The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Berkshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,096
1,764
1,640
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire
93.44%
88.91%
90.66%
Number of daily rates quoted
641
918
1,053
10th Percentile
£313
£213
£341
25th Percentile
£413
£375
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£511
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.10%
-2.71%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£615
£608
£626
90th Percentile
£675
£675
£711
South East median daily rate
£500
£500
£508
% change year-on-year
-
-1.53%
+1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
26
101
48
10th Percentile
£22.29
£20.17
£19.20
25th Percentile
£32.05
£41.50
£25.72
Median hourly rate
£61.50
£61.60
£57.82
Median % change year-on-year
-0.17%
+6.54%
+174.67%
75th Percentile
£76.77
£71.75
£73.69
90th Percentile
£88.19
£87.46
£79.51
South East median hourly rate
£28.00
£47.50
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-41.05%
-5.00%
+122.22%
Security Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings citing Security Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Security Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Testing in Berkshire.
Security Testing Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Testing in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Security Testing 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 Testing within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Security Testing Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Berkshire region with a requirement for Security Testing.
Security Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:
