Vulnerability Scanning Jobs

Vulnerability Scanning
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Vulnerability Scanning skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Vulnerability Scanning over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 677 650 936
Rank change year-on-year -27 +286 -185
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Scanning 235 307 330
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.22% 0.32% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.34% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 198 203 212
10th Percentile £39,925 £32,500 £40,125
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -10.57% +11.82%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £91,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £51,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +1.94% +3.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Vulnerability Scanning 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Vulnerability Scanning
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Vulnerability Scanning in the UK

Vulnerability Scanning
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Vulnerability Scanning in the UK

Vulnerability Scanning
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Vulnerability Scanning over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Vulnerability Scanning in the UK

Vulnerability Scanning
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Scanning within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -21 219 £60,000 +8.11% 56
UK excluding London -41 126 £50,000 -4.76% 29
London +73 106 £74,250 +14.23% 29
Work from Home +19 80 £55,000 - 29
North of England +57 50 £47,500 -9.52% 9
Yorkshire +70 22 £50,000 - 3
South East -26 22 £75,000 +42.86% 9
South West -30 22 £45,000 -2.70% 3
North West +3 17 £45,000 -35.71% 6
Midlands -20 16 £65,000 +52.94% 2
East Midlands -15 14 £65,000 +87.97% 1
North East 0 11 £45,000 -18.18%
Scotland -62 10 £41,500 -17.00% 2
Northern Ireland +23 3 £90,000 +111.76% 1
Wales +5 2 - - 1
West Midlands -24 2 £65,000 +52.94% 1
East of England -4 1 - - 2

Vulnerability Scanning
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 9 (3.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.43%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.28%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.43%) FLEXCUBE
1 1 (0.43%) Misys Opics
1 1 (0.43%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 73 (31.06%) Azure
2 53 (22.55%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (17.45%) AWS
4 20 (8.51%) Entra ID
5 18 (7.66%) SaaS
6 11 (4.68%) Google Workspace
7 10 (4.26%) PaaS
8 8 (3.40%) Amazon ECS
8 8 (3.40%) Cloudflare
8 8 (3.40%) IaaS
9 5 (2.13%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (1.28%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 3 (1.28%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.85%) AWS CloudTrail
11 2 (0.85%) AWS Control Tower
11 2 (0.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 2 (0.85%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (0.85%) GCP
12 1 (0.43%) Azure AKS
12 1 (0.43%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 89 (37.87%) Firewall
2 53 (22.55%) Network Security
3 23 (9.79%) DNS
4 18 (7.66%) Wireless
5 16 (6.81%) VPN
6 14 (5.96%) Intrusion Detection
6 14 (5.96%) VLAN
7 12 (5.11%) LAN
7 12 (5.11%) WAN
8 11 (4.68%) Broadband
8 11 (4.68%) NAS
9 8 (3.40%) Wireshark
10 6 (2.55%) DMZ
11 5 (2.13%) BGP
11 5 (2.13%) Cisco Firepower
11 5 (2.13%) Cisco ISE
11 5 (2.13%) DHCP
12 4 (1.70%) Cisco Nexus
12 4 (1.70%) TCP/IP
12 4 (1.70%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.26%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (0.85%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.43%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 31 (13.19%) Burp Suite
1 31 (13.19%) Metasploit
2 7 (2.98%) Snyk
3 6 (2.55%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.85%) JIRA
5 1 (0.43%) GitLab
General
1 78 (33.19%) Social Skills
2 65 (27.66%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (10.21%) Finance
4 19 (8.09%) Games
5 17 (7.23%) Public Sector
5 17 (7.23%) Retail
6 15 (6.38%) Law
7 10 (4.26%) Legal
8 8 (3.40%) Banking
8 8 (3.40%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.98%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.70%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.70%) Aviation
11 4 (1.70%) Military
12 3 (1.28%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.85%) Police
14 1 (0.43%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.43%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 55 (23.40%) Analyst
2 45 (19.15%) Security Analyst
3 37 (15.74%) Senior
4 35 (14.89%) Penetration Tester
4 35 (14.89%) Tester
5 34 (14.47%) Consultant
6 23 (9.79%) Security Consultant
7 21 (8.94%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 19 (8.09%) IT Analyst
8 19 (8.09%) IT Security Analyst
9 17 (7.23%) Architect
9 17 (7.23%) Security Engineer
10 16 (6.81%) IT Consultant
11 12 (5.11%) Information Security Consultant
11 12 (5.11%) Lead
12 10 (4.26%) Infrastructure Architect
12 10 (4.26%) IT Engineer
12 10 (4.26%) Network Engineer
12 10 (4.26%) Security Manager
12 10 (4.26%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.40%) Laravel
2 2 (0.85%) 802.1X
2 2 (0.85%) OAuth
2 2 (0.85%) OpenID
2 2 (0.85%) SAML
3 1 (0.43%) ADO
3 1 (0.43%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.43%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 30 (12.77%) Cyber Threat
2 24 (10.21%) Cyberattack
3 22 (9.36%) Data Protection Act
3 22 (9.36%) Management Information System
4 20 (8.51%) Onboarding
4 20 (8.51%) Security Operations Centre
5 15 (6.38%) Security Posture
6 13 (5.53%) Video Conferencing
7 11 (4.68%) IoT
8 10 (4.26%) Cyber Security Posture
8 10 (4.26%) PKI
9 7 (2.98%) Operational Technology
9 7 (2.98%) Public Cloud
10 6 (2.55%) Data Centre
11 4 (1.70%) Cloud Native
12 3 (1.28%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (1.28%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 3 (1.28%) Mobile App
12 3 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
13 2 (0.85%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 58 (24.68%) Windows
2 51 (21.70%) Linux
3 41 (17.45%) Windows Server
4 31 (13.19%) Kali Linux
5 21 (8.94%) Unix
6 12 (5.11%) Mac OS
7 9 (3.83%) Windows 10
8 8 (3.40%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (1.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (1.70%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (1.28%) VMS
10 3 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.85%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.43%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (71.91%) Cybersecurity
2 90 (38.30%) Information Security
3 88 (37.45%) Penetration Testing
4 86 (36.60%) Problem-Solving
5 84 (35.74%) SIEM
6 59 (25.11%) Incident Response
7 57 (24.26%) Vulnerability Management
8 54 (22.98%) Security Operations
9 47 (20.00%) Security Testing
10 43 (18.30%) Computer Science
10 43 (18.30%) Data Protection
11 37 (15.74%) Red Team
12 35 (14.89%) Application Security
12 35 (14.89%) Cloud Security
13 30 (12.77%) Malware Analysis
14 28 (11.91%) Critical Thinking
14 28 (11.91%) Reverse Engineering
15 27 (11.49%) Threat Intelligence
16 26 (11.06%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
16 26 (11.06%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (11.91%) PowerShell
2 24 (10.21%) Bash
3 23 (9.79%) Python
4 8 (3.40%) PHP
4 8 (3.40%) Rust
5 6 (2.55%) SQL
6 3 (1.28%) Java
6 3 (1.28%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.43%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (27.23%) Degree
2 41 (17.45%) CISSP
3 32 (13.62%) Computer Science Degree
4 21 (8.94%) Master's Degree
5 20 (8.51%) Security Cleared
6 14 (5.96%) CISA
7 13 (5.53%) CISM
7 13 (5.53%) CREST Certified
8 11 (4.68%) CEH
8 11 (4.68%) CompTIA CySA+
9 10 (4.26%) CISMP
10 9 (3.83%) CompTIA Security+
10 9 (3.83%) SC Cleared
11 8 (3.40%) OSCP
12 7 (2.98%) SANS
13 6 (2.55%) GIAC
14 5 (2.13%) Azure Certification
15 4 (1.70%) AWS Certification
15 4 (1.70%) CCSAM
15 4 (1.70%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (30.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 42 (17.87%) Cyber Essentials
3 39 (16.60%) GDPR
4 26 (11.06%) NIST
5 22 (9.36%) SOC 2
6 20 (8.51%) PCI DSS
7 16 (6.81%) NCSC
8 11 (4.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 11 (4.68%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 9 (3.83%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 7 (2.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (2.55%) COBIT
11 6 (2.55%) GRC
12 4 (1.70%) DO-254
12 4 (1.70%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.85%) SLA
14 1 (0.43%) GxP
14 1 (0.43%) QA
System Software
1 39 (16.60%) Active Directory
2 19 (8.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (6.81%) Hyper-V
4 11 (4.68%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (1.28%) Docker
6 2 (0.85%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.43%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 26 (11.06%) Nessus
2 13 (5.53%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (5.11%) SCCM
4 11 (4.68%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (4.26%) CASB
6 7 (2.98%) Nexpose
7 6 (2.55%) CSIRT
7 6 (2.55%) Terraform
7 6 (2.55%) WSUS
8 4 (1.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 3 (1.28%) Kubernetes
9 3 (1.28%) McAfee ePO
9 3 (1.28%) Nmap
9 3 (1.28%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.85%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 1 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.43%) DatAdvantage
11 1 (0.43%) Stealthwatch
11 1 (0.43%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
11 1 (0.43%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 94 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 29 (12.34%) VMware
3 20 (8.51%) Qualys
4 14 (5.96%) Cisco
5 12 (5.11%) Google
6 11 (4.68%) Apple
7 6 (2.55%) Dell
7 6 (2.55%) PagerDuty
8 4 (1.70%) arcserve
8 4 (1.70%) Avaya
8 4 (1.70%) CheckPoint
8 4 (1.70%) Citrix
8 4 (1.70%) F5
8 4 (1.70%) HP
8 4 (1.70%) IBM
8 4 (1.70%) Oracle
8 4 (1.70%) Palo Alto
8 4 (1.70%) Red Hat
9 3 (1.28%) Clearswift
9 3 (1.28%) McAfee