Penetration Testing
West Midlands > Birmingham
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for Penetration Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Penetration Testing over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 64 | 72 | 80 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +8 | -24 |
| Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham | 0.13% | 0.79% | 1.00% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.16% | 0.90% | 1.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £561 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £875 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £650 | £725 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.34% | +23.40% | +8.29% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham
Penetration Testing 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 advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 618 | 777 | 1,198 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 82.84% | 87.80% | 91.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 404 | 517 | 863 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £275 | £226 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £398 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £513 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.32% | +7.89% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £583 | £638 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £697 | £700 | £688 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +4.59% | +15.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 43 | 29 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.19 | £11.00 | £12.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £12.50 | £13.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £16.29 | £17.24 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.66% | -5.54% | -4.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.13 | £28.75 | £18.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.50 | £19.87 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £22.50 | £19.00 | £16.83 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.42% | +12.93% | +0.03% |
Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Penetration Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in Birmingham.