GPEN Contracts in the North of England

GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for GPEN qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 178 210 -
Rank change year-on-year +32 - -
Contract jobs citing GPEN 6 7 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.13% 0.12% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.48% 0.47% -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 0
10th Percentile £600 £465 -
25th Percentile £613 £488 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £563 -
Median % change year-on-year +15.56% - -
75th Percentile - £628 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £638 £625 £575
% change year-on-year +2.00% +8.70% +27.78%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

GPEN is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,243 1,494 1,448
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 26.09% 25.60% 20.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 686 1,056 981
10th Percentile £285 £324 £200
25th Percentile £413 £431 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £502 £525 £480
Median % change year-on-year -4.33% +9.38% +6.67%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £588
90th Percentile £723 £700 £675
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 165 70 83
10th Percentile £10.95 £20.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £12.75 £25.00 £16.44
Median hourly rate £16.06 £37.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -57.17% +15.40% +22.62%
75th Percentile £38.43 £49.52 £49.88
90th Percentile £61.50 £65.84 £60.00
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -3.85%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing GPEN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for GPEN in the North of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing GPEN in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for GPEN in the North of England

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Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GPEN within the North of England region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Yorkshire - 4 £650 -
North East - 2 £625 -
GPEN
England

GPEN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 4 (66.67%) Legal
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Penetration Tester
1 5 (83.33%) Tester
2 1 (16.67%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 6 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Linux
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Application Security
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 6 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 6 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 6 (100.00%) Red Team
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) C++
1 6 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 6 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) CEH
1 6 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 6 (100.00%) GIAC
1 6 (100.00%) OSCP
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (100.00%) Active Directory