The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol 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 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
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 Bristol with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
875 |
1,119 |
1,234 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol |
83.02% |
89.02% |
87.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
479 |
755 |
848 |
| 10th Percentile |
£255 |
£300 |
£313 |
| 25th Percentile |
£363 |
£413 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£520 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
+4.00% |
+11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
£638 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£688 |
£720 |
£659 |
| South West median daily rate |
£525 |
£549 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.37% |
+9.80% |
+6.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
184 |
218 |
103 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40.00 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£45.00 |
£9.80 |
£15.90 |
| Median hourly rate |
£65.00 |
£61.50 |
£45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.69% |
+36.67% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£72.50 |
£70.00 |
£65.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80.00 |
£83.75 |
£66.95 |
| South West median hourly rate |
£50.00 |
£61.50 |
£48.75 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.70% |
+26.16% |
+8.33% |
