Penetration Testing
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Penetration Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 122 | 111 | 118 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +7 | +60 |
| Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing | 6 | 16 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.33% | 0.79% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.36% | 0.85% | 0.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £339 | £450 | £508 |
| 25th Percentile | £378 | £575 | £509 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £635 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.97% | +17.59% | -1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £463 | £688 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £727 | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £401 | £635 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.93% | +17.59% | -1.82% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London
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 the City of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,657 | 1,878 | 2,217 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 90.30% | 92.15% | 89.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,166 | 1,145 | 1,584 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £463 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £541 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.87% | - | -1.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £758 | £788 | £800 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.18 | £15.80 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.29 | £22.00 | £17.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £42.50 | £26.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.12% | +61.90% | -38.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.30 | £102.25 | £44.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.25 | £127.30 | £74.13 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £26.31 | £35.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.84% | +27.27% | -34.13% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Penetration Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Penetration Testing.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Penetration Testing in the City of London over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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: