The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northampton 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 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 23 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
31
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing
2
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northampton
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 Northampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
161
155
112
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northampton
94.15%
95.09%
84.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
141
124
89
10th Percentile
£260
£355
£163
25th Percentile
£326
£370
£270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£450
£375
Median % change year-on-year
-16.67%
+20.00%
-18.92%
75th Percentile
£464
£575
£500
90th Percentile
£525
£620
£606
Northamptonshire median daily rate
£391
£445
£400
% change year-on-year
-12.13%
+11.25%
-12.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
6
1
10th Percentile
£16.04
-
-
25th Percentile
£19.48
-
-
Median hourly rate
£21.39
£14.00
£14.52
Median % change year-on-year
+52.79%
-3.58%
+18.53%
75th Percentile
-
-
-
90th Percentile
-
£35.75
-
Northamptonshire median hourly rate
£21.39
£14.00
£51.00
% change year-on-year
+52.79%
-72.55%
+73.59%
Penetration Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton
Job postings citing Penetration Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northampton.
Penetration Testing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Penetration Testing in Northampton.
Penetration Testing Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northampton
For the 6 months to 23 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 Northampton region with a requirement for Penetration Testing.
Penetration Testing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northampton 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:
