
4 4 (2.16%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.62%) Bash
6 1 (0.54%) Java
Qualifications
1 46 (24.86%) CISSP
1 46 (24.86%) Degree
2 26 (14.05%) CISM
3 22 (11.89%) Security Cleared
4 20 (10.81%) AWS Certification
5 19 (10.27%) CISA
6 17 (9.19%) CompTIA Security+
7 15 (8.11%) CEH
7 15 (8.11%) GIAC
8 14 (7.57%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
8 14 (7.57%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (7.57%) SC Cleared
9 12 (6.49%) CompTIA CySA+
9 12 (6.49%) CREST Certified
9 12 (6.49%) CRISC
9 12 (6.49%) OSCP
10 10 (5.41%) Master's Degree
11 9 (4.86%) CHECK Team Member
11 9 (4.86%) ISSMP
11 9 (4.86%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (36.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 62 (33.51%) NIST
3 27 (14.59%) Cyber Essentials
4 24 (12.97%) GRC
5 19 (10.27%) NCSC
6 17 (9.19%) NIST 800
7 13 (7.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 11 (5.95%) COBIT
8 11 (5.95%) GDPR
9 10 (5.41%) PCI DSS
10 9 (4.86%) QA
11 7 (3.78%) ISO 13485
12 6 (3.24%) Actionable Recommendations
13 3 (1.62%) HIPAA
14 2 (1.08%) ISO 9001
15 1 (0.54%) GxP
15 1 (0.54%) IASME
15 1 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 1 (0.54%) SLA
15 1 (0.54%) SOC 2
System Software
1 20 (10.81%) Active Directory
2 16 (8.65%) Docker
3 9 (4.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (3.78%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.62%) KVM
6 2 (1.08%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.54%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.54%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 19 (10.27%) Kubernetes
2 17 (9.19%) Terraform
3 14 (7.57%) Consul
3 14 (7.57%) Puppet
4 10 (5.41%) Ansible
5 6 (3.24%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (2.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (2.16%) CSIRT
7 3 (1.62%) Nessus
8 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (1.08%) Nmap
9 1 (0.54%) CASB
9 1 (0.54%) DatAdvantage
9 1 (0.54%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.54%) QRadar
9 1 (0.54%) SCCM
9 1 (0.54%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 1 (0.54%) WMI
9 1 (0.54%) WSUS
Vendors
1 55 (29.73%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.86%) Alibaba
2 9 (4.86%) Google
2 9 (4.86%) VMware
3 6 (3.24%) Cisco
4 4 (2.16%) Intel
4 4 (2.16%) Qualys
5 3 (1.62%) Palo Alto
5 3 (1.62%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.62%) Splunk
6 2 (1.08%) CA
6 2 (1.08%) Zscaler
7 1 (0.54%) arcserve
7 1 (0.54%) Barracuda Networks
7 1 (0.54%) Dell
7 1 (0.54%) F5
7 1 (0.54%) Oracle
7 1 (0.54%) Proofpoint
7 1 (0.54%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.54%) Symantec