Penetration Testing
South West > Somerset
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset 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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 30 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +5 | -5 |
| Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | - | 0.99% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 1.10% | 0.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £419 | - |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £600 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +41.18% | -7.10% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Somerset
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 Somerset with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 150 | 181 | 177 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset | 75.38% | 89.60% | 86.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 85 | 135 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £159 | £217 | £286 |
| 25th Percentile | £396 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £488 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.56% | +8.33% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £536 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £732 | £614 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +8.00% | +6.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 16 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.50 | £17.38 | £36.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.63 | £32.11 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £50.00 | £49.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +0.50% | +20.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £61.09 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £48.00 | £76.84 | £57.75 |
| South West median hourly rate | £47.92 | £61.50 | £48.48 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.09% | +26.86% | +7.73% |
Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Penetration Testing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in Somerset.