Vulnerability Management Contracts

Vulnerability Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Vulnerability Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Vulnerability Management over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 300 324 457
Rank change year-on-year +24 +133 -6
Contract jobs citing Vulnerability Management 339 444 458
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.78% 0.80% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.92% 0.89% 0.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 237 335 352
10th Percentile £386 £413 £400
25th Percentile £425 £456 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £570
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -3.51% +14.00%
75th Percentile £650 £642 £675
90th Percentile £760 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £515 £525 £517
% change year-on-year -1.90% +1.55% +14.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56.25 £22.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £57.50 £25.00 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year +130.00% -13.04% +36.90%
75th Percentile £58.75 £27.50 £32.50
90th Percentile - - £37.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £25.00 -
% change year-on-year +130.00% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,914 49,809 79,437
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.21% 89.64% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,592 34,469 55,846
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £649
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,564 1,687 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.70 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%
75th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.51
% change year-on-year +8.91% +70.69% -2.36%

Vulnerability Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Vulnerability Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Vulnerability Management in the UK

Vulnerability Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Vulnerability Management.

Daily rate trend for Vulnerability Management in the UK

Vulnerability Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Vulnerability Management over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Vulnerability Management in the UK

Vulnerability Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Vulnerability Management.

Hourly rate trend for Vulnerability Management in the UK

Vulnerability Management
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Management within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +31 295 £545 -2.90% 109
London +67 155 £550 -2.22% 37
UK excluding London -8 151 £515 -1.90% 69
Work from Home +85 130 £510 -7.27% 51
South East +55 71 £450 -21.74% 21
Midlands -7 21 £513 -10.87% 10
Scotland +37 20 £525 +14.50% 4
South West -17 18 £550 +12.82% 6
West Midlands -12 16 £438 -23.91% 2
East of England +5 14 £594 +31.94% 4
North of England -11 13 £575 +4.45% 24
North West -10 8 £659 +11.05% 13
East Midlands +10 5 £625 +3.14% 8
Yorkshire 0 5 £516 -1.71% 10
Wales +18 2 £406 -18.75%

Vulnerability Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 10 (2.95%) Confluence
2 2 (0.59%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.59%) IIS
2 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.59%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 62 (18.29%) Azure
2 42 (12.39%) AWS
3 26 (7.67%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (6.49%) Entra ID
5 13 (3.83%) GCP
6 9 (2.65%) GitHub
7 8 (2.36%) Azure Sentinel
8 7 (2.06%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (1.77%) Amazon S3
9 6 (1.77%) SaaS
10 5 (1.47%) Amazon EC2
10 5 (1.47%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 5 (1.47%) AWS CloudFormation
10 5 (1.47%) IaaS
10 5 (1.47%) Nutanix
10 5 (1.47%) PaaS
10 5 (1.47%) Rubrik
11 4 (1.18%) Power Platform
11 4 (1.18%) Slack
11 4 (1.18%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 69 (20.35%) Firewall
2 32 (9.44%) DNS
3 25 (7.37%) Network Security
4 16 (4.72%) DHCP
5 15 (4.42%) TCP/IP
6 9 (2.65%) Intrusion Detection
6 9 (2.65%) VPN
7 8 (2.36%) Internet
7 8 (2.36%) SAN
7 8 (2.36%) WAN
8 6 (1.77%) VLAN
9 5 (1.47%) Kerberos
9 5 (1.47%) LAN
9 5 (1.47%) NAS
9 5 (1.47%) Wireshark
10 4 (1.18%) tcpdump
10 4 (1.18%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (1.18%) Wireless
11 3 (0.88%) OSPF
11 3 (0.88%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.01%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.77%) Apache Hive
2 6 (1.77%) Hadoop
3 5 (1.47%) Tableau
4 4 (1.18%) Metadata
4 4 (1.18%) Power BI
5 2 (0.59%) Amazon Athena
5 2 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
5 2 (0.59%) Big Data
5 2 (0.59%) Bigtable
5 2 (0.59%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.59%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.59%) HBase
5 2 (0.59%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.59%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.59%) PolyBase
5 2 (0.59%) Sqoop
Development Applications
1 23 (6.78%) JIRA
2 10 (2.95%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.06%) Burp Suite
4 6 (1.77%) Git
5 5 (1.47%) TeamCity
6 4 (1.18%) Browser DevTools
6 4 (1.18%) IDA Disassembler
7 2 (0.59%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.59%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.29%) GitLab
8 1 (0.29%) Selenium
8 1 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 81 (23.89%) Finance
2 51 (15.04%) Social Skills
3 37 (10.91%) Public Sector
4 24 (7.08%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (5.90%) Banking
6 18 (5.31%) Telecoms
7 14 (4.13%) Legal
8 13 (3.83%) Manufacturing
9 10 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.77%) Electronics
10 6 (1.77%) Marketing
10 6 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.88%) Financial Institution
12 3 (0.88%) Retail
13 2 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.59%) Law
13 2 (0.59%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.29%) Advertising
14 1 (0.29%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 69 (20.35%) Analyst
2 48 (14.16%) Security Engineer
3 34 (10.03%) Consultant
4 27 (7.96%) SOC Analyst
5 26 (7.67%) Security Analyst
6 23 (6.78%) Lead
6 23 (6.78%) Security Consultant
6 23 (6.78%) Senior
7 22 (6.49%) Architect
7 22 (6.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 20 (5.90%) Security Architect
8 20 (5.90%) Security Manager
9 19 (5.60%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 16 (4.72%) Vulnerability Specialist
11 15 (4.42%) Vulnerability Analyst
12 14 (4.13%) Security Specialist
12 14 (4.13%) Senior Analyst
13 13 (3.83%) Project Manager
14 12 (3.54%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 11 (3.24%) Security Operations Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.77%) Kafka
2 5 (1.47%) LDAP
3 4 (1.18%) OLE
4 2 (0.59%) Apache Avro
4 2 (0.59%) Apache NiFi
4 2 (0.59%) EDI
4 2 (0.59%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (0.29%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.29%) Azure Blueprints
5 1 (0.29%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 59 (17.40%) Management Information System
2 33 (9.73%) Security Posture
3 26 (7.67%) Cyber Threat
4 22 (6.49%) Security Operations Centre
5 19 (5.60%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 13 (3.83%) Data Centre
6 13 (3.83%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 10 (2.95%) Cyber Defence
8 9 (2.65%) Onboarding
9 8 (2.36%) Data Protection Act
10 7 (2.06%) Cyberattack
10 7 (2.06%) Private Cloud
11 6 (1.77%) Clustering
11 6 (1.77%) Replication
12 5 (1.47%) Cloud Security Posture
12 5 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (1.18%) IoT
13 4 (1.18%) Operational Technology
13 4 (1.18%) YARA
14 3 (0.88%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 76 (22.42%) Windows
2 51 (15.04%) Linux
3 43 (12.68%) Windows Server
4 15 (4.42%) Windows 10
5 14 (4.13%) Unix
6 10 (2.95%) Mac OS X
6 10 (2.95%) Windows Server 2012
7 9 (2.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (2.06%) VMS
9 5 (1.47%) Oracle Linux
9 5 (1.47%) Solaris
10 4 (1.18%) zOS
11 2 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.59%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (41.30%) Cybersecurity
2 112 (33.04%) SIEM
3 88 (25.96%) Incident Response
3 88 (25.96%) Information Security
4 87 (25.66%) Security Operations
5 51 (15.04%) Risk Management
6 43 (12.68%) Data Security
6 43 (12.68%) Incident Management
7 42 (12.39%) Penetration Testing
8 40 (11.80%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 39 (11.50%) Application Security
10 37 (10.91%) Data Loss Prevention
10 37 (10.91%) Threat Intelligence
11 36 (10.62%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
12 35 (10.32%) Cloud Security
13 29 (8.55%) ITIL
13 29 (8.55%) Static Application Security Testing
14 28 (8.26%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 27 (7.96%) Security Monitoring
16 26 (7.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 26 (7.67%) PowerShell
2 12 (3.54%) Python
3 5 (1.47%) Bash
3 5 (1.47%) SQL
4 4 (1.18%) Go
4 4 (1.18%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.59%) Bicep
5 2 (0.59%) U-SQL
6 1 (0.29%) C#
Qualifications
1 47 (13.86%) Security Cleared
2 30 (8.85%) SC Cleared
3 28 (8.26%) CISSP
4 21 (6.19%) Degree
5 18 (5.31%) DV Cleared
6 11 (3.24%) CISM
7 10 (2.95%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (2.36%) ISACA
9 7 (2.06%) CEH
9 7 (2.06%) GIAC
10 4 (1.18%) CRISC
10 4 (1.18%) GCIH
11 3 (0.88%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.59%) CompTIA CySA+
12 2 (0.59%) GCIA
12 2 (0.59%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 2 (0.59%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 2 (0.59%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (18.88%) NIST
2 54 (15.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 43 (12.68%) GDPR
4 18 (5.31%) PCI DSS
5 13 (3.83%) HIPAA
6 11 (3.24%) COBIT
7 10 (2.95%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 9 (2.65%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 8 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (1.77%) NIST 800
11 6 (1.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (1.77%) SLA
12 5 (1.47%) NCSC
13 4 (1.18%) Data Quality
13 4 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 4 (1.18%) QA
14 3 (0.88%) Disclosure Scotland
14 3 (0.88%) GRC
15 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 50 (14.75%) Active Directory
2 34 (10.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (3.24%) Virtual Machines
3 11 (3.24%) XenApp
4 5 (1.47%) Docker
4 5 (1.47%) Firmware
5 4 (1.18%) Snort
6 3 (0.88%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.59%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.29%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.29%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 26 (7.67%) SCCM
2 16 (4.72%) Ansible
3 15 (4.42%) Nessus
4 14 (4.13%) Terraform
5 9 (2.65%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (2.06%) Kubernetes
7 6 (1.77%) Kibana
8 5 (1.47%) CASB
8 5 (1.47%) EMC NetWorker
8 5 (1.47%) Netcool
8 5 (1.47%) Progress Chef
8 5 (1.47%) Tivoli
8 5 (1.47%) Tivoli Storage Manager
9 4 (1.18%) Puppet
9 4 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (1.18%) WSUS
10 3 (0.88%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 2 (0.59%) logstash
11 2 (0.59%) Network Intrusion Detection System
11 2 (0.59%) Salt
Vendors
1 100 (29.50%) Microsoft
2 71 (20.94%) Qualys
3 50 (14.75%) VMware
4 30 (8.85%) Splunk
5 21 (6.19%) Varonis
6 16 (4.72%) Forcepoint
6 16 (4.72%) LogRhythm
7 15 (4.42%) Cisco
8 12 (3.54%) Citrix
9 11 (3.24%) Google
10 10 (2.95%) Rapid7
11 9 (2.65%) CrowdStrike
11 9 (2.65%) Veracode
12 8 (2.36%) CA
12 8 (2.36%) Ivanti
12 8 (2.36%) SAP
12 8 (2.36%) Veeam
13 7 (2.06%) Dell
13 7 (2.06%) IBM
13 7 (2.06%) Virgin Media