Penetration Testing
East Midlands > Leicestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leicestershire requiring Penetration Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire | - | - | 0.59% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £475 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £400 | - | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -29.63% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Leicestershire
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 Leicestershire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 125 | 79 | 140 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire | 75.76% | 91.86% | 82.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 88 | 58 | 100 |
| 10th Percentile | £132 | £204 | £157 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £275 | £323 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £428 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.58% | -10.00% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £525 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £713 | £706 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £420 | £436 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.56% | -8.32% | +1.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.33 | £21.48 | £12.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.44 | £21.81 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.50 | £23.25 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.08% | +10.71% | -65.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.44 | £24.31 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.25 | £24.43 | £57.80 |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £17.95 | £22.50 | £21.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.24% | +4.58% | +27.84% |
Penetration Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Penetration Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
Penetration Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Penetration Testing.
