Security Tester Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Security Tester
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Security Tester daily rate in Leeds is £388, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Tester 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.60% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £359 - -
25th Percentile £361 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 - -
75th Percentile £408 - -
90th Percentile £421 - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £388 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 643 625 1,039
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.11% 93.28% 97.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 420 390 708
10th Percentile £313 £320 £306
25th Percentile £400 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -7.14% +0.48%
75th Percentile £575 £572 £625
90th Percentile £675 £648 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 30 11
10th Percentile £21.63 £17.89 £16.50
25th Percentile £23.80 £19.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.50 £24.59 £21.31
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +15.39% -0.30%
75th Percentile £27.06 £46.25 £23.00
90th Percentile £28.08 £48.75 £23.75
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 £26.25 £20.00
% change year-on-year +4.76% +31.25% -5.53%

Security Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Security Tester job vacancy trend in Leeds

Security Tester
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Tester job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Tester job vacancies in Leeds

Security Tester Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 23 October 2025, Security 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 Leeds region featuring Security Tester in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Azure Storage
1 4 (100.00%) Confluence
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 4 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 4 (100.00%) JIRA
1 4 (100.00%) JWT
1 4 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 4 (100.00%) OAuth
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) SAML
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Splunk
1 4 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
2 3 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (75.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
2 3 (75.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
4 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Security Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Azure Storage
Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 4 (100.00%) JIRA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) JWT
1 4 (100.00%) OAuth
1 4 (100.00%) SAML
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
2 3 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (75.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
2 3 (75.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
4 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 4 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Splunk