Penetration Testing Contract Job Trends in Swindon

Penetration Testing
Wiltshire > Swindon

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Swindon requiring Penetration Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 18
Rank change year-on-year - - +15
Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing 0 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Swindon - - 3.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 4.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
Wiltshire median daily rate £540 - £525
% change year-on-year - - -12.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Swindon

Penetration 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 Swindon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 151 89 110
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swindon 83.89% 89.90% 78.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 58 64
10th Percentile £305 £254 £200
25th Percentile £369 £316 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £470
Median % change year-on-year - +6.38% -10.48%
75th Percentile £601 £584 £550
90th Percentile £760 £624 £600
Wiltshire median daily rate £525 £563 £544
% change year-on-year -6.67% +3.45% -5.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 9
10th Percentile £21.20 - -
25th Percentile £30.36 - £12.00
Median hourly rate £47.00 - £16.50
75th Percentile £49.13 - £30.25
90th Percentile £49.75 - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £25.15 £25.08 £14.54
% change year-on-year +0.30% +72.46% -78.93%

Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Penetration Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Swindon.

Penetration Testing job vacancy trend in Swindon

Penetration Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Swindon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Penetration Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Penetration Testing