Static Application Security Testing Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Static Application Security Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 123 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Static Application Security Testing 0 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London - 0.14% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.15% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £794 -
Central London median daily rate £650 £794 -
% change year-on-year -18.11% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Static Application Security Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,603 1,936 2,567
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 94.52% 91.88% 89.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,099 1,194 1,786
10th Percentile £325 £375 £363
25th Percentile £421 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £598
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -3.77% +3.91%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £763 £786 £813
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £588
% change year-on-year -4.35% -2.13% +2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 17 17
10th Percentile £16.85 £16.70 £14.25
25th Percentile £20.18 £23.13 £17.00
Median hourly rate £26.57 £42.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.48% +54.55% -36.05%
75th Percentile £36.00 £112.00 £46.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £137.50 £59.30
Central London median hourly rate £27.04 £35.00 £26.75
% change year-on-year -22.76% +30.84% -37.06%

Static Application Security Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Static Application Security Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Static Application Security Testing job vacancy trend in the City of London

Static Application Security Testing
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Static Application Security Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Static Application Security Testing