Penetration Tester Contract Job Trends in East Sussex

Penetration Tester
South East > East Sussex

As of 20 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Penetration Tester daily rate in East Sussex.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Penetration Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in East Sussex 1.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.04% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
East Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in East Sussex. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in East Sussex with a recognized job title 96 70 66
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.00% 60.87% 94.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 40 42
10th Percentile £208 £160 £197
25th Percentile £313 £258 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £450 £423
Median % change year-on-year +4.67% +6.51% -23.18%
75th Percentile £580 £493 £575
90th Percentile £627 £660 £671
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 15 1
10th Percentile £16.10 - -
25th Percentile £16.35 £12.60 £51.25
Median hourly rate £63.73 £15.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +311.16% -70.48% +191.67%
75th Percentile £65.60 £16.73 £53.75
90th Percentile - £27.29 -
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £25.15 £57.50
% change year-on-year +98.81% -56.26% +11.82%

Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Penetration Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in East Sussex.

Penetration Tester job vacancy trend in East Sussex

Penetration Tester
Contract Job Locations in East Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Tester within the East Sussex region over the 6 months to 20 September 2026. 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
Brighton - 1 - - 2
Penetration Tester
South East

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex

For the 6 months to 20 September 2026, Penetration Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the East Sussex region featuring Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) Laravel
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) PHP
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing

Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Laravel
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PHP
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP