Security Testing Contract Job Trends in Preston

Security Testing
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Security Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Security Testing 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 1.92% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.38% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £530 - -
25th Percentile £549 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £581 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Preston

Security 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 Preston.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 126 70 49
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston 80.77% 90.91% 87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 46 22
10th Percentile £278 £356 £216
25th Percentile £425 £407 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £465 £600
Median % change year-on-year +18.28% -22.44% +37.03%
75th Percentile £653 £619 £649
90th Percentile £712 £671 £953
Lancashire median daily rate £550 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +10.00% -2.44% +2.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 10 20
10th Percentile £37.25 £23.32 -
25th Percentile £60.00 £26.88 -
Median hourly rate £69.00 £40.83 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year +69.01% +154.20% -65.00%
75th Percentile £75.75 £47.12 £18.37
90th Percentile £80.00 £60.39 £30.39
Lancashire median hourly rate £61.57 £44.09 £31.68
% change year-on-year +39.65% +39.17% -31.40%

Security Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Testing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Security Testing job vacancy trend in Preston

Security Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Security Testing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Security Testing

Security Testing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Consultant
1 3 (100.00%) Management Consultant
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Consultant
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
1 3 (100.00%) SIAM
1 3 (100.00%) Validation
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
2 2 (66.67%) Penetration Testing
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) SLA