Security Penetration Tester Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Penetration/Security Tester
South East > Berkshire

As of 4 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Penetration/Security Tester daily rate in Berkshire.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 - 53
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Penetration Tester 1 0 70
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.070% - 4.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.077% - 4.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,303 1,444 1,634
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.06% 90.87% 93.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 866 809 994
10th Percentile £304 £300 £213
25th Percentile £413 £409 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £638 £615
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £511 £513
% change year-on-year -2.12% -0.32% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 41 74
10th Percentile £14.75 £20.75 £24.28
25th Percentile £18.87 £42.88 £48.40
Median hourly rate £40.44 £58.30 £61.65
Median % change year-on-year -30.64% -5.43% +52.21%
75th Percentile £81.00 £63.43 £68.41
90th Percentile £95.00 £69.69 £75.97
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £52.50 £51.06
% change year-on-year -52.38% +2.83% +36.15%

Security Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Penetration Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Security Penetration Tester job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Security Penetration Tester
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Penetration Tester within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 4 December 2025. 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
Wokingham - 1 - -
Security Penetration Tester
South East

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 4 December 2025, Security Penetration Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Security Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Metasploit
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Nmap
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Metasploit
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Nmap