The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire requiring Security Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Testing over the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 25 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
37
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Security Testing
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire
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 Bedfordshire.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
204
171
128
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire
90.27%
82.61%
88.89%
Number of daily rates quoted
97
100
77
10th Percentile
£185
£300
£254
25th Percentile
£454
£388
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£553
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+10.50%
+5.26%
-5.00%
75th Percentile
£600
£575
£550
90th Percentile
£650
£650
£600
East of England median daily rate
£500
£425
£500
% change year-on-year
+17.65%
-15.00%
+3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
33
17
2
10th Percentile
£29.85
£36.75
£55.60
25th Percentile
£59.00
£50.00
£56.50
Median hourly rate
£80.00
£57.50
£58.50
Median % change year-on-year
+39.13%
-1.71%
+11.43%
75th Percentile
£91.50
£67.50
£61.00
90th Percentile
-
£70.00
£62.20
East of England median hourly rate
£31.20
£43.00
£19.81
% change year-on-year
-27.44%
+117.06%
-3.37%
Security Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings citing Security Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
Security Testing Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Security Testing.
Security Testing Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 25 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Testing also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bedfordshire region with a requirement for Security Testing.
Security Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:
