Penetration Testing
Hampshire > Portsmouth
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Portsmouth requiring Penetration Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 45 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Penetration Testing | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth | - | - | 0.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £650 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £563 | £895 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.15% | +37.69% | +0.97% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 161 | 99 | 273 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth | 71.24% | 83.19% | 89.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 66 | 56 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £363 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £416 | £430 | £453 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £550 | £565 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.82% | -2.65% | +13.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £616 | £648 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £660 | £825 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £580 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.17% | +10.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 36 | 19 | 99 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.67 | £31.25 | £51.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.88 | £51.25 | £53.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £57.75 | £59.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.75% | -2.12% | +4.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.35 | £63.13 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.55 | £66.25 | £76.86 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £30.00 | £57.63 | £57.35 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.94% | +0.48% | +14.70% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Penetration Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
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Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Penetration Testing.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Penetration Testing.
