GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
England > Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire with a requirement for GPEN qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 100 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing GPEN | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire | - | - | 0.23% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 1.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £615 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £638 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £650 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £575 | £513 | £638 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.20% | -19.61% | +2.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Yorkshire
GPEN falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 537 | 271 | 287 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 19.90% | 24.44% | 16.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 347 | 174 | 173 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £263 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £375 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £485 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.09% | -3.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £570 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £684 | £618 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -1.87% | -2.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 54 | 11 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.33 | £18.51 | £12.53 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.33 | £19.76 | £13.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £25.08 | £15.09 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.77% | +66.22% | -42.54% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £25.15 | £25.83 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £28.75 | £63.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £48.61 | £32.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +49.57% | -18.75% | -27.27% |
GPEN
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GPEN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
