Vulnerability Management Jobs in the UK excluding London

Vulnerability Management
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Vulnerability Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Vulnerability Management over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 439 227 428
Rank change year-on-year -212 +201 +27
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Management 347 932 531
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.48% 1.58% 0.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.58% 1.65% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 236 205 282
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,250 £34,550
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,249 £57,550
Median % change year-on-year -1.41% -7.47% +4.64%
75th Percentile £70,250 £65,000 £77,188
90th Percentile £85,000 £72,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% - -3.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Vulnerability Management 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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,818 56,534 68,369
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.50% 95.59% 94.17%
Number of salaries quoted 41,261 29,197 41,375
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Vulnerability Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Vulnerability Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Vulnerability Management in the UK excluding London

Vulnerability Management
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Vulnerability Management in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Vulnerability Management in the UK excluding London

Vulnerability Management
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Vulnerability Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Vulnerability Management in the UK excluding London

Vulnerability Management
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 20 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
South East -103 91 £65,000 +13.04% 40
North of England -64 88 £52,084 -0.79% 24
North West -69 56 £52,084 -5.30% 9
South West -96 51 £55,000 -6.38% 15
Midlands -93 40 £40,000 -20.00% 12
East of England +3 34 £72,500 +31.82% 7
Yorkshire +40 29 £56,500 +9.99% 15
West Midlands -44 26 £37,500 -28.57% 10
Scotland -155 25 £52,500 -1.41% 4
Wales -17 17 £65,000 +16.07% 2
East Midlands -52 14 £49,250 +3.68% 2
North East -2 3 £40,000 -36.00%
Northern Ireland +19 1 - - 1
Vulnerability Management
UK

Vulnerability Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 12 (3.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (2.59%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.58%) MS Project Server
4 1 (0.29%) Apache
4 1 (0.29%) IIS
4 1 (0.29%) WebLogic
Applications
1 10 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.29%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.29%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 86 (24.78%) Azure
2 50 (14.41%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (10.09%) AWS
4 28 (8.07%) SaaS
5 16 (4.61%) Entra ID
6 13 (3.75%) Cloud Computing
7 11 (3.17%) Azure Sentinel
8 9 (2.59%) IaaS
8 9 (2.59%) PaaS
9 7 (2.02%) Microsoft Purview
10 6 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (1.15%) WhatsApp
12 2 (0.58%) AWS CloudFormation
12 2 (0.58%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (0.58%) GCP
12 2 (0.58%) GitHub
12 2 (0.58%) Serverless
13 1 (0.29%) ChatGPT
13 1 (0.29%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 81 (23.34%) Network Security
2 78 (22.48%) Firewall
3 24 (6.92%) SAN
4 21 (6.05%) TCP/IP
5 19 (5.48%) Internet
5 19 (5.48%) Intrusion Detection
6 16 (4.61%) VPN
7 14 (4.03%) LAN
7 14 (4.03%) WAN
8 9 (2.59%) Wireshark
9 6 (1.73%) HTTP
9 6 (1.73%) SMTP
10 5 (1.44%) DNS
10 5 (1.44%) SSL
11 4 (1.15%) VoIP
12 3 (0.86%) tcpdump
13 2 (0.58%) DMZ
13 2 (0.58%) Intranet
13 2 (0.58%) NAS
14 1 (0.29%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.73%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.86%) Hadoop
4 2 (0.58%) Big Data
4 2 (0.58%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.58%) MySQL
4 2 (0.58%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.58%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database 11g
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database 12c
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle9i Database
5 1 (0.29%) OrientDB
Development Applications
1 3 (0.86%) Git
2 2 (0.58%) Cucumber
2 2 (0.58%) GitLab
2 2 (0.58%) Hudson
2 2 (0.58%) JUnit
2 2 (0.58%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.29%) JIRA
General
1 108 (31.12%) Social Skills
2 82 (23.63%) Finance
3 33 (9.51%) Retail
4 31 (8.93%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (7.78%) Military
6 25 (7.20%) Games
7 21 (6.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (5.76%) Banking
9 17 (4.90%) Telecoms
10 12 (3.46%) Law
11 10 (2.88%) Legal
12 9 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (2.59%) Marketing
13 4 (1.15%) Advertising
14 3 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.86%) Public Sector
15 2 (0.58%) Electronics
15 2 (0.58%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.58%) Publishing
15 2 (0.58%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 109 (31.41%) Analyst
2 66 (19.02%) Security Analyst
3 44 (12.68%) Senior
4 40 (11.53%) Lead
5 39 (11.24%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 39 (11.24%) Senior Analyst
6 36 (10.37%) Security Manager
7 33 (9.51%) Vulnerability Manager
8 31 (8.93%) Architect
8 31 (8.93%) Security Architect
9 28 (8.07%) Consultant
9 28 (8.07%) Security Consultant
10 26 (7.49%) Security Engineer
11 25 (7.20%) IT Analyst
12 23 (6.63%) Incident Manager
12 23 (6.63%) Senior Security Analyst
13 22 (6.34%) Administrator
14 21 (6.05%) IT Administrator
14 21 (6.05%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
14 21 (6.05%) Server Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.17%) Elastic Stack
1 11 (3.17%) Web Services
2 10 (2.88%) .NET
2 10 (2.88%) React
3 7 (2.02%) Middleware
4 4 (1.15%) EDI
5 2 (0.58%) Kafka
5 2 (0.58%) Keycloak
5 2 (0.58%) LDAP
5 2 (0.58%) Node.js
5 2 (0.58%) RESTful
5 2 (0.58%) SAML
5 2 (0.58%) ServiceStack
6 1 (0.29%) J2EE
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle GoldenGate
Miscellaneous
1 70 (20.17%) Management Information System
2 46 (13.26%) Self-Motivation
3 41 (11.82%) Security Operations Centre
4 36 (10.37%) Data Centre
5 33 (9.51%) Security Posture
6 32 (9.22%) Cyberattack
7 26 (7.49%) Cyber Threat
8 21 (6.05%) Data Protection Act
9 18 (5.19%) Operational Technology
10 14 (4.03%) Product Ownership
11 13 (3.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 11 (3.17%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 10 (2.88%) Onboarding
14 6 (1.73%) Public Cloud
15 5 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
16 4 (1.15%) IoT
16 4 (1.15%) PKI
17 3 (0.86%) Cyber Security Posture
18 2 (0.58%) Life Science
18 2 (0.58%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 82 (23.63%) Windows
2 46 (13.26%) Linux
3 45 (12.97%) Windows Server
4 13 (3.75%) Unix
5 10 (2.88%) VMS
6 6 (1.73%) Android
6 6 (1.73%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.44%) Kali Linux
7 5 (1.44%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.29%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 248 (71.47%) Cybersecurity
2 136 (39.19%) Information Security
3 128 (36.89%) SIEM
4 115 (33.14%) Security Operations
5 108 (31.12%) Incident Response
6 57 (16.43%) Threat Intelligence
7 56 (16.14%) Incident Management
8 54 (15.56%) Identity Access Management
9 51 (14.70%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 49 (14.12%) Cloud Security
10 49 (14.12%) ITIL
11 44 (12.68%) Penetration Testing
11 44 (12.68%) Risk Management
12 41 (11.82%) Problem-Solving
12 41 (11.82%) Vulnerability Scanning
13 39 (11.24%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
14 36 (10.37%) Vulnerability Remediation
15 35 (10.09%) Agile
16 34 (9.80%) Root Cause Analysis
16 34 (9.80%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (13.26%) PowerShell
2 25 (7.20%) Python
3 12 (3.46%) JavaScript
4 10 (2.88%) C#
5 9 (2.59%) SQL
6 5 (1.44%) Bash
7 4 (1.15%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.58%) Java
9 1 (0.29%) C++
9 1 (0.29%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.29%) ProC
Qualifications
1 80 (23.05%) CISSP
1 80 (23.05%) Security Cleared
2 78 (22.48%) Degree
3 48 (13.83%) CISM
4 46 (13.26%) SC Cleared
5 25 (7.20%) GIAC
6 20 (5.76%) DV Cleared
7 19 (5.48%) CEH
8 15 (4.32%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (4.32%) CompTIA Security+
9 13 (3.75%) CISA
10 12 (3.46%) Master's Degree
11 11 (3.17%) CompTIA CySA+
11 11 (3.17%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (3.17%) SSCP
12 9 (2.59%) SANS
13 8 (2.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 8 (2.31%) CREST Certified
13 8 (2.31%) GPEN
14 7 (2.02%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (28.82%) NIST
2 86 (24.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 49 (14.12%) GDPR
4 40 (11.53%) PCI DSS
5 38 (10.95%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (5.48%) GRC
7 17 (4.90%) COBIT
8 16 (4.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 11 (3.17%) NIST 800
10 10 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 10 (2.88%) SLA
10 10 (2.88%) SOC 2
11 8 (2.31%) NCSC
12 7 (2.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.86%) QA
14 2 (0.58%) HIPAA
System Software
1 47 (13.54%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.32%) Virtual Machines
3 13 (3.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.75%) vSphere
4 7 (2.02%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.73%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (1.44%) Docker
7 2 (0.58%) VMware Workstation
8 1 (0.29%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.29%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 24 (6.92%) Nessus
2 18 (5.19%) SCCM
3 17 (4.90%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (4.32%) WSUS
5 12 (3.46%) CASB
6 7 (2.02%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 6 (1.73%) Ansible
7 6 (1.73%) Nmap
8 5 (1.44%) CSIRT
8 5 (1.44%) Kubernetes
8 5 (1.44%) Suricata
8 5 (1.44%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 4 (1.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (1.15%) Terraform
10 3 (0.86%) Dell DRAC
10 3 (0.86%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.58%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 2 (0.58%) Podman
11 2 (0.58%) Puppet
12 1 (0.29%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 119 (34.29%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.80%) VMware
3 22 (6.34%) Citrix
4 21 (6.05%) NetApp
5 20 (5.76%) Qualys
6 15 (4.32%) Splunk
7 13 (3.75%) Tanium
8 12 (3.46%) Tripwire
9 11 (3.17%) Rapid7
9 11 (3.17%) SolarWinds
10 10 (2.88%) Apple
10 10 (2.88%) Cisco
10 10 (2.88%) Palo Alto
11 8 (2.31%) ServiceNow
12 7 (2.02%) Juniper
13 6 (1.73%) Thycotic
14 4 (1.15%) Acronis
14 4 (1.15%) Veeam
15 2 (0.58%) Draytek
15 2 (0.58%) Facebook