Penetration Testing Contract Job Trends in the North East

Penetration Testing
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North East citing Penetration Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 44 -
Rank change year-on-year -35 - -
Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing 5 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 0.61% 1.14% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.70% 1.30% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £700 -
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% - -
75th Percentile £525 £725 -
90th Percentile - £740 -
England median daily rate £575 £550 £623
% change year-on-year +4.55% -11.65% +13.18%

All Process & Methodology Skills
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 citing process or methodology skills in the North East.

6 months to
13 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills 712 307 268
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East 86.20% 87.22% 92.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 376 199 110
10th Percentile £313 £170 £310
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £470
Median % change year-on-year - -4.26% +4.44%
75th Percentile £588 £546 £589
90th Percentile £675 £600 £702
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 20 33
10th Percentile £13.00 £14.43 £14.75
25th Percentile £17.76 £17.30 £15.50
Median hourly rate £43.96 £19.61 £29.77
Median % change year-on-year +124.17% -34.13% +14.50%
75th Percentile £70.00 £52.06 £46.18
90th Percentile - £53.88 £66.00
England median hourly rate £35.45 £25.15 £36.08
% change year-on-year +40.95% -30.30% -18.92%

Penetration Testing Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Penetration Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Penetration Testing job vacancy trend in the North East

Penetration Testing Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Penetration Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Penetration Testing

Penetration Testing Contract Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Testing within the North East region over the 6 months to 13 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Tyne and Wear -33 5 £500 -28.57% 4
Penetration Testing
England

Penetration Testing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.