Penetration Testing
North West > Manchester
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester 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 16 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 90 | 116 | 119 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | +3 | -32 |
| Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing | 9 | 7 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.58% | 0.36% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.67% | 0.39% | 0.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -14.89% | +63.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £666 | £563 | £556 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.40% | +1.12% | +27.14% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester
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 Manchester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,351 | 1,813 | 2,247 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 87.39% | 92.45% | 88.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 931 | 1,330 | 1,803 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £594 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £675 | £663 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 67 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.40 | £16.85 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.50 | £20.00 | £11.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.19 | £37.50 | £14.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.49% | +154.24% | -4.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £56.88 | £22.46 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £70.00 | £34.38 |
| North West median hourly rate | £21.00 | £35.00 | £20.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.00% | +68.72% | +19.40% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in Manchester.
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Contract Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Testing within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 16 April 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Penetration Testing North West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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: