GPEN Contracts in Central London

GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for GPEN qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 - 174
Rank change year-on-year - - +22
Contract jobs citing GPEN 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.050% - 0.026%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.20% - 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £525 £513 £675
% change year-on-year +2.44% -24.07% +28.57%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Central London

GPEN falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Central London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 489 496 770
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 24.47% 20.32% 20.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 323 315 450
10th Percentile £365 £366 £325
25th Percentile £456 £444 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £568
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -7.49% +3.18%
75th Percentile £666 £644 £700
90th Percentile £763 £775 £820
London median daily rate £525 £543 £575
% change year-on-year -3.36% -5.52% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 5
10th Percentile £24.16 £20.22 £18.06
25th Percentile £27.39 £21.41 £20.22
Median hourly rate £29.07 £25.99 £51.50
Median % change year-on-year +11.87% -49.54% +13.19%
75th Percentile £63.75 £39.56 £53.75
90th Percentile £85.50 £54.38 £71.75
London median hourly rate £29.07 £25.25 £47.50
% change year-on-year +15.13% -46.84% +6.74%

GPEN
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing GPEN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for GPEN in Central London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing GPEN in Central London.

Daily rate trend for GPEN in Central London

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Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GPEN within the Central London region over the 6 months to 2 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
Live
Jobs
City of London - 1 £525 -
GPEN
London

GPEN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) QA Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) GIAC
1 1 (100.00%) GXPN
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA