GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
North West > Cheshire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for GPEN qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 58 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing GPEN | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | - | 1.12% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 3.95% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £625 | - |
| North West median daily rate | - | £563 | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire
GPEN is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 117 | 152 | 131 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 23.45% | 28.31% | 24.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 79 | 90 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £158 | £325 | £248 |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £413 | £316 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +5.26% | +6.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £604 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £653 | £632 |
| North West median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36.00 | £14.38 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £37.00 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | £40.00 | £28.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -65.00% | +42.86% | -8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.66 | £59.31 | £31.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £66.38 | £45.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £16.06 | £40.54 | £41.36 |
| % change year-on-year | -60.38% | -1.98% | -0.95% |
GPEN
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing GPEN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.