The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North East requiring Penetration Testing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Penetration Testing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
37
36
-
Rank change year-on-year
-1
-
-
Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing
1
2
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East
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 North East.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
261
270
387
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East
81.56%
79.88%
91.49%
Number of daily rates quoted
181
127
300
10th Percentile
£225
£242
£254
25th Percentile
£358
£363
£412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£470
£500
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-6.00%
-9.09%
+12.82%
75th Percentile
£575
£589
£625
90th Percentile
£650
£660
£720
England median daily rate
£525
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
47
2
10th Percentile
-
£11.44
£32.98
25th Percentile
£11.60
£11.81
£35.56
Median hourly rate
£14.07
£15.46
£40.75
Median % change year-on-year
-8.99%
-62.06%
+146.97%
75th Percentile
£46.82
£47.47
£45.56
90th Percentile
£51.68
£50.00
£47.93
England median hourly rate
£29.07
£36.00
£37.50
% change year-on-year
-19.25%
-4.00%
+53.06%
Penetration Testing Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.
Penetration Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North East
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in the North East.
Penetration Testing Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Penetration Testing also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North East region with a requirement for Penetration Testing.
Penetration Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
