Penetration Testing
West Midlands > Coventry
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Coventry requiring Penetration Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 44 | 18 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | +7 | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Coventry | 0.68% | 1.00% | 3.27% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.80% | 1.15% | 3.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £650 | £606 | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £613 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -5.77% | +73.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £619 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £550 | £569 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.30% | -12.50% | +40.92% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Coventry
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 Coventry.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 251 | 87 | 145 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry | 85.37% | 87.00% | 94.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 177 | 61 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | £291 | £208 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £450 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -16.28% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £530 | £538 | £616 |
| 90th Percentile | £633 | £638 | £675 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £481 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.80% | - | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £27.37 | £18.00 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +52.06% | -20.00% | +26.98% |
Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Penetration Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry.
Penetration Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Coventry
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Coventry citing Penetration Testing.
Penetration Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry 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:
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