Security Penetration Tester Contract Job Trends in the South East

Penetration/Security Tester
England > South East

As of 4 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Penetration/Security Tester daily rate in the South East.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 183 - 125
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Penetration Tester 1 0 86
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.023% - 1.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% - 1.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £695 £600
% change year-on-year - +15.83% -7.69%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 3,838 3,690 4,846
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.16% 92.83% 94.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,460 2,266 3,164
10th Percentile £210 £238 £207
25th Percentile £400 £400 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £513
Median % change year-on-year -2.12% -0.32% +2.50%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £613
90th Percentile £675 £683 £686
England median daily rate £504 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -4.00% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 382 176 243
10th Percentile £13.75 £18.60 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.19 £24.18 £23.81
Median hourly rate £25.00 £52.50 £51.06
Median % change year-on-year -52.38% +2.83% +36.15%
75th Percentile £57.50 £70.00 £66.13
90th Percentile £81.00 £75.00 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.47 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.08% -16.67% +36.36%

Security Penetration Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Penetration Tester' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Security Penetration Tester job vacancy trend in the South East

Security Penetration Tester
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Penetration Tester job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Penetration Tester job vacancies in the South East

Security Penetration Tester
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Penetration Tester within the South East region over the 6 months to 4 December 2025. 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
Berkshire - 1 - -
Thames Valley - 1 - -
Security Penetration Tester
England

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 4 December 2025, Security Penetration Tester contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Security Penetration Tester in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Metasploit
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Nmap
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless

Security Penetration Tester Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Burp Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Metasploit
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CHECK Team Member
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Nmap