The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Security Testing skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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 Cambridge.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
162
161
194
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
91.01%
89.44%
89.40%
Number of daily rates quoted
82
75
113
10th Percentile
£356
£287
£215
25th Percentile
£438
£340
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£531
£425
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+25.00%
-5.56%
-10.00%
75th Percentile
£648
£568
£538
90th Percentile
£700
£638
£585
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£515
£450
£450
% change year-on-year
+14.44%
-
-5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
15
20
10th Percentile
£17.95
£19.80
£16.75
25th Percentile
£44.91
£24.40
-
Median hourly rate
£60.00
£52.50
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
+14.29%
+196.28%
-68.91%
75th Percentile
£69.38
£63.75
£61.25
90th Percentile
£78.75
£70.50
£64.00
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£16.00
£16.23
£14.50
% change year-on-year
-1.42%
+11.93%
-
Security Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Security Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Security Testing Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Security Testing.
Security Testing Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 18 September 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 Cambridge region with a requirement for Security Testing.
Security Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:
