The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring Penetration Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Penetration Testing over the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Penetration 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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
159
250
418
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
70.67%
89.93%
82.28%
Number of daily rates quoted
127
193
306
10th Percentile
£143
£184
£273
25th Percentile
£353
£375
£403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£475
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
-
+18.75%
75th Percentile
£553
£586
£563
90th Percentile
£626
£646
£644
South Wales median daily rate
£488
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-2.50%
-
+14.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
5
7
10th Percentile
£13.61
-
£14.05
25th Percentile
£15.48
£13.00
£15.38
Median hourly rate
£18.57
£16.45
£20.00
Median % change year-on-year
+12.92%
-17.78%
+42.55%
75th Percentile
£21.67
£23.75
£23.75
90th Percentile
-
£24.50
£24.55
South Wales median hourly rate
£20.24
£18.14
£21.37
% change year-on-year
+11.55%
-15.11%
+1.76%
Penetration Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Penetration Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in Cardiff.
Penetration Testing Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 19 June 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Penetration 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 Cardiff region with a requirement for Penetration Testing.
Penetration Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
